Germany: Katjes to acquire Cloetta Italy
Katjes, a German confectionery firm, has signed an agreement to acquire the Italian business of Swedish sweetmaker Cloetta for 450 million SEK ($53.4 million). Cloetta Italy employs 400 people across its four facilities in Italy and in 2016 had annual sales of 745 million SEK ($879 million). “This is a very good solution for all […]
Netherlands: Zwanenberg to buy Unilever plant in “strategic partnership”
Zwanenberg, a Netherlands-based food and drink manufacturer, is to buy a plant owned by FMCG multinational Unilever via a new “strategic partnership” announced by the two firms. As a result of the agreement, Zwanenberg said it intended to transfer around 18,000 tonnes of its preserved meat production to the facility in Oss, Netherlands, which manufactures […]
Germany: Beiersdorf to build a new headquarters in Hamburg-Eimsbuttel
German health and beauty company Beiersdorf has announced plans to build a new headquarters and research centre in Hamburg-Eimsbuttel, Germany. Costing €230 million, the new facility will have a total area of about 100,000 sq m and nearly 3,000 “state-of-the art” workstations. The construction will begin this year and it is scheduled to be completed […]
UK: Hovis introduces “lower carbohydrate” bread
UK based bread and flour Hovis has introduced Lower Carb, a new range of bread aimed to attract consumers looking to reduce the intake of carbohydrates in their diet. According to the company, the new product – which is said containing 30% fewer carbohydrates than regular bread – did not require a new production method, […]
Germany: Philip Morris to construct facility for smokeless cigarettes
Philip Morris, the leading tobacco firm, has announced plans to construct a new facility in Germany for the manufacture of smoke-free cigarettes. The result of a €290 million ($323 million) investment, the new plant will manufacture the firm’s IQOS brand of tobacco steaks that “uses revolutionary technology that heats tobacco without burning it, giving you […]
Poland: Jeronimo Martins opens new facilities
Portuguese retailer Jeronimo Martins has announced plans to expand by opening its 16th distribution centre in Poland as well as opening new stores in the country. The new distribution centre for the group’s supermarket chain Biedronka is expected to open in Q3 2017 and to be located in the western region of Poland. According to sources, […]
Portugal: Carlsberg launches Mini Bar pack
Unicer, the Portuguese brewer, has launched a Mini Bar pack format for the Carlsberg brand, exclusively for the Portuguese market. The Carlsberg Mini Bar contains 20 bottles of beer and is promised to chill beer in only 30 minutes with the addition of 2kg of ice. Bruno Albuquerque, marketing director at Unicer said: “The launch […]
Italy: Barilla to invest €50 million in expansion plans
Italy’s leading pasta manufacturer Barilla has announced plans to invest €50 million ($55 million) over the next 10 years to updgrade its Pedrignano factory and its distribution centre near Parma. According to an article in Il Sole 24 Ore, the investment will be used to improvethe Pedrignano pasta facility, which is considered the world’s largest […]
Denmark: Dansk Supermarked to acquire Kiwi stores
Danish retailer Dansk Supermarked has reached an agreement to acquire 81 stores from competitor retailer Dagrofa. According to European Supermarket News, Dansk Supermarked aims to convert more than half the acquired stores into Netto outlets, whilst leases on the other stores are set to be offloaded to other retailers. Following the transaction, Dagrofa is set […]
Switzerland: Nestle invests in new plants in Latin America
Swiss FMCG multinational FMCG Nestle has laid out plans to open new plants in Latin America. According to Reuters, the manufacturer is working with government officials in the four countries that are members of the Pacific Alliance – Chile, Mexico, Peru and Colombia – with the particular aim of creating employment for younger workers. In an […]