Australian regulator raises concerns over JBS move for Rivalea
The ACCC fears the deal “may give rise to vertical-integration concerns”.
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Eyeing alternatives – meat companies with stakes in meat-free and cell-based meat
We present a guide on how meat manufacturers are investing in plant-based and cell-based alternatives.
JBS bid “materially higher” than earlier Tattarang offer, Huon reveals
Huon Aquaculture says JBS’s bid trumps earlier offer from Tattarang Agrifood, the vehicle of Andrew Forrest, an investor in the Australian seafood group.
JBS puts in revised bid for seafood firm Huon Aquaculture
A new offer has been put forward to run parallel with the initial so-called scheme of arrangement.
Brazil’s JBS on cusp of taking full control of US poultry firm Pilgrim’s Pride
JBS already owns 80.2% of Colorado-based Pilgrim's Pride.
Billionaire investor ‘presses JBS and takeover target Huon over sustainability’
Australian investor Andrew Forrest has written to JBS and the meat giant’s local takeover target Huon Aquaculture to call for improved environmental and animal-welfare standards – and has upped his…
Italian deli-meat firms Rigamonti and Kipre join forces in new US push
Italy-based deli-meat firms Rigamonti Salumificio and Kipre Group have signed an agreement to create commercial synergies abroad with the main focus being the US. Bresaola specialist Rigamonti, which is owned…
JBS’ Planterra Foods partners with MycoTechnology in plant-based ingredients
Planterra Foods, a US meat-alternative subsidiary of Brazilian protein major JBS, has expanded a partnership with plant-based ingredients company MycoTechnology. MycoTechnology has been supplying its pea and rice protein to…
JBS knocks five years off zero-deforestation targets
Brazilian meat giant JBS has advanced by five years the date by which it wants to see zero deforestation by its suppliers in a number of domestic regions. JBS now…
Pilgrim’s Pride insists growth can be had from latest UK acquisition
Pilgrim’s Pride, the US-listed meat major backed by Brazilian giant JBS, has made its third acquisition in the UK in four years. And, while acknowledging its latest assets have enjoyed…
Pilgrim’s Pride makes Kerry meats, meals business latest UK buy
US meat major Pilgrim’s Pride has bought another UK-centric business, snapping up Kerry Group’s meats and meals operations. Pilgrim’s, majority-owned by Brazil-based meat giant JBS, said the deal values the…
