NewsUSA-China: the truce of duties signed
The agreement on Phase 1 comes after two years of commercial war / VIDEO
But there is no shortage of analysts doubts: tariffs remain largely in force, the real problems are only postponed. Trump: "Historical step never been done before with China. I will visit in the not too far future" more
CateringAutogrill strengthens at North American airports
New contracts and openings in Texas and Florida
Italian Autogrill announced on 10th of January the winning of new contracts and new openings in North America in the airport channel through the subsidiary HMSHost. A new 10-year contract worth $ 186... more
Cheese and dairy productsBrands and transformation deliver strong 2019 results for Arla
Arla’s branded sales volume grew 5.1 per cent in 2019
In 2019 farmer-owned Arla Foods exceeded expectations for global branded sales whilst simultaneously transforming its business securing cost-savings at the top end of expectations through the Calcium programme. This enabled Arla to deliver a stable milk price to its farmers owners and a strong cash flow further strengthened the company’s investment power in future growth. more
BeverageAB InBev signs solar power deal for European brewing operations
Ten-year virtual power purchase agreement with BayWa r.e.
AB InBev has inked a deal with energy developer BayWa r.e. to purchase 100% renewable electricity for its European brewing operations. The ten-year virtual power purchase agreement will see power supplied... more
DistributionVéGé Group and Metro Italia allied for AFH market
Away From Home is worth around 85 billion euros
VéGé Group and Metro Italia announced this morning in Milan that they have formed an alliance focused on the Italian market away from home - AFH - consumption consisting of over 320,000 points of consumption -... more
IndustryGuala Closures acquires assets of German Closurelogic
Italian company consolidates its position in the beverage and water market
Guala Closures Spa, the world leader in the production of security closures for spirits and aluminium closures for wines, as well as one of the major world producer and distributor of aluminium closures... more
DistributionLavazza Family holding has detected an important stake in Ivs Group
Torino 1895 Investimenti becomes the second shareholder of the automatic distribution giant
Ivs Group, the Italian leader and the second player in Europe in the business of automatic and semi-automatic vending machines for the supply of hot and cold drinks and snacks, informs that has received... more
FinanceFondo Agroalimentare Italiano holds €M 55 final close
Sponsored by Unigrains, the Fund accompanies the development of Italian agri-food SMEs
Fondo Agroalimentare Italiano held its final close with commitments of €M 55. Sponsored by French based holding Unigrains, the Fund’s subscribers include French, Italian and Swiss institutional investors and... more
Frozen foodsItalian Frozen Food Holding has acquired Alcass
IFFH is e news business set up by Mandarin Capital Partners
Located in the Italian city of Genoa, Italian Frozen Food Holding (IFFH) was established in October last year by private-equity investor Mandarin Capital Partners, which is headquartered in Luxembourg... more
LiqueursCampari Group acquires Baron Philippe de Rothschild France Distribu...
The Enterprise Value of the deal is €60.0 million
Further to the communication of November 15th, 2019, concerning the exclusive negotiations with Baron Philippe de Rothschild S.A. for the acquisition of 100% of the French distributor Baron Philippe de... more
CoffeeThe new illy Caffè opened in Venice
Located in the historic Royal Gardens near San Marco
The new illy Caffè opened in Venice, inside the historic Giardini Reali near San Marco. The Royal Gardens were commissioned by Napoleon Bonaparte in the early nineteenth century, and are now once again... more
FairsItalian Exhibition Group: Corrado Peraboni has appointed Ceo
The nomination will be effective from January 1, 2020
Italian Exhibition Group (IEG), a company listed on the Milan Stock Exchange, leader in Italy in the organization of international trade fair events and among the main operators in the exhibition sector... more
CoffeeJAB to list Peet’s and Douwe Egberts in €3bn coffee IPO
JDE Peet's would be the largest publicly traded, pure-play coffee company with annual sales of €7B
Jab Holding, a German conglomerate controlled by the Reimann family that collects many brands of consumer goods - including several in the beverage sector, such as Keurig, Dr Pepper, Peet's Coffee,... more
PeopleAnuga, Stefanie Mauritz named Director
Many years of experience in Koelnmesse's food segment
Stefanie Mauritz (45) will be assuming the position of Director Anuga at Koelnmesse, thus directly managing and developing the world's leading food fair. Starting 1 February 2020, she will be taking... more
CoffeeItalian MPs support Unesco World Heritage bid for Traditional Espresso
Campaigners still need the support of the Italian government
A campaign promoted by the Consortium for the Safeguard of Traditional Italian Espresso Coffee seeking Unesco World Heritage status for this beverage was presented in the Italian parliament on 3th of December:the... more
VideoTheFork opened new headquarters in Italy
Interview with the Ceo and Founder, Bertrand Jelensperger
The Fork is the leading online restaurant reservation site in Europe with 50 000 partner restaurants. Since may 2014, TheFork has joined the TripAdvisor Media Group. It operates and recruit in no less... more
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MeatsInalca (Cremonini Group) opens a new distribution platform in Russia
Located in Moscow close to the hamburger production plant inaugurated in 2010
It includes various warehouses with the most advanced cold chain management technology and a capacity of 33,000 pallets. Total investments of 25 million Euro. more
Cheese and dairy productsBrands and transformation deliver strong 2019 results for Arla
Arla’s branded sales volume grew 5.1 per cent in 2019
In 2019 farmer-owned Arla Foods exceeded expectations for global branded sales whilst simultaneously transforming its business securing cost-savings at the top end of expectations through the Calcium programme. This enabled Arla to deliver a stable milk price to its farmers owners... more
Fairs
FairsThe Future and Values of Foodservice at the Opening SIGEP and A.B. TECH...
The fair takes place in Rimini, organized by Italian Exhibition Group
The food of the future? It is not a question of ingredients, but consumer behaviour: it will be increasingly a question of sharing, a relationship with which to attempt a ´cross´ between history and m... more
FairsItalian Exhibition Group: Corrado Peraboni has appointed Ceo
The nomination will be effective from January 1, 2020
Italian Exhibition Group (IEG), a company listed on the Milan Stock Exchange, leader in Italy in the organization of international trade fair events and among the main operators in the exhibition sector... more
FairsFederalimentare fight against Italian Sounding
The tendentious evocation has registered a growth rate of 70% in the decade 2007-2017
FairsAnuga 2019 breaks all records
Great presence for Italy, with over 1,100 exhibiting companies
FairsIEG consolidated revenue 1H2019 reached € 100 million
Italian Exhibition Group is a leading company in event organization
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NewsRana pasta factory condemned for homophobic insults
The Supreme Court: "Concrete and serious prejudice to the dignity of the worker"
The story refers to more than 15 years ago and has been dragged for years into courtrooms. But now the Supreme Court in Rome has put the final point. Giving publicly and repeatedly the "finocchio" ("fagot",... more
Frozen foodsNomad’s Findus fish products to be distributed in USA
Ocean Beauty Seafoods will sell seafood products by Swedish frozen food
The Boston based Ocean Beauty Seafoods will distribute seafood products by Swedish frozen food giant Findus, owned by Nomad Foods, in the US, after agreeing to a new distribution partnership. The agreement... more
ForeignFrench insect farmer Ynsect raises $125m
The company plans North America plant
