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Reliance Retail’s private labels revolution spooks global FMCG makers
Products like Snac tac noodles and Yeah! colas are Reliance's private label brands - and billionaire Ambani's not-so-sec...
LVMH’s Moet Hennessy buys in to Jay-Z’s Champagne brand
"I'm proud to welcome the Arnault family into ours through this partnership," says musician and entrepreneur.
DTC market to hit US$20bn this year as FMCG giants test consumer tastes
"People are more prepared to order directly from manufacturers than they were before. The time is now," says Kraft Heinz...
Botched Facebook ‘news’ ban catches Foodbank, retailers, charities
Facebook blames 'broad definition of news' for axing charity, business and government accounts in anti-government protes...
Coca-Cola switches to 100-per-cent recycled plastic bottles in US
Coca-Cola Co will sell its popular sodas in bottles made from 100-per-cent recycled plastic material in the US, in a maj...
PepsiCo renames Aunt Jemima pancakes, syrup as Pearl Milling Company
New brand will start to arrive in market in June.
Unilever eyes sales growth again as Asian demand grows
CFO Graeme Pitkethly said business in China had normalised in many categories, including in food service, since Covid-19...
Beyond Meat, PepsiCo to collaborate on plant-based snacks
The deal was the latest in a run of marketing successes for Beyond which include a distribution deal with Walmart
Couche-Tard CEO would love second shot at Carrefour deal
Alimentation Couche-Tard would revive its $20 billion bid for France’s Carrefour if the Canadian convenience store...
Palm oil planters say protest campaigns hinder sustainability shift
Sime Darby tries to defend its environmental record over palm oil plantations.
Couche-Tard drops $20bn Carrefour takeover plan
Canada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard has dropped its US$19.6 billion bid to acquire European retailer Carrefour SA after th...
Staples makes US$2.1 billion bid for rival Office Depot
Nearly five years after the FTC scuttled a merger plan, US giants try again.
How much plastic are you eating?
In a month, we ingest the weight of a 4x2 Lego brick in plastic, and in a year, the amount of plastic in a fireman's hel...
Nestle takes Plant Harvest brand to China after successful ANZ launch
Nestle has launched Harvest Gourmet brand in China.
In world first, Singapore approves lab-grown chicken meat
Lab-grown chicken meat will soon be produced and sold in Singapore.
[Updated] China to impose anti-dumping duties on Australian wine imports
Australia’s trade minister Simon Birmingham called the tariffs unjustifiable.
Indonesia palm oil deforestation exposing firms to US$10 billion of risks
Major FMCG companies using palm oil in products could cost themselves more than $10 billion this year, according to a st...
Nestle sells Chinese business unit Yinlu
Nestle has sold off one of its Chinese businesses.
Nestle uses insect proteins in pet food in environmental move
Nestle's Purina brand is launching a line of pet food using insects, as it tests more environmentally sustainable protei...
McDonald’s launches new growth strategy; beats profit estimates
McDonald's Corp said on Monday it would test a loyalty program for customers and launch a new crispy chicken sandwich ne...
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