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The Simply Good Foods Company has appointed former executive Joe Scalzo as president and chief executive officer, effective immediately.

Smithfield Foods will acquire US-based hot dog maker Nathan’s Famous in an all-cash deal valued at approximately $450 million.

UK food manufacturer The Compleat Food Group has appointed former Marks & Spencer executive Sue Bell as its first chief technical officer.

The Swiss giant has invited first-round bids for the water unit, valued at around €5 billion, according to sources, with Rothschild advising on the transaction.

Puratos acquires U.S. nut ingredient maker Vör Foods to boost sweet goods innovation and expand its U.S. manufacturing footprint.

Mermaid Gin has tapped former Moët Hennessy USA chief Jim Clerkin as CEO, aiming to accelerate the British premium gin brand’s growth in the US market.

France’s competition authority cleared Greenyard–Eureden JV and the merger of cooperatives Terres du Sud and Vivadour.

The Swiss chocolate and cocoa processor has appointed former Unilever executive Hein Schumacher as its new chief executive officer, effective 26 Jan 2026.

French dairy giant Lactalis will close its South Brisbane milk plant in July 2026, shifting production to fewer modern sites as it reshapes its Australian network.

Allen says he will be concentrating on his newly expanded executive role at Hilton Food Group, where he has moved from non-executive chair to executive chair.

Future Ocean Foods, a trade association dedicated to the global alternative seafood industry, has announced it is seeking acquisition.

Butterfly Equity has completed the acquisition of ePac Flexible Packaging, a producer of digitally printed flexible packaging, from an investor consortium that included Amcor and Indevco North America.