5 December 2018
Landec’s subsidiary Apio acquires Yucatan Foods
US-based Apio has acquired Mexican guacamole producer Yucatan Foods for around $80m. Apio is a subsidiary of health and wellness solutions provider Landec.
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4 December 2018
Surge Private Equity acquires Global Bakeries in the US
US-based Surge Private Equity has closed an investment into Global Bakeries with the Firmament Group that provides tailored debt and equity capital solutions to small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
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3 December 2018
CCA to sell Australian food business unit SPC
Coca-Cola Amatil (CCA) has decided to divest its Australian food business unit SPC following the conclusion of a strategic review.
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30 November 2018
Food policy experts suggest resilience teams for Brexit preparation
A briefing from specialists at the University of London, University of Sussex and Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) has called for the creation of ‘food resilience teams’.
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26 November 2018
FSA finds England’s local authorities lack food standards resources
UK’s Food Standard Agency (FSA) reported that local authorities (LAs) in England are less capable of dealing with food standards issues when compared with Wales and Northern Ireland.
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26 November 2018
Chunwei recalls 65,023lb of meat due to undeclared allergens
US-based Chunwei has recalled 65,023lb of various ready-to-eat and raw meat products, as they were misbranded and contain undeclared allergens.
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22 November 2018
FDA initiates investigation on E coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce
The US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have initiated an investigation on the multistate outbreak of E coli O157: H7, likely...
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21 November 2018
La Coop fédérée acquires Cargill’s grain and agricultural input assets
Canadian agri-food cooperative La Coop fédérée, through its Agri-business Division, has completed the acquisition of the grain and crop input assets of Cargill in Ontario after securing the Competition Bureau...
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20 November 2018
Joyvio to acquire Australis Seafoods for $880m
Legend Holdings wholly-owned subsidiary Joyvio Group has signed an agreement to acquire 94.47% stake in Chilean salmon farmer Australis Seafoods for $880m.
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19 November 2018
Australia’s Costa agrees to acquire farming operations of NCF
Australian horticultural company Costa Group has signed a conditional agreement for the acquisition of farming operations of Nangiloc Colignan Farm (NCF).