Around Noon snaps up The Soho Sandwich Company in all-UK deal
UK food business Around Noon Foods has acquired local peer The Soho Sandwich Company for an undisclosed sum. The deal will …
“Ongoing inflation” poses risk to J.M. Smucker’s sales, EPS outlook
J.M. Smucker has yet to see a “material” shift in input-cost inflation as the bakery to pet-food business highlighted risks …
Ireland’s Kepak to create 150 meat processing jobs in Wales
Ireland-based meat processor Kepak has announced plans to invest £16m ($19.9m) into its facility in Merthyr Tydfil in Wales. The plans …
Unigrains Italia invests in Vivaldi Group of bakery-item SMEs
Unigrains’ Italian arm has invested in a group of regional bakery-item and ingredient manufacturers in a bid to consolidate the …
Freshpet postpones annual meeting amid Jana Partners pressure
US pet-food manufacturer Freshpet has pushed its annual meeting back to October as activist investor Jana Partners continues to press …
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India’s DS Group snaps up owner of local confectionery brand LuvIt
India-based conglomerate DS Group has acquired The Good Stuff, the owner of chocolate and confectionery brand LuvIt. The deal expands DS …
Jobs at risk at UK’s Whitby Seafoods
Whitby Seafoods, the UK-based scampi supplier to major supermarkets, has warned up to 40 of its employees may be made …
The food industry has a huge opportunity to tackle ocean plastic pollution
By Raffi Schieir, Director of Bantam Materials, the supplier of Prevented Ocean Plastic™ According to the UN, over 17 million metric …
Mondelez settles pricing spat with Belgian grocer Colruyt
Mondelez International has reached an agreement with Belgian food retailer Colruyt over product prices after a dispute between the two …
Synlait, A2 Milk get China boost
Shares in Synlait jumped in New Zealand today (6 June) after Beijing ruled the company can continue to make A2 …
EU continues bespoke Ukraine grain deal with five member states
The European Commission is extending a deal that allows five EU member states to restrict grain imports from Ukraine. The agreement …
Norway to ban unhealthy food adverts aimed at kids
Norway’s government is to ban the advertising of food and beverage products deemed to be unhealthy targeted at the under …
PepsiCo invests big in UK Walkers site
PepsiCo announced today (6 June) it is investing £58m ($72m) in its Walkers crisps manufacturing site in the UK city …
Private-equity firm CVC ‘hires bankers to oversee sale of Spain olive-oil group Deoleo’
Private-equity firm CVC is looking to sell its majority share in Spanish olive-oil giant Deoleo, according to reports. El Economista has …
Health is wealth: the value of organic food is rising
Last year, organic food sales in the US broke through $60 billion for the first time. The Organic Trade Association’s …