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US-based dairy farmer cooperative Agri-Mark has broken ground on the expansion of its cheese manufacturing plant in Franklin County, Chateaugay, New York.
Pilgrim’s Pride has agreed to acquire the meats and meals business of Kerry Consumer Foods in the UK and Ireland in a $939m (£680m) deal.
Denmark-headquartered Oterra has announced plans to acquire Diana Food's natural food colouring activities from Symrise.
Motif FoodWorks has raised $226m in a Series B funding round to accelerate its advancement of the plant-based food category.
Protein Industries Canada (PIC) has announced an investment with New School Foods and Liven Proteins in a project that involves the development of plant-based seafood products.
US-based GenTech Holdings has signed an exclusive letter of intent to acquire natural foods company NxtBar.
Kraft Heinz has reached an agreement to acquire Turkish sauce company Assan Foods from Kibar Holding in a deal worth approximately $100m.
Meat processor JBS USA has paid a ransom equivalent to $11m in response to a cyberattack against its operations.
Germany-based Loryma has developed a new concept that produces vegan mince by authentically reproducing the look and texture of meat-based dishes.
German rice four supplier Müller's Mühle has announced a $17.6m (€14.5m) investment on a new refining technology for its legume flours.
