Australia: Nature One Dairy secures deal with Sinopharm
Nature One Dairy, a dairy firm based in Melbourne, Australia, has signed a strategic partnership with Chinese pharmacy giant Sinopharm to manufacture baby formula, specialised milk powder products and other health-related products to import to China. China is reported to be introducing a new policy from January 2018 that will limit the number of infant formula […]
USA: Nestle mulling sale of confectionery business
FMCG giant Nestle has revealed that it is considering the divestment of its confectionery brands in the USA, as part of a “strategic review” in the country. Announcing the move in a statement, the firm said that it would “explore strategic options for its US confectionery business, including a potential sale”, emphasising that the review […]
Poland: Japan Tobacco International opens new plant
Japanese cigarette manufacturing company Japan Tobacco International has opened a new plant in Lodz, Poland, with an estimated investing amount of $200 million. According to Handel Extra, the new factory will employ up to 400 people, bringing Japan Tobacco International’s total workforce in Poland to 1,500. The new 70,000 sq m “technologically advanced manufacturing site” […]
Canada: Nurtrinor to acquire Fromagerie Champetre
Nurtrinor, a Canada based agri-food cooperative, has acquired a majority stake in cheese specialist Fromagerie Champetre, company based in Repentigny in Canada. The acquisition, according to a company statement, is part of a three-year investment plan to strengthening Nutrinor’s position in the agri-food sector, enabling the cooperative to position itself on the dairy processing market outside […]
Brazil: Coca-Cola launches Guarana flavour Fanta
Coca-Cola has introduced a new guarana flavour of its Fanta soft drink in Brazil. According to Coca-Cola, the new Guarana Fanta is the first to reach the market containing guarana that is 100% certified as being sourced from the Amazon. Flavio Camelier, vice-president of operations at Coca-Cola Brasil, said: “Our goal is to make Fanta […]
Poland: Jeronimo Martins opens new facilities
Portuguese retailer Jeronimo Martins has announced plans to expand by opening its 16th distribution centre in Poland as well as opening new stores in the country. The new distribution centre for the group’s supermarket chain Biedronka is expected to open in Q3 2017 and to be located in the western region of Poland. According to sources, […]
Portugal: Carlsberg launches Mini Bar pack
Unicer, the Portuguese brewer, has launched a Mini Bar pack format for the Carlsberg brand, exclusively for the Portuguese market. The Carlsberg Mini Bar contains 20 bottles of beer and is promised to chill beer in only 30 minutes with the addition of 2kg of ice. Bruno Albuquerque, marketing director at Unicer said: “The launch […]
Italy: Barilla to invest €50 million in expansion plans
Italy’s leading pasta manufacturer Barilla has announced plans to invest €50 million ($55 million) over the next 10 years to updgrade its Pedrignano factory and its distribution centre near Parma. According to an article in Il Sole 24 Ore, the investment will be used to improvethe Pedrignano pasta facility, which is considered the world’s largest […]
Singapore: Ferrero to open first innovation hub in Asia
Ferrero, the Italian manufacturer of chocolate and confectionery products, has opened an innovation centre to develop new products in Singapore. According to a company statement, the hub has been created to develop innovation functions in areas as health and nutrition, new raw materials and product research and development, consumer insight and foresight activities. Giovanni Ferrero, […]
USA: Amazon to acquire Whole Foods Market
US e-commerce giant Amazon has agreed to acquire the retailer Whole Foods Market for $13.7 billion including net debt. The acqusition is the latest in a series of significant moves by Amazon into FMCG retailing, including the opening of its first bricks-and-mortar grocery store in December of last year. According to Food Business News, the […]