Campbell’s CEO’s passing play
It’s not often a food major’s CEO steps down for a new job in sport but that was the news…
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Dean Best
Dean has reported on the international food and beverage industries for 20 years. He became editor of Just Food in 2007 and Just Drinks in 2022.
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Nestlé sells New Zealand’s Egmont Honey
Nestlé has confirmed the sale of New Zealand business Egmont Honey to Beijing-based Huatai International Private Equity Fund. Set up…
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Tyson Foods closes three US plants
US meat major Tyson Foods is to shut three facilities in its domestic market. The company is closing two facilities…
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“M&A should be more robust in 2025” – Pritzker Private Capital’s Chris Trick talks deal-making in US food
Pritzker Private Capital is a US-based private-equity investor that counts C.H. Guenther & Son, Monogram Foods Sugar Foods among the…
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Saudi poultry major Al Watania ‘mulls sale’
Al Watania, the Saudi Arabia-based poultry group, has reportedly appointed advisers to work on a potential sale of the business.…
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Whitebridge deal sees General Mills pounce for growth in cat food
“We’ll continue to look for options to strengthen our growth profile through M&A,” General Mills CEO Jeff Harmening told analysts…
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US trade body defends industry after Trump names RFK Jr health secretary
US food manufacturers “deliver safe, affordable and convenient products”, one of the country’s principal trade bodies has said, after President-elect…
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Carrefour wields Nutri-Score weapon as France debates tax on sugar
If you think back to the ‘shrinkflation’ labels Carrefour slapped on its shelves last year, the French retailer has been…
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“There aren’t enough manufacturers” – ByHeart’s Mia Funt on the resilience of the US infant-formula market
Founded in 2016, ByHeart broke into the US infant-formula market at the height of the supply crisis that rocked the…
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One week to go: Arena’s Dairy Innovation Strategies Asia-Pacific conference
Arena International, Just Food’s sister events business, is to host a conference next week exploring the issues shaping the dairy…