How Covid-19 is driving automation in India’s food production
The pandemic has heightened the interest of India's food manufacturers in automating more of their production and, just-food reports, investment in the area is set to continue.
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2020 – 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 during a year like no other.
Covid-19 – India food groups talk trading as virus volatility persists
India is among the countries worst hit and, in a market where retail is dominated by traditional outlets, trading can remain tough.
Dr. Oetker acquires online cake business deineTorte.de
German food giant Dr. Oetker has taken full control of a local online cake business in which it has held a 49% stake since 2018.
Dr. Oetker invests in recipe app Plant Jammer
Dr. Oetker, the German food giant behind Ristorante pizza, has invested in a Danish start-up that has developed an AI-powered recipe assistant for home cooks.
Dr Oetker acquires specialist baking business Cake Craft World
Dr Oetker, the Germany-based food group, has announced yet another acquisition with a deal for the UK's Cake Craft World. Based in the south-eastern town of Sevenoaks in the county…
New products – Dr Oetker’s Chicago Town pizza enters chilled aisle; Sweet Earth’s Awesome Burger hits US; Delimax-Montpak debuts Fontaine Family range; Tesco debuts Plant Chef
This week's batch of new product launches includes the meat-free Awesome Burger from Nestle-owned Sweet Earth, and plant-based ranges from Kerry Foods and Tesco. Dr Oetker's Chicago Town pizza enters chilled aisle…
New products – Addo adds vegan options to Wall’s pastries; Beyond Meat launches plant-based sausage in UK; Ginsters, Quorn combine in plant-based pasty; Moma Foods enters new arena
This week's batch of new products includes an alt-meat version of jerky from US food giant Kellogg and Jack Link's moving its Peperami meat-snack brand into a new area. Addo adds…
Dr Oetker snaps up Romanian bakery business Panovia Prod
German food group Dr Oetker has acquired Panovia Prod, a Romanian producer of pastry products, in a deal cleared by the local competition authority last Friday (30 August). The transaction…
Dr Oetker acquires Brazilian baking decoration firm Mavalerio
German food business Dr Oetker has increased the size of its footprint in South America by buying Brazilian baking decoration firm Mavalério. The Ristorante and Chicago Town pizza brands maker…
Dr Oetker doubles capacity at UK pizza facility
German food giant Dr Oetker has invested GBP30m (US$39m) in a facility in north west England. The Ristorante brand frozen pizza maker revealed that the investment in its facility in Leyland,…
