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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Turkiye Sinai Kalkinma Bankasi (TSKB) have agreed to provide a $1m loan to Turkish confectionary maker Tören Gıda.
Cadbury Dairy Milk has expanded its product range with the introduction of a chocolate bar that contains 30% less sugar.
Swiss chocolate and cocoa products company Barry Callebaut has broken ground at the site of its new chocolate and compound manufacturing facility in Baramati, India.
Swedish organic food company Midsona has agreed to acquire the entire share capital of Alimentation Santé from Panzani, a subsidiary of Spanish food processor Ebro Foods.
German dairy products producer Müller has completed its £50m ($62.2m) expansion project to build a chilled yoghurt manufacturing facility in Telford, UK.
Mars has finalised six food start-up companies, which will be part of its Inaugural SEEDS of CHANGE Accelerator Programme.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended the facility registration of Texas-based seafood company Topway Enterprises after inspections revealed major, repeated food safety violations.
American organic food company Tierra Farm has acquired Señor Sabor, an organic spice company based in Pennsylvania.
Chinese dairy firm Yili Group has revealed plans to make significant investments to enter the Southeast Asian dairy market this year.
McCain Foods has announced plans to invest $100m in its first french fry factory in Brazil to strengthen its expansion strategy.
