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DessertsFerrero, strong growth in 2020 despite Covid
Consolidated turnover of € 12.3 billion (+7.8%), with investments of € 619 million
Ferrero International SA, the parent company of the Ferrero Group, closed the financial year at 31 August 2020 with a consolidated turnover of 12.3 billion euros, an increase of +7.8% compared to the previous... more
Packaging and logisticsItalmobiliare sells Petruzalek and Sirap GmbH to Zeus
Packaging in France and the United Kingdom remains at Pesenti
Italmobiliare sells Petruzalek to Zeus. Sirap Gema, 100% controlled by the Pesenti family holding, and the Irish Zeus Packaging have signed a binding agreement in the food packaging sector: Sirap Group... more
WinesFantini lands in Spain with Finca Fella
It aims to internationalize with high-end wines
Fantini Group lands in Spain with Finca Fella. The wine group founded in Abruzzo by Valentino Sciotti, leader among the exporting companies of Southern Italy, welcomes in its system the Iberian wine reality,... more
Packaging and logisticsBerlin Packging acquires Novapack
To strengthen the glass offer in the Italian wine sector
Berlin Packaging, a world leader in the supply of glass, plastic and metal containers and closures, has announced the acquisition of Newpack, an important company in the glass packaging sector, based in... more
Studies and researchHighest levels of microplastics found in molluscs
New study from UK researchers at Hull York Medical School and the University of Hull
Mussels, oysters and scallops have the highest levels of microplastic contamination among seafood, a new study reveals (1). The research, led by researchers at Hull York Medical School and the University... more
CoffeeSegafredo Zanetti is the Partner of the AC Milan Football Club
The partnership enables activations across the Senior men’s and women’s teams
Segafredo becomes the Official Coffee and Partner of the Club and is going to offer a wide range of products at AC Milan’s venues and hospitality areas. AC Milan and Segafredo Zanetti, two global brands, t... more
NewsRbi, worldwide renunciation of caged eggs
The decision concerns the Burger King, Tim Hortons and Popeyes chain's
Burger King, Tim Hortons and Popeyes will eliminate cage-free eggs at all locations and in all products. This includes products such as mayonnaise that use egg as an ingredient. In Western Europe, North... more
Catering and hospitalityCrowfunding: Feat Food raises 152,000 euros
Part of a € 1.8 million round
Feat Food, the startup that created the algorithm cook, has successfully concluded an equity crowdfunding campaign on CrowdFundMe with a collection of almost 152,000 euros, compared to a minimum target... more
DessertsFerrero continues to grow in Italy
Turnover 2020 of 1.52 billion (+3,5%)
Ferrero Spa and the four subsidiaries in Italy have communicated the results of the management trend over the period 1 September 2019 - 31 August 2020. The main subsidiary, Ferrero Commerciale Italia Srl,... more
WinesThe online wine shop Etilika.it boosts its growth thanks to Mamacrowd
Equity crowdfunding campaign for € 500,000 collection target
Etilika, the Italian e-commerce focused on national wines, launches its equity crowdfunding campaign on Mamacrowd in order to accelerate its internationalization and catalogue expansion. After closing... more
Cheese and dairy productsEmmi sells Spanish goat’s cheese producer
The 80% majority stake in Lácteos Caprinos buys by Lácteas García Baquero
Emmi, the major Swiss milk processor, has sold its 80% majority stake in Spanish goat’s cheese manufacturer Lácteos Caprinos to Lácteas García Baquero. Founded in 2002 in Jaen, Lácteos Caprinos specialises in th... more
Packaging and logisticsBC Partners has launched an offer over Milan-listed IMA
The tender at 68 euros per share will close on 14 January 2021
The tender offer by IMA BidCo spa (100% indirectly controlled by Sofima spa) on IMA spa started on the 14th of December. IMA is a Milan-listed group active in the design and production of automatic machines... more
Frozen foodsRolli Alimentari in the sights of private equity funds
Deal of 220 million euros, according to rumors relaunched by the financial newspaper Sole 24 Ore
Rolli Alimentari frozen food could go under a private equity fund. Il Sole 24 Ore reports this rumors, according to which the Rolli family, which founded and still controls Industrie Rolli Alimentari spa,... more
IndustryEnervit sells the Swedish subsidiary
Fjordviken Holding acquires the entire stake
Italian Milan based Enervit has signed a contract for the sale to Fjordviken Holding of the entire stake in the Swedish Enervit Nutrition AB, for 111,700 crowns. Fjordviken Holding will continue to be... more
WinesItalmobiliare completes its investment in Callmewine.com
About € 13 million to help finance the plan to develop the wine's e-commerce platform
