Yum! Brands bolsters restaurant portfolio with The Habit Burger Grill
Yum! Brands, the parent company of KFC, Burger King and Taco Bell, has added a fast-casual restaurant concept to its portfolio with the $375...
Coca-Cola acquire remaining stake of fairlife
The Coca-Cola Company has acquired the remaining majority stake in value-added milk brand fairlife from its joint venture partner Select Milk Producers.
Although financial details...
FDI’s biggest, most-read articles of 2019
It’s been another whirlwind year in the food and drink industry with the rise and rise of the meat-free movement, innovative products sporting CBD...
Agency appointed to advise food makers on Vegan Trademark
Yorkshire-based agency, Promote Vegan, has become the first and only organisation appointed for The Vegan Society’s Vegan Trademark.
It will guide food producers through the...
General election: food & drink industry react to Tory victory
The Conservative party has achieved a landslide victory in the UK general election. Here, commentators and experts from across food and drink offer insight...
Nestlé sells US ice cream business to Froneri in $4bn deal
Nestlé is selling its US ice cream business to Froneri, an ice-cream focussed joint venture it created with PAI Partners back in 2016, for...
Wetherspoon investing £200m to expand & enhance pub estate
J D Wetherspoon is investing more than £200 million into its pub estate over the next four years in a move that is expected...
First bulk wine from India delivered to UK on-trade
The first ever shipment of bulk wine from India to the UK has taken place this month thanks to a joint venture between Kingsland...
PepsiCo adds more nutritious snacks to offering with BYF Brands buy
PepsiCo is diversifying its healthier snacks offering with the acquisition of BFY Brands, the maker of PopCorners snacks.
The company has been acquired for an...
Hostess enters sugar-free cookie category with Voortman acquisition
Hostess Brands is acquiring Voortman, the number-one player in crème wafers and sugar free cookies, from Swander Pace Capital for $320 million.
The deal allows...
