
Mineral waters and drinksWhite Knight for Acque Minerali d'Italia
Clessidra and the American fund Magnetar attend in concordat
The American fund Magnetar and the Italian Clessidra go to the rescue of Acque Minerali d'Italia, the holding company that owns the Norda, Sangemini and Gaudianello brands, controlled by the Pessina... more

Conserved and jamsCanned tuna: the importance of label
For Nostromo observatory (Grupo Calvo), 60% of Italians check the expiration date and origin
Two-thirds of canned tuna consumers, especially the youngest, regularly consult labels on the packages, recognizing the importance of the information available. Among these, the expiry date (64%), the... more

Economy and financeBreeding and climate change: the final report of Life Forage4Climate project
Techniques to reduce GHG emissions and increase soil carbon uptake/Report attached
Everyday we have signs of the climate that is changing: temperatures higher than the seasonal average, extreme events such as water bombs and heat waves and agriculture pays the consequences, with droughts... more

Economy and financeBanca Generali invests in Treedom
The Florentine start-up is focused on reforestation
Treedom, a Florentine startup focused on reforestation, collected a 3 million euro investment from Banca Generali, subscribed through its 8A + Real Innovation fund. The investment is part of BG4Real, the... more

IndustryNomad Foods completes the acquisition of Findus Switzerland
110 million Euros to the Froneri International group
Nomad Foods, a frozen food company, completes the acquisition of Findus Switzerland, belonging to the Froneri International group, for 110 million euros. It also acquired the intellectual rights of the... more

BeverageC&C Group acquires a minority stake in Innis & Gunn
Scottish craft beers will be distributed in the UK and Ireland
C&C Group has made an investment in Innis & Gunn, taking an 8% equity stake in the Scottish craft brewer. Through the partnership, C&C Group will sell and distribute Innis & Gunn’s range of craft beers a... more

IndustryFrieslandCampina, switch to 100% rPet bottles from February 2021
Avoided production of nearly 1.9 million kilos of new plastic
The FrieslandCampina group has announced that starting from February 2021 it will produce PET bottles with 100% recycled material. The dairy cooperative said switching to recycled Pet (rPet) for wholesale... more

HealthPalforzia of Aimmune is the first treatment for peanut allergy in t...
Approved the use of the biological drug, developed by Nestlé health science company
The European Commission has approved the use of Palforzia (defatted powder of Arachis hypogaea L.) for the treatment of peanut allergy in the European Union (EU). Developed by Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc.,... more

BeverageCoca-Cola, the European bottler chooses Holland
The Group chooses the Netherlands as its home member state
Coca-Cola European Partners (Ccep) has chosen the Netherlands as a home member state following the UK's exit from the European Union for the purposes of the Transparency Directive. The company announced... more

LiqueursPernod Ricard bets on soft drinks
It acquired a majority stake in Ceder's
Pernod Ricard acquired a majority stake in Ceder's, of which he just was an exclusive UK distributor and marketer from 2018. more

Veg worldMars chocolate is becoming more and more vegan
Bounty Vegan and Topic Vegan arrive in the UK and Asda
Mars has expanded its range of vegan and gluten-free chocolate with the introduction of Bounty Vegan and Topic Vegan in the UK. The vegan alternative Bounty is a combination of cocoa and cubed coconut,... more

Packaging and logisticsNewCold is consolidated in Italy
The acquisition of Pacaro Logistica has been signed
The Pacaro structures near Rome thus complement those of NewCold that will be built in Milan area. more

Cheese and dairy productsThe new Italian giant of PDO cheeses is born
Parmareggio takes sole control of the Agriform business unit
On the one hand, the leader of Parmigiano Reggiano which belongs to the Bonterre group (over 1 billion in revenues); on the other, the first Venetian reality of DOP cheeses (Grana Padano, Asiago, Piave and others). more

MeatsAsda, or rather the oxymoron supermarket
Test bench of "vegan butcher" was inaugurated
"How do you say 'oxymoron' in Great Britain"? It is not a joke, but the question that arises spontaneously in the face of the news, which has come from across the Channel, of the experimental inauguration... more

MeatsVion plans to acquire a Belgian beef company
Objective: to consolidate the position in Western Europe
Vion Food Group has announced plans to acquire Adriaens, a beef producer based in Zottegem, Belgium, as a maneuver to expand its position in the country. Based in the Netherlands, Vion is an international... more

Conserved and jamsCampbell's sells bread to Jimmy's Cookies
The biscuit maker will acquire the Ecce Panis brand
After the Kelsen biscuits, sold to Ferrero (see EFA News article of 12-07-19 ) and the sale of the Australian snack business unit Arnott (see EFA News article of 02-08-19), Campbell Soup Company has signed... more
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Veg worldVeganuary 2021 has officially started
The whole month of January without eating food of animal origin
Nestlé and Domino Pizza among the supporters of the initiative more

IndustryMetro strengthens in Spain with the acquisition of Davigel
An agreement between Sysco France, Davigel Spain and Makro Spain
Metro acquires Davigel España, a restaurant services company (FSD) until now controlled by the US wholesaler Sysco, to strengthen the company's strategy in the Spanish horeca market, where it operates... more

Oils and condimentsUnilever sells its latest stake in Bertolli to EnricoGlasbest
The deal ended for an undisclosed sum

Economy and financeBanca Generali invests in Treedom
The Florentine start-up is focused on reforestation

BeverageCoca-Cola, the European bottler chooses Holland
The Group chooses the Netherlands as its home member state
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FairsSigep Observatory: more training in the future of foodservice profe...
The sector faces 2021 with increasingly professional business models
"Practical skills and digital knowledge, entrepreneurial vision and a spirit devoted to eco-sustainability. The year that most questioned the habits and customs of the past, forcing the business world... more

FairsCesena Fiera closes 2020 in profit
Capital increase approved to support investments in the exhibition center
Cesena Fiera avoids the crisis, plans the future and closes 2020 with a profit (22 thousand Euros). The approval of the 2020 preliminary financial statements took place during the Cesena Fiera Shareholders'... more

FairsRefrigera postponed to April in Bologna
The international fair dedicated to the industrial refrigeration industry

FairsSigep Observatory: The moka is back, due to lockdown
Next edition of Rimini Fair's will take place on 18 and 19 of March
