Tyson Foods to End Production at US “Prepared Foods” Plant
Tyson Foods announced the shutdown of its prepared‑foods plant in Rome, Georgia, citing the single‑customer model as no longer viable. The closure follows a broader restructuring that includes the recent Nebraska beef‑plant shutdown and a shift toward higher‑margin chicken operations. Tyson reported a $426 million adjusted operating loss for its beef unit in fiscal 2025, while sales rose to $21.6 billion. The company says it will help displaced workers find new roles within the firm and with local partners.
Apetito Secures Planning Approval for New UK Factory
Apetito, the German ready‑meals provider, secured planning approval for a new UK production site dubbed Kitchen West in Trowbridge. The factory will be built on the former Pie Site adjacent to the existing Mill Site, with construction slated to begin...
Pure Foods Tasmania Adds to Seafood Arm Through M&A
Pure Foods Tasmania announced a share‑based acquisition of Sydney‑based Brilliant Food Australia for A$300,000 (≈US$206,000). The deal lifts the company's 2025 revenue outlook by roughly 24%, adding an estimated A$1.3 million (≈US$892,000) in annualised sales and shifting margins from a 12.5%...
UK Food Inflation to Hit 9% by End of Year, Trade Body Forecasts
UK food inflation is now projected to reach between 9% and 10% by year‑end, up sharply from the 3% forecast made in September. The Food and Drink Federation attributes the surge to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, which...
Grass-Fed Claim Could Mislead Consumers, Fonterra Admits
Fonterra has settled a Greenpeace lawsuit by acknowledging that its “100 % New Zealand Grass‑Fed” label could mislead consumers. The company will remove the combined claim from Anchor butter packaging, retaining only “Grass‑Fed,” while Greenpeace highlighted the use of imported palm kernel...
Jobs to Go at High Liner as Q1 Margins Squeezed
High Liner Foods announced a 9% reduction of its North American workforce, cutting 35 jobs, as the Canadian seafood producer grapples with squeezed Q1 margins. For the 53‑week period ending Jan. 3, 2026, revenue rose 7.1% to $1.02 billion, but adjusted EBITDA...
Ambienta Acquires Plant-Based Group The Bridge
Ambienta, a sustainability‑focused asset manager, has acquired a majority stake in Italian plant‑based dairy group The Bridge, while the founding Negro Marcigaglia family will reinvest and remain involved in the business. The Bridge, founded in 1994, produces vegan drinks, yoghurts and...
Paulig Agrees Sale of Risenta Brand to Midsona
Finnish food group Paulig agreed to sell its Risenta brand to Sweden's Midsona for Skr 45 million (about $4.7 million). The transaction includes the brand, IP and production lines but no staff, and is slated to close by 1 June pending regulatory approval. Paulig...
UK Food, Drink Export Volumes Rise in 2025 Despite US Tariffs
UK food‑and‑drink exports rose 6 % in volume to 8.9 bn kg and 1.3 bn L in 2025, while export value reached a record £25.6 bn ($33.8 bn), up 4.8 %. Despite the rebound, volumes remain 31 % below 2019 levels and EU trade still accounts for 62.5 % of...
Mars CEO Gets Board Role at GLP-1 Supplier Novo Nordisk
Novo Nordisk appointed Mars CEO Poul Weihrauch as a board observer for the 2026/27 term, with a view to nominating him as a full director in 2027. The move taps his deep FMCG experience as GLP‑1 weight‑loss drugs like Ozempic and...
T&G Global Hires Goldman Sachs to Work on Possible Sale
T&G Global Limited has hired Goldman Sachs to run a sales process as its majority shareholder, Germany's BayWa AG, looks to divest its stake. BayWa, which posted a €1.6 bn (≈$1.86 bn) loss in 2024, announced the intention in December and T&G...
Laird Superfood CEO Talks up Sales Benefit of Navitas Deal
Laird Superfood completed a $38.5 million acquisition of Navitas, adding shelf‑stable organic powders and drinks to its lineup. The deal, financed by a strategic equity investment from Nexus Capital Management, gives the private‑equity firm a controlling stake while providing cash for...
