Fonterra eyes trade sale or IPO as options for consumer business
Fonterra is proceeding with the disposal of its consumer-facing dairy business, with an IPO or sale to a trade buyer…
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Simon Harvey
Simon has been writing about the food industry with Just Food since 2017. Prior to that, he was a financial news editor at Bloomberg and Dow Jones for around 17 years, working out of bureaus in London, Singapore and Malaysia.
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Lifeway Foods rejects Danone’s takeover offer deemed as undervalued
Lifeway Foods has rejected the takeover bid lodged by Danone in September as the US-based kefir maker deemed the offer…
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AB InBev sits it out in China where “size of the prize remains big”
As China again weighed on Anheuser-Busch InBev’s global volumes, CEO Michel Doukeris has emphasised how the brewer is batting for…
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PepsiCo stops production at two more US drinks factories
The changes to PepsiCo's production network in the US have taken in two more drinks facilities. The project now entails…
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Sunrise Alliance Beverages buys fellow UK brewer Gipsy Hill
Sunrise Alliance Beverages, the company behind UK beer maker St Peter’s Brewery, has added Gipsy Hill Brewing Co. to its…
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Kraft Heinz nudges guidance to “low end” as sales, volumes decline
Kraft Heinz has tweaked its guidance to the “low end” of a previous range after reporting declines in sales revenue…
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Jones Soda Co. loses another CEO with David Knight’s departure
Jones Soda Co. is searching for its second CEO in 16 months as David Knight has “departed” the recently loss-making…
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Rémy Cointreau leans on savings as sales pressures weigh on outlook
Rémy Cointreau has lowered its full-year sales outlook after another quarter of double-digit declines, prompting the liquor group to launch…
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Topikos builds on first brand launch with Ren Vodka acquisition
Topikos Spirit & Beverage Company has struck its first acquisition, hot on the heels of its debut brand launch with…
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Danone’s search for “competitive, quality growth” pays dividends
Danone is confident it can build on a fifth quarter of acceleration in its "volume-mix" as the company registered growth…