Kristian Bayford

Budweiser Brewing Group has opened a new de-alcoholisation facility in South Wales in the UK to increase production for non-alcoholic beers.

US-based energy-drinks and sports-nutrition business Nutrabolt is entering India through a tie-up with the recently formed Nutraprep.

KatKin plans to use the investment to fuel its expansion across the UK and support its entry into new markets.

L Catterton's investment aims to "foster a global 'India for the world' brand".

The parties have agreed to sell facilities in Avignon in the south of France and Béthune in the north.

L Catterton has invested in Indian snacks business Haldiram's under what the private-equity firm described as a strategic partnership.

Italian spirits company Illva Saronno has bought the Averna and Zedda Piras brands from Campari for 100m ($117m). Illva Saronno CEO Marco Ferrari

Vandemoorteles acquisition of bakery peer Dlifrance has been approved by the European Commission conditional on the sale of two factories in France.

The German brewer has agreed with the NGG union to increase wages across three of its sites by 3.8% from next year.

Baked goods producer Mlinar has attracted up to €50m ($58m) in equity financing from Europe's leading development bank to fund expansion.