Weet-Bix cereal owner Sanitarium sets sights on Nestlé’s Vita Brits brand
Sanitarium is seeking to acquire the Vita Brits breakfast cereal brand in Australia currently owned by Nestlé. The proposed deal…
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Simon Harvey
Simon has been writing about the food industry with Just Food since 2017. Prior to that, he was a financial news editor at Bloomberg and Dow Jones for around 17 years, working out of bureaus in London, Singapore and Malaysia.
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US union accuses meat giant JBS of human-trafficking violations
A US union has posed a series of allegations against the local unit of Brazilian meat giant JBS, including accusations…
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Investor duo acquires minority stake in India’s Prataap Snacks
A duo of investors have acquired a minority interest in India’s Prataap Snacks with an open-market offer to purchase further…
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Mowi fleshes out cost-savings targets in pursuit of 7-8% growth
Salmon farmer and processor Mowi is seeking to realise up to €400m ($446.3m) in cost savings over the next five…
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Europastry IPO resumes as book building begins to raise €555m
Europastry’s IPO is back on the table as the Spain-based frozen bakery business seeks to raise as much as €555m…
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Cloetta puts plans for new confectionery facility on ice
Cloetta’s recently installed president and CEO Katarina Tell has put on hold an investment in a new confectionery plant in…
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US business group calls on Biden to avert port strike set to hit agri-food trade
The US Chamber of Commerce has urged Biden to step in to avert a looming port strike as an agriculture…
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Ocean Beauty Seafoods spins off Echo Falls smoked salmon brand
Ocean Beauty Seafoods has spun off its value-added and smoked salmon business into a separate company. Echo Falls Seafoods takes…
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Tiffin Sandwiches to create 400 jobs with new UK convenience foods plant
Convenience food supplier Tiffin Sandwiches is adding capacity with a new UK manufacturing site, a project that will create around…
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Australia regulator reluctant to extend infant-formula marketing code
Australia’s competition authority has voiced reluctance to extend voluntary restrictions on infant-formula marketing designed to promote breast feeding. The country’s…