The NGG is demanding a 6.2% wage increase for all workers and the next negotiations with Unilever are set to take place today (8 July).

South Africa’s Westfalia Fruit Group is bolstering its foodservice presence in Europe for avocados with the acquisition of Greenpoint Trading.

French retail giants Carrefour and Coopérative U have formed a new European buying alliance, called Concordis. Announced yesterday (7 July) in a joint statement, the partnership looks to boost ...

The UK’s CMA has initiated an investigation into the proposed £1.2bn ($1.63bn) merger between Greencore and Bakkavor.

Investor-backed Inspired Pet Nutrition (IPN) has struck an acquisition outside of its domestic UK market with a deal for Sopral in France.

JBS has sent its first shipment of beef to Vietnam as the Brazilian meat giant looks to tap into the "strategic" market in South East Asia.

Lactalis is creating around 50 US jobs as the France-based dairy major invests in two factories in New York State.

Bosqar Invest has completed the acquisition of a majority stake in local bakery business Mlinar for €100m ($117.3m) from MidEuropa Partners.

German biscuit manufacturer Griesson de Beukelaer is investing over €100m ($117.5m) to boost production at its factory in Wurzen, Saxony.

Up to 250 jobs are to be cut at the bakery firm’s Cheshire site following a factory fire that caused “significant” economic challenges.

Cacique Foods, a US-based maker of Hispanic products, has appointed former Mondelez and Danone executive Pedro Silveira as its new CEO.

Israel’s Eshbal Functional Food is on the cusp of striking another acquisition after signing a letter of intent to buy Gluten Free Nation.