Natra acquires Dutch peanut butter and ingredients supplier Bredabest
Natra, the private label and co-manufacturing company for chocolate products, and Bredabest, a Dutch producer of peanut butter and other peanut-based ingredients, have joined...
CRISPR wheat could cut fertiliser costs and emissions
Researchers at the University of California, Davis, have used CRISPR gene-editing to develop wheat that boosts its own fertiliser supply by enhancing nitrogen fixation...
Umami Bioworks pilots cultivated seafood pet food in Europe and Asia
Umami Bioworks has partnered with Friends & Family Pet Food Company to introduce cultivated seafood pet food across international markets, starting with Singapore, the...
Kraft Heinz to split into two companies after ten years
Kraft Heinz has announced plans to divide into two separate publicly traded businesses, a decade after the merger that created the $45bn packaged food...
Halal products pioneer sold
Perwyn, a European private equity investor, is exiting its holding in Isla Délice, a market leader in branded halal meat products, to A&M Capital...
Investindustrial to acquire Kiremko, Idaho Steel and Reyco
Investindustrial has entered into an agreement to acquire Kiremko, Idaho Steel, and Reyco, collectively one of the leaders in the design and manufacture of...
Egg alternatives gain traction in food manufacturing
Fluctuating egg prices are driving food manufacturers to explore plant-based and allergen-free alternatives. Market data shows that a dozen eggs ranged between $1.34 and...
Taiwan to launch national vegan certification in 2026
Taiwan will introduce an official national vegan certification label in February 2026, aiming to standardise plant-based product claims and strengthen the competitiveness of local...
Gordon & MacPhail completes multi-million-pound warehouse expansion
Family-owned Scotch whisky and premium spirits specialist, Gordon & MacPhail, has completed a multi-million-pound warehouse expansion at Benromach Distillery.
Gordon & MacPhail, which owns both...
CellRev collapses amid lab-grown meat funding challenges
Newcastle biotech CellRev, which developed enzymatic processes for cultured meat and tissue engineering, has gone into administration, resulting in nine redundancies. The company, spun...
