Iceland, Lidl fall foul of new UK ‘junk food’ rules
Iceland Foods and Lidl have broken the recently introduced UK rules on promoting foods high in fat, salt and sugar.…
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Cheese, meat cut in new Dutch dietary guidelines
The Netherlands has updated its national dietary guidelines, calling for lower consumption of meat and cheese and a higher intake…
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Simply Good Foods CEO sets out stall to fix “executional challenges”
Simply Good Foods is confident the US nutrition business is “well positioned” to fix the “executional challenges” that dogged its…
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Unilever to buy US supplements firm Grüns
Unilever has struck an agreement to acquire US nutritional supplements company Grüns. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The purchase marks…
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“We need to understand the ‘why’” – Valio innovation VP talks protein, GLP-1 and AI
As one of Europe's largest dairy companies, Valio appears well-positioned to capitalise on rising consumer interest in protein and the…
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Mars CEO gets board role at GLP-1 supplier Novo Nordisk
Novo Nordisk, one of the principal suppliers of GLP-1 weight-loss medication, has handed a board role to the chief executive…
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Laird Superfood CEO talks up sales benefit of Navitas deal
Laird Superfood expects “nice distribution gains” from its acquisition of US organic food-and-drinks business Navitas, the company’s CEO has said.…
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Dairy “in good space” as GLP-1 changes view of protein, Valio says
The dairy sector can benefit from the rise of GLP-1 drugs as users, eating less food, start to examine the…
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Danone makes logical – but pricey – protein push with Huel deal
Danone’s striking €1bn ($1.15bn) (so it’s said) swoop for Huel has come at something of a premium but underlines the…
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This week: dairy leaders to convene for Amsterdam conference
Arena International, Just Food’s sister events business, is to host its annual dairy-industry conference this week. The two-day Dairy Innovation…
