USA: WhiteWave Foods acquires Wallaby and Vega
The dairy producer WhiteWave Food has agreed to purchase Wallaby, a manufacturer of organic dairy yoghurt , for approximately $125 million. The deal, subject to regulatory approval, is expected to be completed in the third quarter of the year. The acquisition of the California-based Wallaby will provide WhiteWave with a larger portfolio of yoghurt and […]
Canada: SunOpta acquires fruit snacks company Niagara Natural
Toronto-based company SunOpta has purchased Niagara Natural, which grows and manufactures non-GMO and organic fruit snacks, for approximately $6.7 million. The based in Ontario company, Niagara Natural, has around 35 employees and is expected to generate approximately CAD 10 million (USD 7.7 million) in revenue in 2015. With the acquisition SunOpta is extending its business […]
USA: Tetra Pak launches Tetra Top bottle
Tetra Pak has introduced Tetra Top, a paper-based bottle, to the US market through the Just Water brand of spring water. According to the manufacturer, Tetra Top offers new possibilities to beverage companies, being both recyclable and having environmental benefits in the manufacturing process. “Tetra Top provides brands with a distinctive look in a crowded […]
USA: Procter & Gamble announces annual results
Procter & Gamble has announced its fiscal year results, showing growth of 1% in organic sales and a decrease of 5% in net sales. “In fiscal 2015, P&G delivered strong, double-digit constant currency core EPS growth and very good free cash flow productivity of over 100% on modest organic sales growth”, said chairman, president, and […]
USA: Mars to invest $100 million in chocolate factory
Mars is continuing its programme of expansion at its manufacturing sites by investing an additional $100 million in a new 90,000-square foot chocolate facility in Topeka, Kansas, USA, to meet increasing demand. The move follows recent expansion by the company both in the US and overseas, including at the Wrigley facility in Flowery Branch, Georgia […]
USA: Pabst Brewing Company opens new brewery in Milwaukee
Pabst Brewing, the world’s largest American owned beer producer, has announced that it will open a new brewery in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on the site of the original Pabst Brewery, which was closed in 1966. Consisting of an investment of roughly $3 million to $5 million, the brewery will serve as Pabst’s hub for innovation and […]
USA: General Mills set to close two facilities
In the past two days General Mills has announced plans to close a further two facilities in the US as part of its programme of cost reduction. In Joplin, Missouri, the company said it would shut its manufacturing facility on Junge Boulevard, which manufactures snack products and has been operated by General Mills since 2014, by […]
USA: BrewDog to open brewery in Ohio
Scottish craft beer maker BrewDog has formally announced plans to open its first brewery overseas with the construction of a facility in the mid-Western United States. The full-scale 100,000 square foot craft brewery is to be sited in Canal Winchester, located in the Columbus Region of Ohio, USA and will be constructed at a total […]
Canada: Prima Chai launches traditionally brewed chai
Prima Chai is taking “the labour intensive process of preparing traditional Indian tea” by launching a ready-to-drink chai tea for consumers in Canada. According to a press release, the tea was created by Tas Cheema “using a family recipe passed down through generations” after he had identified “the need for an authentic Chai that met […]
USA: Walmart experimenting with ‘invisible barcodes’
Walmart is developing a new technology which could one day could replace barcodes and reduce supermarket checkout times, according to an article in TheDrum. The US retail giant is reportedly experimenting with invisible watermarks on product packaging, meaning that products could be recognised using a single scan anywhere on their surface area, rather than a […]