Lidl and Kaufland, both part of the privately-owned global discounter Schwarz Group, are both producing own-brand items in not-returnable bottles made from 100% recycled plastic (rPET) in their home market of Germany.
The Biden administration is set to invest in America's meat-processing capacity and “revitalise” trading rules, arguing that Covid-19 has demonstrated the need for more competition in the industry.
Tobacco-to-drinks group Altria is selling its US Ste. Michelle Wine Estates (SMWE) business to private equity firm Sycamore Partners in a $1.2 billion deal. The all-cash transaction is through Altria Group subsidiary UST and is expected to close in the second half of 2021, subject to the usual clearances.
How do we feed the entire world and how do we feed it well? This is a challenging task for many companies, scientists and public administrations today. Knowing this issue, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos and Al Gore invested US$158 million into a start-up company Nature's Fynd, based in Chicago.
The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (Discus) is hoping that the only spirits category subject to tariffs between the UK and US will get a reprieve following a consultation that is now in progress.
We asked SIAL Director, Adeline Vancauwelaert, and Laurent Journo, Marketing Specialist at the Embassy of the United States of America in Paris, to find out more about the special relationship between the country and SIAL Paris.
Rhodes Food Group (RFG) of South Africa is hoping for synergies after buying the frozen foods business of another South African company, Pioneer Foods.
