UK: Unilever sells Graze brand to Katjes International
FMCG giant Unilever has agreed to sell its UK healthy-snacking brand Graze to Katjes International – owner of confectionery group Candy Kittens – marking a strategic exit from parts of its foods portfolio. Under the deal, Katjes (via its UK subsidiary Future Snacks Ltd) will acquire 100 % of Graze’s shares, including its full product […]
USA: Horizon Family Brands acquires Maple Hill Creamery
Horizon Family Brands, a leading US provider of better-for-you food and beverages, has acquired Maple Hill Creamery, America’s original 100% grass-fed organic dairy company. Maple Hill, founded in 2009 and known for milk, yogurt, kefir and butter sourced exclusively from small family farms under regenerative agriculture standards, will now operate under Horizon’s broader platform. The […]
Spain: Paulig invests €12 million to expand production in Barcelona
Paulig, the Finnish food company known for its Tex-Mex, snacks and world foods portfolio, has committed to invest €12 million ($14 million) at its plant in Berga (Barcelona) to install a new flour tortilla production line. The move responds to rising global demand for Tex-Mex products and is intended to reinforce the strategic importance of […]
South Africa: Woodlands Dairy Group acquires Ladismith Cheese
South African dairy firm Woodlands Dairy Group has announced its acquisition of 100% of Ladismith Cheese Company, including its subsidiaries Ladismith Powder Company and Mooivallei Suiwel, from seafood wholesaler Sea Harvest Group. Founded in 1999, Ladismith Cheese Company offers a portfolio of cheese, butter and milk powder. Made up of Woodlands Dairy and its fully owned […]
Spain: Bel to invest in in The Laughing Cow production
French dairy producer Bel Group has announced a €1.5 million ($1.74 million) investment to expand its site in Ulzama, Spain. The plans include constructing a 600 sq mt building that will house two more packaging lines. This expansion will boost production capacity by 15%, bringing output to nearly 7,000 tonnes of The Laughing Cow per […]
Germany: Naba Feinkost acquires vegan spread brand Hedi
Naba Feinkost, the German family-owned delicatessen producer, is set to acquire the organic brand Hedi, a maker of vegan spreads, at the turn of the year. The deal will expand Naba Feinkost’s portfolio to three brands – Nabio, Reichenhof and now Hedi – strengthening its offer in the specialist organic trade. According to Felicitas von […]
Germany: Nestle sells Conow plant to Sprehe Group
Nestlé, the Swiss food and beverage group, is to divest its Conow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern production facility to German meat and frozen-food manufacturer Sprehe Group, with the transfer scheduled for 1st January. The site currently employs around 70 staff and has formed part of Nestle’s European culinary network. According to sources, Conow has been responsible for items including […]
France: Vicky Foods to open new production plant
Spanish bakery manufacturer Vicky Foods has opened a new production plant in France. Located in Fragnes-La Loyere, the new facility has been created to supply the French market and neighbouring countries such as Germany, Switzerland, Benelux and Italy. With a cost exceeding €100 million ($116 million) and an initial area of 23,578 sq m, the […]
Poland: Mondelez to invest in Plonsk biscuit factory
Mondelez, the US-based snacks and confectionery group, has announced a 620 million PLN ($169 million) investment to expand its biscuit factory in Płonsk, Poland. The investment will support a new production line for the Lubisie brand, plus a second line for Milka biscuits, a raw-materials warehouse, and upgrades to site infrastructure. The Płonsk plant will […]
USA: McCain to acquire Penobscot McCrum
McCain, the leading frozen potato firm, has entered into an agreement to acquire Penobscot McCrum LLC (McCrum), one of North America’s premier suppliers of frozen potato specialty products. As a result of the acquisition, McCrum’s Maine processing facility will operate independently and agree a potato supply arrangement with McCain, and about 130 employees at the […]