Latest News in the food Industry
Mergers & Acquisitions
Big appetite for M&A between European and US food and drink companies
3 Dec 2025
Persistent tariffs on EU food and beverage exports have helped drive record levels of M&A activity between European and US companies this year, according to analysis by ING.
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AI attraction means foodtech startups must ‘prove’ rather than ‘promise’
4 Nov 2025
Reports suggest that artificial intelligence (AI) is sucking investment from foodtech and agritech, but investors say the picture is complicated.
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VC backing for foodtech startups slumps but ‘new ingredients’ attract interest
13 Oct 2025
Agrifoodtech investments slumped this year to levels not seen since 2015, with “little hope” they will increase significantly by the end of the year, a report has found.
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Kraft Heinz splits after a decade of post-merger underperformance
4 Sep 2025
Kraft Heinz has announced plans to split into two independent businesses by the second half of 2026, a decade after it was created in a mega-merger.
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Nestlé considers sale of VMS brands amid strategic refocus
30 Jul 2025
Nestlé is reviewing the future of several of its vitamin, mineral, and supplement (VMS) brands.
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Manufacturing businesses with sustainable practices ‘attract higher investment’
11 Jun 2025
Manufacturing businesses that adopt sustainable practices are worth more than those that fail to do so, attracting investors to pay a premium, research suggests.
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Metabolic Maintenance targets brain function with nootropics range
29 Jan 2025
US supplements player Metabolic Maintenance is entering the fast-growing nootropics category with the launch of its latest supplement, metaMIND, a patented cognitive performance complex available in gummy and capsule formats.
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Louis Drefyus Company powers on in plant-based with BASF ingredients acquisition
17 Jan 2025
BASF has agreed to sell its food and health performance ingredients business to Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC).
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Hormel Foods sells its Health Labs brands to Lyons Magnus
17 Dec 2024
Hormel Foods has confirmed the sale of its Hormel Health Labs division to Lyons Magnus, creating Lyons Health Labs. The strategic move aims to better position Lyons Magnus as a leading player in the growing US market for nutritional and health products...
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Mérieux NutriScience to acquire Bureau Veritas
22 Oct 2024
Global food safety service provider Mérieux NutriScience will acquire French food testing business Bureau Veritas, a deal that extends its geographic reach and laboratory testing capabilities.
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The EU’s action plan to remain competitive
18 Oct 2024
The EU has three main areas for action if it is to increase competitiveness in a global economy over the next five years, according to the Draghi Report. We look at what its findings mean for the food manufacturing and retail industry.
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PepsiCo scoops up Siete Foods in $1.2 bn deal
14 Oct 2024
PepsiCo has announced its plan to acquire Mexican-American food company Siete Foods known for its heritage-inspired range of tortillas, salsas, seasonings, and sauces, marking PepsiCo’s first food-based acquisition in around five years.
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