Bakery major Flowers Foods is adding to its presence in snacks with the acquisition of US biscuit and snack-bar maker Simple Mills for $795m.

Supplements and weight-management business Wellful has bought fellow health-focused US business Ancient Nutrition.

MBC Companies, a manufacturer of frozen breakfast products, has added pizza to its portfolio with the acquisition of Nardone Brothers Baking Co.

Spanish seafood major Angulas Aguinaga has acquired its local peer, pickled seafood manufacturer Aperitivos Iñaki.

Woolworths Group submitted a clearance application to the NZCC for acquisition of 100% shares in food manufacturer Beak & Johnston NZ (BJNZ).

Spain-based investment firm JB Capital has led a consortium to buy a majority stake in local group Palacios Alimentacion.

The US FDA has introduced voluntary guidelines on the level of lead content in processed baby foods sold in the country.

What’s Cooking? plans to buy Sveltic from French retail group Les Mousquetaires, the owner of the Intermarché chain, for an estimated €35m ($36.1m). The move comes three months after What’s Cooking?, ...