Unilever offloads The Vegetarian Butcher to JBS-owned Vivera
Unilever has agreed to sell its plant-based meat brand, The Vegetarian Butcher, to Dutch company Vivera, which is owned by global meat giant JBS....
Speciality Breads makes £20m investment in “bakery of the future”
Speciality Breads is to move into a new state-of-the-art 180,000 sq ft bakery to help achieve its goal of becoming the most sustainable bakery...
US meat plants to operate at higher speeds permanently
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) plans to permanently increase processing line speeds for poultry and pork plants, which would benefit meat producers but...
Revolutionising ready meal assembly: 30 years of innovation
Over thirty years ago, WMH introduced its first ready meal assembly line, setting the standard with a basic yet functional design that paved the...
The Compleat Food Group gobbles up The Real Yorkshire Pudding Co
The Compleat Food Group has acquired The Real Yorkshire Pudding Co.
The Real Yorkshire Pudding Co is a supplier of own label and branded chilled...
Saputo Dairy Australia sells King Island Dairy
Saputo Dairy Australia (SDA) has entered into a binding agreement to sell its King Island Dairy business. As part of the agreement, impacted employees...
PepsiCo acquires Poppi in £1.54bn deal to expand functional drinks portfolio
PepsiCo has acquired prebiotic soda brand Poppi for $1.95 billion (£1.54 billion), aiming to strengthen its presence in the growing functional beverage market. The...
Bakkavor rejects £1.1bn offer from Greencore
Bakkavor, the manufacturer of fresh prepared food, has turned down a takeover bid from convenience foods manufacturer Greencore, stating that the offer "significantly undervalued the...
IoT-based system boosts poultry farm efficiency in Indonesia
An Internet of Things (IoT)-based chicken coop system developed at Brawijaya University is helping Indonesian poultry farmers optimise conditions for broiler chickens. The system,...
Purition and Soul Kitchen join forces to revolutionise instant soups
Purition, the whole food nutrition brand, has joined forces with plant-powered soup brand Soul Kitchen in a strategic move to shake up the instant...
