Ben Wein

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Woolworths' takeover of Beak & Johnston approved in New Zealand

1 week ago | just-food.com | Ben Wein

Australia’s largest food retailer Woolworths has been granted clearance to take full control of Beak & Johnston. New Zealand’s Commerce Commission announced the clearance earlier today (17 April). The acquisition sees Woolworths purchase the 77% interest in B&J City Kitchen Pty and Alors Holdings Pty that it does not own, along with 100% of Beak & Johnston NZ Pty.
Culture Pop Soda raises $15m equity funding

1 week ago | just-drinks.com | Ben Wein

US probiotic drinks business Culture Pop Soda has raised $15m in equity funding, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing. Listed as Gutsy, Inc, the Massachusetts-based soda maker sold $15.15m equity in the funding round of the $27.1m it offered to the market, the filing, made on 11 April, showed. The fresh capital comes from investors including US fund Enlightened Hospitality Investments (EHI). Just Drinks has approached Culture Pop for comment.
Wine consumption at lowest since 1961 - OIV

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Ben Wein

Ben WeinWed, April 16, 2025 at 1:02 PM UTC3 min readGlobal wine consumption in 2024 hit its lowest level since 1961, according to preliminary figures from the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV). In its State of the World Vine and Wine Sector in 2024 report, the OIV estimated global consumption in 2024 at 214.2 million hectolitres (mhl), down 3.3% from historic lows in 2023.
Strike enters fifth day at Keurig Dr Pepper's Iowa factory

1 week ago | just-drinks.com | Ben Wein

More than one hundred workers are striking at Keurig Dr Pepper’s Iowa facility, demanding improved pay and better working conditions.
Zertus buys sports-nutrition business Well Plus Trade outright

1 week ago | just-drinks.com | Ben Wein

German food business Zertus has taken over the Hamburg-based sports-nutrition business Well Plus Trade. Zertus previously held 50% of the shares in Well Plus Trade (WPT) and has now bought out its shareholding partner, Netherlands-headquartered investment company Nimbus. Zertus bought the original holding in Well Plus Trade in 2022, according to the German company’s legal representative at the time, Rocan. Well Plus Trade produces organic “bio-protein” shakes under the brand SedVital.
Monster to move craft beer brands out of Utah

1 week ago | just-drinks.com | Ben Wein

Monster Beverage Corp. plans to cease its Utah operations next month and brew its Squatters and Wasatch Brewing beers elsewhere.
Gen Z not the main 0% beer target: Heineken

1 week ago | just-drinks.com | Ben Wein

Gen Z consumers are not the most likely consumers of 0% beer, a Heineken executive said yesterday (10 April) at a press event in London.
Salmon farmer Cooke threatens to leave Chile due to court battle

2 weeks ago | just-food.com | Ben Wein

Canadian salmon farmer Cooke is considering leaving its Chile operations after the country’s environmental regulator acted to prevent the company from restarting its farms in the Laguna San Rafael National Park. Cooke Chile has been at loggerheads with the Environmental Superintendent (SMA) since 2021 when the regulator sanctioned the company for nine infractions, halting operations at three of its farms: Huillines 2, Huillines 3 and Punta Garrao, all in Aysén region.
Mondelez to invest $77m in Swiss Toblerone factory

2 weeks ago | just-food.com | Ben Wein

Mondelez International has announced plans to invest SFr65m ($77m) in its historic Toblerone factory in Bern, Switzerland. The investment will see a state-of-the-art production line go into operation in the third quarter. Mondelez hopes to meet a growing demand for premium chocolate. It will also invest to improve its chocolate and nougat making facility, upgrading the site’s infrastructure and logistics. Mondelez calls the investment one of its biggest in European chocolate in the last decade.
Hijos de Rivera buys majority of craft beer brand Basqueland

2 weeks ago | just-drinks.com | Ben Wein

Spanish brewer Hijos de Rivera has bought a majority stake in domestic craft beer producer Basqueland Brewing. “This union brings together two great Spanish breweries,” Basqueland Brewing said in a statement. Details on the size of Hijos de Rivera’s stake in Basqueland have not been released. Family-owned Hijos de Rivera brews Estrella Galicia and was founded in 1906. It is based in A Coruña, Galicia. Basqueland Brewing was founded in 2015 and is based in San Sebastian in the Basque region.