Brazil: Sorvetes Jundia opens first store
Brazilian ice cream manufacturer Sorvetes Jundia has announced the opening of its first physical store, which is located in the city of Sao Paulo. The opening is described as being part of the celebrations for the company’s 40th anniversary in 2017. The concept store, on the corner of Alameda Lorena and Rua da Consolaçao, will […]
South Africa: Spirit of Rooibos launches namesake drink
South African spirits firm Spirit of Rooibos is launching a new eponymous rooibos (redbush tea) spirit promoted as a “premium triple distilled neutral spirit, craft infused with natural organic rooibos”. According to Fastmoving, the drink is created from sugar cane by a professional distillery, before being supplied to a bottling plant where the rooibos is […]
Portugal: Renova invests €36 million to increase production
Portuguese household paper manufacturer Renova has announced an investment of €36 million ($38 million) in order to bolster its production capacity. According to Economia Online, the company has installed new machinery that will increase annual production by 50%, nearly doubling the company’s exports by 2021. Renova president Paulo Pereira da Silva said that the new […]
USA: Peet’s Coffee and Tea to build roasting facility in Virginia
Peet’s Coffee & Tea, the US firm selling teas, coffees and related accessories, is to build a new roasting facility in the state of Virginia in order to better serve consumers on the east coast, according to an article in the Tea & Coffee Trade Journal. The new 175,000-sq ft roastery in the city of Suffolk […]
USA: Altamont Capital Partners acquires Maxi Canada
Altamont Capital Partners, a US investment fund, has announced the acquisition of meat firm Maxi Canada for an undisclosed amount. Quebec-based Maxi Canada is a manufacturer of frozen poultry, known for its Yummy and Dino Buddies brands which are sold throughout the United States. Following the acquisition, the company’s plant and office will remain in […]
Australia: Patties Foods to acquire Food Partners
Patties Foods, an Australian pie and pastry firm owned by Pacific Equity Partners, is to acquire New Zealand based convenience food manufacturer Food Partners, according to an article in the National Business Review. Food Partners, which trades as Leader Products, produces a range of frozen meat-based products for both retail and foodservice channels, including chicken and […]
USA: PepsiCo launches LIFEWTR brand
Food and soft drinks giant PepsiCo has announced the launch of a new bottled water brand called LIFEWTR that is slated for release across the USA in February 2017. Reportedly a response to rival Coca-Cola’s Glaceau SmartWater brand, LIFEWTR is described as purified water with balanced pH and added electrolytes. Product packaging – 700ml and […]
China: Fonterra introduces Upline range
New Zealand based dairy specialist Fonterra has launched a new specially-developed “premium” product range in China under the Anchor brand, in response to “ongoing growth in demand for safe, high-quality dairy nutrition”. According to an article in the Asia Food Journal, the new Upline UHT milk range comes in a high-protein version called LiveUp and […]
USA: Long Island Iced Tea acquires ALO Juice
US based soft drinks firm Long Island Iced Tea has announced that it to purchase the ALO Juice brand from The Wilnah International for 5,000 shares of the company’s common stock. The acquisition, which is expected to close at the beginning of 2017, will allow for Long Island Ice Tea to expand in the southeast of […]
Japan: Nissin to open plant in Ritto City
Nissin, the Japanese instant noodle manufacturer, has announced plans to invest in manufacturing capability with its first new manufacturing plant in Japan in over 20 years. The plant, slated for Ritto City, Shiga prefecture, is due to be started in May 2017 and is scheduled for completion in December 2019. Just under 100,000 sq m […]