20 August 2017
Valio opens €170m snack manufacturing plant in Finland
Finnish dairy company Valio has opened its new €170m snack manufacturing plant in Riihimäki, southern Finland.
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20 August 2017
Reckitt Benckiser sells food business to McCormick for $4.2bn
UK multinational consumer goods company Reckitt Benckiser Group (RB) has agreed to sell its food business unit to McCormick & Company (McCormick) for $4.2bn on a cash-free, debt-free basis.
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17 August 2017
Mondelez International to invest $59m in Cadbury facility in Australia
Mondelez International has plans to invest A$75m ($59.4m) in its Cadbury Claremont plant in Tasmania, Australia.
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17 August 2017
Hormel Foods buys Fontanini Italian Meats and Sausages for $425m
Hormel Foods to acquire Fontanini Italian Meats and Sausages (Fontanini) from Capitol Wholesale Meats for $425m.
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17 August 2017
Tyson Foods to invest $84m to expand Tennessee poultry plant
Tyson Foods has plans to invest $84m to expand its poultry plant in Union City, Tennessee, US.
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16 August 2017
Smithfield Foods invests $25m in Chef’d
US-based meat processing company Smithfield Foods has entered a strategic partnership with e-commerce meal marketplace firm Chef'd by making a $25m investment.
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16 August 2017
Applegate introduces sugar-free bacon in US
Natural and organic meat brand Applegate has introduced its sugar-free bacon in the US.
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15 August 2017
Mars Food agrees to acquire Tasty Bite manufacturer Preferred Brands International
Mars Food has entered a definitive agreement to acquire US-based Indian and Asian foods manufacturer Preferred Brands International (PBI) for an undisclosed sum.
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14 August 2017
Naturally Splendid to acquire Prosnack Natural Foods in Canada
Canada-headquartered Naturally Splendid Enterprises has entered an agreement with Prosnack Natural Foods and iCream Capital to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Prosnack.
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13 August 2017
Kraft Heinz and Oprah Winfrey partner to launch new food line
Global food company Kraft Heinz has partnered with American celebrity Oprah Winfrey to introduce a new line of refrigerated soups and sides.