Dairy Crest

New products – Saputo adds US to Cathedral City roster; Premier Foods debuts Sharwood’s reduced-sugar sachets; Nestle’s NAT Bears cereal in UK; Good Good Krunchy Keto Bars hit US

This week's selection of new products includes faux meatballs from Beyond Meat in the US and plant-based additions to Symington's Naked pot…

New products – PepsiCo expands Quaker Porridge to Go bars range in UK; Upfield gives Flora US debut; Princes unveils U.ME cooking oils; Friesland organic formula in Hong Kong

This week's selection of new products includes a Marmite Houmous from Unilever in collaboration with Fresh-Pak, a new protein bar from Kellogg-owned…

UK food, beverage M&A volumes down in 2019 as Brexit uncertainty hits – research

Research by corporate finance advisory firm Oghma Partners has revealed that UK food and beverage M&A volumes were down in…

2019 – The year in food industry M&A

Andy Coyne looks at significant transactions and emerging themes in merger, acquisition and investment activity in the global food sector…

How M&A in packaged food looked in H1 2019

Using data from just-food.com and parent organisation GlobalData, we present a flavour of M&A activity in the international packaged food…

New products – Mars takes Juicy Fruit to India; Kraft Heinz debuts spoonable smoothie; Caulipower launches blended chicken-and-cauliflower line; Oatly dairy-free ice cream hits US

This week's batch of new products includes a lower calorie version of its Cathedral City cheese from Dairy Crest and Quorn Foods linking up…

Brexit blamed as UK food M&A activity “hits nine-year low”

Research from London-based corporate finance advisory firm Oghma Partners has revealed merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the UK food and beverage…

Dairy Crest CEO Mark Allen steps down after Saputo takeover

Canadian dairy company Saputo has revealed that Mark Allen is stepping down from his role as chief executive officer of Dairy…

Saputo still on acquisition trail after Dairy Crest deal

Canadian dairy giant Saputo has said it is still looking for acquisition opportunities despite just closing the CAD1.7bn (US$1.27bn) deal…