Hatching new ideas – Big Food’s incubator and accelerator programmes
Our guide to some of the main incubators and accelerators operated by major food manufacturers as they look to tap into some of the consumer trends shaping demand.
Granarolo
Plant-based priorities – dairy companies also in dairy-free
just-food rounds up the presence of the world's leading dairy groups in dairy-free.
Italy’s Granarolo takes full control of UK joint venture
Italian dairy business Granarolo has taken full control of the UK joint venture business it established with local Italian food specialist Fratelli Bosco.
Granarolo takes full control of Italian cheese venture Mulino Formaggi
Italian dairy firm Granarolo has upped its stake in local cheese venture Mulino Formaggi to take full ownership...
Italy’s Granarolo eyes M&A targets at home and abroad
Granarolo, the Italy-based dairy group, has businesses on its radar to potentially acquire at home...
Italian group Granarolo sells balsamic vinegar business to Monari Federzoni
Granarolo, the Italian firm selling off assets outside of its core dairy business, has announced the disposal of its balsamic vinegar and condiments operation Fattorie Giacobazzi to a local company. …
Italy’s Granarolo sells Pandea baking arm to local peer Morato Pane
Italy's Granarolo has sold its Pandea baked goods business to local breadmaker Morato Pane for an undisclosed sum. Bologna-based Granarolo said the move will allow it to focus on its…
Agrofood accelerator looks to back start-ups
Agrofood, an accelerator backed by Italy-based dairy business Granarolo, egg producer Eurovo and branded food business Conserve Italia, amongst others, has unveiled a EUR500,000 (US$586,000) package to back start-ups. Established last…
Lactalis linked to Nuova Castelli acquisition
French dairy giant Lactalis has been linked with a deal to take over Italian cheese maker Nuova Castelli. Reports in the Italian press say France's Lactalis is the frontrunner in a race…
New products – Hershey unveils new Reese’s Ice Cream Cake; Kind healthy snacks brand branches out into frozen; Blue Diamond almond-based ‘yogurt’; The Meatless Farm widens stable
This week's batch of new products includes UK meat-free veteran Quorn making its debut in ambient foods, a new snacks range from Graze, and Kind's debut in frozen snacks. Hershey…
New products – Granarolo debuts La Merenda della Lola snack kit for kids; Perfetti van Melle expands Mentos brand; Gressingham launches venison, wild boar range; Dole unveils salad kit line in the US
This week's batch of new products includes a new range of Mentos chewy mints from Perfetti van Melle and a new kids' snack kit range from Italy's Granarolo. Granarolo debuts La…
