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ONLINE ALCOHOL: WHERE THE TOP 10 MARKETS ARE HEADING

24 May 2021 Read: 3 min.

The Covid-19 pandemic is well documented to have accelerated a major shift to e-commerce and online sales, as the OECD has outlined in its latest report.

EUROPE FROZEN PRODUCTS TOPICS

WICKED KITCHEN AND BEYOND MEAT LAUNCH FROZEN READY MEAL RANGE

24 May 2021 Read: < 1 min.

Tesco’s vegan brand, Wicked Kitchen, has teamed up with Beyond Meat, the plant-based meat alternative producer, to launch a range of frozen ready meals.

GROCERY OCEANIA

ARNOTT’S SNAPS UP KIWI CRACKER BRAND 180 DEGREES

21 May 2021 Read: < 1 min.

Arnott’s, Australia’s largest biscuit manufacturer, has acquired 180 degrees, the New Zealand cracker firm, in the latest of a series of purchases.

BEVERAGES MIDDLE EAST AFRICA

HEINEKEN EYES PURCHASE OF SOUTH AFRICA’S DISTELL

21 May 2021 Read: 2 min.

Heineken, the Dutch brewing giant, is in talks to buy a majority share of Distell Group, the South African wine and spirits company.

BEVERAGES EUROPE GROCERY NEWS

TESCO SCRAPS UNNECESSARY PLASTIC AND SHRINK WRAP FROM BEER PACKAGING

20 May 2021 Read: < 1 min.

Tesco claims to be the UK’s first big grocery retailer to scrap soft plastic rings and shrink wrap from beer and cider packs in its stores in partnership with some leading drinks makers. The UK’s biggest supermarket chain says it will stop receiving beers and ciders that are held together by soft plastic rings and/or…

AMERICAS MEAT TOPICS

ARGENTINE MEAT PRODUCERS SET TO STRIKE OVER EXPORT BAN

20 May 2021 Read: 2 min.

Meat producers in Argentina have announced plans to halt the trading of beef and veal for one week in response to a month-long government suspension on exports due to rising prices.

AMERICAS ORGANIC & WELLNESS

CANADA’S FARMER DIRECT ORGANIC IS BOUGHT BY ABOVE FOOD

19 May 2021 Read: < 1 min.

Farmer Direct Organic, which supplies legumes, seeds and grains to 2,000 retailers in North America, has been bought by Above Food.

AMERICAS FOOD PROCESSING GROCERY NEWS

DION HERBS & SPICES TAKEN INTO PRIVATE EQUITY HANDS

18 May 2021 Read: < 1 min.

Quebec-based Dion Herbs & Spices has been acquired by a group of investors led by Montreal-based private equity firm Champlain Financial Corporation for an undisclosed sum. Dion, a leading herbs and spices seller in Quebec, Canada, is also distributed into more than 1,000 retailers in Canada and the United States. The company was founded by…

BEVERAGES EUROPE NEWS

THE UK’S 3 TOP LOCKDOWN DRINKING TRENDS REVEALED

17 May 2021 Read: 3 min.

Wines from Argentinian, the ready-to-drink (RTD) category, and rosé wine saw huge uplifts in retail sales during UK lockdowns and other restrictions in 2020. According to the Wine and Spirit Trade Association’s latest market report, released on Monday, consumers used the semi-shutdown of the economy, and curbs on social gatherings, to experiment with new tipples…

ASIA FROZEN PRODUCTS

INDIA’S FROZEN SECTOR SET FOR TRIPLE VALUE GROWTH

17 May 2021 Read: < 1 min.

India’s frozen food sector is forecast to almost triple in value over the next five years, according to a report released by Research and Markets.

FOOD PROCESSING TRADE TALK

CALL FOR GREATER EFFORTS TO CUT SALT AS WHO BENCHMARKS ANNOUNCED

14 May 2021 Read: < 1 min.

Campaigners have called for greater efforts to be made to cut salt levels in food after the World Health Organisation released its first ever sodium benchmarks.

ASIA FOOD PROCESSING MEAT

KARANA BENEFITS FROM ASIA’S GROWING MEAT-FREE MARKET

14 May 2021 Read: 3 min.

Karana, the Singaporean meat-alternative start-up, is expanding into new Asian markets amid near double-digit increases in sales of plant-based-meats on the continent.

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