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Danone And Nestlé Fight For Key French Market As Pressure To Cut Prices Grows

The world's biggest packaged food maker Nestlé and dairy giant Danone rely on France for revenue more than any other country in Western Eu...

Carrefour Sticks Price Warnings On Food To Shame Suppliers

French supermarket chain Carrefour has slapped price warnings on products from Lindt chocolates to Lipton Ice Tea to pressure top consumer goods suppliers...

Tonic Maker Fevertree's Profit Fizzles On High Glass Costs

Fevertree Drinks recently trimmed its annual profit forecast after first-half earnings halved on higher glass costs and a wet summer in the UK.

Activist Investors Eye Food, Consumer Goods Firms

In early 2021, investment management firm Artisan Partners sent an open letter to an incoming member of Danone's board.

J.M. Smucker Nears Deal To Buy Twinkies-Owner Hostess Brands: Sources

Jif peanut butter maker J.M. Smucker is nearing a deal to buy Hostess Brands, the owner of Twinkies snack cakes, for close to $5 billion, so...

Barry Callebaut Announces Investment Plan

Swiss chocolate maker Barry Callebaut recently said that it would spend 500 million Swiss francs over the next two years as part of a new strategic investm...