USA: Campbell’s Soup to close two snack manufacturing plants
Campbell’s Soup, the US food and beverage manufacturer, has announced the closure of two snacks manufacturing facilities as part of a new $500 million enterprise-wide savings program designed to optimize operations, support margins and increase operational speed and accountability. During an investor call, the company said the closures would affect snacks plants located in Hyannis […]
Spain: Frit Ravich to invest over €115 million in expansion
Frit Ravich, the Spanish crisps and snacks manufacturer, is set to invest over €115 million ($133 million) in two new facilities as part of its Strategic Plan 2030. The company plans to build a new 33,000 sq m production plant in Macanet de la Selva (Girona), adjacent to its central headquarters, with construction scheduled to […]
USA: Unilever Prestige partners with CauzzyAI to drive artificial intelligence integration
Unilever Prestige, the luxury beauty division of consumer goods manufacturer Unilever, has entered into a strategic partnership with software developer CauzzyAI to deploy its enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) platform across its brand portfolio. The collaboration is designed to embed AI capabilities into daily operations, transforming Unilever Prestige into an AI-native enterprise. Under the agreement, participating […]
USA: Sapporo to close Escondido facility with loss of 220 jobs
Sapporo USA, the US subsidiary of the Japanese brewing company, is set to permanently close its Escondido brewing facility and bistro in California, resulting in 220 job losses. According to notices filed with the state of California, redundancies will take place in stages starting on 19th October, when 58 employees will lose their jobs, with […]
Brazil: Nestle to invest in infant formula as part of nutrition and health push
Nestle, the food and beverage company, has announced an investment of R$2 billion ($360 million) in its Nutrition and Health division in Brazil up to 2028. The flagship project is a new R$600 million ($108 million) infant formula factory in Ituiutaba, Minas Gerais, designed to expand supply for the domestic market and create future export […]
USA: Chobani to invest $1.2 billion in Pennsylvania campus
Chobani, the US food and beverage manufacturer, has announced plans to invest approximately $1.2 billion over the next five years to establish a 1.5-million-square-foot manufacturing and warehouse campus in Allentown (PA). The expansion includes acquiring an existing Allentown manufacturing facility and warehouse from Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP). First opened for production in 2021, the facility […]
Switzerland: Heineken to invest in new Eichhof city brewery
Heineken, the Dutch brewing business, is investing a double-digit million sum to build a new city brewery in Eichhof, Switzerland and modernise its Swiss headquarters. Under the plans, Lucerne will remain the long-term hub for the Eichhof brand, producing its core range alongside specialities and innovations. Following the planned commissioning of the facility from 2030, Heineken […]
Spain: Patatas Melendez invests €50 million in plant transformation
Patatas Melendez, the Spanish fresh potato producer, has invested more than €50 million ($56 million) in the technological transformation of its Melendez 4.0 production facility in Medina del Campo, Spain. The investment has been allocated to incorporate automation systems, robotics and data analytics across potato selection, packaging, and marketing processes. According to the company, the […]
Malaysia: Allied Blenders and Distillers enters local whisky production
Allied Blenders and Distillers (ABD), the Indian spirits company, has entered Malaysia through an asset-light co-bottling partnership to manufacture and distribute its Officer’s Choice Blue whisky locally. The agreement marks ABD’s first overseas local production partnership and is designed to facilitate market entry with limited capital outlay. Under the arrangement, ABD will collaborate with an […]
India: Swara Baby Products plans manufacturing facility
Swara Baby Products, the Indian hygiene products manufacturer, plans to invest 558.47 crore INR ($66.7 million) to establish a new manufacturing facility at Pithampur in Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The proposed facility will add an annual capacity of 1,464 million baby diapers, 252 million adult diapers and 192 million sanitary napkins. Following the expansion, the company’s […]