India: Amul plans to establish 15 new milk processing plants
Indian dairy giant Amul is planning to add 15 new milk processing plants in the 2024 financial year as it seeks to capitalize on the move from own-label to branded products. The company has reportedly lined up an investment of $40-53.33 million for capacity expansion and new initiatives. It currently has installed capacity of 47 […]
Indonesia: PepsiCo breaks ground on new snack plant
PepsiCo, the global snacks firm, has broken ground on a new snacks plant in Cikarang, Indonesia, according to Reuters and Just Food reports. The investment is said to mark the company’s return to manufacturing operations in Indonesia after ending a joint venture with an Indofood subsidiary in 2021. The venture had produced the brands Lay’s, Cheetos […]
Germany: Lieken scales back manufacturing operations
Lieken, the German manufacturer of bread and other baked goods, is scaling back its manufacturing operations with the closure of a production line at its factory in Ludersdorf, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The closure, which will reportedly affect around 80 jobs, is said to be part of a strategic decision to refocus the business on its core categories […]
USA: Wells Enterprises announces expansion plans
Wells Enterprises, the US ice cream maker, has announced plans to expand its Dunkirk, New York manufacturing plant, generating more than 200 jobs. The company, which was acquired by Ferrero in December 2022 but continues to operate independently, said the investment was key to boosting production for brands like Blue Bunny, Blue Ribbon Classics, Bomb […]
UK: Britvic adds bottling line to Beckton factory
Britvic, the UK soft drinks maker, has announced it is adding a sixth bottling line to its Beckton facility in East London via a £22.5 million ($28.6 million) investment. The expansion is designed to help support Britvic’s long-term growth ambitions in Britain, increasing production capacity at the site by nearly 30%, the company said. The new line […]
Ireland: Diageo cleared to proceed with Baileys plant expansion
Diageo, the leading alcoholic drinks firm, has been given the green light to proceed with the expansion of a facility in Northern Island that acts as a primary manufacturing site for the firm’s Baileys brand of cream liqueur. According to reports in the Irish Times and Food Manufacture, the £26 million ($33 million) expansion of […]
Brazil: Heineken invests in alcohol-free beer production
Multinational Dutch brewer Heineken has announced plans to invest R$80 million ($15.75 million) to expand production of Heineken 0.0 at the Araraquara brewer in Sao Paulo, Brazil, according to a report in Industria News. The news comes a few months after the company unveiled an investment of R$1.5 billion ($243 million) to expand its premium […]
Australia: Beam Suntory and Frucor Suntory launch Suntory Oceania
Beam Suntory and Frucor Suntory have announced the launch of Suntory Oceania, a A$3 billion ($2 billion) partnership to manufacture and distribute premium spirits and alcohol-free drinks in Australia and New Zealand. Suntory Oceania will market 40 leading alcoholic drinks brands including Jim Beam, Maker’s Mark, Hibiki Whisky, and Canadian Club, with the non-alcoholic drinks […]
Australia: Wide Open Agriculture to open dairy alternative plant
Wide Open Agriculture (WOA), a regenerative food and agriculture company, has announced plans to open a production facility to manufacture oat milk products in Western Australia. The production facility, backed by a A$5 million ($3.3 million) grant and located near an existing pilot plant, will produce-ready to-drink oat milk using WOA’s lupin-based “Buntine Protein”. WOA […]
Brazil: Vida Veg invests $2 million in plant expansion
Vida Veg, a Brazilian producer of plant-based foods, has announced that the company is investing R$10 million ($2 million) to expand an existing plant in Lavras, Minas Gerais state. According to sources, the firm is tripling the size of the factory and looking to increase production capacity five-fold, with the aim of establishing capability for […]