8 January 2014
Danone to sue Fonterra over WPC contamination scare
Danone is set to sue New Zealand-based dairy exporter Fonterra for the losses it suffered following the whey protein concentrate (WPC80) botulism scare last year.
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7 January 2014
Goodman Fielder to sell meat and pizza units in New Zealand
Goodman Fielder, a manufacturer of bread and dairy products in Australia and New Zealand, has agreed proposals to divest its meat and pizza units in New Zealand to Hellers and...
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7 January 2014
Lactalis buys Indian dairy firm Tirumala Milk Products
Lactalis, a French multinational dairy products manufacturer, has bought Indian dairy firm Tirumala Milk Products, for an undisclosed sum.
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6 January 2014
WhiteWave Foods signs JV deal with Chinese dairy firm
US food and beverage firm WhiteWave Foods has signed a joint venture (JV) agreement with China Mengniu Dairy to manufacture, market and sell a range of nutritious products.
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6 January 2014
Nestlé to divest frozen pasta unit Joseph’s Pasta to Brynwood Partners
Swiss food giant Nestlé has signed a deal with private equity investor Brynwood Partners to sell its frozen pasta business, Joseph's Pasta, as part of its efforts to trim its...
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5 January 2014
Post closes takeover of pasta maker Dakota Growers
Post Holdings, the parent of Post Foods and a manufacturer of ready-to-eat cereals, has closed the acquisition of private-label pasta firm Dakota Growers Pasta Company in an all-cash deal of...
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5 January 2014
WhiteWave Foods acquires organic food firm Earthbound Farm
US-based WhiteWave Foods Company has completed the acquisition of Earthbound Farm, an organic food brand, in a $600m cash deal.
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2 January 2014
Mondelez sells majority stake in SnackWell’s to Brynwood company
US food and beverage firm Mondelez International has sold a majority stake in its SnackWell's cookies and snacks business to Back to Nature Foods, a portfolio company of Brynwood Partners...
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2 January 2014
Meadow Foods posts operating profit of £9.69m in 2013
Meadow Foods, a UK-based dairy ingredients supplier, has reported an operating profit of £9.69m for the fiscal year 2013, driven by an increase in demand for the company's dairy ingredient...
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1 January 2014
Maruha Nichiro recalls frozen food products over pesticide contamination fears
Aqlifoods, a subsidiary of Japanese seafood company Maruha Nichiro Holdings, is recalling 6.3 million packages of frozen foods including croquettes and pizza as they may contain pesticide.