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"It does add some complexities" – General Mills' John Haugen on backing challenger brands as Covid-19 upends consumer habits 5 May 2021

Dean Best

John Haugen, the head of General Mills' VC-style arm 301 Inc., talks to Dean Best about his unit's investment strategy and how Covid-19 has shaped what the US giant is looking for.

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Abergavenny Fine Foods' new owners see "healthy growing market" in finger snacks – MD Jason Rees on Frostkrone's "mission" in UK 21 Apr 2021

Simon Harvey

Abergavenny Fine Foods, the UK-based private-label business, has a new owner. Simon Harvey speaks with MD Jason Rees about the plans ahead.

France's Fleury Michon in talks to sell Canada subsidiary 7 May 21

Dean Best

France-based food manufacturer Fleury Michon is in talks over the potential sale of an overseas asset.

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Turkey's Kervan Gida takes majority stake in confectionery peer ZPC Otmuchow 7 May 21

Simon Harvey

Turkish confectionery company Kervan Gida, which completed an IPO in December, has announced an investment in a peer in Poland.

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Haystack Mountain Creamery bought by PE firm The Stage Fund 7 May 21

Simon Harvey

US cheese maker Haystack Mountain Creamery has been bought by a private-equity investor for an undisclosed sum.

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Ireland's ABP to buy remaining 50% of fellow meat firm Linden Foods 6 May 21

Andy Coyne

Irish meat processor ABP Food Group has reached an agreement in principle with a UK agri-food business to acquire the remaining 50% holding in its red-meat business.

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Swedish functional-food firm Frill Holding in triple deal reveal 6 May 21

Andy Coyne

Frill Holding, a Swedish business specialising in functional foods, has announced a number of acquisitions.

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Spanish fruit business Trops snaps up local peer Herco Frut 6 May 21

Andy Coyne

Trops, the Spanish fruit supplier, has acquired a local peer for an undisclosed sum, it has announced.