Australia: Patties Foods receives takeover bid from Pacific Equity Partners
Investment firm Pacific Equity Partners has offered A$232million ($165 million) for 100% of the shares in Patties Foods, according to reports in AFN and ABC. Australia-based Patties Foods is the owner of a number of brands in the bakery industry, including Four ‘n’ Twenty Pies, Herbert Adams Pies, Snowy River, Pies Chefs, Patties and Nanna’s. […]
Australia: Munchkin grass-fed formula launched
US-based infant and toddler products firm Munchkin has launched its first formula, claimed to be made from milk produced only by 100% grass-fed cows, for the Australian market. The launch comes after the California-based firm struck a deal with New Zealand dairy producer Synlait to launch grass-fed formula milk in Australia and China. According to a report […]
China: C&C Group partners with Vandergeeten to launch Tennent’s beer
C&C Group, the producer of Magners cider, has signed an agreement with Dutch beer importer Vandergeeten for the distribution of its Tennent’s portfolio in China. Vandergeeten will initially launch Tennent’s 1885 Lager, Tennent’s Stout, Tennent’s Whisky Oak Aged Beer, Tennent’s Scotch Ale, and Tennent’s Extra. Vandergeeten has been distributing food and beverage products from Belgium […]
Gama Innovation Award: Kao Essential Refill Pack
Gama Innovation Award – Packaging MANCHESTER – 30th May 2016: Addressing environmental concerns while also offering the appeal of convenience, Kao Essential Refill Pack is May’s recipient of the Gama Innovation Award – Packaging. Named the Raku Raku Pack (‘Easy Easy Pack’), the new pouch for health & beauty manufacturer Kao’s Essential line of haircare products is designed to take the inconvenience, waste […]
‘High protein’ and ‘high fibre’ vie for functional supremacy
Insight by Gama Compass™ MANCHESTER – 20th May 2016: Baby drinks, dairy, snacks, dairy & dairy alternative drinks and functional drinks are among the key markets for high protein claims in new food and drink launches over the past two years, according to Gama’s latest study of global food and drinks innovation. Taking into account products reported […]
India: Nestle introduces “insta-filter” coffee
FMCG multinational Nestle is set to expand its coffee offering in India with the launch of Nescafe Sunrise Insta-Filter Coffee – “which provides the taste of filter coffee and yet does not require a filter”. According to Nestle, the new coffee is made from 100% Indian coffee beans, handpicked from Coorg and Chikmagalur, blended, roasted […]
India: Mondelez International opens its largest plant in Asia Pacific
Mondelez India Foods, part of food conglomerate Mondelez International, has inaugurated a new manufacturing facility in Sri City, Andhra Pradesh, India that is described as the company’s largest factory in Asia Pacific. According to a company press release, the plant is part of an investment of $190 million and is expected to produce approximately 60,000 […]
India: Patanjali reported to be establishing cosmetics plant
Patanjali Ayurveda, the fast-growing ayurvedic consumer goods firm, is seeking to establish a new production facility in Pithampur, near Indore in Madhya Pradesh, as it looks to ramp up its production of personal care products, according to a report in the Times of India. Official sources are reported as saying that the firm, which manufactures […]
Gama Innovation Award: Koikeya Pototto+ Potato Snack
Gama Innovation Award – Positioning MANCHESTER – 28th April 2016: Koikeya Pototto+ Potato Snack picks up the Gama Innovation Award – Positioning for April, by virtue of its haircare-inspired functional seasoning oil – a first in the snacks space. Seeking to bring beauty benefits to the mainstream savoury snack arena, Koikeya Pototto+ Potato Snack is […]
Gama Innovation Award: Tata Tea Fusion Tea
Gama Innovation Award – Packaging MANCHESTER – 26th April 2016: This month, the Gama Innovation Award – Packaging goes to Tata Tea Fusion Tea, which promises to bring tea blending to the masses by means of an unusual multi-layered jar. “For the first time in India, tea lovers will get to prepare and enjoy their tea the […]