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.
Grupo Bimbo
Big Food’s stake in the future – in-house venture-capital funds
A guide to in-house venture-capital funds operated by the world's major packaged-food companies.
Grupo Bimbo invests in new QSR supply facility in US
Mexican bakery giant Grupo Bimbo is to spend US$25m on re-purposing a facility in the...
Bimbo to buy Spain plant from Cerealto Siro Foods
The Mexico-based bakery giant has signed a deal to buy a factory in one of its largest markets in Europe.
Grupo Bimbo acquires India’s Modern Foods from private-equity owners
Mexican bakery major Grupo Bimbo has struck a deal in India, ending earlier speculation over a potential transaction.
Rule Breaker Snacks sells minority stake to Grupo Bimbo’s venture arm
Rule Breaker Snacks, a New York-based maker of vegan and gluten-free treats, has sold a minority stake to the venture-capital arm of Mexican bakery firm Grupo Bimbo. Bimbo Ventures, set…
Grupo Bimbo’s US arm launches direct-to-consumer channel
Grupo Bimbo, the Mexico-headquartered bakery giant, has launched a direct-to-consumer service in the US through its subsidiary Bimbo Bakeries USA. Through the online site sweetsnacking.com, customers can order the Bimbo Bakeries' (BBU)…
2020 – The year in food industry M&A
As this year has been dominated by Covid-19, it is impossible to examine M&A activity in the global food industry without doing so through the prism of the virus. For…
Grupo Bimbo invests in confectionery production
Grupo Bimbo, the Mexico-based bakery group, has added to its domestic production network, investing in its confectionery manufacturing. The company has opened a new production line at a plant in…
New products – Unilever’s fortification move on Royco; Califia’s plant-based Oat Drink hits UK; Bimbo’s organic bread for kids; Gosh enters snacking
This week's new product launches that caught the eye include an organic bread for kids introduced in the US by Grupo Bimbo and a new vegan-friendly snacks range from the…
New products – Bio-tiful launches kefir ‘shots’; Dr. Praeger’s Sensible Foods chills out; Popchips dialling down on healthier snacks in US
This week's batch of new products that caught the eye include home-made yogurt kits from Danone and General Mills launching a version of its Fibre One Protein bars in the…
