France: Coca-Cola announces €1 billion of investments
Coca-Cola, the global soft drinks giant, has announced plans to invest up to €1 billion ($1.1 billion) in France over the next five years in support of “sustainable development” and a broadening of its product portfolio. The firm said that, together with Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP), its primary French bottling partner, it planned to make a […]
Finland: Fazer to close Yosa oat factory
Fazer, the Finnish dairy and confectionery firm, is considering closing a production facility for its Yosa brand of oat-based products, according to a FoodBev report. The plant in Kaarina, south-west Finland, is reportedly being shut as part of an efficiency drive, with production moving to another manufacturing site in the town of Koria. While noting […]
USA: Molson Coors to close California brewery
Molson Coors, the North American brewer, has announced it is planning to close its factory in Irwindale, CA, with production scheduled to cease by September. The firm said the move followed its recently-announced plans “to revitalize and restructure the business to get back on track”. Molson Coors added that it had entered into an agreement with rival brewer Pabst, giving […]
Brazil: Danone to shut two bottled water plants
Danone, the global dairy and beverages business, is shutting two plants in Brazil that produce bottled mineral water, according to a report in NewTrade. The production sites, which are located in Jundiai (Sao Paulo state) and Nova Iguacu (Rio de Janeiro state) produce bottled water for Bonafont, a major Latin American water brand that has a leading […]
Brazil: Quimica Amparo to construct new factory
Quimica Amparo, the household goods firm behind the Ype brand, has announced plans to construct a new factory and distribution centre in Pernambuco in a bid to bolster its presence in Brazil’s North East region, according to a report in New Trade. The new plant will start by manufacturing the firm’s line of liquid detergents, […]
UK: Innis & Gunn announces new brewery
Innis & Gunn, the Scotland-based beermaker, has unveiled plans to build a new brewery at Heriot-Watt University’s Research Park, west of Edinburgh, UK at a cost of around £20 million ($26 million). Described as the first major brewery to be built in Edinburgh for 150 years, the new plant is also claimed to be the UK’s […]
USA: Nuova Castelli to close cheese plant
Nuova Castelli, the Italian cheese maker soon to be owned by Lactalis, is closing its lone manufacturing facility in the USA, according to a Just Food report. Closure of the facility, which is located in Blockville, NY, could lead to up to 67 job losses, US media outlets say. The company has only been operating […]
Germany: Danone invests in Ochsenfurt factory
Danone, the food and drinks multinational, has announced it is investing “tens of millions” of euros to upgrade its dairy processing plant in Ochsenfurt, Germany, in order to expand production and improve efficiencies. The investment is primarily geared towards allowing the plant to manufacture ambient dairy products and also plant-based foods, alongside its existing yoghurt and […]
India: Varun Beverages expands capacity in Zimbabwe
Varun Beverages, the Indian soft drinks firm, is expanding production capacity in Africa with the inauguration of the second phase of its bottling plant in the Zimbabwean capital Harare, according to a report in Food Businesss Africa. The expanded plant, a franchise bottling operation for PepsiCo, now features three further production lines, in addition to the first PET […]
Sweden: Arla to close Gefleortens dairy business
Arla, the Danish milk processor, is to shut its Gefleortens business in Sweden, according to a FoodBev report, in a further sign of the pressures facing the global dairy sector. Gefleortens, which Arla acquired in 2017, is based in Gavle, north of Stockholm, and produces a range of dairy products including milk, cream and yoghurt. […]