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Economy and financePepsiCo declares quarterly dividend
A 7% increase versus the comparable year-earlier period
Declared a quarterly dividend of $0.805 per share of PepsiCo common stock more
DistributionMarr: at the end of the first nine months, net profits to 53.9 million Euros
Total consolidated revenues of 1,263.1 million Euros (1,204.5 in 2016)
The Board of Directors of MARR S.p.A. (Milan: MARR.MI), the leading company in Italy in the distribution of food products to foodservice, today approved the interim report as at 30 September 2017.The total... more
Cheese and dairy productsArla sells its share in Vigor
The company has decided to divest its eight per cent share in the company
"Arla has operated in the Brazilian market for decades, however a co-ownership of Vigor no longer serves our strategic purpose" more
Veg worldPollen + Grace launches new vegan food-to-go options
Available in 50 stores including Planet Organic, As Nature Intended, Simply Fresh, and Wholefoods
Designed in collaboration with in-house Naturopath Anastasia more
Government actsCommission continues action against food waste and food poverty
Adopted today guidelines to facilitate food donation in the Eu
The primary focus of food waste prevention should be to act directly at source by limiting the generation of surplus food at each stage in the food supply chain more
AgrifoodOmnibus: provisional deal on simpler and fairer post-2018 Eu farming policy
Thursday members of the Agriculture Committee have reached the agreement
Simpler and more flexible Eu’s farming policy rules, stronger farmers in the food supply chain, better tools to deal with production and market risks more
Fourth range vegetablesBonduelle: increase 2016-17 in current operating result, higher than the annual objective set
Increase in net result at + 11.4%
On the 29th of September 2017, the Bonduelle Supervisory Board, under the chairmanship of Martin Ducroquet, reviewed the statutory and consolidated financial statements for FY 2016 - 2017 as presented... more
BeverageThe World’s 50 Bars: The American Bar at The Savoy in London tops the ranking
The definitive list of global drinking destinations
A live ceremony in London’s Southwark Cathedral on Thursday 5th October more
Catering and hospitalityAutogrill announced the corporate reorganization
The Reorganization Project is aimed at separating the management and coordination activities
Autogrill S.p.A. announced that today its Board of Directors has identified the preliminary framework of transactions for the implementation of the corporate reorganization project launched and announced... more
Food safetyCommission assists Member States to identify and act against dual quality of food products
Issued today a set of guidelines on the application of EU food and consumer laws to dual quality products
The guidelines will help national authorities to determine whether a company is breaking EU laws when selling products of dual quality in different countries more
Cheese and dairy productsArla Foods launches branded organic milk in the Middle East
Arla Organic Milk is now available in leading retailers across the United Arab Emirates
The producer also has plans to expand into Saudi Arabia and Kuwait in 2018 more
BeverageWorld's 50 Best Bar Awards 2017 announce 51-100 list
The prestigious annual awards ceremony is taking place on Thursday 5th October in London
This list features a host of new names making their mark on the increasingly dynamic international bar scene more
WinesGravner: new vineyard in Slovenia
It extends over 8 hectares (about 20 acres) in Dedno
Dedno vineyard encompasses three artificial ponds and has required a significant landscape-architecture effort in order to create a vine garden more
Press releaseParmalat approves the semiannual report at June 30 2017
Jean-Marc Bernier is appointed Ceo and GM
The Board of Directors of Parmalat S.p.A., meeting today under the Chairmanship of Gabriella Chersicla, reviewed and approved the semiannual financial report at June 30, 2017.Parmalat Group. In the first... more
Press releaseNomad Foods Announces Pricing of Secondary Offering by Pershing Square
Nomad Foods is a leading frozen foods company with a global brand's portfolio, i.e. Findus
Nomad Foods Limited (NYSE: NOMD) (“Nomad Foods” or the “Company”) and Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P. (“Pershing Square”) today announced the pricing of the previously announced underwritten se... more
Press releaseInalca Food & Beverage (Cremonini Group) completes acquisition in Australia
Opening a new distribution platform at Sidney
Inalca Food & Beverage, a subsidiary of Inalca Spa (Cremonini Group) specialized in the international distribution of italian food & beverage specialties, strengthens its position in the Australian market... more
Press releaseJBS announces the sale of Moy Park
Brazilian company sells to Pilgrim's Pride Corporation
JBS S.A. ("JBS" or "Company" - B3: JBSS3; OTCQX: JBSAY), in accordance with the terms of CVM Regulation Number 358, dated January 3, 2002, as amended, communicates to its shareholders and to the market... more
PetfoodNestlé Purina announced the launch of the Pets at Work Alliance across Europe
To unite and support organisations in bringing pets to the workplace
Purina is working with the aim of having 200 partners on board by 2020 as per its Purina in Society commitments more
Gourmet cuisineJamie Olivier in London Gatwick
The chef opens "The Diner"
The Diner will be one of the largest restaurants at London Gatwick Airport serving 278 covers. more
MeatsBrazilian JBS selling Vigor Alimentos
The buyer is the mexican Grupo Lala
Grupo Lala, a publicly listed company on the Mexican stock exchange, is the largest dairy group in Mexico and one of major producers in the Americas more
Catering and hospitalityKFC brings back the Colonel
Company features Colonel Sanders in modern-day ads
The Louisville-based chicken chain Kentucky Fried Chicken has spent the past couple of years searchig various actors to play its iconic founder. Now the company is featuring old video of the original Sanders... more
