Spain’s Siro Foods has reached an agreement with its workers on a reviewed and improved ‘Competitiveness Plan’ that will allow the factories in Castilla y León to resume production under new terms.
The American Bakers Association (ABA) announced that long-time President and CEO Robb MacKie will step down at the end of 2022 to focus on family matters full-time.
Puratos bought the French start-up Rapidle, a provider of personalized e-commerce solutions, following the acquisition of Bakeronline four years ago – a Belgian digital transformation start-up.
Cargill announced the opening of its House of Chocolate, a 6,200 sqm facility built alongside the company’s existing chocolate production plant in Belgium.
Mondelēz International announced an agreement to acquire Clif Bar & Company, a specialist in energy bars, for USD 2.9 bn. The transaction expands Mondelēz International’s global snack bar business to more than USD 1 billion.
Dr. Oetker companies achieved sales of around EUR 3.7 billion in the 2021 financial year, on par with the 2020 results, despite market disruptions caused by the global pandemic. The company achieved around 66% of its total sales outside of Germany.
ANA Pan announced plans to open a new ANA Baking Co. in One Cotroceni Park in Bucharest, Romania in the second half of the year, as the company anticipates a 5% growth in its turnover in 2022.
Around Noon, a Food-to-Go specialist based in Newry, Northern Ireland, secured a GBP 3.5 million contract to supply sandwiches from its range ‘Twelve (Handmade in County Down)’ range to Marks & Spencer stores across the island of Ireland.