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IBM Research has collaborated with Mars to establish a food safety platform, Consortium for Sequencing the Food Supply Chain, to carry out studies in genomics to enhance food safety.
Food ingredients provider ICL’s food specialties business unit has agreed to acquire the European dairy proteins producer Prolactal and its subsidiary Rovita.
UK-based food ingredients specialist Chaucer has opened its new, purpose-built freeze-dry factory in Portland, Oregon, US.
US cereal maker Post Holdings has agreed to buy privately held MOM Brands for around $1.15bn, boosting its branded RTE cereal, private label, and hot wheat and oatmeal portfolio.
Philippines-based Jollibee Foods is planning to acquire an American fast-food company with a market value of $1bn in a bid to expand its international operations.
Norco has signed a three year agreement with Authenticateit, a GS1 Australia Alliance Partner, to protect counterfeiting of its milk products in China.
Swiss multinational food and beverage company Nestle is planning to invest approximately EGP1bn ($137.93m) in Egypt over the next few years to capitalise on growing demand.
Kellogg's has completed the acquisition process for a majority stake in Egyptian cake and biscuit maker Bisco Misr, in a deal worth $125m.
Agrochemicals firm Monsanto has received approval from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) for its new soybean and cotton seeds that are resistant to a broader range of herbicides.
US-based Axxya Systems has launched its Nutritionist Pro nexgen nutrition food labelling and recipe analysis cloud app for use in Canada, Europe, Hong Kong and the US.
