Fresh produce
Kroger, Albertsons court battle with FTC set for August
The legal bid by the US Federal Trade Commission to block the planned mega-merger between retailers Kroger and Albertsons will…
The road to net zero – Big Food’s emissions pledges
In this guide, you will see food manufacturers linking their net zero targets to three areas of emissions – Scopes…
Wide Open Agriculture signs MoU to sell Dirty Clean Food
Wide Open Agriculture (WOA) has signed a binding MoU to sell its Dirty Clean Food brand to the Australian agri-food…
UK sets out plans for “transparent” food labelling
The UK government has launched proposals to make food labelling more transparent to “ensure British farmers’ products get the recognition…
Meal-kit business HelloFresh warns likely to miss “mid-term” targets
HelloFresh has warned the Germany-based meal-kit delivery company is likely to miss its “mid-term” revenue and profit targets. Reporting relatively…
Unifrutti makes two acquisitions in Peru
Fruit heavyweight Unifrutti has acquired Peruvian peer Bomarea and the local operations of AvoAmerica for undisclosed sums. Unifrutti has snapped…
Global food prices hit lowest point in three years as cereal prices fall
Global food commodity prices continued to fall in February and marked the lowest average since February 2021, mainly as a…
McCain to sell Dutch chilled potato business CelaVita to local investor
Frozen foods major McCain is handing off its Netherlands-based fresh potatoes asset CelaVita to Dutch investment group Nimbus. Financial details…
EU inks deal to ban single-use plastic for fruit and veg
The EU has agreed on a provisional deal to create a new law to cut packaging waste and ban single-use…
Hundreds of jobs to go as fresh produce supplier UK Salads goes under
A major UK producer of salad items has gone into administration with some 200 employees being made redundant as a…