29 April 2021
Nestle’s confectionery revamp proposals to impact 573 jobs in UK
Nestle has unveiled plans to restructure its confectionery business in the UK, which may affect a total of 573 jobs.
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28 April 2021
Chr Hansen acquires Spanish firm Secna Natural Ingredients
Denmark-based Chr Hansen Natural Colors has purchased Spanish food and beverage colours provider Secna Natural Ingredients Group for an undisclosed sum.
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27 April 2021
Unilever to acquire US supplements brand Onnit
Unilever has agreed to purchase US food supplement brand Onnit to boost its health and wellness product portfolio.
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23 April 2021
Real Good Food divests Brighter Foods to THG
UK-based food company Real Good Food (RGF) has agreed to conditionally divest Brighter Foods, its snack bar subsidiary, to e-commerce company The Hut Group (THG).
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22 April 2021
Mondelēz and OFI to create sustainable commercial cocoa farm
Snack and confectionery manufacturer Mondelēz International has partnered with Olam Food Ingredients (OFI) to develop the world’s single largest sustainable commercial cocoa farm.
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20 April 2021
JBS to acquire plant-based meat products producer Vivera for $411m
Brazilian meat processor JBS has agreed to buy plant-based meat products producer Vivera for approximately $411m (€341m).
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19 April 2021
PepsiCo Foods to distribute Schneiders premium meat snacks in Canada
PepsiCo Foods Canada has signed a distribution agreement with Maple Leaf Foods to distribute Schneiders Pepperettes snack-size premium meat sticks in Canada.
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16 April 2021
Fresh Factory expands into bars and snacks space with Phyter Food
Plant-based and clean-label food manufacturer Fresh Factory has acquired Phyter Food to increase manufacturing capabilities and expand into the rapidly progressing bar and snacks segment.
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15 April 2021
French poultry processor LDC gets conditional approval to acquire Ronsard
French competition authority Autorité de la Concurrence has conditionally approved LDC’s proposal to take over Breton poultry Ronsard, a subsidiary of the Eureden cooperative group.
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14 April 2021
Riviana Foods to increase instant rice plant production capacity in Memphis
Ebro Foods subsidiary Riviana Foods has unveiled plans to invest $15m to enhance the instant rice production capacity at its facility in Memphis, Tennessee, US.