Demerger of Unilever’s ice-cream units confirmed for India, Indonesia
Unilever has confirmed the spin-off of its ice-cream units in India and Indonesia ahead of the planned demerger by the…
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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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“I wanted to build a better food company but it needed to be done through sticks of dynamite” – Aloha CEO Brad Charron talks protein bars and powders
Aloha has undergone a reincarnation under former ice hockey player and CEO Brad Charron, who has built up a circa…
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Carrefour opposition to EU-Mercosur trade deal sparks backlash in Brazil
Carrefour’s opposition to an EU-wide free trade deal with the Mercosur trading bloc and the prospect of a surge in…
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JBS to plough $2.5bn into six meat packing plants in Nigeria
JBS is investing $2.5bn to establish six meat-processing facilities in Nigeria. The Brazil-headquartered protein giant, which generated almost $73bn in…
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Nestlé CEO Laurent Freixe bets big on innovation with multi-billion sales goal
When you’re a SFr93bn ($105bn) business, two percentage points of sales growth is a big deal. But that’s what Nestlé…
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Unilever silent amid talk private-equity sale of ice cream off table
Unilever has refused to be drawn on speculation the FMCG giant has cemented a plan to spin-off ice cream rather…
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Fleury Michon offloads “meal trays” operation in France
Fleury Michon is selling off another asset as the French food group lets go of its “meal trays” business in…
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McCain, Lamb Weston among frozen-food firms facing price-fixing lawsuits
McCain Foods and Lamb Weston Holdings are among a group of frozen-potato product suppliers facing US lawsuits linked to claims…
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Unilever scales back job cuts and shifts roles to ice cream
Unilever has acknowledged it will cut fewer jobs than previously anticipated in Europe, with some roles to move to its…
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Mondelez, PepsiCo among companies dominating junk-food advertising before 9pm watershed, study says
A handful of global confectionery and snacks giants, including Mondelez International and PepsiCo, have been pulled up for their record…