Today, Italmobiliare completed the acquisition (through a vehicle company) of a shareholding representing 60% of the capital of the company that owns Callmewine.com, as announced last December the 3rd.The... more
IndustryErgon invests in Millbo and BioNaturals
A leading natural ingredients Group is born offering clean label solutions to industrial bakeries worldwide
Ergon Capital Partners IV SCSP announced the closing of the acquisition of a majority stake in Millbo, BioNaturals International and BioNaturals Europe (together “MillboBioNaturals”). The Group is a l... more
Economy and financeNewlat Food points to UK
Non-binding offer aimed at acquiring Hovis Holdings
With reference to the news published on the Sky News UK website, the Italian company Newlat Food Spa confirms that it has submitted to the shareholders of the Hovis Holdings Limited group a non-binding... more
IndustryInvestindustrial acquires Della Toffola
As part of the deal, the family will remain minority shareholders with 26.5 per cent of the business
Andrea Bonomi's private equity holding Investindustrial (by Investindustrial VII L.P. fund) takes over the majority of Della Toffola and DT Invest, an Italian Treviso-based company founded in 1958 and... more
FairsItalian Exhibition Group closed with a profit in 1HY
Thanks to the excellent results at the beginning of the year and the measures adopted to counter the crisis
The Board of Directors of Italian Exhibition Group S.p.A.(IEG) - the holding of Rimini and Vicenza Fairs - has approved today the Half-Yearly Financial Report as at June 30, 2020. The excellent performance... more
IndustryKellogg will produce sustainable vanilla with Symrise
Over 1,000 smallholder vanilla farmers in Madagascar will engaged
German Symrise, the major producer of flavours and fragrances, has partnered with Kellogg Company in a three-year project in Madagascar that aims to responsibly source 100% of Kellogg’s vanilla by 2020. T... more
CoffeeMZB Group 1H results hit by pandemic: revenue down 8.1% to €404m
Net result is equal to € -17.0m
The Board of Directors of Massimo Zanetti Beverage Group, one of the leading brands worldwide in the production, processing and marketing of roasted coffee, listed on the Milan Stock Exchange, approved... more
FishSkretting Italy rallies the value chain for post-COVID opportunities
The new aperitivONline platform is helping to reimagine aquaculture food systems
Recognising that the food landscape is likely to be very different as the world emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, Skretting Italy has been hard at work alongside many of the country’s leading aquaculture p... more
VideoNestlé and European Clean Trucking Alliance call for more sustainable road freight
Further reducing CO2 and air pollution from road transport will help achieve the objectives of the European Green Deal
Nestlé has today joined other partners in founding the European Clean Trucking Alliance. This unique coalition brings together NGOs, shippers, logistics and consumer goods companies. Together they share... more
IndustryNestlé, European Clean Trucking Alliance for sustainable road freight
This unique coalition brings together NGOs, shippers, logistics and consumer goods companies
Nestlé has today joined other partners in founding the European Clean Trucking Alliance. This unique coalition brings together NGOs, shippers, logistics and consumer goods companies. Together they share... more
Coffeeillycaffè aims to become carbon neutral by 2033
One Makes The Difference is the new initiative part of global sustainability plan
illycaffè presents One Makes The Difference, the new initiative that is part of its global sustainability plan and which will lead the company to becoming carbon neutral by 2033: the first step is the... more
VideoItalian Exhibitions sing talent and work from a country in silence because of Covid-19 crisis
A video launched by Aefi on the notes of "Casta Diva" by Bellini
From a country in silence, the Italian Fairs take off to sing Italian talent and work on the skies of the world. On the notes of "Casta Diva" by Bellini an allegorical "megaphone" over the big cities symbol... more
LiqueursCampari Group into negotiations for the acquisition of Champagne Lallier
The seller is Sarl Ficoma, family holding of Mr Francis Tribaut
Davide Campari-Milano announced that it has entered into exclusive negotiations with the privately owned French company Sarl Ficoma, family holding of Mr Francis Tribaut, for acquiring an 80% interest,... more
CoffeeCaffè Vergnano supports God’s Love We Deliver in New York City
Carolina Vergnano: "We believe that solidarity has no boundaries or nationality"
Italian Caffè Vergnano supports God’s Love We Deliver in New York, whose mission is to provide nutrition therapy, by cooking and delivering medically tailored meals for people living with severe illness in... more
