Grupo Bimbo’s US arm launches direct-to-consumer channel
Grupo Bimbo, the Mexico-headquartered bakery giant, has entered a new online channel through its US subsidiary.
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Premier Foods trials D2C platform with Plantastic range
Premier Foods has outlined its digital plans in a third-quarter trading update after inking a distribution deal in the US.
Barilla takes majority stake in D2C business Pasta Evangelists
Barilla, the family-owned Italian food group, has re-entered fresh pasta and invested in direct-to-consumer with a stake in a UK business.
Nestle makes Mindful Chef latest D2C acquisition
A week after announcing the acquisition of US meals delivery firm Freshly, the world's largest food maker has bought control of a D2C business in the UK.
Data may trump D2C debate as Nestle swoops for Freshly
Nestle has paid a healthy multiple for a firm that, while growing rapidly, may remain a leader in a niche. But it's the consumer data on offer that could give the deal some spice.
Nestle strikes deal to buy US e-commerce meals firm Freshly
Nestlé has acquired Freshly, the US e-commerce meal-delivery firm in which the Swiss giant invested in 2017. After holding a 16% stake for three years, the world's largest food maker has decided…
How India’s Covid-19 lockdown has fuelled FMCG interest in e-commerce
Domestic giants and foreign multinationals have invested in e-commerce services amid India's Covid-19 lockdowns, just-food's Raghavendra Verma reports from New Delhi. A common way packaged-food manufacturers the world over have sought…
Beyond Covid-19 – can meal kits deliver long-term growth?
Andy Coyne looks at the success enjoyed by meal-kit firms during the lockdown period and assesses their future prospects. It would be crass to describe a category as having had…
Italy’s Parmalat launches D2C offering after Covid-19 boom
Italian dairy company Parmalat, owned by French peer Lactalis, is to launch an e-commerce offering after what its describes as the "unprecedented growth" of online shopping during the Covid-19 period. It suggested…
Covid-19’s snacking consumers spark D2C flurry
How consumers shop for food has changed in some very noticeable ways over the last three months or so – and the online channel is one area to have grown…
PepsiCo launches D2C services in Covid-19 move
US food and beverage giant PepsiCo has launched two direct-to-consumer websites to meet consumer demand during the coronavirus pandemic. The Frito Lay crisp brand owner has launched PantryShop.com and Snacks.com, on…
