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Mermaid Gin appoints Moët Hennessy USA veteran as CEO to drive US expansion
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.
French competition authority approves major agri-food mergers
France’s competition authority cleared Greenyard–Eureden JV and the merger of cooperatives Terres du Sud and Vivadour.
Barry Callebaut names former Unilever boss as CEO amid weaker cocoa sales
The Swiss chocolate and cocoa processor has appointed former Unilever executive Hein Schumacher as its new chief executive officer, effective 26 Jan 2026.
Lactalis to shutter Brisbane milk plant and redirect production
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.
AG Barr chair Mark Allen steps down to focus on Hilton Food role
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.
Alt-seafood association Future Ocean Foods seeks buyer to accelerate organisation
Future Ocean Foods, a trade association dedicated to the global alternative seafood industry, has announced it is seeking acquisition.
Butterfly Equity acquires digital flexible packaging firm ePac
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.
Del Monte Foods selects buyers for core businesses following court-supervised auction
Del Monte Foods has selected three successful bidders for substantially all of its assets following a court-supervised auction process, setting the stage for the transition of its major business segments to new ownership.
MPearlRock acquires The Good Crisp Company to expand clean label salty snack portfolio
US investment firm MPearlRock has acquired The Good Crisp Company, a fast-growing, clean label salty snack brand known for reimagining classic snack formats with better-for-you attributes.
KDP’s $18bn JDE Peet’s bid signals new phase of consolidation in global coffee
Keurig Dr Pepper’s $18 billion bid for JDE Peet’s signals rapid coffee consolidation as record bean prices and supply shocks squeeze margins.
Coca-Cola reshapes leadership, creates chief digital role to speed tech adoption
Coca-Cola has revealed a sweeping overhaul of its operational leadership, including the creation of a new chief digital officer role.
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