Vandemoortele extends acquisition spree with deal for Délifrance bakery
Vandemoortele has extended the Belgium food group’s acquisition spree with a deal for bakery business Délifrance. Hot on the heels…
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Simon Harvey
Simon has been writing about the food industry with Just Food since 2017. Prior to that, he was a financial news editor at Bloomberg and Dow Jones for around 17 years, working out of bureaus in London, Singapore and Malaysia.
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Greenyard chases majority stake in vegetable peer Gelagri Bretagne
Greenyard is seeking to take a majority shareholding in fellow frozen vegetables group Gelagri Bretagne in France. The Brussels-listed supplier…
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UK removes ban on German meat, dairy outside foot-and-mouth zone
The UK has lifted a ban on meat and dairy imports from Germany imposed in the wake of a foot-and-mouth…
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Premium Brands bags another acquisition as extra C$1bn sales eyed
Premium Brands Holdings is looking to add almost C$1bn ($698.4m) to its revenue coffers as the Canadian food business bagged…
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Where did my favourite treat go? Indulgent sugar reformulation is no quick fix
An indulgent treat without the sugar? Consumers will take some convincing, presenting an uphill task for confectionery and sweet baked…
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Hearthside Food Solutions to shutter California plant, affecting 175 jobs
Hearthside Food Solutions, the US contract manufacturer undergoing Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, plans to close another factory. A Worker Adjustment…
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General Mills turns on investment tap to restore organic growth
As “value-seeking” behaviour lingers longer than anticipated, General Mills is investing behind marketing and innovation to return sales to growth.…
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General Mills points to full-year sales decline as snacks “slowdown” weighs
General Mills has turned more pessimistic about its outlook for the rest of the fiscal year as the US food…
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Salma salmon brand to come under ownership of Norway’s Insula
Norwegian seafood business Insula is to acquire the Salma salmon brand from local fellow processor Bremnes Seashore.The ownership transfer is…
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Mars-backed sports-nutrition business Foodspring to cease trading
Foodspring, the Germany-based sports-nutrition products manufacturer in which Mars holds a majority stake, is ceasing operations. In a brief statement…