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UK’s William Jackson Food Group acquires Lottie Shaw’s bakery
UK food producer William Jackson Food Group (WJFG) has acquired family-run West Yorkshire-based baking group Lottie Shaw’s. Financial details of the …
Spain’s Angulas Aguinaga enters plant-based seafood with start-up Vrave
Spanish seafood major Angulas Aguinaga is entering seafood alternatives through a collaborative launch of a konjac-based calamari with start-up Vrave. …
Innovative Bites wins marshmallow VAT case brought by UK tax authority
Innovative Bites has come out trumps in a tax case as a UK court ruled its marshmallows are not subject …
UK government seeks common eco-label standards to avoid greenwashing
The UK is seeking to come up with a “level of standardisation” for existing eco-labels on food and drink products …
China lifts ban on Germany beef exports
Germany has secured the removal of China's ban on its beef products after talks between Berlin and Beijing. The decision was …
Quaker recall weighs on PepsiCo’s first-quarter profits
PepsiCo’s Quaker Foods division booked a first-quarter loss related to a product recall, which prompted the closure of a US …
Battle wages on US food volume recovery with holding ground key line of defence
Reluctant to cut prices with inflation proving sticky to some observers, US packaged food manufacturers are delving into their war …
Grupo Bimbo to lower capex into 2025 amid profit slump
Grupo Bimbo expects to cut its capital expenditure in 2024 and the following year the Mexican bakery major reported falling …
Fazer considers cutting 185 jobs after Baltic bakery consolidation
Fazer Group is considering consolidating both of its Baltic-based bakeries into one production unit in Latvia which could lead to …
Hochdorf refines disposal plan to encompass all business operations
Hochdorf has turned its attention to a sale of the holding company’s entire production business in Switzerland and overseas for …
“Are we low-carb? Or are we the right amount of carbs?” – Srsly’s founder on healthy trends and the keto diet
Srsly Low Carb is a UK-based maker of low-carbohydrate bread, pasta, noodles and pizzas. Founder Andy Welch started the business …
Olymel to close another meat facility in Canada
Poultry and pork processor Olymel plans to close a meat facility in its home market of Canada because of falling …
Kroger, Albertsons to sell more stores in push for merger approval
Kroger and Albertsons have set out plans to sell more stores to C&S Wholesale Grocers in a bid to get …
Argentina sees sharpest drop in beef consumption for 30 years
The decline in purchasing power in Argentina has led to the steepest drop in the country's beef consumption in 30 …
US unions accuse PepsiCo of unfair labour practices
Five Teamsters unions in the US have filed charges of unfair labour practices charges against PepsiCo, claiming it the food …