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Lotus Bakeries
US start-up Good Crisp attracts Lotus Bakeries minority interest
The Good Crisp Company has completed a Series A round, with CircleUp Growth Partners a returning investor.
Lotus Bakeries tops our hiring leaderboard for August 2021
We've analysed the largest food manufacturing and supply companies tracked by GlobalData to see which have had the biggest recruitment drives recently
Lotus Bakeries’ venture fund buys stake in D2C granola firm Oot
Lotus Bakeries in Belgium has marked the fourth investment under its venture-capital fund launched in 2019 with a deal in the Netherlands.
Lotus Bakeries takes full control of Italian joint venture
Belgium-headquartered Lotus Bakeries has taken full control of a joint venture in Europe set up a few years ago.
New products – Lotus Bakeries-owned Bear snacks moves into ice lollies; Litehouse’s Purely Balanced dressings; Serenity Kids rolls out grain-free puffs; Nestle eyes vegan KitKat
This week's selection of new products that caught the eye include the first vegan baby-food brand from Nestlé, and plans for a vegan KitKat, and salad dressings from Litehouse. Lotus Bakeries-owned Bear…
Lotus Bakeries to invest in US, Belgium plant expansion
Lotus Bakeries plans to invest more than EUR150m (US$181.4m) in its US and Belgium plants over the next three years to cater to increased demand for its Biscoff brand of…
Lotus Bakeries takes minority stake in allergen-free biscuit maker Partake Foods
Beglium-based Lotus Bakeries has made a third investment via its venture fund with a minority stake in US allergen-free biscuit maker Partake Foods. Lotus, which owns snack brands including Bear and…
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…
Lotus Bakeries invests in US snack maker Love Brands
Lotus Bakeries, the Belgium-based manufacturer home to brands including Trek snack bars and Kiddylicious baby food, has invested in US business Love Brands. The deal, disclosed today (14 August) alongside Lotus…
New products – Lotus Bakeries enters chocolate; Glanbia takes its SlimFast Keto range to UK; Else Nutrition claims plant-based formula “leap forward”
The pick of this week's new products includes Lotus Bakeries' move into chocolate and the debut line from fledgling child-nutrition firm Else Nutrition. Lotus Bakeries enters chocolate The Belgium-based food manufacturer…
