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Marina Mushrooms produce  credit: Einat Levron Marina Mushrooms plans IPO at NIS 1b valuation

The company founded by Remo Ben Shushan in the 180s is now one of the biggest growers and distributors of fresh produce in Israel.

Mey Eden mineral water  credit: PR Avihai Stolero, Themis buy mineral water co Mey Eden

Mey Eden has 40% of the Israeli mineral water market. The deal values its business at NIS 400 million.

Netafim  credit: PR Netafim for sale again

Private equity firm Fortissimo is seen as a leading candidate to buy the Israeli precision irrigation pioneer, which is facing fierce competition in a stagnant market.

Shlomo Rodav  credit: PR Green Lantern buys frozen fries co Tapugan for NIS 507m

Kerur Holdings, which has a 38% stake in Tapugan, will post a pre-tax gain on the sale of NIS 192 million.

Gad Dairies CEO Amir Aharon  credit: PR Gad Dairies raises NIS 280m in IPO

The company will use most of the proceeds of the offering to finance a move to the Timorim industrial zone, which will double its production capacity.

Gad Dairies CEO Amir Aharon  credit: PR Gad Dairies plans IPO at NIS 725m valuation

The proceeds of the offering will finance the company's move to a new site at Timorim that will double its production capacity.

Maytronics  credit: Meytal Vaizberg Maytronics down 94% from peak, CEO to leave

The pool cleaning robot company from Kibbutz Yizre'el has reported a another weak quarter, with net profit down 72%.

Court proceedings  credit: Shutterstock Foodtech co InnovoPro insolvent after raising $27m

The Israeli company, a developer of chickpea protein for the food industry, has debts totaling NIS 6 million, mainly to Silicon Valley Bank.

Keren Cohen Khazon  credit: Turpaz Turpaz: Following Frutarom's scent

The flavor and fragrance maker is expanding rapidly, mainly through acquisitions. CEO Keren Cohen Khazon: We want to become one of the industry’s top 10 companies.

Strauss Elite coffee products  credit: Tali Bogdanovsky Strauss Group again hikes coffee, chocolate prices

The rises comes just six months after the company's last price hike. Strauss Group: Raw material prices have risen by up to 49%.

Shai Babad  credit: Peleg Elkalay Operating costs cuts boost Strauss Group profit

The food company's first quarter operating profit rose 170% to NIS 181 million.

Strauss CEO Shai Babad credit: Tamar Matsafi Strauss CEO: We're committed to south and north

Shai Babad told the Globes Business in the South Conference that his biggest concern is not Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran but the divisions in Israeli society.

Israel Diamond Exchange president Nissim Zuaretz credit: Shlomi Yosef Restoring the luster to Israel's diamond industry

Diamond Exchange president Nissim Zuaretz tells "Globes" about his revolutionary efforts to rejuvenate what was once Israel's main export industry, before going into decline.

Unilever products   credit: Tamar Matsafi Food cos hike prices one after another

Within hours of each other, Unilever, Strauss and the Central Bottling Company notified retailers of imminent price rises.

Kosher for Passover Coca Cola bottles credit: social media Why are yellow cap Coca Cola bottles different from all others?

Nostalgic Coca Cola aficionados claim that the kosher for Passover version, made from sugar cane instead of high fructose corn syrup, is the genuine taste of the soft drink.

Leviathan platform  credit: Albatross State royalties on natural resources reach new peak

At NIS 2.37 billion, royalties from natural gas and minerals in 2024 were 8.2% higher than in 2023.

Blue agave fields in the Negev  credit: Alon Pearl Alcohol empire rising on Gaza border

Kibbutz Alumim is working on the first Israeli tequila, Kibbutz Beeri aims to establish a whiskey industry, while others dream of producing a world-class wine.

Ofra Strauss credit: Shlomi Yosef Ofra Strauss: New factory in north is our response

Strauss Group chairperson Ofra Strauss told the Globes "Returning to the North" conference that the company will open a new factory for plant-based products in Ahihud this year.

Prof. Tamir Tuller and Dr. Eyal Afergan  credit: Eyal Izhar Regulator approves alternative proteins, but you can't try them yet

As ImaginDairy becomes the third alternative protein producer to receive regulatory approval in Israel, why are promising food technologies finding it hard to get onto market shelves?

Strauss logistical center in Shoham  credit: Shutterstock/Igal Vaisman Strauss sells 50% Sabra dips stake to PepsiCo

PepsiCo will pay $244 million to fully own the Sabra and Obela brands, which have the largest market share of refrigerated fresh hummus in the US.

Alliance Tire to close by year end

CEO Ygal Trichter: Closing the activity in Israel has become the only realistic option for Yokohama Rubber.

Alliance Tire faces layoffs, closure

Alliance Tire in Hadera, which since 2016 has been owned by Japanese company Yokohama Rubber, is set for a large wave of layoffs and could even be shut down.

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