All articles by Simon Harvey

Simon Harvey

Simon has been writing about the food industry with Just Food since 2017. Prior to that, he was a financial news editor at Bloomberg and Dow Jones for around 17 years, working out of bureaus in London, Singapore and Malaysia.

Croatia’s Žito Group takes majority stake in pork peer MI Ravlić

Croatia's Žito Group has acquired a majority interest in local meat peer MI Ravlić. Žito Group, which operates out of…
Calavo Growers attracts takeover interest from unnamed party

Calavo Growers, the Nasdaq-listed fresh produce business, has received a takeover approach from an unidentified suitor. The Santa Paula, California-based…
Del Monte Foods to close Washington fruit factory

Del Monte Foods is closing a facility in Washington state this summer as the US fruit and vegetable business tries…
“We are profitable” – Planet Farms’ CEO Daniele Benatoff digs into vertical farming pitfalls and evolution of the industry

Planet Farms is not your typical vertical-farming business growing microgreens, salad leaves and herbs in a controlled indoor environment. The…
Food- and drink-tech VC deals slide – research

Venture-capital deals in food-tech are likely to decline sharply this year in both value and transaction terms, Pitchbook research has…

Saputo’s UK operations aid margins but European outlook tempered

Saputo’s rejig of its UK operations is starting to pay dividends on margins in Europe but the dairy giant indicated…
Packaged foods for an ageing population – not yet reality but vast opportunity

When it comes to food specifically targeted and marketed at the ageing or elderly population, the demographic is left out…
India cuts import taxes on crude cooking oils

India has lowered the import tax on crude cooking oils such as sunflower in a move welcomed by the local…
Hormel Foods confident of sales growth acceleration in back half

Hormel Foods expects second-half growth to accelerate although guidance for sales and EPS was tweaked to reflect the macroenvironment. “We…
Trump tariffs effectively reinstated as President succeeds in court appeal

Appeals judges in the US have effectively reinstated Trump’s import tariffs following a ruling by the US Court of International…