All articles by Dean Best

Dean has reported on the international food and beverage industries for 20 years. He became editor of Just Food in 2007 and Just Drinks in 2022.

Deoleo owner CVC sets out IPO plans

CVC Capital Partners, the private-equity firm behind olive-oil supplier Deoleo and Lipton tea, has outlined plans to list in Amsterdam.…
Legal wins give alt-meat shot in the arm but pressures remain

Meat-alternative suppliers doing business in France and South Africa have been given a boost in recent days in their battles…
Canada Royal Milk set for domestic baby-milk production

Canada Royal Milk is looking to launch infant formula in its home market in a matter of months after receiving…
Mengniu names new CEO, posts mixed 2023 results

China Mengniu Dairy has promoted Gao Fei to CEO, a move announced alongside a set of mixed 2023 financial figures.…
Private-equity firms ‘table bid for Partner in Pet Food’

Private-equity firms Advent International and CVC Capital have reportedly joined forces to make an offer for Hungary’s Partner in Pet…

Pork group Seaboard Foods promotes Chad Groves to CEO

Seaboard Foods, the US pork processor, has named sales-and-marketing chief Chad Groves as its new CEO. Groves, the company’s senior…
Unilever mum amid Morocco factory closures claims

Unilever has refused to be drawn on a fresh report in Morocco that has said the FMCG giant plans to…
Newlat’s M&A appetite remains with “four dossiers” on table

Newlat is working on possible acquisitions, the chairman of the Italy-based food group has said. Earlier this year, Newlat’s move…
Mondelez tweaks SnackFutures remit

Mondelez International has refocused its SnackFutures unit to focus squarely on venture-capital investments. The snacks behemoth set up SnackFutures in…
Reckitt legal case, not FTC scrutiny, is bigger concern for US formula makers

There’s no shortage of headlines about the infant-formula sector at the moment. In the UK, the competition regulator has its…