Premier offers bread brands like Blue Ribbon and BB Bread. Credit: New Africa/Shutterstock.com Premier Group has announced plans to acquire fellow South African food producer RFG Holdings in a ...

Cargill plans to boost its cooked poultry operations in Thailand, with investment in capacity expansion and automation. The US-based, privately-owned meat giant is ploughing Bt2bn ($60m) into the ...

Crosta Mollica has merged with the European pizza business spun-off by Nestlé three years ago into a venture with private-equity firm PAI Partners. London-headquartered Crosta Mollica, which is ...

Saputo is creating a dedicated ingredients division on the back of an agreement to sell its UK dairy business to French peer Lactalis. In a statement yesterday (23 September), the Toronto-listed ...

The UK food and drink trade deficit hit its “highest” level since 2000 in the first half of the year, as exports were dragged down by Middle East tensions and US tariffs. According to data from ...

Dutch dairy business FrieslandCampina is taking a majority stake in Indonesian peer PT Ultrajaya Milk Industry. FrieslandCampina described the deal as a “strategic partnership”, which will involve the ...

A US judge has reduced Beyond Meat’s trademark infringement penalty from a lawsuit brought by Sonate, the parent company of Vegadelphia Foods. The judgment, entered in the US District Court for the ...

Maple Leaf Foods is to shut two US plant-based meat manufacturing sites as the Canadian food company seeks to improve profitability amid weaker demand. In a statement yesterday (22 September), the ...

Conagra Brands has run up an annual loss of $1.9bn on the back of impairment charges. The US manufacturer said the $2bn non-cash goodwill and brand impairment charges, recorded in its fourth quarter, ...

Chinese condiment manufacturer Foshan Haitian Flavouring and Food Company has acquired Amoy Food from private-equity group Trustar Capital. The financial terms of the deal for Hong Kong-based Amoy ...

Pilgrim’s Europe and a unit of Associated British Foods (ABF) are teaming up to launch a range of Asian-inspired branded ready meals in the UK. The ten-strong Patak’s and Blue Dragon line-up features ...

Unite claims a strike by Hovis drivers planned for this week in south-west England will lead to bread “shortages” in affected areas of the UK. The industrial action is scheduled for this Thursday 24 ...