WORLD NEWS
Campari Group to Sell
Australia Manufacturing Site
Campari Group is to sell its sole
manufacturing site in Australia. Campari
has inked a deal to offload the facility
in the Derrimut suburb of Melbourne in
the state of Victoria to local contract
packager Garage Beverages.

SAUDI ARABIA
AND SIDEL SIGN
AGREEMENT AS PART OF THE OFFICIAL VISIT OF THE SAUDI MINISTER OF
INDUSTRY AND MINERAL RESOURCES TO FRANCE, THE KINGDOM
OF SAUDI ARABIA AND SIDEL, SIGNED A MEMORANDUM
OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) IN PARIS TO EXPLORE THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF OPERATIONS IN THE KINGDOM.

The MoU was signed by Eng. Saleh AlSolami, CEO of the Saudi National Industrial
Development Centre (NIDC), representing the Kingdom, and Clive Smith, Executive
Vice President Customer Management AOA of Sidel, in the presence of His Excellency
Bandar Alkhorayef, Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources, and Pietro Cassani,
CEO of Sidel, who witnessed the signing ceremony. This agreement reflects the
Kingdom’s strong commitment to partnering with leading global companies to localise
advanced manufacturing, foster technology transfer, and support the Kingdom’s
Vision 2030 objectives for industrial transformation and private sector growth.

On this occasion, the CEO of NIDC said, “Sidel is a global leader in the
packaging solutions market and a source of valuable sectoral knowledge. This
partnership supports our ambition to build globally competitive industrial
capabilities across strategic sectors. We welcome partners who share our long-
term vision and are ready to invest in Saudi Arabia’s industrial base and people.”
The agreement includes a joint assessment of the viability of establishing
local services and programs, aligning with Saudi Arabia’s growing needs in
the food and beverage packaging industry. This initiative adds to the broader
agenda of the Minister’s visit to France, which includes meetings with CEOs of
Airbus, Safran, Lesaffre, and other leading French industrial players, aiming to
forge strategic relationships.

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Garage Beverages, which offers canning
and bottling line services, will continue
to produce Campari’s ready-to-drink
products such as the Wild Turkey range.

In the statement, Campari’s Managing
Director for Australia, Jacopo Borsa, said
the sale of the Derrimut site was part of
the business’s wider aim to home in on
marketing and sales of its brands.

“We are pleased to partner with
Garage Beverages, a local manufacturer
with extensive manufacturing experience
and a strong commitment to excellence.

We look forward to working with Garage
Beverages over the coming months to
ensure a smooth transition,” he said.

Danone to Drop Provamel
in Germany
Danone is to stop selling its organic
alt-milk brand Provamel in Germany.

Danone is pulling the brand from
shelves in the country from August.

Danone said it was preparing to launch
a range of organic plant-based products
under the Alpro brand in Germany. “We
have taken the decision to discontinue
Provamel in the German market from
August in order to focus on the Alpro brand,
which will be launching a new Alpro Bio
range in Germany,” Danone told Just Food.

Danone acquired the Alpro and
Provamel brands when it snapped up
US business WhiteWave Foods in 2016.

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