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.
Tiger Brands
Tiger Brands debuts VC fund to capture growth opportunities
South Africa's Tiger Brands is seeking to capture innovation and growth opportunities.
2020 – The year in food industry M&A
Andy Coyne looks at significant transactions and emerging themes in merger, acquisition and investment activity in the global food sector during a year like no other.
Tiger Brands cuts 400 jobs as annual profits plummet
South Africa's Tiger Brands has cut hundreds of jobs right across the business as annual profits dropped linked to Covid-19 disruption.
Tiger Brands expects earnings to be down on last year
Tiger Brands, the South African food business that sold its processed meat operations during the summer, has issued yet another profit warning.
Tiger Brands hires advisers to sell fruit assets
The reshaping of Tiger Brands' business is set to continue, with another of the South African group's units being prepared for the block. Tiger has hired advisers at South Africa-based financial…
Tiger Brands issues FY profit warning
Tiger Brands, the South Africa-based food group, has forecast the company's underlying earnings could fall by as much as a third in its current financial year. In a trading update, Tiger…
Tiger Brands confirms Molare and Silver Blade as buyers of meats business
South African food group Tiger Brands has revealed it is selling its processed meats business to two different local companies for a combined price of ZAR428m (US$24.7m). In a statement…
Tiger Brands eyes private-label expansion as H1 profits slide – key takeaways
South African FMCG major Tiger Brands reported a poor set of first-half results this week amid a consolidation exercise by its new CEO, including the disposal of a number of…
Two suitors table bids for up-for-sale Tiger Brands meat assets
Offers from two suitors have been tabled for different parts of the "value-added" meat business put on the block by Tiger Brands, the South Africa-based consumer-goods group. The company said in November…
Tiger Brands cuts first-half guidance due to Covid-19-related impairments
Tiger Brands, the South Africa-based consumer goods group, has cut its first-half earnings guidance as the Covid-19 outbreak and other market challenges led to an impairment charge on its export…
