All articles by Dean Best

Dean has reported on the international food and beverage industries for 20 years. He became editor of Just Food in 2007 and Just Drinks in 2022.

Agromousquetaires eyes sale of eight factories

Agromousquetaires, the French private-label manufacturer, is putting eight of its more than 50 factories on the market. The company, part…
PepsiCo pushes back net-zero target

PepsiCo has pushed out its target for net-zero emissions by a decade amid “external realities”. The US food and drinks…
The road to net zero – the emissions targets of the world’s drinks giants

This regularly updated guide from Just Drinks will present the targets the world’s major drinks manufacturers have published on net…
Disposals – and M&A – on cards as Kraft Heinz looks to craft new future

Given Kraft Heinz’s ongoing difficulties in growing its top line, the news the US food and drinks major is weighing…
Kraft Heinz mulls “strategic” options

Kraft Heinz is weighing up “strategic transactions to unlock shareholder value”, the US food major has announced. In a brief…

Italy wine trade body sounds export warning

Italy’s wine exporters need to focus on “consumer behaviour, not just on customs data”, the country’s industry body has warned…
Arla cyber-hit plant nears “normal” operations

Arla Foods expects its factory in Germany affected by a cybersecurity incident to be “back to normal” in the coming…
Diageo eyeing “substantial” asset sales

Diageo could make “substantial changes” to its product portfolio in the form of asset disposals, CFO Nik Jhangiani said today…
Diageo embarks on $500m of cost cuts

Diageo is looking to save around $500m in costs over the next three years as part of the drinks giant’s…
Arla factory in Germany hit by cyber incident

An Arla Foods plant in Germany has been affected by a cybersecurity incident, the dairy giant has confirmed. The Lurpak…