Junk food advert ban delayed again but with UK government caveats
The UK government has pushed back advertising restrictions on “less healthy foods” to January but still “expects” the previous October …
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PepsiCo to double investment at Kazakhstan salty snacks plant
PepsiCo plans to double investment and more than triple output capacity at an under-construction salty snacks plant in Kazakhstan, aiming …
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The emerging ingredients to watch in the snacks industry
Dill pickle, hot honey and matcha are among a clutch of ingredients touted to drive NPD in the global snacks …
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Disposals – and M&A – on cards as Kraft Heinz looks to craft new future
Given Kraft Heinz’s ongoing difficulties in growing its top line, the news the US food and drinks major is weighing …
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Drake Meat Processors secures funding for new Canada plant
Canada’s Drake Meat Processors has secured financing from a local venture-capital fund to build a new plant, a project that …
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Kraft Heinz mulls “strategic” options
Kraft Heinz is weighing up “strategic transactions to unlock shareholder value”, the US food major has announced. In a brief statement, …
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Greencore tests CMA mettle in takeover bid for Bakkavor
The big question for Greencore is whether the UK’s competition regulator will seek to block its takeover of Bakkavor, which …
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Vietnam’s Nutifood strikes JV with Australia’s ViPlus
Vietnamese dairy manufacturer Nutifood has formed a joint venture with Australian peer ViPlus Dairy to co-found a new "international" brand. Named …
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Co-op members vote for retailer to end trading with Israel
Members of UK retailer The Co-operative Group (Co-op) have approved a motion urging the grocer to halt its commercial activities …
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Nestlé to ditch controversial Nutri-Score labels on Swiss products
Nestlé plans to remove Nutri-Score labels from products the company sells exclusively in Switzerland. The world’s largest food company, which claims …
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Arla cyber-hit plant nears “normal” operations
Arla Foods expects its factory in Germany affected by a cybersecurity incident to be “back to normal” in the coming …
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Grupo Piracanjuba snaps up Brazilian dairy peer Natulact
Grupo Piracanjuba has acquired fellow Brazilian dairy business Natulact for an undisclosed sum. Based in Nossa Senhora da Glória in Brazil's …
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Bell Food’s Eisberg unit sells three Eastern Europe plants
Bell Food Group's Eisberg unit is selling three production sites in Poland, Romania and Hungary to focus on markets in …
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UK meat group Cranswick snaps up sausage supplier Blakemans
Cranswick, one of the UK's largest meat groups, has struck a deal to buy foodservice sausage supplier Blakemans for £32m …
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New CEO at US firm BrightPet Nutrition Group
US-based pet food producer BrightPet Nutrition Group has appointed Mike Krueger as its full-time CEO. Krueger has been BrightPet’s interim CEO …
