The sale of grocery retailer Franklins to local rival Metcash has come under scrutiny from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) which said it has serious concerns about the planned...

Food ingredients giant Danisco has snapped up South African dairy ingredients business Research Solutions.The Denmark-based group said the acquisition would create “a new centre of excellence for...

Belgium-based retailer Delhaize refused to be drawn on whether it would bid for parts of Aldi’s estate in Greece, which the German discount giant is looking to offload.Delhaize, which owns the Alfa-Beta...

French retail giant Carrefour has signed an agreement to acquire 51% of Chinese hypermarket operator Baolongcang.The founders of Baolongcang, one of the main hypermarket operators in Hebei, near Beijing,...

Campbell Soup Co. has said it sees opportunities for M&A to add to its “meal makers” business as the US food group looks to ramp up growth in emerging markets.Speaking at a meeting with...

South African supermarket group Pick ‘n’ Pay said its Franklins retail business, which it has sold to Metcash Trading, did not achieve “critical mass” in the Australian market.The...

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission today issued a Statement of Issues on the proposed acquisition of Rockdale Beef Pty Ltd by Swift Australia Pty Ltd. The Statement of Issues seeks further...

Newly Weds Foods Inc. has acquired food ingredients manufacturer Witwood Food Products Ltd for an undisclosed sum.The combination of the two businesses – both of which have manufacturing sites in...

Palm oil firm Golden Agri-Resources has struck a deal to buy Chinese noodle maker Florentina International Holdings (FIH) for CNY976m (US$142.8m).FIH, the food arm of Asia Food & Properties Limited...

7-Eleven Australia has agreed to acquire the retail fuels business of Mobil Oil Australia, comprising 295 company owned or leased service stations. The addition of the outlets will substantially strengthen...