Danone is to cut EUR200m (US$261m) in costs from its European operations in a bid to "win back its competitive edge" in the region after falling sales. The French food giant said it would "adapt" its management structure in Europe and ...
Tags: Danone, costs, European operations
Indistinguishable from the real thing, these simulators replicate the cutting edge of design and technology that F1 is renowned for. Dubbed one of the most realistic simulators on the market, FMCG International F1 Driving Simulator has ...
Tags: simulators, replica cockpit, steering wheel
Premier Foods plc has poached executives from UK snack manufacturer United Biscuits and retail giant Sainsbury's to bolster the marketing team behind its "power brands". Claire Harrison-Church has taken the newly-created role of director ...
Tags: Sainsbury's, United Biscuits, marketing roles, Premier Foods
Norwegian conglomerate Orkla has booked a decline in first-half profits from its FMCG division. The loss of contract production in the second half of 2011 had a negative impact on the unit's earnings in the six months to the end of June, ...
Tags: Orkla, consumer goods, first-half profits
Lactalis has agreed a deal to buy Australian cheese business Jindi from local FMCG sales and marketing firm Menora Foods. Jindi, which Menora said manufactures "speciality" cheese, will join a Lactalis Australian cheese portfolio that ...
Tags: Cheese Firm, Menora Foods, cheeses
Norwegian conglomerate Orkla, which is reshaping its business to focus on consumer goods, is to buy local food group Rieber & Søn. Orkla has struck a deal to buy the Rieber family's 90.1% stake in Rieber & Søn. The agreement ...
Tags: food group, food, pizza, chocolate
ConAgra Foods has named former PepsiCo executive Bill Hutton as head of the company's consumer foods international business. Citing Hutton's FMCG experience in emerging markets, ConAgra also emphasised that he is adept at "creating value ...
Tags: consumer foods, international business, emerging markets
This week's research round-up includes a clutch of reports looking at consumer trends in the French dairy market and baby food in China. BABY FOOD China Infant Formula and Care Product Industry Report, 2011-2012 The report analyses ...
Tags: Consumer Trends, Dairy, Baby Food
A chunk of Dole Food Co.'s business could end up in the hands of one of Japan's largest trading houses it was announced this week - and China appears to be central to the potential deal. On Wednesday (12 September), Dole, which is in the ...
Tags: Food business, Food industry, Food, food sector
French retailer Auchan has become the latest major name in the sector to plant a flag in India. The privately-held company, which has stores in the Middle East, China and Russia, has struck a franchise deal with Dubai-based Landmark ...
Tags: BRICs, Auchan, retail sector
Indian manufacturer of folding cartons, TCPL Packaging has announced plans to enhance its presence in fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) segment. TCPL Packaging managing director Saket Kanoria said the company has strengthened its presence ...
Tags: folding cartons, Fmcg Segment, paperboard
Indian designer and manufacturer of packaging materials Nichrome has opened its new research and development (R&D) facility in a bid to develop and set new standards to scale up the country's packaging industry. The new R&D centre ...
Germany-based fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) has announced plans to set up a greenfield facility for manufacturing flexible packaging material and haircare productsfor manufacturing flexible packaging material and haircare products. ...
Tags: Henkel, Packaging Material, flexible packaging material
The Indian government which recently permitted 51 percent foreign direct investment (FDI) stake in multi-brand retail, while welcomed by the apparel brands and retailers, is being opposed by a few key political parties. Crisil ...
Tags: Indian government, job, FDI
Benson Group, UK's privately owned carton printers, partnered with the young designers at P4CK, the UK-based packaging innovators to create innovative pack design CarryBar. The CarryBar, P4CK's new drinks carrier, was launched during the ...
Tags: carton printers, designers, packaging innovators, drinks carrier, patent