United Petfood Buys Factory in Türkiye with Local Partner
Belgium’s United Petfood and Turkish partner Lider Petfood have jointly acquired a 30,000 m² dry pet‑food plant in Kırklareli, Turkey. The deal, announced on 27 March, aims to satisfy surging domestic and international demand and leverages the site’s proximity to Istanbul as...
US Rice-Products Firm Lundberg Family Farms Names New CEO
Lundberg Family Farms announced the promotion of Suzanne Sengelmann from chief growth officer to chief executive officer, making her the first woman to lead the 85‑year‑old rice‑products company. She succeeds Craig Stevenson, the firm’s first non‑family CEO, and is credited...
Beauty From Within: Exploring the Potential of B. Breve M-16V in Skin Health
Morinaga Milk Industry highlighted its Human‑Residential Bifidobacterium breve M‑16V strain as a probiotic that can improve skin health via the gut‑skin axis. Clinical trials showed M‑16V increased intestinal bifidobacteria and reduced dermatitis symptoms, while also diminishing brown spots in healthy...
Le Duff Snaps up Spanish Bakery Peer Panamar
Le Duff Group announced the acquisition of Spain‑based bakery Panamar for more than €1 bn (about $1.15 bn), marking the largest deal in its history. Panamar, a family‑owned producer of bread, Viennese pastries and pâtisserie, reported a projected €600 m ($660 m) turnover this...
Synlait Outlines “Recovery Roadmap” After H1 Loss
Synlait Milk posted a half‑year net loss of NZ$80.6 million (≈US$47.5 million) and an EBITDA loss of NZ$35 million (≈US$20.7 million), after a profit warning a month earlier. Net debt surged 88% to NZ$472.1 million (≈US$278 million), while revenue modestly grew 3.5% to NZ$949 million (≈US$560 million). The...
Premier Foods ‘Eyeing UK Pizza Business Crosta Mollica’
Premier Foods is reportedly weighing a £200 million offer for Crosta Mollica, the UK‑based maker of premium frozen pizzas, pasta and Italian flatbreads. The move follows a series of acquisitions under CEO Alex Whitehouse, including Merchant Gourmet, Fuel10K and The Spice...
Valeo Foods Buys Bulgaria Snacks Business Prestige-96
Valeo Foods announced the acquisition of Bulgaria’s Prestige‑96, a maker of biscuits, wafers and mini‑cakes, marking its eighth M&A deal since 2022. The undisclosed‑price transaction adds brands such as Naya, Hyper and Mirage and retains Prestige’s 450‑person workforce. Valeo, backed...
Tulkoff Foods Snaps up Celtrade Canada to Expand Private-Label Presence
Tulkoff Foods, a Baltimore‑based sauces and dressings maker, has acquired Toronto‑headquartered Celtrade Canada, the private‑label arm of Stir Foods. The deal expands Tulkoff’s product portfolio to include a broader range of cooking sauces, infused oils, vinegars, spreads and dressings for...
Freshpet Should Stop “Human Grade” Claims, US Ad Body Says
Freshpet was ordered by the BBB National Programs’ National Advertising Division (NAD) to stop using "human grade" language in its dog‑food advertising after a challenge from rival The Farmer’s Dog. NAD found two of three reviewed ads implied the product...
Vicky Foods Agrees to Buy Sliced Bread Brand Panrico
Vicky Foods has signed an agreement to acquire the Panrico bakery brand from Adam Foods, adding a production site in Gulpilhares, Portugal. Panrico posted a €23.8 million turnover last year and operates three sliced‑bread lines with a 21,000‑tonne annual capacity. The...
“We Are Acquisitive…and Active in Deals Right Now” – Glacier’s Matt Frost on Europe’s Ice-Cream Market
Glacier, backed by Davidson Kempner and Afendis Capital, has merged Gelato d’Italia and Ysco to create a €600 m private‑label ice‑cream platform across five European factories. The company positions itself as a consolidator in a fragmented market, focusing on co‑manufacturing and avoiding...
MHP-Controlled Uvesa to Buy Spanish Poultry Peer Payán Hermanos
Uvesa, the Spanish meat group now 92% owned by Ukraine’s MHP, announced the acquisition of fellow Spanish poultry producer Payán Hermanos. Financial terms were not disclosed. The deal aligns with Uvesa’s strategy to expand its poultry footprint in Spain and...
