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Japanese conglomerate Mitsubishi Corp. today (4 August) announced a tie-up with Thai Union Group – and plans to up its stake in the seafood giant.
French chocolatier Cémoi is embarking on a three-year, €40m ($46.2m) investment plan to modernise its industrial sites.
Lotus Bakeries, the Belgian snacks major, has taken Dutch cereal start-up Holie’s to court in an advertising spat.
US manufacturer B&G Foods has sold its Le Sueur brand, known for “premium” sweet peas, green beans, and carrots, to McCall Farms.
Bel Group has reported a fall in first-half earnings despite seeing its sales rise as costs ate into the French dairy group's profitability.
Shumita Sharma Deveshwar, chief India economist at GlobalData.TSLombard, discusses the implications of a 25% tariff rate on India.
It’s unusual for a food manufacturer to buy a retailer and NewPrinces’ move to buy Carrefour Italy has startled industry watchers.
Speculation has resurfaced that PAI Partners is seeking to offload its stake in the Froneri ice-cream joint venture with Nestlé.
Mars’ takeover of Kellanova faces another stumbling block as the EU has suspended an October deadline to approve the $35.9bn transaction.
GlobalData, using the company’s Ai Palette platform, presents the bakery ingredients it believes can win sales.
Cameroon is emerging as a new frontier for cocoa production, raising concerns about cocoa-driven deforestation.
Turri’s Italian Foods has acquired fellow US frozen food manufacturer Joseph’s Gourmet Pasta from US private-equity firm LaSalle Capital.