South Africa: RCL Foods to invest 150 million ZAR in pet food plant
RCL Foods, a manufacturer of food products, is investing 150 million ZAR ($12.6 million) to open one of the largest pet food facilities in South Africa. The company said that the new 1,500 sq m facility, located in Randfontein near Johannesburg, would feature innovation and technology improvements allowing for a revolution in its Canine Cuisine, […]
UK: Mondelez to launch Wine Gums Mocktails
Snacks and confectionery multinational Mondelez has announced the extension of its Maynard Bassetts Wine Gums range with a new Mocktails variant. The new jelly sweets will contain three non-alcoholic flavours – Strawberry Daiquiri, Pina Colada and Cuba Libre – and will be targeted at younger adults with an emphasis on the “night in” occasion. Commenting […]
Germany: Fonterra expands in nutrition space through Goodminton investment
Fonterra Ventures, the investment arm of the New Zealand dairy giant, has announced that it is bolstering its presence in the nutrition space through an investment in Goodminton, the German holding company behind the Foodspring start-up. Described as Fonterra Ventures’ “first strategic partnership”, the deal will enable Fonterra to tap into active nutrition, a segment […]
UK: Piccolo launches stage three baby meals
Piccolo, a UK company specialized in baby food, has announced the launch of a stage-three ready meals line that features Mediterranean flavours. Launched on the back of the firm’s stage-one and stage-two pouches, Piccolo Baby Meals come in a split pot package that combines textured grains, vegetables and sauce such that the vegetables are claimed […]
Germany: Hachez production “to move to Poland”
Toms, the Danish confectionery group, is said to be preparing to relocate production of Hachez chocolate from its traditional base in Bremen, Germany to an unspecified new location in Poland. According to a report in the Weser Kurier, the 250 employees at the firm’s factory in the city were informed of the decision at the […]
Nigeria: Nestle to open new beverage plant
The Nigerian arm of consumer goods giant Nestle has announced an investment of 4.1 billion NGN ($11.4 million) to open a new beverage production plant in Ogun state, Nigeria. The new plant will expand production of the brand’s Milo ready-to-drink range to an annual production capacity of approximately 8,000 tonnes, creating up to 100 new […]
USA: Kraft Heinz expands in breakfast with Ore-Ida Just Crack An Egg
US packaged foods firm Kraft Heinz is looking to expand its breakfast portfolio with the launch of Ore-Ida Just Crack An Egg, a product that is claimed to provide hot scrambled egg in less than two minutes. Designed “to help reignite Americans’ love for breakfast”, Ore-Ida Just Crack An Egg is advertised as “the perfect […]
USA: Post to close facility in Massachusetts
USA cereal maker Post has announced plans to close a manufacturing facility in Clinton, MA by August 2019. According to Food Business News, the facility was obtained as a result of Post’s $1.8 billion acquisition of Weetabix in 2017 . Post said the planned closure ”reflects Post’s continuous improvement initiative to optimize its cereal production […]
Tradeshow Insight: Gulfood 2018
Warm sunshine and clear blue skies greeted guests arriving for the 2018 outing of Gulfood, the largest trade event in the Middle East for the fast-moving consumer goods sector. Now into its 23rd edition, Gulfood welcomed almost 100,000 visitors to the showgrounds of the Dubai World Trade Centre, with 1 million square feet of floorspace […]
Australia: D’Orsogna breaks ground on Melbourne facility
Western Australian meat company D’Orsogna has announced that it has begun construction on a A$66 million ($51.9 million) food manufacturing facility in the city of Melbourne, Victoria. The firm said the new plant, which will employ 240 people, would establish the firm as a national market leader in the smallgoods and meat protein food sector. […]