UK: Nestle to upgrade coffee factory
Nestle, the leading food and drinks business, is investing £28 million ($37 million) in its Dalston factory in Cumbria to expand production capacity and modernise operations for its “frothy-coffee” range. The upgrade comprises a new £17.5 million ($23 million) four-storey mixing plant plus two high-tech packing lines worth £10.7 million. The packing lines are capable […]
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 […]
UK: Idilia acquires Shaken Udder
Idilia Foods, a diversified Spanish food and drinks firm, has announced the acquisition of Shaken Udder Group, the UK’s leading premium milkshake brand. Founded in 2004, Shaken Udder is described as producing milkshakes made with fresh milk and real ingredients, available in major retailers such as Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Asda, as well as across the […]
Sweden: Danone to sell ProViva juice brand to Lactalis
Danone, the food and beverage multinational, has announced the sale of its Swedish probiotic juice brand ProViva to French dairy group Lactalis for an undisclosed sum. Majority-owned by Danone since 2010, ProViva is well known in Sweden for its probiotic fruit juices in raspberry, rosehip, blueberry and blackcurrant flavours. It will now join Skanemejerier, Lactalis’s Swedish […]
Australia: M&S enters wholesale food partnership with Coles
Marks & Spencer (M&S), the British multinational retailer, has entered the Australian grocery market through a new wholesale partnership with Coles, one of the country’s largest supermarket chains. From 19th November, Coles stores nationwide will stock M&S items such as Percy Pig and Colin the Caterpillar confectionery, shortbread and luxury tea. While the initial launch […]
Tradeshow Look Ahead: Carla Borges Pita, Lisbon Food Affair 2026
Gama spoke to Carla Borges Pita, Event Manager, ahead of the latest edition of Lisbon Food Affair. What are your expectations for Lisbon Food Affair 2026? We expect Lisbon Food Affair 2026 to further consolidate its position as the leading hub for the food and beverage industry in Portugal. Our goal is to attract a […]
Paul Brown, Founder & Chief Executive OfficerBOL Foods
Gama spoke to Paul Brown, Founder & Chief Executive Officer at BOL Foods. What have your experiences at BOL Foods taught you about building a resilient brand? Starting a brand is demanding, and the perception versus the reality is very different. But having a clear mission has helped us withstand difficult periods. Listening to […]
Netherlands: JDE Peet’s opens innovation laboratory
Netherlands-based coffee and tea major JDE Peet’s has announced that it has opened a modular innovation laboratory in Utrecht, Netherlands, to accelerate next-generation coffee breakthroughs. The new facility will focus on developing single-serve, capsule, ready-to-drink and instant formats, together with sustainable packaging innovations. It also features updated processing, heating and ventilation systems engineered to recover […]
Switzerland: Coca-Cola HBC acquires controlling stake in Coca-Cola Beverages Africa
Coca-Cola and Gutsche Family Investments (GFI) have announced the sale of a 75% controlling stake in Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) to Swiss bottler Coca-Cola HBC for $2.6 billion. CCBA is the largest Coca-Cola bottler in Africa, operating in 14 countries and handling 40% of Coca-Cola’s product volume on the continent. Commenting on the move, Coca-Cola executive […]
Turkey: Lipton tea facilities to be sold Ozgur Cay
Lipton Teas & Infusions, the tea company owned by investment firm CVC Capital Partners, has announced a deal to sell its Turkish tea production operations to local manufacturer Ozgur Cay, The deal would sea the Netherlands-based business transfer control of two processing facilities in Rize, subject to approval from Turkiye’s Competition Authority. “An agreement has been reached […]