5 December 2016
B&G Foods takes over Victoria Fine Foods
US-based B&G Foods has acquired Victoria Fine Foods Holding and Victoria Fine Foods from Detroit-based private equity firm Huron Capital Partners and other sellers.
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30 November 2016
Pilgrim’s Pride agrees to acquire GNP Company
US-based chicken processing firm Pilgrim's Pride has agreed to acquire chicken product supplier GNP Company for $350m.
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29 November 2016
ADB approves $86.41m loan for irrigation and agriculture in Pakistan
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is to be provide an $86.41m loan to the Swabi and Nowshehra districts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, for the purchase of new irrigation systems to...
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27 November 2016
Cargill invests $50m in Thailand facility
Global food company Cargill is planning to invest $50m to increase its poultry processing operations at its facility in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand.
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23 November 2016
Beston Global Food Company signs agreements with two firms in Vietnam
Beston Global Food Company (BFC) has signed distribution and partnership agreements with two companies in Vietnam, namely TMT Trading Company (TMT) and Vietnam Beef Business (VBBC).
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21 November 2016
Cherkizovo Group starts construction of new meat processing plant in Moscow
Russian meat and feed producer Cherkizovo has started construction of a new processing plant in Kashira, Moscow, with an investment of RUR6bn ($93.3m).
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20 November 2016
Cadbury partners with Fairtrade
Fairtrade and UK-based confectionary company Cadbury have entered a global partnership called Cocoa Life programme, to secure the long-term future of cocoa farming communities.
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17 November 2016
DIC to expand production capacity for Linablue
Japan-based DIC is planning to enhance its production capacity of its American subsidiary Earthrise Nutritionals for Linablue, a natural blue food colouring derived from edible algae Spirulina.
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10 November 2016
Deals this week: Hungry Marketplace, Provisur Technologies, Calavo Growers
US-based company Hungry Marketplace has secured $2.7m in seed funding, which will be invested to expand its reach in Columbia, US.
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10 November 2016
M&As this week: Heritage Foods, Hillside Candy, Ajinomoto
Indian dairy product manufacturer Heritage Foods has reached an agreement with Future Retail to sell its retail and allied businesses to the latter.