Anecoop Adds to Supply Network with Marfruit Acquisition
Spanish cooperative Anecoop has acquired fresh‑produce grower Marfruit, adding roughly 50,000 tonnes of fruit and vegetable capacity to its portfolio. Marfruit contributes about 2,000 hectares of production across Valencia, Murcia and Castilla‑La Mancha, including 30,000 tonnes of melons, 6,000 tonnes of broccoli and...
Alicorp Moves for Flora Food Group Assets in Latin America
Alicorp has signed an agreement to acquire Flora Food Group’s operations across seven Latin American markets—Guatemala, Panama, the Dominican Republic, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Chile—while excluding Brazil and Mexico. The deal includes a manufacturing plant in Cali, Colombia, and brands...
Rise Baking Expands US Plant, Closes Another
Rise Baking announced a 115,000 sq ft expansion of its Pleasant View, Utah facility, boosting total space to over 257,000 sq ft and creating roughly 170 new jobs. The upgrade adds infrastructure improvements such as wastewater management and energy‑efficiency measures, supporting higher pie production...
Former Hearthside Business Maker’s Pride to Close Two US Plants
Maker’s Pride, the contract manufacturer spun out of Hearthside Food Solutions' Chapter 11, announced it will shut its Salt Lake City, Utah and Shakopee, Minnesota facilities in the third quarter. The closures follow a 2024 restructuring that erased roughly $2 bn of...
Löfbergs CEO to Leave Coffee Group for Humble Hot Seat
Anders Fredriksson, CEO of Swedish coffee group Löfbergs since 2021, will step down to take the helm of FMCG conglomerate Humble in September. He succeeds founder Noel Abdayem, who has served as interim CEO since October after Simon Petrén's exit. Löfbergs reported...
TasFoods Appoints Administrators
TasFoods announced on 12 March that it has entered voluntary administration after an unsuccessful attempt to sell its core Nichols Poultry unit. The board appointed KPMG partners Tim Mableson, David Hardy and Emily Seeckts to oversee the process and explore a...
Kraft Heinz Plan to Close NZ Factories “Devastating”, Union Says
Kraft Heinz’s New Zealand arm, Heinz Wattie’s, announced plans to shut factories in Auckland, Christchurch and Dunedin, putting roughly 350 jobs at risk. The closures will end production of Wattie’s frozen vegetables and several branded lines such as Gregg’s coffee and...
Damm to End Operations at Mallorca Dairy Facility
Spanish drinks group Damm announced it will cease production at its milk and milkshake plant on Mallorca. The closure will affect 14 employees, for whom the company is preparing a redeployment plan to move them within other business units. The...
Heck to Buy Back Stake From PE Group Panoramic
Heck Food is buying back the 25% stake held by private‑equity firm Panoramic, ending an 11‑year partnership and restoring full family ownership. The deal’s financial terms were not disclosed, but the move coincides with a strong fiscal year where turnover...
JBS Staff at US Plant to Strike Next Week
Union members of the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) will walk out at JBS’s Swift Beef plant in Greeley, Colorado on March 16 after eight months of contract talks. The union cites unsafe conditions, modest wage offers—under 2% annual...
Atria Takes Minority Stake in Swedish Convenience Food Group
Finnish food group Atria has purchased a 25% minority stake in Swedish convenience‑food producer Cookin Food Sweden, buying the share from parent Bite Delight. The transaction includes an option for Atria to acquire the remaining shares after 2028. Atria says...
Meiji to Invest in Hello Panda Production in US
Japanese food conglomerate Meiji Holdings announced a ¥10 bn ($63.4 m) investment to add Hello Panda biscuit production at its York, Pennsylvania plant. The project allocates about $55 m to Hello Panda lines, with the remaining funds upgrading equipment for other brands such as Stauffer’s...
Activist Investor Starboard Piles on Pressure for Lamb Weston
Lamb Weston, the global potato‑product supplier, is facing fresh activist pressure as Starboard Value, which now holds a sizable stake, urges a strategic review of its overseas operations. The New York‑based hedge fund recommends divesting select APAC assets and doubling...
