Mithun Appaiah, Chief Executive Officer
Wow! Momo Foods
Gama spoke to Mithun Appaiah, Chief Executive Officer at Wow! Momo Foods. How did you adapt the Wow! Momo restaurant experience for retail shelves and home kitchens? The biggest challenge was taking a product consumers were used to enjoying fresh at a restaurant and making that experience work at home. We therefore looked beyond […]
USA: Barilla Group to acquire Goodles
Barilla Group, the international food company, has entered into an agreement to acquire Goodles, the US-based boxed mac and cheese brand. Founded in October 2020 as Gooder Foods and based in Santa Cruz (CA), Goodles produces mac and cheese products distributed across major and independent US retailers. Following the transaction, Goodles will continue to operate […]
USA: Mars introduces Pringles Dippers
Mars, the food and snacking giant, is launching Pringles Dippers, the brand’s first-ever thicker, sturdier and wavier crisp designed specifically for dipping. Engineered with a scoop-like design to handle various dipping styles, the new line is available in three flavours: Original, French Onion, and Bacon Cheddar. Eileen Flaherty-Yao, senior director of Salty at Mars Snacking […]
Australia: PAG agrees to sell majority stake in Cordina Group to OSI
PAG, the alternative investment firm, has signed an agreement to sell its majority stake in Cordina Group as part of a merger with TUROSI, the Australian operations of global food group OSI. The transaction will combine Cordina Group, a poultry producer founded over 80 years ago in Girraween, New South Wales, with TUROSI to form […]
USA: Chobani to invest $1.2 billion in Pennsylvania campus
Chobani, the US food and beverage manufacturer, has announced plans to invest approximately $1.2 billion over the next five years to establish a 1.5-million-square-foot manufacturing and warehouse campus in Allentown (PA). The expansion includes acquiring an existing Allentown manufacturing facility and warehouse from Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP). First opened for production in 2021, the facility […]
Tradeshow Look Ahead: Jean-Gabriel Mollard, SIAL 2026
Gama spoke to Jean-Gabriel Mollard, Director of SIAL Paris, ahead of the latest edition of SIAL. What are your primary goals and expectations for SIAL 2026 as it returns to Paris? Our priority for SIAL Paris 2026 is clear: to make this edition a powerful accelerator for business and transformation across the food industry. As […]
UK: Unilever puts Colman’s up for sale
Unilever, the UK-based consumer goods giant, is seeking a buyer for its Colman’s mustard brand ahead of a planned deal to offload the bulk of its food operations to US food group McCormick. The disposal plan has been initiated to proactively address potential competition concerns from regulators, as McCormick already owns the French’s mustard brand. […]
Spain: Patatas Melendez invests €50 million in plant transformation
Patatas Melendez, the Spanish fresh potato producer, has invested more than €50 million ($56 million) in the technological transformation of its Melendez 4.0 production facility in Medina del Campo, Spain. The investment has been allocated to incorporate automation systems, robotics and data analytics across potato selection, packaging, and marketing processes. According to the company, the […]
USA: Sweetmore Bakeries acquires Fantasy Baking
Sweetmore Bakeries, a Chicago-based family of specialty bakeries, has completed the acquisition of Fantasy Baking, a manufacturer of private label and branded sweet baked products. The acquisition marks Sweetmore Bakeries’ sixth facility overall and its first manufacturing site on the West Coast, extending its footprint across the Northeast, Midwest, Southeast, Southwest and West. Following Shore […]
Austria: Obersteirische Molkerei plans integration with Berglandmilch
Obersteirische Molkerei (OM), the Austrian dairy co-operative, is in advanced talks to integrate its operational dairy business into rival co-operative Berglandmilch. According to a letter sent to suppliers, other business sectors of the co-operative, including its hardware stores, forestry and agricultural technology divisions, will not be affected by the restructuring. The management and supervisory boards […]