WORLD - Nestlé and six other food companies (Aramark, Compass Group, Elior Group, IKEA Food Services, Nestlé, Sodexo and Unilever), have joined forces through the Global Coalition for Animal Welfare (GCAW) to advance animal welfare standards throughout the global food supply chain. According to FoodingredientsFirst, GCAW is claimed to be the world’s first global food…
EUROPE – Unilever, a British-Dutch transnational consumer goods company, has launched a new probiotic ice cream brand called Culture Republick, which the company claims is the first premium ice cream containing probiotics. According to the company, the Culture Republick’s product range initially includes seven flavours, such as: Milk & Honey, Turmeric Chai & Cinnamon, Cold…
UK – Unilever, a British-Dutch transnational consumer goods company, has said its board has withdrawn its proposal to move to the Netherlands, after a growing tide of opposition by U.K. shareholders. The company said that in developing the proposal, the Board was guided by the opportunity to unlock value for shareholders by creating a stronger,…
SAUDI ARABIA - Leading global food and beverage manufacturers; Mars, Nestle and Unilever, as well as importers have signed a voluntary pledge with the SFDA that includes reducing sugar, salt and fat content The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) launched its Healthy Food Strategy at a ceremony last week, held under the patronage of…
INDIA - Nestle and Unilever, global retail and products companies, are among suitors who are placing bids to acquire UK pharmaceutical giant GSK’s Indian nutritional foods unit, which owns health food drinks (HFDs) Horlicks and Boost, in a deal estimated at US$4 billion. According to ET Retail, GSK had announced a strategic review of its…
EUROPE – Magnum, an ice cream brand owned by the British/Dutch Unilever company, is set to launch two new vegan versions of its popular ice-cream bars in Sweden and Finland next month. According to FoodingredientsFirst, the brand will add Magnum Vegan Classic and Magnum Vegan Almond, which are European Vegetarian Union approved, to its existing product…
FRANCE - Indorama Ventures, one of the world's leading producers in the intermediate petrochemicals industry, has enhanced its PET recycling capabilities with the acquisition of France-based Sorepla Industrie for an undisclosed fee. According to FoodBev, Sorepla Industrie operates a single recycling facility in France which boasts three production lines; one for recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET),…
CHINA - Chinese ecommerce firm JD.com has agreed a deal with Unilever to move products like Lipton’s tea and Lux soap between warehouses across China as the consumer goods firm looks to expand sales in more remote parts of the country. According to Reuters, this deal is the latest move by an ecommerce company to…
KENYA - Unilever Tea Kenya (UTK), a subsidiary of the British consumer goods giant Unilever Plc has announced a Voluntary Early Retirement scheme to cut on the number of staff at the Kericho-based tea plantations, Business Daily has reported. Unilever East Africa Corporate Affairs Director, Joseph Sunday the planned reorganisation was part of routine business…
LONDON - Unilever PLC and Unilever N.V., have announced their intention to buy back shares with an aggregate market value equivalent of up to €6 billion to return the expected after-tax proceeds upon completion of the Spreads disposal to shareholders, unless more value-creating acquisition alternatives arise. The Group announced the completion of the Spreads disposal…
