Category: Markets
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Heineken plans global job cuts as beer volumes slip again. The brewer is targeting €400m – €500m in annual gross savings through an operating model overhaul, supply-network changes, and expanded shared services.
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UK judges have restricted Oatly’s ‘Post Milk Generation’ mark today. The Supreme Court found the wording breaches retained rules reserving dairy designations for animal-derived products, forcing plant-based brands to rethink UK packaging and merchandising.
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Lotte Wellfood has upgraded Yangsan to boost cacao throughput significantly. A new bean-to-bar line lifts capacity to 2.5 tonnes per hour and increases in-house liquefied cacao mass production from Ghanaian beans.
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ETi Gıda has agreed to buy nutrition bar brand Trubar. The $173m cash transaction gives the Turkish snacks group a US platform and adds a fast-growing clean-label range as functional confectionery and protein snacking keep expanding.
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DalterFood has opened a new Parma plant for hard cheeses. The Via Emilio Lepido site adds capacity for cutting and packaging, with more lines due to start in coming months.
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ofi launched three single origin cocoa liquors under deZaan. Unveiled for ISM 2026, the range targets repeatable fine-flavour profiles at industrial scale.
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Barry Callebaut will invest €250m to upgrade Wieze facility operations. The programme targets infrastructure, safety, and production-line modernisation at the company’s largest chocolate site.
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The US expanded tariff-free Argentine lean beef imports for 2026. The move adds 80,000 metric tons of lean trimmings, aimed at easing tight ground beef supply and record retail prices.
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PepsiCo cuts suggested snack prices by nearly fifteen percent nationwide. The US rollout starts this week on Lay’s, Doritos, Cheetos, Tostitos, and other lines, with retailers setting final shelf prices.
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Tony’s Chocolonely says ethical sourcing helped sustain cocoa-hit sales growth. Its 2024/25 FAIR report cites 32,133 farmers covered by its sourcing principles, and 99.9% verified deforestation-free cocoa, as the brand expands direct supply chains while maintaining product specs.