Andy Coyne, Author at Just Food

Big Food’s stake in the future – in-house venture-capital funds’ investments

Andy Coyne — Tue, 29 Apr 2025 08:00:00 +0000

A guide to some of the in-house, corporate-venture arms operated by the world’s major packaged-food companies.

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Brazil’s Ricardo Faria ‘buys US egg producer Hillandale Farms for $1.1bn’

Andy Coyne — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 18:45:14 +0000

Ricardo Faria, a Brazilian entrepreneur dubbed the ‘Egg King’, has bought US egg producer Hillandale Farms in a $1.1bn deal.

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The heat could soon be on for indulgent spicy products

Andy Coyne — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 11:16:41 +0000

Better-for-you versions of products have become common across many categories but have yet to make a major impact on products linked to heat and spice.

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Eyeing alternatives – meat companies with stakes in meat-free and cell-based meat

Andy Coyne — Thu, 20 Mar 2025 20:22:00 +0000

Discover meat companies investing in meat-free and cell-based meat alternatives. Explore insights and trends in the food industry

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Almarai’s Hammoudeh Food Industries acquisition falls through

Andy Coyne — Tue, 18 Mar 2025 11:08:43 +0000

Saudi Arabian food and beverage group Almarai’s planned acquisition of Jordan-based peer Hammoudeh Food Industries has fallen through.

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Reckitt’s Mead Johnson, Abbott to face new trial in US infant-formula case

Andy Coyne — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 19:08:41 +0000

Mead Johnson and Abbott Laboratories are to face a new trial in the US over allegations their premature infant formula can cause a serious gut condition.

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Protein pioneers: The countries that have approved cultivated meat

Andy Coyne — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 12:50:38 +0000

There has been tremendous interest in cell-based meat, not least for its touted long-term potential to aid world food security.

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Beyond Meat cuts jobs, suspends China operation

Andy Coyne — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 18:10:35 +0000

US alt-meat business Beyond Meat is to cut jobs in its home market and the EU – and suspend its operation in China.

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Prairie Farms shuts down shakes production after listeria deaths link

Andy Coyne — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 10:29:42 +0000

Prairie Farms Dairy has ceased production of nutritional shakes linked to a listeria outbreak that has claimed the lives of 11 people.

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Australia’s Noumi reveals loss linked to A$50m impairment charge

Andy Coyne — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 12:21:20 +0000

Noumi, the Australia-based dairy business, has taken a A$50m ($31.7m) impairment charge, blaming a number of headwinds facing the industry.

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