Gores Group, Premier Foods sell UK bakery brand Hovis to Private equity firm Endless
UK – Gores Group, a global private equity firm specializing in acquiring and partnering with…
Baking & Baked Goods
US private equity firm CORE acquires J&K Ingredients
USA – US-based private equity firm CORE Industrial Partners has acquired J&K Ingredients Corp, a…
HKScan partners with Leivon Leipomo to invets in plant-based foods
FINLAND – Meat and food company HKScan Corporation and Finish baked good manufacturer, Leivon Leipomo…
Bakery and ingredient supplier Dawn Foods opens new digital innovation hub
USA – Bakery products and bakery ingredients supplier, Dawn Food Products is opening of its…
Orkla Food acquires Dutch bakery ingredients manufacturer Vamo
NETHERLANDS – Orkla Food Ingredients, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Sonneveld Group, has acquired Dutch company…
DCK Zimbabwe opens new bakery, milling plant to expand operations
ZIMBABWE – The DCK Group in Zimbabwe has commissioned a new bakery and maize milling…
Grupo Bimbo announces commitment to use 100% of renewable energy by 2025
MEXICO – Grupo Bimbo, the largest baking company in the world, has announced its commitment…
Africa’s Most Prestigious Food Industry Awards Ceremony is finally here!
KENYA – The 2018 edition of the Africa Food Industry Excellence Awards – Africa’s most…
Kerry Group to invest in Wittstock breadcrumb factory to increase capacity
GERMANY – Food and ingredients company, Kerry Group will invest in its breadcrumb manufacturing site…
FrieslandCampina Kievit expands portfolio with new dairy-based fat powders
NETHERLANDS- FrieslandCampina Kievit, the Dutch dairy company’s ingredients business has expanded its line of dairy-based…
Cargill introduces new in-store roasted deli meat in line with culinary innovation
USA – Cargill has introduced new in-store roasted deli meat and deli-prepared offerings as a…
Dr. Oekter’s owned brand launches new breadstick range
GERMANY – Ellio’s Pizza, an American frozen pizza brand owned and distributed by Dr. Oetker,…
DuPont launches new enzyme strengthening solution for bakery
USA – DuPont Health and Nutrition has announced the launch of a new enzyme strengthening…
Kenafric Industries opens US$1m biscuit plant in Nairobi
KENYA – Beverages and food company Kenafric Industries has opened a Sh100.7 million ($1 million)…
Broadway Bakery – Expanding Capacity with Consumer Health in Mind
Broadway Bakery Ltd., one of the oldest bakeries in Kenya, has recently commissioned a new…
Hostess Brand announces chief executive officer to retire
USA – Hostess Brand Inc. has announced that the company’s president and chief executive, Bill…
Unga Group closes retail bakeries in bid to cut operating costs
KENYA – Unga Group’s bakery subsidiary Ennsvalley has moved to cut costs by shutting more than five of its in-store bakeries in favor of supplies from its central commercial kitchen in Nairobi.
Unga Group closes retail bakeries in bid to cut operating costs
KENYA – Unga Group’s bakery subsidiary Ennsvalley has moved to cut costs by shutting more than five of its in-store bakeries in favor of supplies from its central commercial kitchen in Nairobi.
Unga Group closes retail bakeries in bid to cut operating costs
KENYA – Unga Group’s bakery subsidiary Ennsvalley has moved to cut costs by shutting more than five of its in-store bakeries in favor of supplies from its central commercial kitchen in Nairobi.
Abraaj Group exits leading Tunisian baked goods manufacturer
TUNISIA – The Abraaj Group, a leading investor operating in global growth markets, has announced the successful full exit of its investment, through one of its Funds in Moulin d’Or, a leading producer of baked goods in Tunisia.
Unga Group’s deal values NAS bakery at Sh1bn
KENYA – Flour miller Unga Group is set to spend Sh542 million on acquisition of a 52 per cent stake in a bakery that is owned by Kenya’s sole inflight caterer NAS Holdings.
Unga Group’s deal values NAS bakery at Sh1bn
KENYA – Flour miller Unga Group is set to spend Sh542 million on acquisition of a 52 per cent stake in a bakery that is owned by Kenya’s sole inflight caterer NAS Holdings.