UK: TMICC invests £50 million in Gloucester facility
The Magnum Ice Cream Company (TMICC), the newly independent global ice cream specialist, has announced a £50 million ($63.5 million) investment to modernise its production facility in Gloucester, south-west England. The site, which is the largest ice cream factory in the UK, produces approximately 1.9 million units of ice cream daily for brands including Magnum, […]
USA: Ritter Sport expands presence with Creative Natural Products acquisition
Ritter Sport, the German family-owned chocolate manufacturer, has significantly bolstered its North American operations through the acquisition of the premium chocolate business of Creative Natural Products, a US-based confectionery firm. The deal specifically involves the purchase of the Seattle-based brand organic and fair-trade chocolate label Theo Chocolate. Following the acquisition, Ritter Sport intends to integrate […]
Poland: Unilever to invest €20 million in Poznan food plant
Unilever, the British multinational consumer goods group, has announced an investment of 90 million PLN ($22.7 million) to expand its food production facility in Poznan, Poland. The investment is directed at the site’s “Dry Foods” department and aims to increase production capacity for the company’s food brands, including Knorr, Hellmann’s and Amino. The project involves […]
USA: Campbell Soup acquires stake in pasta sauce manufacturer La Regina
Campbell Soup, the US-based food and beverage giant, has acquired a minority stake in La Regina di San Marzano, a leading producer of premium pasta sauces and a long-standing manufacturing partner for the Sovos Brands portfolio. The investment, valued at approximately $45 million (£35.6 million), strengthens Campbell’s supply chain following its $2.7 billion ($2.1 billion) […]
USA: Tindle Foods to exit, focus on Europe
Tindle Foods, the Singapore-founded plant-based meat producer, has announced it will divest its direct-to-consumer and retail operations in the USA and shift to focus on private label partnerships within the European market. The company, which maintains a significant European presence through its German subsidiary (formerly Miammo), plans to leverage its research and development centre in Munich […]
Spain: Ferrero to transform ice cream facility into European hub
Ferrero, the Italian confectionery group, is investing €140 million (approximately $162 million) to modernize its Ice Cream Factory Comaker (ICFC) plant in Alzira, Valencia, transforming it into its new European technology hub for ice cream development. The substantial investment is part of a long-term growth plan to strengthen the company’s branded ice cream portfolio across […]
Austria: SalzburgMilch and Pinzgau Milch plan strategic merger
Austrian dairy processors SalzburgMilch and Pinzgau Milch Produktions plan to merge, creating a joint company with a combined annual turnover of €520 million (approximately $563 million). The consolidation effort aims to leverage synergies across all operational areas, extending their existing production collaboration into milk collection, processing, logistics, sales and administration. The merged entity will be […]
South Africa: Tiger Brands to open bakery facility
Tiger Brands, the leading South African packaged goods group, has committed 1 billion ZAR ($59 million) to construct a new bakery plant in Klerksdorp, in South Africa’s North West province, specifically to boost capacity for its dominant Albany bread brand. The significant investment, which the company claims is part of its long-term strategy to modernise […]
Italy: Barilla invests €20 million in Parma plant
Barilla, the Italian pasta, sauces and bakery firm, has inaugurated its new Barilla Innovation & Technology Experience (BITE) centre in Parma, Italy, as its most significant investment in recent years to accelerate global research and development across its product portfolio. The 14,000 sq mfacility, designed to act as a global innovation hub for over 100 […]
Sweden: Arla announces €6 million expansion for cottage cheese production
Arla, the European farmer-owned dairy cooperative, has committed to investing nearly €6 million ($7.4 million) to significantly boost cottage cheese capacity at its Falkenberg site in Sweden. The investment, which is reportedly driven by record demand for high-protein, low-fat products such as quark and cottage cheese, aims to increase the annual output of its popular […]