March 18, 2024 | Company News

JDE Peet’s appoints Luc Vandevelde as Interim CEO

Vandevelde, who has served as Lead Independent Director of JDE Peet’s since its listing, has extensive experience within the company and in the retail and FMCG sectors JDE Peet’s announced…

March 15, 2024 | Beverages

Nestlé to sell dairy and juice business brands in Ecuador

This transaction is subject to approval by the competition authority in Ecuador, and notifications will be made accordingly within the legal terms Nestlé Ecuador announced the start of a strategic…

March 15, 2024 | Beverages

Russia removes Danone from state control assets

The reasons for this decision were not disclosed in the decree Russian President Vladimir Putin has cancelled the transfer of Danone’s Russian assets to the Federal Agency for State Property…

March 15, 2024 | Beverages

Philippine plans measures to boost local dairy milk production

DA records show that cattle production in 2023 reached 17,850 metric tonnes, accounting for roughly 0.8 per cent of total milk consumption of 1.937 million metric tonnes Philippine’s Department of…

March 15, 2024 | Food

Food security situation in Afghanistan improving but the crisis far from over

The food security situation remains alarming with over 15 million people or 36 per cent of the population being food insecure Afghanistan is the Food and Agriculture Organization of the…

March 14, 2024 | Company News

GEM-Pack Berries and BADP America join hands for sustainable packaging

The GEM-Pack and BADP collaboration represents a strategic move towards mitigating the environmental footprint of berry packaging on a large scale GEM-Pack Berries and BADP America have signed a letter…

March 14, 2024 | Company News

Seaweed bacon company Umaro Foods secures $3.8 Mn funding

Following their successful funding round – which was led by venture capital firm Agfunder – the Umaro Foods team is aiming to diversify its product range, along with expanding its…

March 13, 2024 | Company News

Nestle introduces Kit-Kat Cereal in Ecuador

The new Kit-Kat Cereal is made with whole grain, without artificial colours, with 5 B vitamins, calcium and fortified with iron Within the framework of World Cereal Day, Kit-Kat®, the…

March 13, 2024 | Company News

Frank’s RedHot debuts new dip’n and squeeze sauce

Frank’s introduces two new hot sauce formats for dunking and drizzling and adding the perfect blend of flavour and heat to your favourite foods Frank’s RedHot is expanding its offerings…

March 13, 2024 | Company News

Bezos Earth Fund announces $60Mn to establish centres for sustainable protein

This announcement builds on the Bezos Earth Fund’s $1 billion commitment to support farmers and sustainably expand food production Bezos Earth Fund Vice Chair Lauren Sánchez announced an initial $60 million commitment…