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Farmer’s cooperative Sun-Maid Growers of California, US, has acquired organic baby food and kids snacks brand Plum Organics from Campbell Soup Company.
Bell Food Group’s Hilcona has acquired ARYZTA Switzerland's sandwich production business in Schlieren for an undisclosed sum.
Belgium-based biscuit company Lotus Bakeries has acquired all the remaining shares in its Italian marketing joint venture (JV) Lotus Bakeries Italia.
Fresh and ready-to-bake dough solutions provider Cérélia has acquired US Waffle for an undisclosed sum.
Ebro Group’s Riviana Foods has agreed to sell its dry pasta brand Ronzoni to 8th Avenue Foods & Provisions for a $95m consideration.
Plant-based food company LIVEKINDLY Collective has raised $335m to support its business expansion in the US and China.
UK-based Nomad Foods has agreed to acquire Fortenova Group’s Frozen Food Business Group (FFBG) for a $723m (€615m) aggregate consideration on a debt-free, cash-free basis.
Austrian food company Agrana has expanded its presence in the Asian market with the acquisition of fruit preparations business from Japan-based Taiyo Kagaku Co.
US-based indoor vertical farming company AeroFarms has entered a $1.2bn merger agreement with a publicly traded special purpose acquisition firm Spring Valley Acquisition.
Bluu Biosciences has secured an $8.2m (€7m) investment in a funding round to create a lab-grown fish replacement.
