Branding
Nestlé's historic Rowntree’s brand gets a new look for 2019 while Randoms range expands
Randoms Sours, Squish’ems and Foamies join brand’s limited edition Easter Mix but it’s farewell to old Tooty Frooties, says confectionery giant.
Archives for March 21, 2019
Reimagining base brands, cultivating the M&A pipeline, and developing new innovation models
Can ‘big food’ still innovate in-house? ‘It’s a strategic imperative,’ says Nestlé USA exec
Will big food companies increasingly buy in innovation and serve simply as scale up platforms for smaller, more 'authentic' brands they didn’t create, or can they come up with their own cool stuff that will resonate with new generations of consumers?
Mergers & acquisitions
Archer Daniels adds another natural citrus to the mix with Ziegler Group acquisition
The agriculture and nutrition company will acquire the German provider of natural citrus flavor ingredients for an undisclosed amount, pending approval by the end of the second quarter.
‘Massive blow’ as Fox’s Biscuits to axe 250 jobs
2 Sisters Food Group is axing 250 jobs at Fox’s Biscuits in Uttoxeter, UK, because it is a ‘loss making site’.