Third Huel advert banned by UK watchdog in two months
An advert from meal-replacement business Huel has been banned by the UK advertising regulator for “misleading” claims. The Advertising Standards…
All articles by Henry Mathieu
Henry Mathieu
Henry joined Just Drinks and Just Food as a reporter in 2023. Previously, he has worked as a freelance journalist for a lifestyle magazine and briefly in sales for a company battling global food insecurity.
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Renamed Flora Food Group acquires US plant
Flora Food Group, the plant-based food business formerly known as Upfield, has acquired a facility in the US. The Netherlands-based…
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US private-equity firm buys Italian pasta maker Polli
Platinum Equity, a US private-equity firm, has acquired Italy-based pasta condiments and vegetable preserves producer Polli. Financial details were not…
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Nestlé invests in UK pet-food plant
Nestlé is set to invest £150m ($199m) in a Purina PetCare factory in the UK, the latest in a series…
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UK food and beverage exports sink in first half of 2024
Food and beverage exports from the UK have dropped in the opening half of 2024 despite a jump in several…
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Disgruntled Lifeway Foods investor buys former Saputo plant
Edward Smolyansky, one of kefir maker Lifeway Foods’ biggest shareholders, has acquired a dairy plant in the US. Smolyansky is…
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Private-equity firms invest in rice supplier Marbour
A clutch of private-equity firms have acquired a minority stake in French rice supplier Marbour. Financial details were not disclosed.…
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Bakkavor workers set to strike at UK site
Bakkavor workers at a plant in the UK are preparing strike action in protest of a “derisory pay offer”, according…
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Ricola to take over Hero Group production plant
Herbal sweets maker Ricola Group has acquired a production plant in Switzerland from Hero Group. Ricola will take over the…
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Plant-based meal replacement brand Sperri expands into US
Sperri has secured new investment, which the Canadian plant-based meal replacement beverage maker said will help fund its US expansion.…