LiqueursThe Amaro del Capo acquires Petrus, the historic Dutch brand
The deal is part of a larger project of growth for the Calabrian Company owned by Caffo Family
The Amaro del Capo acquires Petrus. The historic Dutch brand, until yesterday under the multinational Diageo, has passed to the Calabrian Caffo 1915 group whose main product is the Antico Amaro del Capo... more
CoffeeRecord 2019 results for Lavazza thanks also to Mars Drink
Revenues + 18% and + 45% net profit, 2020 uncertain but "the Group is solid"
The Board of Directors of Lavazza Group has examined and approved the draft Annual and Consolidated Financial Statements at December 31, 2019, prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting... more
DistributionIvs Group (vending), closes 2019 on the rise
But in 2020 Covid-19 weighs and the company does not distribute dividends
The Board of Directors of IVS Group S.A. (Milan: IVS.MI) examined and approved the Annual Report 2019 (statutory and consolidated), the Management Report and related documents and the Sustainability Report. Given... more
DistributionMarr, revenues 2019 rise to Euro 1.7 billion
Net profit of 66.6M, a record dividend of 0.80 Euros. Covid-19 will weigh on 2020
The Board of Directors of Marr Spa (Milan: MARR.MI) the leading company in Italy in the sale and distribution of food products to the foodservice sector, owned by Cremonini Group, today approved the consolidated... more
LiqueursPernod Ricard invests in Italicus
The Dutch alcohol company De Kuyper Royal Distiller has sold its shares in the Italian brand
Pernod Ricard has invested in Italian premium bergamot-infused aperitivo brand Italicus, as the spirits company continues to strengthen its portfolio. The announcement coincides with the news that Dutch... more
Packaging and logisticsSacmi acquires Velomat
The Imola-based Company is the world’s leading provider of closures-beverage solutions
Italian Sacmi Imola, the world’s leading provider of closures-beverage solutions, purchased Abruzzo-based Velomat, a leading designer and manufacturer of high-speed assembly machines for caps, micro-pumps a... more
CoffeeThe Massimo Zanetti Beverage Group’s 2019 revenues amounted to Euro 914.5 Mln
The Board of directors will propose to shareholders the distribution of a gross dividend of Euro 0.19 per share
The Board of Directors of Massimo Zanetti Beverage Group S.p.A., one of the leading brands worldwide in the production, processing and marketing of roasted coffee, listed on the Milan Stock Exchange, approved... more
PeopleBeniamino Garofalo appointed as new Ceo at Santa Margherita Gruppo Vinicolo
The turnover of the leading Italian wine company stood at more than 189 million Euros in 2019
Beniamino Garofalo is the new CEO at Santa Margherita Gruppo Vinicolo, one of the leading Italian companies within the world of wine, owned by Marzotto Family. Garofalo, 50, from Milan and married with... more
Cheese and dairy productsNewlat Food: Consolidated aggregate Net Profit 2019 of € 10.2 million (+71%)
Ebitda and Net Profit for the year showed a better performance than foreseen in the Business Plan
The Board of Directors of Newlat Food S.p.A. approved the consolidated aggregate preliminary data for the year ended 31 December 2019. Newlat Food recorded consolidated aggregate revenues of € 320.9 m... more
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
Catering and hospitalityAutogrill: FY2019 preliminary revenue up by 6.4% to €5.0bn
Strong revenue growth and results in line with guidance
The Board of Directors of Autogrill S.p.A. reviewed and approved on the 6th of February the preliminary consolidated revenue performance for the twelve months ended 31 December 2019.Revenues were €5.0bn, +... more
CoffeeKimbo named Roberto Grasso, a former Ferrero executive, as new CEO
The Company, based in Naples, is a leading coffee brand in Italy
Kimbo Spa, one of Italy’s leading coffee brands, has announced the appointment of Roberto Grasso as the company’s CEO. Grasso has a long career record as a top manager in Ferrero. During the course of h... more
HealthEducation in Nutrition big assent in the Curricula of EU Doctors
ESPEN launches the European "Manifesto" to fill the training gap
ESPEN (European Nutrition Society) launched the "Manifesto for the implementation of nutrition education", in Nice, during the ESPEN-NEMS (Nutrition Education in Medical Schools Initiative) meeting. Nutrition... more
FairsThe Future and Values of Foodservice at the Opening SIGEP and A.B. TECH EXPO 2020
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
Catering and hospitalityAutogrill 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
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
Economy and 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 Distribution
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