PeopleDirk Van de Put ceo at Mondelēz International
Irene Rosenfeld retires
Transition effective November 2017 more
LiqueursDiageo, revenues over £ 12 billion
Closing the fiscal year with profits to + 25%
Cutting costs and increasing productivity more
IndustryMondelēz launching a new well-being snack brand
Véa snacks celebrates real ingredients and globally inspired recipes
Just hit store shelves in the United States and Canada more
BeverageHeineken over expectations: revenue +5.7%
Year-on-year increase in organic revenues to € 10.47 bn
Consolidated beer volume +2.6% with growth in all regions more
DistributionNaturalia (Casino Group) trials vegan stores
The French organic retailer is testing out the potential for stores selling exclusively vegan products
The stores, located in and around Paris and the Strasbourg area, will reportedly sell a range of around 2,000 vegan items. more
IndustryNestlé: Koehne + Nagel Netherlands logistics partner
This is an ‘Omni channel approach’, in which all logistic flows are managed centrally
Over the next five years, all products by Nestlé - Netherlands will be warehoused, transported and delivered by Kuehne + Nagel more
WinesLvmh reports strong first-half results
Wines & Spirits business group recorded organic revenue growth of +10% in the half
All the champagne houses have performed well with Europe and the USA “particularly dynamic” more
Studies and researchThe youth drink vodka, the French drink wine and everybody drinks beer
An Eu alcohol study
Dalia’s spring survey sets the record straight on European drinking habits more
ForeignA new market observatory for crops
European Commission wants to bring greater transparency and analysis to a key sector
The crops market observatory consists of 14 organizations more
Economy and financeThe Italian Group Bolton invests in France €2.5 million
In the Breton establishment Saupiquet, specialized in canned fish
The company owned by Nissim family strengthens its position in the French canned fish market more
ForeignBarry Callebaut is going to buy D'Orsogna Dolciaria
The transaction is expected to close in September 2017
With three production facilities located in Italy, India and Canada, the Italian chocolate supplier saw revenues of roughly 52 million euros more
IndustryFerrero: "We do not comment on speculations"
This is the response to the rumors of his interest in Nestlé's sweet division in the United States
According to the Dealreporter website, it would be studying the dossier more
ForeignReckitt Benckiser sells the food division to McCormick for $ 4.2 billion
The transaction should be completed by 2017
The American giant strengthens in seasonings more
Economy and financeCompagnie Nationale à Portefeuille ready to buy a stake in Caffitaly
From €100 to €200 million to buy 49% stake in the Italian Group
Compagnie Nationale à Portefeuille (Cnp), Belgian holding owned by Albert Frère, is ready to buy a stake in Caffitaly, the Italian producer of coffee machines and capsules. The investment, equal to €100-200 mil... more
HealthEfsa reviews safety of glutamates added to food
The acceptable daily intake is 30 mg/kg body weight per day for all six of these additives
Efsa has established a safe intake level for glutamic acid and glutamates used as food additives after re-evaluating their safety. The Authority also concluded that estimated dietary exposure to glutamic... more
ForeignCargill, record earnings: $110 billion
The fiscal year on 31st May 2017 is the best one since 2009
Sales of hamburger and chicken nuggets helped the company to highly raise its income more
ForeignUkraine: Agrarian Fund buys fertilizers for about € 33 million
An order that will allow three enterprises of the Group to resume operations in the agricultural field
Important contracts to supply around 200.000 tonnes of fertilizers have been signed with the Ostchem's plants more
ForeignUpstate Niagara Cooperative acquires Kraft-Heinz cheese plant
Kraft Heinz will invest about $3-5 million in order to update the plant
US politicians helped to get labour market to safety more
ForeignFerrero: the new HQ in Malmö
Ferrero, famous for Nutella, will be moving in the Dungen office building
The confectionery company signed an agreement with an eminent construction company more
Economy and financeMr Loeb wants to innovate Nestlé’s future
Third Point, the American activist investor’s hedge fund, sets its sights on Nestlé
The investment in Nestlé by Third Point and its effects more
Cheese and dairy productsGrana Padano: after two months the "exits" are back in positive territory
Berni: "Branded Product Sales Increase by 1.11% in January 2025"
After two months of decline, the “exits” from the warehouses of Grana Padano Dop are back in positive territory. "According to the data collected in January 2025", announced the general director of the... more
DistributionMarr: total consolidated revenues at 622.7 million euros in the 3Q24
Company's interim management report as of September 30 approved
The Board of Directors of Marr SpA, a leading company in Italy in the marketing and distribution of food and non-food products to the foodservice sector, today approved the interim management report as... more
Oils and condimentsAcetaie Aperte: 40 enterprise to show the "black gold of Modena"
Producers' offerings increase in response to increased public interest
Thanks to the growing success of the more than twenty-year-old edition of Acetaie Aperte, the next edition of September 29th presents itself as one of the most interesting ever (read EFA News ). 40 are... more
WinesFedervini. Wine export boom (+118%) in the twenty-year period 2003-2023
The exploit of spirits is even stronger (+300%), of which Italy is the fifth largest producer in the world
From the initiatives of Ireland and more recently Belgium on health warnings, to the revision of the packaging directive up to the legislation on labeling and the Regulation on Geographical Indications,... more