Dean Best, Author at Just Food

CapVest-backed Natra buys chocolate peer Gudrun

Dean Best — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 12:08:11 +0000

Natra, the private-label chocolate manufacturer backed by private equity, has acquired fellow confectioner Gudrun.

Dean Best — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 12:52:56 +0000

An investor in Lifeway for more than two decades, Danone has made a bid to buy the US kefir maker – beset by family difficulties – outright.

Dean Best — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 12:38:54 +0000

Nissin Foods Co. is targeting what it says is demand in Australia for Asian cuisine with a deal to buy local business ABC Pastry.

Dean Best — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 12:06:15 +0000

Mondelez International has set out plans to work with Accenture and Publicis on stepping up its use of generative AI in its marketing.

Dean Best — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 09:46:06 +0000

Grupo Bimbo’s reshaping of its manufacturing network in North America continues with plans to close another site in Canada.

Dean Best — Fri, 13 Sep 2024 16:04:03 +0000

UK dairy company Freshways Group has bought Totally Welsh Dairy, a deal to support its recent acquisition of Müller’s Milk & More business.

Dean Best — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 15:48:58 +0000

Strike action at a Premier FMCG candy plant is in its fourth week after the South African group failed in a court bid to halt the walkout.

Dean Best — Tue, 10 Sep 2024 16:38:56 +0000

Unilever, which has been steadily investing in the vitamins and supplements market in recent years, has backed US gummy business Create Wellness.

Dean Best — Tue, 10 Sep 2024 12:12:06 +0000

Major US meat processors Cargill and Hormel Foods have settled a lawsuit claiming they fixed workers’ wages.

Dean Best — Mon, 09 Sep 2024 08:00:00 +0000