B&G Foods
B&G Foods to dispose of Portland manufacturing plant
US group B&G Foods is selling its manufacturing plant in Portland as it aims to improve productivity and cut operating…
B&G Foods names former Mars exec Kenneth Keller as CEO
Keller, known as Casey, succeeds interim chief executive David Wenner at the New Jersey-based firm. Wenner has been in the post…
Covid-19 and the food industry in 2021 – daily updates, Wednesday 10 March (free to read)
As we move into 2021, just-food continues to provide daily updates on how the Covid-19 pandemic is still affecting the world's…
2020 – The year in food industry M&A
As this year has been dominated by Covid-19, it is impossible to examine M&A activity in the global food industry…
Portfolio shake-up likely in US food sector, says Credit Suisse
Swiss investment bank Credit Suisse is predicting a period of portfolio re-shaping amongst US food groups. In a new research…
B&G Foods president and CEO Kenneth Romanzi steps down
US manufacturer B&G Foods has announced its president and CEO Kenneth Romanzi stepped down from those roles yesterday (15 November)…
B&G Foods expects work-from-home trend to continue post-vaccine
B&G Foods expects an increase in the number of home workers in the US to persist even if a vaccine…
B&G Foods acquires Crisco brand from J.M. Smucker
B&G Foods, the US-based manufacturer, has entered an agreement to acquire the Crisco cooking oil and bakery shortening brand and…
B&G Foods to drop insensitive imagery from Cream of Wheat porridge
US consumer goods group B&G Foods plans to drop an image of a black chef from the packaging of its…
New products – B&G Foods bets on cauliflower; Restaurant chain Zizzi makes UK grocery bow; Pukka Pies’ plant-based duo; Nestle’s NAT children’s cereal range
This week's selection of new products includes a new healthier profile children's cereal range launched by Nestle in Spain, Danone…