Food Processing

Madrid-based private equity investor Portobello Capital has acquired a majority stake in Spain's Iberconsa.

Euromed processes 4,000 tons of raw materials like gingko and echinea to provide herbal extracts for dietary supplements and other uses.

Usher Eco will use the loan to create 'green' silica for use in tires, while its parent company, rice miller Usher Agro, also received financing.

The re-up by Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is part of the pension fund's strategy to draw stable, long-term returns from consumer staples.

Greenfood has changed hands twice this year, leaving its most recent majority shareholder, Fidelio, with an interest in the company.

Colliers International's property outlook for 2016 says appetite for protein in Asia demands more food supply-chain infrastructure.

FAIRR’s factory farming report says that avian influenza has already cost the US economy $3bn.

After growing revenues by nearly 80 percent in two years, Paine & Partners exits investment in frozen fruit supplier.

A recent survey in Italy on food labelling has highlighted that origin, especially Italian origin, is crucial to the country’s consumers. They are prepared to pay a premium for this information, too. Ilario Giangrossi and Chiara Bicci of Norton Rose Fulbright’s Milan office discuss the opportunities that arise from this end-customer focus.

Hemendra Mathur, a managing director at Small Enterprise Assistance Funds’ India Investment Advisors, highlights the three fundamentals investors into food services businesses in the country must bear in mind.