Spain-based fruit-and-veg group Primaflor has acquired local vegetables supplier Zanobeet. In a statement, the family-owned Primaflor said the deal gives the company a presence in “complementary ...

Investor-backed pizza manufacturer Valsa has acquired fellow Italian business I Maestri del Forno through a majority interest. Private-equity firm Aksìa said Bologna-based Valsa’s annual revenues will ...

Tesco has increased the number of “restricted” additives in its private-label ranges as the UK retailer works toward cutting ultra-processed foods. The country’s largest supermarket chain said it ...

Holy Moly is taking its avocado dips to Australia, the UK-based company’s first international market outside of Europe. Two products are on sale more than 1,000 Woolworths stores – Holy Moly Smashed ...

Credit: Anna Kondratiuk-Swiacka / Shutterstock.com. Clarebout Potatoes is proposing to close its Moeskroen 1 facility in Belgium, citing mounting pressure in the frozen-potato market. In a statement, ...

Nestlé is spending more than SFr157m ($194.1m) on “strengthening” Purina pet-food production in Thailand. The Swiss giant said the investment is in response to rising pet-food demand in Thailand and ...

French food manufacturer Cofigeo is set to shut one of its local plants, impacting 142 jobs. The closure of the factory in Lagny-sur-Marne, built in the early 1960s, is planned for the first half of ...

Smithfield Foods expects its fresh-pork division to report a third-quarter underlying operating loss of up to $90m amid “compression” in the sector. The forecast of a $70-90m adjusted operating loss, ...

Nestlé is introducing a baking range targeted at convenience, kicking off with Brazil and China. The world’s largest food company said the desserts form part of its “modern cooking growth platform” ...

Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller has worked with snacks giants Mondelez International and Pladis on new yogurts set to go on sale in the UK. The companies are launching a Müller Corner range featuring ...

Australian food-and-drinks company OMG Group has struck an equity-and-manufacturing deal with beverage manufacturer Slades Beverages. The ASX-listed business said in a filing it had secured “firm ...

Pladis is stepping up its push in China with the launch of McVitie’s-branded Flipz pretzels as the group looks to expand its presence beyond biscuits and chocolate. In a statement, Pladis said “China ...