Groupe Bel
Hatching new ideas – Big Food’s incubator and accelerator programmes
As with in-house venture capital funds, for big food companies looking to gain exposure to new, exciting, potentially faster-growing categories,…
The dairy companies also present in dairy alternatives
In the same way that large meat companies are increasingly offering meat alternatives, the world's leading dairy businesses, or food…
Bel Group invests in plant-based cheese business Climax Foods
French cheese producer Bel Group has announced a partnership with AI-powered start-up Climax Foods to develop plant-based versions of its…
Bel strikes Qatar production deal with local dairy firm Baladna
Bel is to see its products made by Qatar by local dairy manufacturer Baladna. The companies are to start the…
France’s Bel enters JV with Britannia Industries to grow “nascent” India cheese market
French cheese producer Bel has entered into a joint venture with India’s Britannia Industries, buying 49% of its dairy business, the…
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China’s appetite for cheese shows little sign of slowing
China is eating more cheese than ever. The country’s cheese market size reached just over US$1bn in 2021 and is…
Bel buys majority of China’s Shandong Junjun Cheese Co.
Bel, the French dairy major, has snapped up 70% of Chinese cheese maker Shandong Junjun Cheese Co. Financial terms were…
Bel Group to sell stake in Moroccan dairy firm Safilait
French dairy major Bel Group is to sell the controlling stake in Morocco’s Safilait it has held since 2015. It…
Lotus Bakeries tops food-industry hiring leaderboard – data
Lotus Bakeries, the Belgium-based food group, was hiring at the highest rate among major manufacturers in the three months to…
Lotus Bakeries tops our hiring leaderboard for August 2021
Lotus Bakeries, the Belgium-based food manufacturer, has topped our hiring leaderboard in the three months to the end of August…