Kristian Bayford, Author at Just Food

Mlinar parent bags equity financing for bakery expansion

Kristian Bayford — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 15:57:07 +0000

Baked goods producer Mlinar has attracted up to €50m ($58m) in equity financing from Europe's leading development bank to fund expansion.

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Regulator approves Vandemoortele-Délifrance deal on plant sale pledge

Kristian Bayford — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 12:30:00 +0000

Vandemoortele’s acquisition of bakery peer Délifrance has been approved by the European Commission conditional on the sale of two factories.

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PE firm L Catterton invests in Indian snacks major Haldiram’s

Kristian Bayford — Thu, 18 Dec 2025 16:57:07 +0000

L Catterton has invested in Indian snacks business Haldiram's under what the private-equity firm described as a “strategic partnership”.

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Cat food maker KatKin secures funding to boost UK expansion

Kristian Bayford — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 13:06:53 +0000

KatKin plans to use the investment to fuel its expansion across the UK and support its entry into new markets.

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European Commission approves Mars’ acquisition of Kellanova

Kristian Bayford — Mon, 08 Dec 2025 17:58:57 +0000

The European Commission has today (8 December) given the green light to Mars' $35.9bn takeover of Kellanova.

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Unilever to invest in food factory expansion in Poland

Kristian Bayford — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 13:56:21 +0000

The FMCG food giant is investing over 100m zlotys ($27.5m) into the site, which it says is one of its “key production sites in Europe”.

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Unilever confirms sale of Graze to Katjes International

Kristian Bayford — Mon, 01 Dec 2025 16:13:46 +0000

Unilever today (1 December) confirmed it has sold UK snacks business Graze to German confectionery group Katjes International.

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Beyond Meat fined nearly $40m over Vegadelphia trademark infringement

Kristian Bayford — Thu, 27 Nov 2025 13:35:35 +0000

The California-based alternative meat supplier has been fined $38.9m for violating a Vegadelphia trademark “Where Great Taste is Plant-Based”.

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Katjes Group ‘in talks to buy Graze from Unilever’

Kristian Bayford — Thu, 27 Nov 2025 11:55:36 +0000

Sky News reports that Katjes Group is in ‘advanced talks’ with Unilever to buy Graze for roughly £35m.

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Gut health, GLP-1 and AI – the issues shaping ingredients and NPD

Kristian Bayford — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 12:20:38 +0000

At the Next Generation Ingredients 2025 conference, speakers from across the industry explored how health innovation and ethical sourcing are shaping consumer expectations.

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