Nigeria: Mamuda Group invests $50 million in Ogun State
Nigerian FMCG firm Mamuda Group has announced an investment of $50 million to expand in Ogun state. According to sources, the investment will happen in several phases. Starting in June, the company will begin work on a new facility for its subsidiary Mamuda Beverages, before investing in the group’s food subsidiary Mamuda Foods, agricultural subsidiary Mamuda Agro […]
Tradeshow Insight: Natural & Organic Products Expo 2025
The Natural & Organic Products Expo (NOPEX) 2025, the UK’s premier trade event for sustainable and ethical brands, once again made ExCeL London its home this May as industry professionals engaged in another three days of trend-spotting and lively networking. Reportedly responding to feedback from exhibitors and visitors, NOPEX transitioned to a Monday-Tuesday format for […]
Switzerland: Lidl launches own brand for local produce.
Discount retailer Lidl has announced the launch of a new brand in Switzerland focusing on “quality” and local products. The Qualite Suisse (Swiss Quality) range has launched with fruit and vegetables, bread, meat, cheese, charcuterie and dairy products, with categories such as frozen food, iced tea, chocolate, flour, and sugar to be added in later stages. […]
USA: Danone acquires majority stake in Kate Farms
Danone, the food and beverage multinational, has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in Kate Farms, a US-based producer of plant-based, nutritional shakes and formulas for adults and children. Kate Farms shakes are described as containing organic pea protein, fibre and phytonutrients, with no artificial additives or […]
Belgium: Royal A-Ware to close Olympia plant in Pajottegem
Belgian dairy firm Olympia, a subsidiary of Royal A-Ware since 2022, has announced the closure of its dairy processing plant in Pajottegem. In a press release, Royal A-Ware’s said the plant’s installations and infrastructure require upgrades to meet current and future efficiency requirements, which the firm does not consider economically justifiable at the moment. “There has been […]
South Africa: Coca-Cola Beverages Africa invests in Malawi
Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA), the Coca-Cola bottler, has invested $14.9 million in a new production line in the Malawian capital Lilongwe through its subsidiary Coca-Cola Beverages Malawi Limited (CCBM). This investment has reportedly boosted CCBM’s production capacity, enabling the bottling of Coca-Cola brand beverages and the Sobo brand on a single line. The system produces […]
Switzerland: Nestle to expand coffee factory in Vietnam
Global FMCG giant Nestle has announced an investment of 1,900 billion VND ($73.32 million) to expand its Tri An coffee facility in the southern Vietnamese province of Dong Nai. The spending commitment is part of a wider 4,300 billion VND ($165.4 million) investment strategy for the factory during the 2024-2025 period, aimed at boosting production […]
USA: Milo’s Tea opens fourth facility in South Carolina
Milo’s Tea, an Alabama-based firm that manufactures, distributes, markets and sells ice teas and lemonades throughout the USA, has announced the opening of a manufacturing and distribution facility in Spartanburg, South Carolina, via a $200 million investment. Milo’s Tea said it grown more than threefold over the past ten years, going from fewer than 50 to nearly […]
‘Ultraprocessed’ fears driving shift in food & drink claims
Insight by Gama Compass MANCHESTER – 29th April 2025: Growing consumer aversion to ‘processed’ and ‘artificial’ foods is driving an uptick in launches touting claims such as “no additives” and “no artificial ingredients”, the latest Insight By Gama Compass discovers. An analysis of trends in global food and drink launches since 2013 reveals that consumer preference is instead […]
India: Kandhari Global Beverages gets approval to acquire Coca-Cola bottling plant
Kandhari Global Beverages has received approval from the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to acquire a Coca-Cola bottling facility in northern Gujarat for 2,000 crore INR ($240 million). According to reports, the transaction supports Coca-Cola’s long-term goal of minimising its direct bottling footprint by placing regulatory compliance in the hands of Indian businesses and bottling […]