UK: Iceland Foods to open warehouse in Warrington
Frozen food supermarket giant Iceland Foods has inaugurated a 500,000 sq ft warehouse in Warrington, UK, via a £100 million investment. The distribution hub is described as the company’s largest in the UK, with sections dedicated to ambient food, chilled products and frozen foods and a workforce of 750. The Warrington depot will deliver to more than […]
Saudi Arabia: BRF announces investment in new plant
Brazilian food conglomerate BRF has announced it is investing $160 million in a new processed food plant in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. In a press release, BRF said the new plant would have a production capacity of around 40,000 tonnes per year to begin with, but with potential for that to be doubled. It will initially serve the Saudi […]
Canada: Ferrero invests $445 million in facility expansion
Italian-based confectionery firm Ferrero has announced an investment of C$445 million ($320 million) to upgrade a production facility in Brantford, in the Canadian state of Ontario. According to sources, the expansion will aid in manufacturing new products, such as the recently-launched Ferrero Rocher chocolate squares. Nutella biscuits will also have a production line at the facility, […]
Belgium: Cora to cease trading in 2026
Belgian supermarket chain Cora has announced the closure of all of its seven hypermarkets in Belgium by the end of 2026. According to sources, the company, which is part of the Louis Delhaize Group, took the decision due to a decline in purchasing power, the popularity of online shopping, foreign competition, and the decline of the hypermarket […]
USA: Post Holdings to close two facilities
US breakfast cereal maker Post Holdings has announced the closure of two if its Post Consumer Brands cereal manufacturing facilities in Cobourg, Canada and Sparks, in the US state of Nevada. The closures are required to reduce capacity in its cereal production network, the company said, noting approximately 300 employees will be affected. “The ready-to-eat cereal category continues […]
Switzerland: Mondelez to invest in manufacturing facility
USA based snack and confectionery group Mondelez, has announced an investment of 65 million CHF ($80 million) to upgrade its Toblerone chocolate facility in Bern, Switzerland. The investment is being made in the location where Toblerone was founded in 1908, and where around 90% of Toblerone products sold worldwide are still manufactured. A production line that […]
India: Nestle to set up factory in Odisha with $100 million investment
The Indian arm of Swiss consumer goods giant Nestle has announced that it has laid the foundation stone for a new factory in Odisha, with an investment of 900 crore INR ($108 million). This new facility, Nestle India’s tenth in the country, will focus on producing food items such as ready-to-eat meals and culinary aids. Commenting on […]
Germany: Danone to close Ochsenfurt factory
Dairy giant Danone has announced that the company will be closing its dairy plant in Ochsenfurt, Germany, by Q4 2026. According to sources, the decision stems from a restructuring plan that the company has been carrying out in Germany Danone is said to have invested in the plant consistently for 15 years, including in 2019 when the […]
Australia: Mars Wrigley invests in factory expansion
Leading food multinational Mars Wrigley has announced an investment of A$6.5 million ($4.2 million) to increase production capacity for gums and mints at its factory in Asquith, Australia. According to sources, the investment includes a new production line and a circular-by-design packaging technology that is able to remove 13 tonnes of soft plastic per year. Production capacity […]
USA: Anheuser-Busch to close facility in at New Hampshire craft brewery
Anheuser-Busch, US subsidiary of world-leading brewer AB InBev, has announced the closure of production at its craft brewery in the US state of New Hampshire. The 104,000 sq ft facility, operated by Craft Brew Alliance, produces beer for the Kona and Omission brands. “We understand the impact of this announcement on our people in Portsmouth, […]