Unifiller, a brand of Coperion, organizes an opening event of its new Richmond, British Columbia facility on March 24, 2026. The celebration will include interactive demonstrations and tours of the shop floor and Technology Center. Buddy Valastro will be the event’s guest of honor.
Danish ingredient producer FERM FOOD is acquiring Orkla’s former manufacturing site in Skovlund, Denmark. The sale will be finalized on April 1, 2026. The company gains new production facilities to expand the output of fermented plant-based ingredients.
For St Patrick’s Day, Krispy Kreme launches a new donut collection and brings back the Green O’riginal Glazed® donut. Part of the campaign, the company offers one year’s supply of Original Glazed® doughnuts – one dozen per month, from April 2026 to March 2027.
Spreitenbach-based IDAK Food Group completed the acquisition of French pastry and bakery specialist Onoré.
Puratos will acquire Dawn Foods by the end of the year, subject to all required regulatory approvals. Until the transaction is complete, the two companies remain fully independent and will continue to operate separately.
The Middleby Corporation announced that Mark Salman, currently President of the Middleby Food Processing Group (FPG), will serve as Chief Executive Officer of the Food Processing business when it becomes an independent public company in the second quarter of 2026.
Greggs announced its preliminary results. Its total sales were up by 6.9% compared to 2024, while the underlying operating profit was 4% lower, at GBP 187.5 million.
Clean label ingredient specialist Ulrick + Short opened a new blending and warehouse facility. This is the company’s third production site, which was secured as Ulrick + Short celebrated its 25th anniversary last year.
The Emmi Group reports strong organic sales growth of 4.3% in 2025, despite a challenging market environment. Exceeding the company’s expectations, this growth was driven by a strong momentum with innovative concepts in the home market of Switzerland, as well as in the growing markets of Brazil, Chile and Mexico.
Under the theme ‘Where Tradition Meets Tomorrow’, the 2026 AIBI Congress will be held at the Mouratoglou Hotel & Resort, in the technology park of Sophia Antipolis on the French Riviera, from May 27 to 29.
Dr. Schär closed FY 2025 with global sales of EUR 632 million. This represents an increase of 1.3% compared to 2024 (EUR 624 million). EUR 8.8 million was invested in improving the efficiency of production and logistics. A further EUR 28 million is planned for 2026 to expand production capacities in Italy, Spain, and Germany.
A study by Yuka-FLPC (Harvard Law School) found that the cheapest food products contain 2.6 times more additives than higher-priced alternatives, directly correlating nutrition opportunities with affordability in the US.
