15 May 2019
Canada and BC to support strawberry, blueberry and raspberry markets
The governments of Canada and British Columbia (BC) have agreed to invest in BC’s strawberry, blueberry and raspberry industries.
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15 May 2019
Cargill invests in Israeli meat company Aleph Farms
Global food company Cargill has invested in Israel-based cultured meat company Aleph Farms, which focuses on growing complex meat varieties such as steak.
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14 May 2019
Ardent Mills to close four plants in US
US-based flour-milling and ingredient company Ardent Mills has announced the closure of four plants by the first-quarter of next year.
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14 May 2019
Impossible Foods raises $300m in Series E funding round
US-based Impossible Foods has raised $300m in the Series E funding round led by its existing investors Temasek and Horizons Ventures in an effort to accelerate its rapid scaleup.
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14 May 2019
Tate & Lyle and SGF launch Zolesse Natural Flavour
Global food ingredient company Tate & Lyle and stevia ingredient firm Sweet Green Fields (SGF) have introduced new Zolesse Natural Flavour made from glycosylated stevia extract.
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13 May 2019
Fonterra to sell Tip Top ice cream business to Froneri for $250m
New Zealand-based dairy co-operative Fonterra has confirmed the sale of its Tip Top ice cream business to global company Froneri in a deal valued at N$380m ($250m).
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13 May 2019
Tyson Fresh Meats to build $300m plant in Utah, US
Tyson Fresh Meats, the beef and pork unit of Tyson Foods, is set to build a food production plant in Utah with an investment of nearly $300m.
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13 May 2019
Hain Celestial agrees to sell Hain Pure Protein business in US
US-based food company Hain Celestial has signed a definitive agreement to sell all of the equity interest in its Hain Pure Protein business to Aterian Investment Partners III in a...
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10 May 2019
Farm Fresh to build new plant in Alexandria, Egypt
Egypt’s frozen fruit and vegetable exporter Farm Fresh is set to build a factory in Alexandria using funding from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European...
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10 May 2019
Bits x Bites creates China Food Tech Hub
Chinese venture capital firm Bits x Bites has created ‘The China Food Tech Hub’ to nurture collaboration between startups by partnering with a consortium of multinational consumer food companies, agricultural...