Umios, the Japan-based manufacturer formerly known as Maruha Nichiro, has continued its buying streak with a deal for Canadian seafood peer High Liner Foods. Announcing the deal yesterday (26 October) ...

Belgium-based Vandemoortele has taken full ownership of US bakery peer Banneton by acquiring the remaining stake in the business. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed as the Belgian ...

Abbott Laboratories is to separate its global nutrition business into an independent, publicly traded company with approximately $8.5bn in annual sales. In a statement yesterday (21 October), the ...

Ebro Foods has acquired US rice business Best Rice in a deal valued at $47m. The Spain-based food group completed the transaction during the third quarter, disclosing the purchase in its nine-month ...

Yakult Honsha has confirmed personal information relating to around 40,000 individuals was leaked following “unauthorised access” to its website. The Tokyo-listed company detected the intrusion on ...

Almarai is entering the red-meat category with the launch of Haboor, a pre-packed beef brand supported by an investment of approximately SR500m ($133.3m). In a statement yesterday (28 October), the ...