USA: J&J Snack Foods acquires Thinsters biscuit brand
American snack manufacturer J&J Snack Foods has announced the acquisition of the Thinsters biscuit brand from Hain Celestial, an organic and natural products company. Thinsters are described as thin, bite-size cookies that are oven-baked with real butter and real sugar. The Hain Celestial Group, which itself acquired Thinsters in 2021 along with That’s How We […]
South Korea: Innohas to open world’s largest plant-based food facility
Innohas, a South Korean food maker, has announced the opening of a manufacturing site which is claimed to be the largest fully plant-based food facility anywhere in the world. Sited in Jecheon, South Korea, the new facility will reportedly produce Korean-style plant-based foods under Innohas’s Sunlit Foods brand to cater to increased demand for Korean […]
USA: Riviana Foods expands production capacity at Memphis plant
North American rice and pasta specialist Riviana Foods has announced it has completed the first phase of a $80.6 million investment in a start-of-the-art processing and packaging plant in Memphis, Tennessee. In a press release, the Ebro Foods subsidiary said the first phase of the project upgraded approximately 20,000 sq ft of the facility to […]
USA: Uncle Matt’s Organic opens new manufacturing plant
Uncle Matt’s Organic, a producer of organic beverages, has opened a new 75,000 sq ft manufacturing plant in the US state of Texas, to the west of Dallas and Fort Worth. The facility will reportedly take charge of 100% of Uncle Matt’s chilled juice production. Commenting on the move, Uncle Matt’s Organic founder and chief […]
Netherlands: St. Paul to buy Koninklijke ERU
St. Paul, a leading Dutch cheese processor, has announced the acquisition of Koninklijke ERU, an independent Dutch cheese dairy, to create an alliance for the production of a wide range of processed cheese products. Founded in 1824, Koninklijke ERU is known for brands such as Balans, Goudkuipje and Prestige, with a product range that includes […]
USA: Cooke to close Massachusetts seafood facility
True North Seafood, a subsidiary of Canadian seafood specialist Cooke, has announced plans to close a facility located in New Bedford, in the US state of Massachusetts. True North Seafood, which acquired the New Bedford site as part of the 2020 acquisition of Mariner Seafood, said it would shift operations to its sister plant at […]
India: PepsiCo to set up drinks flavour manufacturing facility
PepsiCo, the global snacks and drinks giant, has announced plans to invest 1,266 crore INR ($154 million) to set up a flavour manufacturing facility for beverages in Ujjain, in India’s Madhya Pradesh state. The plant, spanning an area of approximately 22 acres, is expected to enhance PepsiCo’s beverage production capacity and create more employment opportunities, […]
South Africa: Varun Beverages completes acquisition of BevCo
Varun Beverages (VBL), the Indian bottler for PepsiCo, has completed the acquisition of BevCo, a South African beverage company, following approval from the South African Competition Commission. The proposed acquisition was announced in December 2023, valuing BevCo at 1,320 crore INR ($16.4 million). BevCo is described as a leading independent manufacturer and distributor of licensed […]
Brazil: Louis Dreyfus Company to acquire Cacique
Netherlands-based commodities firm Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) has announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Cacique, a major Brazilian maker of soluble coffee, for an undisclosed sum. Cacique is described as a leading independent global producer, processor, and exporter of soluble coffee, with two manufacturing sites in Brazil. It has a portfolio of […]
Tradeshow Look Ahead: Francisco López Bago, Salon Gourmets 2024
Gama spoke to Francisco López Bago, president of Grupo Gourmets, ahead of the latest edition of Salon Gourmets. What do you expect from this year’s Salon Gourmets? As in the previous edition, we will fill five halls, which means 65,000 sq m of exhibition space, nearly 2,000 exhibitors, 55,000 products… We also have eight […]