Spain-based MaserGrup has snapped up the contract manufacturing operations of North American firm Skjodt-Barrett.

Buitoni, the pasta brand and company once fully owned by Nestlé, is closing a factory in the US, with more than 200 jobs expected to be lost.

The law firms Hogan Lovells and Fasken Martineau DuMoulin topped two league tables devised by GlobalData after analysing the M&A that took place in the consumer sector in the first nine months of 2026 ...

One of Vandemoortele’s bakeries in France acquired through the recent purchase of Délifrance was hit by a fire last week.

Belgium-based Vandemoortele has taken full ownership of US bakery peer Banneton by acquiring the remaining stake in the business. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed as the Belgian ...

Almarai is entering the red-meat category with the launch of Haboor, a pre-packed beef brand supported by an investment of approximately SR500m ($133.3m). In a statement yesterday (28 October), the ...

Credit: i-Tail Corporation Public Company Limited. Seafood giant Thai Union has acquired US-based pet-treats manufacturer Phelps Pet Products through its i-Tail Corp. (ITC) subsidiary. In a filing ...

Umios has made further inroads into building up its seafood portfolio by increasing its shareholding in New Zealand processor Sanford. In a stock exchange filing, Sanford said the Japan-based group ...

Yakult Honsha has confirmed personal information relating to around 40,000 individuals was leaked following “unauthorised access” to its website. The Tokyo-listed company detected the intrusion on ...

The Dutch anti-trust regulator has blocked Unilever’s sale of the Unox brand almost two years after the deal with Zwanenberg Food Group was announced. Following a review of the transaction launched ...

Ebro Foods has acquired US rice business Best Rice in a deal valued at $47m. The Spain-based food group completed the transaction during the third quarter, disclosing the purchase in its nine-month ...

Wilde, which produces crisps and crackers based on chicken-breast protein rather than potatoes, also picked up $20m in 2024 in a round led by private-equity group KarpReilly. With revenues of more ...