Malaysia: Mondelez invests $4.7 million to produce BelVita range
The Malaysian unit of international confectionery and snacks giant Mondelez plans to invest $21 million MYR ($4.7 million) to add a production line for BelVita breakfast biscuits, according to a report in Marketing Interactive. The new line is set to be added at the firm’s 24,330 square metre site in Tampoi, Johor Bahru, Malaysia, “[in] […]
Thailand: CP Foods acquires Bellisio For $1.1 billion
Thailand’s CP Foods has announced the acquisition of the US-based frozen food producer Bellisio for $1.075 billion. The transaction is expected to close in December 2016. Bellisio is the third largest manufacturer and distributor of single-serve frozen foods in the US and markets its products under brands such as Atkins, Boston Market, Chili’s, EatingWell and […]
Japan: Yamazaki to build $183 million plant
Japan-based baked goods producer Yamazaki has announced that it is to build a new plant in Kobe, Japan at a cost of ¥20 billion ($183 million). Described as the first baking factory of its kind to be built in 28 years, the facility is designed to enable the company promised to deliver fresh and high […]
Singapore: Jacobs Douwe Egberts makes offer for Super Group
Dutch coffee and tea company Jacobs Douwe Egberts has announced that it has made a pre-conditional offer to acquire all issued shares of Singaporean instant food-to-coffee maker Super Group for 1.45 billion SGD ($1.03 billion). Super Group manufactures instant coffee and tea, instant tea mixes and instant cereals, with a portfolio of over 160 instant […]
Australia: Woolworths launches ‘branded’ private label products
Australian supermarket chain Woolworths has introduced a new range of private label products with names that exclude Woolworths branding, News Limited reports. According to the article, the supermarket claims that the line – which includes new brands such as Smitten and Apollo pet food, Chevron batteries and Little Ones nappies, as well as the removal […]
India: Heritage Foods to acquire Reliance Retail’s dairy business
Heritage Foods, an Indian manufacturer of dairy, bakery and other food products, has announced the acquisition of the dairy business of Reliance Retail through a slump sale, according to a report in India Retailing. According to the report, Heritage Foods has made a binding agreement for the acquisition and the transaction will now be subject […]
Japan:Meiji invests $47.9 million to expand functional yoghurt plant
Meiji, the Japanese food and pharmaceutical firm, plans on investing $47.9 million in order to expand capacity for functional yoghurt within its domestic operations. According to a report in FoodBev, the company will add an additional production line for the manufacture of the company’s functional yoghurt drinks at its Toda plant north of Tokyo, with […]
Australia: General Mills to close plant in Victoria
General Mills, the US food manufacturer, has announced a restructure of its operations in Australia that will see the closure of its manufacturing facility in Mount Waverley, Victoria. The Mount Waverley plant, which produces goods such as Latina chilled pasta meals, is set to close between April and June 2018, General Mills said. The move would also […]
Australia: Coca-Cola launches limited edition Ginger flavour
Coca-Cola South Pacific, the Coca-Cola division responsible for countries such as Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand, has announced the world premier of a limited edition ginger flavour Coca-Cola drink in Australia as it prepares for the summer. Coca-Cola Ginger is described as “giving consumers a refreshing ginger twist on the classic Coke taste” […]
India: Kraft Heinz launches Heinz Power Sprouts
Kraft Heinz has expanded its portfolio in India with the launch of a new functional malt drink powder, according to reports in Just Food and The Hindu BusinessLine. Heinz Power Sprouts are “enriched with the power of sprouted grains”, and are described as containing ragi and barleywo main along with soya and wheat. The product […]