Demand for Nestle ice creams spurs factory investment in Canada
Nestlé is adding production capacity to its ice-cream operations in Canada.
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Hatching new ideas – Big Food’s incubator and accelerator programmes
Our guide to some of the main incubators and accelerators operated by major food manufacturers...
India ice-cream maker Walko gets investment
The owner of the NIC ice-cream brand believes backing will help it grow market share.
Swedish unfair trading law to “strengthen competition”, food manufacturers argue
Food manufacturers in Sweden have welcomed a vote to introduce a law governing unfair trading...
UK grocer Morrisons under fire over healthy food strategy
Morrisons becomes the latest UK supermarket to come under pressure over its healthy foods approach.
Is the consumer sector seeing the start of an AI investment boom?
M&A and investment linked to AI has been buoyant in recent years, as have job hirings and patent filings. But is the consumer sector keeping up?
Tesco, Carrefour end purchasing alliance
The retail giants signed a deal three years ago "to improve quality and choice" for consumers.
UN food price index hits ten-year high
Food commodity prices rose at the fastest monthly rate in May in more than a decade, according to the UN’s FAO Food Price Index.
China’s new three-child policy may have limited impact, analysts argue
FMCG market analysts have expressed doubts China’s move to allow married couples to have up to three children will have a marked impact on the country’s declining birth rate.
Nestle wants “healthier and tastier” portfolio
Nestlé has countered publication of documents said to describe many of its products as unhealthy.
Canada food retail body issues own call for grocery code of conduct
Canada's largest retail trade body has joined calls for a grocery code of conduct – although its demands have sparked concerns at one leading manufacturers' association.
