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Economy and financeInvestindustrial acquires Italcanditi
The target is the leading Italian supplier of fruit-based ingredients for the food and dairy industries
An investment subsidiary of Investindustrial VI L.P. (“Investindustrial”), has signed an agreement to become the majority partner of Italcanditi Spa. The Goffi family, the current sole owner of Italcanditi, rem... more
NewsThe EAT-Lancet Commission's controversial campaign
A global powerful action against meat?
The kick-off meeting will held on January 17th in Oslo more
DistributionIVS Group S.A. acquires Roma Distribuzione 2003
The Company signed also a bank loan contract of Euro 150 million to finance new deals
IVS Group informs that its subsidiary IVS Italia SpA has signed an agreement regarding the acquisition of Roma Distribuzione 2003. active in the vending sector in Lazio region, currently owned by Supermatic... more
PeoplePepsiCo announces leadership appointments
Albert Carey to retire after nearly 40 years with Company
Vivek Sankaran to become ceo of Frito-Lay North America and Kirk Tanner to become ceo of North America Beverages more
Cheese and dairy productsArla acquires Middle East and Africa Kraft branded cheese business
Agreement with American multinational company Mondeléz International
Giving access to new product categories, new markets and a state-of-the-art production site more
Press releaseEP. Food safety: more transparency, better risk prevention
The EFSA Agency could request additional studies
Members of European Parliament (EP) want the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) to publish safety studies before a product is authorised to go on to the market.A proposal to allow the EFSA to work more... more
NewsEuropean Parliament approves JEFTA
Stop to major part of the duties on EU goods exported to Japan
The EP communicates today the approval of JEFTA, the free trade agreement between EU and Japan. According to this agreement the Parliament considers that wine, spirits, meat, dairy, textile, leather traders, rail procurement, SMEs will be the main winners more
Studies and researchReport Fao about livestock pollution
The dairy industry decreased its emissions from 2005-2015
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Association (FAO) has recently presented in COP24 at Katowice a report which details how the dairy industry decreased its emissions from 2005-2015. Over a ten-year... more
IndustryNestlé creates research institute for packaging
To accelerate sustainability agenda
Nestlé announced the creation of the Nestlé Institute of Packaging Sciences, dedicated to the discovery and development of functional, safe and environmentally friendly packaging solutions. This is a s... more
BeveragePepsiCo completes the acquisition of SodaStream
Israeli company offers healthy, affordable and environmentally friendly beverage
The transaction is another step in PepsiCo's Performance with Purpose path to form a more sustainable beverage ecosystem more
PeopleJbs appoints Gilberto Tomazoni as global Ceo
Succeeding to José Batista Sobrinho, the founder of Brazilian beef world leader
JBS elected Gilberto Tomazoni as the Company's Global Chief Executive Officer."I am very pleased that Tomazoni is my successor. He lives the company's culture and has a deep knowledge of our business worldwide.... more
Gourmet cuisineHeinz Beck awarded in Paris by "La Liste"
The chef's restaurant at Fiumicino Rome airport wins the Best Restaurant in Mobility
He did not have time to be confirmed in the three Michelin stars for La Pergola in Rome, and to receive a new star for the St. George Restaurant of the Ashbee Hotel in Taormina, which Chef Heinz Beck can... more
MeatsIbis at the top of the Italian delicatessen igp
The Busseto company awarded by the Guide to Italian Salumi 2019
Ibis, the brand of excellence of the delicatessen controlled by Italia Alimentari (Cremonini Group) has received 4 prestigious awards in the new edition of the Guide "I Salumi d'Italia" 2019 published... more
VideoOrigin Italy to enhance the typical Italian products
The Italian Consortium system for the protection of IG products is united in the Italian, European and international context
A historic turning point, for the world of Italian and PDO protection consortia: the Italian Association of Aicig Geographical Indications Consortia , which until now has represented them at national and... more
DistributionGlovo allocates 150 million euros for innovation
The number of partners is growing
12 cities and over 3,000 partners in assets, a month-on-month development forecast of around 20% and a high impact innovation plan more
DistributionSelex Group, investments of 320 million
New openings and renovations in anticipation
2018 should close with a turnover of 10.95 billion more
