Spanish snacks major Grupo Apex has moved to grow its presence in the country’s convenience market with the acquisition of a local distributor. Apex, home to the Aspitos and Jumpers brands, has ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued rules allowing manufacturers to swap salt for “safe” alternatives in everyday staples. Announced yesterday (13 October), the regulation covers 139 ...

Brynwood Partners has acquired the licence holder for the Bob’s Big Boy salad dressings and dips brand. The Chicago-based firm has bought The Flavor of California from an ownership group comprising ...

Pilgrim’s Pride board is reviewing whether to accept the latest takeover offer from Brazilian meat giant JBS. The US poultry business, which is already majority-owned by JBS, is setting up a “special ...

B&G Foods has pulled the sale of its Green Giant and Le Sieur vegetable businesses in Canada to Nortera Foods due to regulatory opposition. The deal for the frozen and shelf-stable lines, agreed in ...

Huel has been rapped by the UK advertising watchdog after an online video was ruled “irresponsible” and found to feature unauthorised health claims. The meal-replacement brand, acquired by Danone in ...

Lerøy Seafood Group is to end production at one of its domestic factories by the end of the year. The Norway-based business is to shut its processing plant in Hestvika amid “structural market changes ...

Saputo is creating a dedicated ingredients division on the back of an agreement to sell its UK dairy business to French peer Lactalis. In a statement yesterday (23 September), the Toronto-listed ...

Tandem Foods, the US snacks co-manufacturer, is expanding a production facility in Pennsylvania. The company is investing $42m in its site in O’Hara Township, close to Pittsburgh. Tandem Foods leases ...

Credit: Alesia.Bierliezova/ Shutterstock.com. Italmobiliare has agreed to sell its controlling stake in Italian cured-meats producer Capitelli Fratelli to European agri-food group CA Animation. In a ...