USA: Tyson to close facility in Kansas
Tyson Foods, the leading US meat firm, has announced the closure of a beef and pork facility in Emporia (KS) with the loss of over 800 jobs. The decision to shut the facility comes as the size of the US cattle herd has fallen to its smallest size in decades, raising the cost of buying […]
Poland: Toms Group to expand chocolate production
Toms, the Danish confectionery group, has announced a nine-figure investment plan to consolidate chocolate production in Nowa Sol, Poland, and licorice and sugar confectionery Helseholmen, Denmark. As part of the reorganisation, Toms said it was also planning to phase out its operations in Ballerup, Denmark, within the next three to ofour years. Founded in 1924, […]
Brazil: Lactalis to invest $42 million in Minas Gerais dairy operations
French based dairy major Lactalis has announced plans to invest R$250 million ($41.7 million) to expand operations in Brazil’s Minas Gerais state. The company’s presence in Minas Gerais includes factories in Antonio Carlos, Pouso Alto, Sabara, Guanhaes, Para de Minas, Sete Lagoas, and Uberlandia, as well as logistics centres in Contagem and its administrative headquarters […]
UK: Unilever invests £40 million to consolidate condiment production
Unilever, the leading FMCG firm, has announced it has completed a £40 million ($51 million), five-year investment at its food factory in Burton, UK, as it seeks to consolidate manufacturing of its condiments range. In a statement, the company said the aim of the investment was to drive growth in its UK food business and […]
South Africa: PepsiCo invests $41 million in snack factory
PepsiCo, the global snacks and drinks giant, has announced the company has invested 746 million ZAR ($41 million) to add a new state-of-the-art potato crisp production line to its factory in Johannesburg, South Africa. The new line is intended to ease the burden on PepsiCo’s existing four potato crisp lines across in South Africa, all of which are said […]
Dairy turning away from low fat claims, formulations
Insight by Gama Compass MANCHESTER – 3rd December 2024: Low fat claims and formulations have been declining in new dairy products over recent years, the latest insights from Gama Compass can reveal, highlighting that the trend towards ‘better-for-you’ options in food and drinks, although undoubtedly significant, is far from universal or one-dimensional. While ‘health’ continues to grab the […]
South Korea: CJ CheilJedang to build new factory in Hungary
CJ CheilJedDang (CJCJ), the leading South Korean food firm, has announced plans to build a new food manufacturing facility in Europe via an investments of 100 billion KRW ($72 million). CJCJ reported that it had already secured a site for its new European K-Food factory in Dunavarsany, Hungary. The plant, covering an area of 115,000 […]
USA: PepsiCo to acquire full ownership of Sabra and Obela
FMCG giant PepsiCo has reached an agreement to acquire the remaining 50% of Safra and Obela and take full ownership of both companies. PepsiCo said the move would allow it to accelerate innovation in fresh dips and spreads to meet growing consumer demand. Created between 2008 and 2012, Sabra and Obela are 50/50 joint ventures […]
USA: Lancaster Colony to acquire Winland Foods facility
Food manufacturer Lancaster Colony has announced the acquisition of a sauce and dressing production facility in Atlanta from Winland Foods for an approximate price of $75 million. The plant extends to around 300,000 sq ft in total, including roughly 250,000 sq ft of manufacturing space. “We are very pleased to have reached an agreement to […]
USA: Nestle to invest $150 million in frozen food plant
Nestle, the Swiss consumer goods giant, has announced an investment of $150 million to expand its frozen food facility in Gaffney, South Carolina. The investment will be used to install a new production line for single-serve frozen meals and upgrade automation and digital technology. Operating since 1980, the Gaffney plant produces frozen food for brands […]