Fruit heavyweight Unifrutti Group has struck a deal to buy Italy-based Fondaco Nuovo, a producer of blood oranges.

The UK’s competition regulator is referring Vandemoortele’s acquisition of bakery peer Délifrance to an in-depth investigation. First announced in March last year, the deal had raised competition ...

UK food inflation could reach 7% this year, businesses have told the Bank of England after the Food & Drink Federation predicted 9-10%.

Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams has brought in former Ben & Jerry’s CEO David Stever to head up the US business. Columbus, Ohio-based Jeni’s said Stever joins the company as CEO at a “time of strong ...

Ferrara Candy Company has selected Orangeburg County in South Carolina for a new manufacturing site in the US.

Amy’s Kitchen has appointed company president Paul Schiefer as its new CEO, with co-founder Andy Berliner moving to the position of executive chairman.

The big moves keep coming from Associated British Foods, now with the much-contemplated spin-off of its food assets and clothes retailer Primark into two FTSE-listed companies. That separation is ...

Hero Group believes it can improve The Gut Stuff’s presence in the UK snacks market after buying the fledgling, gut-health brand.

Vion Food Group is selling two more slaughterhouses in Germany as part of a “strategic realignment” towards the Benelux region.

Nestlé is confident it can fully recover lost sales from the infant-formula recall that drove a sequential slowdown in its organic growth.

Danone is expanding its skyr production in France, a move the dairy giant said reflects the “strong and sustained growth” of the category. Some €20m ($23.5m) will be split between two of the company’s ...

Spain-based confectioner Lacasa is to invest in Côte d’Ivoire cocoa processor KKO International. Family-owned Lacasa is buying a 22.3% stake in the France-listed business, the companies said yesterday ...