DENMARK – The European meat cooperative, Danish Crown has appointed Thomas Ahle as the company’s new chief financial officer (CFO), effective February 2020. Thomas will take over from the Preben Sunke, who will concentrate on […]
UK – Clearly drinks, a Sunderland based soft drink manufacturer has invested an undisclosed amount in flavored water brand Revilution Waves, reports Insider. Revolution Waves was established in 2017 by entrepreneur and former international rugby […]
UK – Mark & Spenser (M&S) has announced four new senior appointments as the British retailer moves to reinforce its food division ahead of the online joint venture with Ocado next year. The retailer has […]
GHANA – Pernod Ricard Ghana has added Seagram’s Imperial Blue whisky to its portfolio, as part of the beverage giant’s ambitions of becoming the leader in the mainstream spirits market among the emerging middle class […]
AUSTRALIA – Orora Ltd, an Australian packaging maker has agreed to sell its local fibre materials business to Japan’s Nippon Paper Industries for A$1.72 billion (US$1.15 billion). The sale of the business is set to […]
NIGERIA – The federal government of Nigeria through the National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC) has unsealed Nestlé Nigeria Plc headquarters, which was recently shut for alleged breach of National Lottery Act, 2005 and National Lottery […]
NEW ZEALAND – Arla Foods has announced the appointment of Florence Rollet and Nana Bule as external advisors to its board of directors. Arla said that Florence and Bule will bring global digital, marketing and […]
CHILE – Uber Technologies has announced that it has agreed to acquire a majority stake in a Latin American online grocery provider Cornershop which has operation in Mexico, Chile and Peru. Details of the agreement […]
IRELAND – Irish food group, Valeo Foods has closed the acquisition of European chips business from the Campbell Soup Company for approximately US$80 million. The acquisition, which was announced in September this year, includes Kettle […]
JAPAN – Seven & I Holdings Company, the largest convenience stores operator in Japan has unveiled a major restructuring strategy at its group subsidiaries that will result to loss of 3000 jobs. As it continues […]
