“Founder-led brands are going to beat big brands,” Distill ventures co-founder Shilen Patel believes. “You have an unfair advantage over the big boys.”
Urban honey producer and social enterprise Bybi works with multinationals, such as Carlsberg, who ‘rent’ its hives in a CSR partnership that benefits both, Bybi founder Oliver Maxwell says.
A ‘sustainability science’ approach to reducing environmentally harmful practices such as overfishing and marine pollution is reaping new insights into these challenges in a newly formed industry-academia coalition.
Norwegian company Orkla Food Ingredients has, through its wholly owned subsidiary Eisunion GmbH, signed and completed an agreement to purchase 100% of the shares in the German sales and distribution company Eis Ludwig Gräbner GmbH (“Eis Gräbner”).
Stevia supplier PureCircle has released sustainability goals for 2020 - but is sustainability really top-of-mind for stevia users? And why does the company define calorie reduction as part of sustainability? FoodNavigator speaks with PureCircle's...
Zambeef, one of the largest agribusinesses in Zambia, has sold a 49% stake in Zam Chick to the South African-based chicken processing company Rainbow Chicken for US$14.25m as part of a “strategic partnership”.
Netherlands-based food company Royal Wessanen has said it will cut about 300 jobs in Europe as part of a cost reduction and restructuring programme, as it aims to adapt to the continued weak economy.
Greek dairy giant FAGE has announced that it is transferring its headquarters from Athens to Luxembourg – a move that some consider an attempt to reduce its exposure to the Greek financial crisis.
Food mogul Nestlé has recommenced operations in Azerbaijan through a registered company following suspended trade of its entire product range in March due to supply problems.
Major food companies are paying more attention to the social impacts of their products, and that means developing new ways of meauring the impacts of sustainability programmes on people, says DSM’s director of sustainability.
Kellogg’s management has revealed its future acquisition strategy is to pursue international snack firms and increase its presence in Russia, Turkey and China and surrounding regions.
Heather Mills, former wife of Beatle Paul McCartnery and animal rights campaigner, has acquired leading plant-based food brand The Redwood Wholefood Company.
A decade of structural changes have helped Danisco position itself as “first choice” for customers, suppliers, business partners and employers, its chairman has said.
Finnish food group Raisio and Swedish firm Lantmännen have
dissolved joint ownership of a number of food businesses, which the
firms hope will drive focus and profitability.
A spate of acquisitions by larger natural ingredients companies
indicates consolidation in the market place mirroring that of the
industry at large, say industry experts, helping them gain weight
to cater to the needs of large clients.
Mitsubishi Corporation is to form a new diversified food science
company by amalgamating three of its subsidiaries, in order to
strengthen its R&D capabilities and expand globally by
combining customer bases and sales networks.
Takasago Flavors has completed the expansion of its confection and
beverage applications laboratories, a move forming part of a
multimillion dollar expansion project.
The heavy fine levied against a Spanish cooked chicken processor
for poisoning 2,700 people with salmonella serves as a warning to
plant managers they are on the line for their companies when
itcomes to food safety.
Next month two subsidiaries of the Denmark based Foss Group - Foss
Electric and Foss Tecator, will be merged in an effort to maintain
future growth for the food analysis company.
Starch ingredients company National Starch and Chemical, a
subsidiary of the chemical giant ICI Group, has moved further into
human nutrition with the announcement yesterday that it has
acquired the resistant starch business from...
Australian company Bonlac Foods is to enter into a joint venture
with Japanese firm Imanaka to manufacture chocolate and sugar
blended products at Dandenong, reports IndustrySearch.com.
All members of the board of Japanese company Duskin have tended
letters of resignation over the use of a banned additive in food
sold at Mister Donuts, a subsidiary, the firm said on Thursday,
reports the Daily Yomiuri.
Carbohydrate ingredients company Tate & Lyle on Wednesday
announced that despite expressions of interest from a number of
parties and several weeks of detailed negotiations, it has not
managed to sell its molasses and storage...
French food ingredients company Rhodia, through its subsidiaries
Rhodia Food and Rhodia Japan, announced this week that it has
formed a joint venture with Organo Corporation, a supplier of
processing food products , to develop and...
Penford Corporation announced today that it will strategically
restructure business operations to strengthen the Company's
position as a market leader in delivering
technically-differentiated, specialty ingredients to the food,...
US food and drink company Kraft Foods announced on Wednesday that
FS Acquisition Corp., a subsidiary of Catterton Partners, is to
acquire the U.S.-based Farley and Sathers confectionery businesses
from Kraft.
US food polymer products company Landec Corporation is to
restructure its food business to focus on its specialty-packaged
technology products and the marketing and sales of whole produce,
the company announced in a statement this...
The Philippines' top food and beverage conglomerate, San Miguel
Corp, is currently in talks with the management of Tanduay Holdings
Inc. to buy the rum manufacturer.
Philippine food firm RFM Corp said on July 26 that its board has
approved in principle the sale of a stake in Cosmos Bottling Corp
to the country's food and beverage conglomerate, San Miguel Corp.
Dutch food group Koninklijke Wessanen nv announced the acquisition
of Canadian health food company Preisco Foods Ltd. and Jentash
Specialty Foods Limited Partnership.
The Philippine food group San Miguel confirmed its strong interest
in the condiments business, however denied being in talks with
Southeast Asia Food Inc and Silver Swan Manufacturing Co.
San Miguel Corporation, the Philippines top food and beverage firm,
is interested in acquiring two local condiment firms as part of a
strategy to expand...
A functional merger may occur between the meat businesses of
Philippine food and beverage group San Miguel Corp. and Pure Foods
Corp., the company about...
SAF(USA), a subsidiary of Paris-based Lesaffre et Compagnie, the
global yeast company, announced on Tuesday the purchase of Red Star
Yeast from Sensient...