NewsDivella awarded at the Save the brand 2018
Selected among over 1000 companies, it stands out in Fashion, Food and Furniture, or the 3F of Italian excellence in the world
3F, that is Fashion, Food and Furniture, the sectors that best represent Made in Italy in the world. Twenty-six of these excellences, selected from over 1000 companies, were awarded on November 27th in... more
Catering and hospitalityNew Italian openings for Starbucks
Three new stores in Milan (Garibaldi, San Babila and Malpensa)
New points of sale opened with the licensee partner for Italy Percassi more
Press releaseFao: 12 million euros to support global food security
Commissioner for Development and DG FAO sign agreements for three new programs - VIDEO
The European Union (EU) and FAO together with the United Nations partner agencies based in Rome - the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD, International Fund for Agricultural Development)... more
Press releaseFAO: EUR 12 million in support of global food security
EU Development Commissioner and FAO DG sign agreements for three new programs -VIDEO
The European Union and FAO along with its Rome-based UN partner agencies, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Programme (WFP), have signed in the last days an... more
WinesThe "Famiglie storiche" in Shanghai
The group of Italian Company participated into the Terroir Renaissance International Wine Symposium
The Historical Families greet the 2018 in China with a tasting in collaboration with TasteSpirit on the different expressions of the terroir in Valpolicella more
FairsThe Greenhouse Technology Village is born in "Macfrut 2019"
Dedicated to horticultural cultivation in greenhouses
A project that could continue at Cesena Fiera with the creation of a permanent Demonstration Center for greenhouse horticulture more
MeatsCitterio launches range without refrigeration
"Gli Irresistibili" is new line
Snacks "on the go", able to keep out of the refrigerator more
MeatsItalia Alimentari acquires the Salumi Montagna activities
And it expands the range of cured meats
The Calabrian PDO and pre-sliced specialties more
DistributionIvs Group, agreement to acquire Sda 2000
The Enterprice Value is Euro 25 mln (source)
IVS Group, the Italian leader in vending business, has signed an agreement with the shareholders of SDA-Società Distribuzione Automatica 2000 S.p.A., active since more than 50 years in the vending business i... more
MeatsSalumificio "La Rocca" crowned by "L'Espresso"
Coppa Piacentina Dop "La Regina" with the highest score
"5 pins", score given to the "salami" that most excited the tasting experts more
Food safetyEFSA. Dioxins and related PCBs
Tolerable intake level updated
EFSA (European Food Safety Authority) has confirmed the conclusion of previous assessments that dietary exposure to dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs –environmental pollutants present at low levels in food a... more
FishISSF: new and amended conservation measures for tuna fishing
Longline vessels, tuna supply chain and data reporting /ATTACHMENT and VIDEO
The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) announced last week the adoption of two new conservation measures to facilitate continuous improvement across global tuna fisheries. The Foundation... more
NewsEU Court: the taste of a food cannot have copyright
A judgment of the EU Justice Court today specifies on the matter
The taste of a food can not benefit from copyright protection. In fact, the taste of a food can not be qualified as a "work". The European Court of Justice decided it today in Luxembourg and which has... more
CoffeeMzbg (Segafredo), boom of profits (+51%) but the SE doesn't appreciate
Sales volume decreases lightly in nine months, but marginality increases /ATTACHMENT
The Board of Directors of Massimo Zanetti Beverage Group SpA, famous for the Segafredo brand, one of the leading brands worldwide in the production, processing and marketing of roasted coffee and other... more
Catering and hospitalityAutogrill: a new general manager
In charge of administration, finance, control and business services
Autogrill SpA announces that the parent company of the Group has received the new position of the General Manager, in charge of the Company's administration, finance and control and directly reporting... more
IndustryKraft Canada announces sell cheese business to Parmalat
Object: the brands Cracker Barrel, P'tit Quebec and aMOOza! for 1,1 bn
Also the Ingleside plant, Ontario, will change hands and about 400 employees of the plant will be taken. Kraft to continue to have other brands, Philadelphia among them more
PeopleNew appointments to ISSF Committees
They are Tom Pickerell and Andrew Rosenberg
