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FROM UNILEVER TO YAKULT: JOE GAILANI TAKES UK SALES HELM AS GUT HEALTH BRAND TARGETS NEXT GROWTH PHASE

October 2, 2026October 2, 2026 NewsDesk Asda, Bonraw Foods, consumer goods, Cotswold Fayre, E-commerce, FMCG, Food And Drink, Foodservice, gut health, Holland & Barrett, Joe Gailani, London Business Journal, Morrisons, Musgrave, National Sales Manager, Ocado, Product Development, Retail, Retail Distribution, Sales Leadership, Shinji Yamaguchi, Unilever, Yakult, Yakult Ireland, Yakult UK

Yakult has appointed food and drink industry veteran Joe Gailani as National Sales Manager for the UK & Ireland as it targets deeper retailer partnerships, wider distribution and new routes to market.

Food Manufacturing Mergers and Acquisitions News

ASSOCIATED BRITISH FOODS COMPLETES HOVIS ACQUISITION AS UK BAKERY INDUSTRY ENTERS A NEW ERA

July 8, 2026July 8, 2026 NewsDesk ABF, Allied Bakeries, Associated British Foods, bakery industry, British food industry, business growth, consolidation, consumer goods, corporate strategy, FMCG, Food Manufacturing, food sector, food supply chain, Hovis, Investment, logistics, London Business Journal, manufacturing, Mergers and Acquisitions, operational efficiency, production, Retail, supermarkets, UK business, UK Economy

Associated British Foods has completed its acquisition of Hovis, creating a larger bakery operation as consolidation becomes an increasingly important strategy across Britain’s food manufacturing industry.