They said what? – the most-read interviews on Just Food in 2025

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Dean Best

Mon, December 29, 2025 astatine 2:53 AM CST 3 min read

Over the past 12 months, we’ve sat down with elder executives astatine immoderate of the largest companies – and immoderate of the astir absorbing up-and-coming firms – successful the nutrient manufacture to perceive however they person navigated different challenging year. Here we contiguous the 10 astir fashionable interviews, with our assemblage keen to perceive much astir however their peers (and rivals) were grappling with immoderate of the large issues successful the sector.

Just Food caught up with Henk Hartong III, Brynwood Partners’ president and CEO, to sermon his plans for US marque Chef Boyardee and his thoughts connected the wider M&A environment.

Specialising successful caller favored nutrient for dogs and cats, with a smaller beingness successful favored treats and supplements targeted astatine the European market, Kristiansen discussed what the aboriginal holds for Sweden-based The Nutriment Company.

Headshot of The Nutriment Company CEO Anders Kristiansen

The Nutriment Company CEO Anders Kristiansen: Credit: TNC

Fresh disconnected the launch of a associated venture with Swiss Life Asset Managers, portion of the Swiss Life Group, and with caller backing successful manus to grow operations into the UK and Scandinavia, Daniele Benatoff chatted to Just Food’s Simon Harvey successful June.

Founded successful 2018, Holie's better-for-you cereals scope is sold successful The Netherlands and Belgium and entered the UK successful January.

The archetypal country of absorption of task limb Future Foods Lab is what Nomad Foods calls “functional nutrition”.

“We person a pipeline of acquisitions that we're discussing close now,” David Krause told Just Food successful June.

In January, CEO Utham Gowda said a fig of acquisitions were successful the works for 2025 arsenic the India-based institution strives to deed $1bn successful revenue.