French cheese-maker Bongrain has made its first investment in Romania with the acquisition of a majority stake in local distribution firm Delcado.Bongrain, which has been exporting products to Romania, has decided to move for a shareholding in a local firm to expand in what is “an attractive market”, a spokesperson told just-food yesterday (30 March). The French group already has operations in other Eastern European markets, including Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic, the spokesperson... ...Read more »

French cheese-maker Bongrain has snapped up the German spreads brand Brunch from Unilever.Bongrain, which owns the German soft cheese business Edelweiss, manufactured Brunch for Unilever and opted to buy the brand after talks with the consumer goods giant. “It’s a good brand,” a spokesperson for Bongrain insisted. “We were already co-packer for Unilever [and] Germany is our main market after France.” A spokesman for Unilever Deutschland said the Anglo-Dutch giant’s... ...Read more »