AI research helps banana industry in Costa Rica
A professor at De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) is using research through Artificial Intelligence (AI) to boost banana production in Costa Rica which could...
Puratos make its largest chocolate industry acquisition to date
Puratos has made its largest acquisition to date in the chocolate industry.
Esteemed Canadian producer Foley’s Chocolates joins the Belgium-headquartered provider of ingredients for bakers,...
Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company to sell Ringwood Brewery
Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company (CMBC) has revealed plans to sell its Ringwood Brewery, located in Hampshire on the edge of the New Forest.
Under the...
Brown‑Forman Corporation reveals $200m investment to expand Casa Herradura tequila distillery
Brown‑Forman Corporation has revealed plans to expand its Casa Herradura tequila distillery in Jalisco, Mexico.
The approximate $200 million USD investment will allow the company...
Walkers to invest £58m in Leicester factory
Pepsico has revealed a £58 million investment in its Walkers Leicester factory – its biggest investment in the UK in the last 25 years.
The...
Administrators appointed to Plant and Bean Limited
Lincolnshire food manufacturing business Plant and Bean Limited (P&B) has fallen into administration.
Founded in 2019 and based in Boston, UK, P&B operates in the...
Campbell sells Emerald nuts business to Flagstone Foods
Campbell Soup Company has sold the Emerald nuts business to Flagstone Foods, one of the largest manufacturers and distributors of private label healthy snacks in...
Patriot Pickle acquires First Place Foods
Patriot Pickle, a Swander Pace Capital (SPC) portfolio company that manufactures and distributes fresh pickles across the United States to restaurant chains, supermarkets and...
Hillenbrand to acquire the Schenck Process Food and Performance Materials business
Global industrial company Hillenbrand has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Schenck Process Food and Performance Materials (FPM) business, a portfolio company...
Confectionery manufacturer continues acquisition drive
Zubrance Ltd, the holding company of the Serious Sweet Confectionery Group, has acquired the entire share capital of John Bull Wholesale Limited and the wholesale/private label business...
