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.
Kraft Heinz
Kraft Heinz to buy Turkey sauces firm Assan Foods
The US giant has snapped up one of its co-manufacturers.
Bega Cheese agrees settlement with Kraft Heinz in peanut butter dispute
Bega Cheese is to receive settlement from Kraft Heinz to cover legal costs in a dispute over labelling.
Kraft Heinz to invest in UK factory
US food giant Kraft Heinz is planning to produce a range of condiments in the UK.
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.
Big Food’s stake in the future – in-house venture-capital funds
For big food companies looking to gain exposure to new, exciting, potentially faster growing categories, M&A remains a popular route. But an alternative, especially when it comes to start-up companies, is…
Kraft Heinz hires workers to address ketchup shortage
Coronavirus has created jobs at Kraft Heinz's US factories as the Chicago-based food major adds "multiple" production lines to cater to increased demand for ketchup as restaurants adapt to lockdown…
Kraft Heinz to ‘raise ketchup output as Covid-related demand creates shortage’
Kraft Heinz is reportedly planning to increase ketchup production in the US as restaurants across the country face a shortage in supply as the pandemic has forced more people to…
How might lessons learnt from Covid influence food company strategy?
It's been a long road for food manufacturers grappling with the consequences of Covid-19, and there's still more mileage to cover until the virus is beaten, or at least contained.…
Coming to the crunch – UK snack bars deep dive, part one
Andy Coyne takes a close look at the UK snack bar category and at how it has adapted to the unique trading conditions created by Covid lockdown restrictions. When Italian…
Hormel goes nuts for new asset Planters
US manufacturer Hormel Foods, busy in the last decade broadening a business with its origins in meat, this week snapped up Kraft Heinz's Planters snacks arm. Paying more than US$3bn…
