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
Reily Foods buys New England Tea & Coffee
Reily Foods has purchased New England Tea & Coffee Company, a Massachusetts-based independent coffee roaster, to expand its coffee distribution capabilities in the US.
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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.
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23 December 2013
Goodman Fielder to divest biscuit unit in Australia to Green’s Food Holdings
Goodman Fielder, a manufacturer of bread and dairy products in Australia and New Zealand, has signed a deal with Green's Food Holdings to sell its biscuits business in Australia for...
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23 December 2013
Boulder Brands buys frozen food maker EVOL Foods
US-based food company Boulder Brands has purchased EVOL Foods, a frozen convenience foods manufacturer, from founder Phil Anson and a group of investors in a $48m all-cash deal.
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22 December 2013
Bunge completes Grupo Altex’s wheat milling business takeover in Mexico
Bunge North America has completed the acquisition of Mexico-based Grupo Altex's wheat milling business.
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22 December 2013
Swire Foods, Mövenpick Foods establish new coffee JV in Hong Kong
Swire Foods Holdings, a subsidiary of Swire Pacific, has established a 60:40 joint venture (JV), Swire MP Foods, with Mövenpick Holding's subsidiary Mövenpick Foods Licensing, to cater to the increasing...
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19 December 2013
Fonterra-Nestle JV opens new dairy distribution facility in Brazil
Dairy Partners Americas (DPA), a joint venture between New Zealand-based dairy giant Fonterra and Swiss food major Nestle, has opened a NZ$45m dairy distribution facility in Araras, Brazil.