bakenet:eu – Page 2 – News for the baking industry

Oakville / CA. (rbi) Restaurant Brands International Inc. (RBI) announced the results of the vote on the election of directors at its Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on June 11, 2019. The total number of eligible votes represented in person or by proxy at the meeting was 382’508’368 representing...

Tyson Foods: Unveils Alternative Protein Products

Friday, 14. June 2019

Springdale / AR. (tsn) As part of efforts to expand its protein offerings, Tyson Foods Inc. introduced the company’s first plant-based and blended products, along with its new «Raised+ Rooted» brand. The initiative makes Tyson Foods the largest U.S. meat producer to enter the growing alternative protein...

Godiva: appoints Chief Supply Chain Officer

Friday, 14. June 2019

New York / NY. (gc) Godiva Chocolatier, owned by Yildiz Holding, announced that Martin Reid has joined the company as Chief Supply Chain Officer. Reid will lead the evolution of Godiva’s supply chain to support the company’s plan to grow its business fivefold over the next six years. As a member of...

Biscuit International: agrees to purchase Dutch Aviateur

Thursday, 13. June 2019

Paris / FR. (bhs) Biscuit International, the leading European producer of tasty and healthy biscuits, cakes and waffles and the owners of Aviateur, one of the leading producers and distributors of biscuits and cakes in the Netherlands, announce that they have agreed on the heads of terms of an...

PepsiCo: Krishnan succeeds Narasimhan

Thursday, 13. June 2019

Purchase / NY. (pci) PepsiCo Inc. announced that Ram Krishnan, currently Chief Executive Officer, Greater China for PepsiCo, has been appointed to the role of PepsiCo’s Global Chief Commercial Officer. Krishnan will continue to lead PepsiCo’s Greater China sector at this point. He replaces...

Fazer Group: sells Food Service division to Compass

Helsinki / FI. (fg) Finland’s Fazer Group focuses on its fast-moving consumer goods and direct-to-consumer businesses and has agreed to sell Fazer Food Services to Compass Group PLC, subject to EU Commission competition approval. Fazer Food Services is a premier food service provider in the...

Raisio: to invest 45 million EUR in plant-based foods

Raisio / FI. (rg) Finland’s Raisio Group is investing an estimated 45 million EUR in the production facility developing and manufacturing plant-based added value products. With the investment, Raisio responds to the strong growth in demand for plant-based food, particularly in the European...

Vivera Foodgroup: The future is plant-based

Holten / NL. (vfg) Following the sale of meat company Enkco, Vivera Foodgroup is entering a meatless future with the remaining plant-based companies Vivera, Culifrost and Dutch Tofu Company. The group has strong ambitions and aims at large-scale investments in expanding production capacity...

Barry Callebaut: Change in the Executive Committee