The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued rules allowing manufacturers to swap salt for “safe” alternatives in everyday staples. Announced yesterday (13 October), the regulation covers 139 ...

Major French supermarket chains have been hit by a cyberattack that has affected their refrigeration systems. Dominique Schelcher, the CEO of Coopérative U, confirmed in a post on X this morning (12 ...

Pilgrim’s Pride board is reviewing whether to accept the latest takeover offer from Brazilian meat giant JBS. The US poultry business, which is already majority-owned by JBS, is setting up a “special ...

B&G Foods has pulled the sale of its Green Giant and Le Sieur vegetable businesses in Canada to Nortera Foods due to regulatory opposition. The deal for the frozen and shelf-stable lines, agreed in ...

Holly Baumgart has spent a decade at Sargento Foods, one of the largest dairy companies operating in the US. Baumgart has just started in a new role – SVP for innovation – and, speaking with Just Food ...

Investor-backed pizza manufacturer Valsa has acquired fellow Italian business I Maestri del Forno through a majority interest. Private-equity firm Aksìa said Bologna-based Valsa’s annual revenues will ...

Credit: New Africa/Shutterstock.com. Agrofert is investing millions to “modernise” its German bakery business, Lieken, under a long-term corporate strategy through to 2030. In a statement to Just Food ...

Nestlé has found a buyer for the “mainstream” vitamins, minerals and supplements (VMS) brands it put under review last year. The Swiss food giant has agreed to offload the portfolio to US ...

Valeo Foods Group has offloaded its business in Ireland to a consortium led by a former executive. The Dublin-based group, owned by Bain Capital, said the disposal was part of efforts to focus on ...

McCormick’s French’s mustard on sale next to Unilever’s Colman’s mustard on sale in London, UK, on 20 March 2026. Photographer: Betty Laura Zapata/Bloomberg via Getty Images Unilever and McCormick & ...

Russian drone strikes have damaged a Mondelez International factory in north-east Ukraine, a member of the Ukrainian government has said. According to Andrii Sybiha, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister, two ...

A US physicians’ group advocating for plant-based diets has sued the country’s government over the new dietary guideline recommendations. The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine alleges the ...