Dean Best, Author at Just Food

M&A on horizon at Princes as underlying profits rise

Dean Best — Thu, 14 May 2026 11:12:13 +0000

UK food-and-drinks group Princes has said it expects to close “at least one acquisition in the next couple of months”.

Dean Best — Wed, 13 May 2026 12:10:56 +0000

The race is on to get cell-based protein products – meat, seafood and dairy – onto supermarket shelves and into the hands of consumers.

Dean Best — Tue, 12 May 2026 11:19:49 +0000

Austria-based meat processor Norbert Marcher has bought a majority stake in two slaughterhouses in Germany.

Dean Best — Fri, 08 May 2026 15:32:09 +0000

Just Food has introduced new ‘Premium Content’ for its readers – here’s an explanation of what’s changing and what isn’t.

Dean Best — Fri, 08 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000

Baker McKenzie topped the charts of law firms working on consumer M&A in the first quarter, new data shows.

Dean Best — Thu, 07 May 2026 12:59:58 +0000

Maple Leaf Foods has underlined its “confidence in the plant-based category” with its move to relaunch Yves Veggie Cuisine.

Dean Best — Thu, 07 May 2026 11:17:46 +0000

Bel Group has acquired Ingenuity Foods’ Brainiac and Little Brainiac brands, US products said to "support brain health".

Dean Best — Tue, 05 May 2026 19:06:23 +0000

The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has confirmed it is looking into possible breaches of anti-trust rules among meat-packing companies.

Dean Best — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:13:45 +0000

Hershey’s net sales jumped more than 10% in its first quarter, helped by pricing and M&A – but volumes fell.

Dean Best — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000

Morgan Stanley topped the charts of financial advisers working on consumer M&A in the first quarter, according to new data.