Dutch brewer Heineken said on Monday it will buy the beverage and retail businesses of Costa Rica’s Florida Ice and Farm Company for $3.2 billion in cash, boosting its presence across Central America. Heineken...
Glanbia to sell SlimFast US to Heartland Food Products group of US
Irish-based nutrition supplement maker Glanbia on Wednesday said it had agreed to sell its weight management brand SlimFast US to Heartland Food Products Group for an undisclosed sum. U.S.-based Heartland makes the...
Mount Everest Breweries acquires Cheers Breweries in ₹300 crore deal
Indore-based Mount Everest Breweries Limited (MEBL) has acquired Karnataka’s Cheers Breweries in a Rs 300 crore deal, marking its entry into the southern market. The move is part of MEBL’s plan to expand to 20 states by...
Kraft Heinz to split into two, unwinding merger that never paid off
Kraft Heinz will split into two companies, one focused on groceries and the other on sauces and spreads, it said on Tuesday, dismantling a packaged goods giant that never achieved the growth expected when it was formed...
Keurig Dr Pepper nears $18-billion deal for Dutch coffee company JDE Peet’s, WSJ reports
Keurig Dr Pepper is close to a roughly $18-billion deal to buy Dutch coffee company JDE Peet’s, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter. The merged company plans to later...
Coca-Cola explores sale of Costa Coffee, source says
U.S. soft drinks company Coca-Cola is working with investment bank Lazard to review options, including a potential sale, of British coffee chain Costa, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Sunday. Coca-Cola...
Norwest Venture eyes a bite of Belgian Waffle
Global venture fund Norwest Venture Partners (NVP) is leading negotiations to buy into homegrown dessert and waffle chain The Belgian Waffle Co, after talks with ChrysCapital fell through last year, said people directly...
Tilaknagar Industries in talks to raise Rs 2,000 cr for Imperial Blue deal
Tilaknagar Industries, the maker of Mansion House brandy, is in talks with Standard Chartered, JP Morgan, and Nomura to raise about Rs 2,000 crore in debt to help finance its Rs 4,150-crore purchase of the Imperial Blue...
Goldman Sachs poised to buy into ice cream maker Froneri at $17 billion valuation, FT says
Goldman Sachs is poised to buy into ice cream maker Froneri at a 15-billion-euro ($17.13 billion) valuation including debt, the Financial Times reported on Friday. Reuters could not immediately verify the report. The...
Reliance Consumer in talks to acquire majority stake in Baidyanath’s Shunya drinks brand
Reliance Consumer Products (RCPL) is in advanced talks to buy a majority stake in Baidyanath Group-owned Naturedge Beverages’ premium fruit drink brand Shunya, said executives aware of the development. Shunya...
Tilaknagar Industries acquires Imperial Blue from Pernod Ricard
Tilaknagar Industries has signed an agreement to acquire the Imperial Blue whisky brand in India from France’s Pernod Ricard for about Rs4150 crore in an all-cash deal, entering the whiskey segment which accounts for...
Tilaknagar to acquire Pernod Ricard’s Imperial Blue whiskey, announcement likely on Wednesday
Tilaknagar Industries will likely acquire the Imperial Blue whiskey brand in India from France’s Pernod Ricard on Wednesday, said people in the know. On Wednesday, the board of Tilaknagar—which sells Mansion House...