ISSF (International Seafood Sustainability Foundation) announced that Tom Pickerell of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) is the new Chair of the ISSF Environmental Stakeholder Committee (ESC)... more
ForeignPepsiCo announces acquisition of Health Warrior
Expanding presence in on-trend plant-based space
This marks the first investment led by the PepsiCo HIVE, a new entity within PepsiCo designed to grow smaller, emerging brands more
CoffeeEOS IM acquires the majority of Neronobile
The English fund has been put side by side by Equita Private Debt Fund
EOS Investment Management (EOS IM), an independent London based AIFM, has acquired Neronobile, a family-founded coffee company that has enjoyed sustained growth in Europe. The transaction sees EOS IM’s P... more
ForeignKerry Group (ingredients), strategic acquisitions
Operations in USA and Oman from EUR 365 million
Kerry, the global taste & nutrition and consumer foods group, in conjunction with its Investor Day in Singapore, announced it has reached agreement to acquire Fleischmann’s Vinegar Company Inc and AATCO F... more
PeopleMondelez, new Europe President
Vinzenz Gruber succeeding Hubert Weber
Vinzenz Gruber, currently President, Western Europe, will become EVP and President, Europe, succeeding Hubert Weber, EVP and President, Europe upon his retirement on January 31, 2019. Gruber brings extensive... more
LiqueursDisaronno wears Trussardi
For the new 2018 limited edition
Disaronno embraces Trussardi’s symbols and colors to create the stunning new collector bottle more
PeopleNikos Koumettis, new President Central and Eastern Europe
Coca-Cola Company’s Business unit
He is responsible for overseeing company operations in 26 countries spanning from Russia to Italy more
CoffeeSegafredo reinforces itself in premium in Asia
It purchases the Australian The Bean Alliance for 15 million
Massimo Zanetti Beverage Group SpA, holding of a Group worldwide in the production, processing and marketing of roasted coffee, announced today that its Australian subsidiary has signed an agreement to... more
FishItalian tuna giant Bolton commits to new sustainable goal
Greenpeace: "Reducing use of drifting FADs s a solid step in the right direction"
Italian company Bolton Group, one of the world’s largest shelf-stable seafood suppliers, has committed to source 50% of its tuna fished with selective fishing methods by 2020. The new policy amounts t... more
Cheese and dairy productsArla Foods to avoid a No Deal BREXIT
The company joins UK and European farmers in united call
The call was made during the ‘Beyond Brexit: Farming for our Future’ conference in Whitehall, London on 25 October more
Press releaseFood and unfair trading: green light by EP to the new directive proposal
The declarations by Paolo De Castro
The European Parliament approved on Thursday its negotiating mandate for a new EU law to do away with unfair trading in the food supply chain. The Parliament’s negotiating team has now received a green l... more
Packaging and logisticsEuropean Parliament says yes to EU stop to the plastic single-use
If approved in final manner, the regulation in effect from 2021
National targets to reduce and recycling for the products in plastic not banned. Specific measures on missing and abandoned cigarettes filters and fishing tools more
Press releaseEU-Republic of Korea summit: building on a well established partnership
On different sectors, in particular against illegal fishing
The 9th EU-Republic of Korea Summit took place on 19 October in Brussels. It marked the 55th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the EU and the Republic of Korea and set the stage for a further... more
FairsVeganFach is coming
From 2 to 3 November in Cologne
Europe's largest international trade fair for vegan living more
Cheese and dairy productsArla Foods meets Foremost Farms Usa
To explore strategic partnership
The companies are in advanced discussions about forming a strategic partnership more
PeopleJan-Erik Hansson appointed to the Arla Foods amba Board
He is replacing Åke Hantoft
The appointment was made during a regional board meeting in Stockholm on 11 September 2018 more
VideoItalian Arte Bianca increases production
The company, with the brand PanPiuma, leader in sandwich bread, has expanded its Venice plant
Adriano Anzanello, founder, and his son Massimiliano, current Ceo at Arte Bianca, together with authorities and employees, have inaugurated the expansion of the Marghera plant - close to Venice - with... more
Economy and financeMarr, the hypothesis of negotiations for the sale are groundless
Rumors from some sites told about interest from the American giant Sysco
"In relation to the hypothesis of negotiations for the sale of the majority stake in the ownership of Marr appeared in the online press of the food sector, the company Marr (Milan: MARR.MI) - leader in... more