Fleury Michon to Open First US Factory
Fleury Michon’s MarfoFMA division will open its first U.S. production plant in South Covington, Kentucky, investing over $37 million to convert a former White Castle distribution site. The facility will manufacture frozen meals for airline customers across the U.S., Canada and Europe, adding...
Conagra Brands Invests in US Poultry Factory
Conagra Brands announced a $220 million multi‑year expansion of its Fayetteville, Arkansas plant, aimed at boosting chicken production capacity and adding more than 100 jobs over the next five years. The facility, which already ships roughly 15 million cases of ready‑to‑eat meals...
Comvita Refutes Speculation of Share Interest From Fraser and Neave
Comvita publicly denied a media report that Singapore‑based Fraser and Neave had taken a stake in the manuka honey producer. The company reiterated that it has not received any investment from F&N and will not comment on market speculation. Simultaneously,...
LSDH Buys French Biscuit Maker Chambord
French food‑and‑drink group LSDH announced the acquisition of Biscuiterie Chambord, a regional biscuit maker founded in 1978. The deal, terms undisclosed, adds a 3,000 m² facility, two workshops and 11 retail points serving the Centre‑Val de Loire region. LSDH, which operates...
DalterFood Expands Cheese Distribution with For Food France Acquisition
Italian dairy group DalterFood announced the acquisition of For Food France, creating a dedicated French commercial subsidiary to distribute its flagship cheeses such as Parmigiano Reggiano and Grana Padano. The deal supports DalterFood’s targeted growth strategy across Europe, complementing existing operations in...
LDC to Buy France Poultry From Saudi Group Almunajem
French poultry leader LDC announced the acquisition of 100 % of France Poultry from Saudi Almunajem Group, alongside a 35.5 % stake in hatchery‑feed firm Yer Breizh. The transaction, cleared by a Rennes court administrator, builds on LDC’s 2018 takeover of the...
Libstar Rejects Takeover Interest Deemed as Below “Fair Value”
South African food group Libstar announced it will not pursue any of the non‑binding takeover approaches it received, judging them to be below the company’s fair value. The board cited the firm’s medium‑ to long‑term outlook and recent financial performance...
Cal-Maine Shells Out for Another US Egg Business
Cal‑Maine Foods announced the acquisition of Creighton Brothers and its Crystal Lake egg‑product unit for roughly $128.5 million. The deal adds about 3.2 million laying hens—including 500,000 cage‑free birds—and 865,000 pullets, along with a feed mill, 1,007 acres of land, and a...
Orior Buys Pasta Maker Pastificio Gaetarelli Outright
Swiss food group Orior completed the acquisition of the remaining 81% stake in Italian fresh‑pasta maker Pastificio Gaetarelli for a mid single‑digit‑million euro consideration. The deal solidifies Orior’s presence in the premium fresh‑pasta segment and keeps Gaetarelli operating independently under...
Global Eggs Gets Investment From PE Firm Warburg Pincus
Global Eggs announced a private‑equity investment of up to $1 bn from Warburg Pincus. The deal values the multinational egg producer at roughly $8 bn. The company, founded in 2018, now runs more than 50 farms across the United States, South America and...
Grupo Alacant to Snap up Irish Ice-Cream Peer Silver Pail
Spanish ice‑cream group Grupo Alacant, backed by private‑equity firm InvestIndustrial, announced it will acquire Ireland’s Silver Dairy Ventures (Silver Pail). The deal, terms undisclosed, is projected to generate roughly €300 million in annual revenue for the combined entity. Silver Pail, based in Fermoy...
Kraft Heinz and the Structural Reckoning Facing Legacy CPG
Kraft Heinz’s recent decision to pause a split underscores a broader crisis for legacy packaged‑food firms. The company’s relentless focus on zero‑based budgeting and margin expansion delivered short‑term cash flow but culminated in a $15.4 billion goodwill impairment, exposing the limits...
Lantmännen Buys Pair of Slaughterhouses in Sweden
Swedish agri‑cooperative Lantmännen, through its meat arm Scan Sverige, agreed to buy two northern slaughterhouses—Delsbo Slakteri and Jämtlandsgården Livsmedel. The facilities, focused on beef and lamb, generate about SEK 190 million in turnover and employ roughly 40 people. The acquisition is intended...