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Danish food company Arla Foods is planning to invest €619m to increase its production capacity for milk powder, mozzarella and Arla Food Ingredients (AFI).
US-based private equity firm Highlander Partners has acquired a majority stake in Romanian food brand SanoVita for undisclosed sum.
US-based frozen food brand B&G Foods has acquired frozen food products manufacturer Farmwise to expand its plant-based product portfolio.
JBS USA has brokered an equity purchase agreement to acquire US meat-packaging firm Empire Packing in a deal valued at $238m.
The Coastal Companies has acquired fresh produce processor Lancaster Foods from Guest Services, a hospitality management company in Fairfax, Virginia, US.
Japanese confectionery company Morinaga has extended its partnership with market expansion services provider DKSH to the Vietnamese market.
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) aims to enhance hygiene and food safety at the meat and fish markets and slaughterhouses.
The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) has imposed restrictions on imports of chicken products from two facilities operated by Brazilian food company BRF.
Farmcrowdy, a digital agriculture platform, has acquired significant stake in Nigerian meat processing company Best Foods.
The Government of Mexico will address the issue of obesity and diabetes in the country with the introduction of a new food labelling system.
