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Australian dairy firm Devondale Murray Goulburn (MG) is set to invest around $14m at its Edith Creek manufacturing site in Tasmania, to develop a new range of dairy beverages.
Australasian food company Goodman Fielder has announced plans to invest NZ$27m ($23.37m) to expand its ultra heat treated (UHT) milk plant in Christchurch, New Zealand.
US-based packaged foods company Pinnacle Foods has opened a new R&D pilot plant at Rutgers University in New Jersey, its first university-affiliated pilot site.
French dairy firm Danone has announced plans to shut down three dairy plants in Europe, a move which will affect around 325 jobs.
AgroTech Foods, an affiliate of US-based Conagra Foods, has opened a new peanut butter manufacturing facility in Jhagadia, Gujarat, India.
US-based Columbus Foods, a portfolio company of Arbor Investments, has entered into a partnership with Harris Ranch Beef to expand its deli meat production capabilities.
US-based tortilla producer Franco Whole Foods plans to open a new food processing facility in Las Cruces, New Mexico, a move which will create around 160 new jobs.
US-based meat processor Tyson Foods has submitted a unilaterally binding offer to acquire packaged food company Hillshire Brands for $63 per share in cash, in a deal which values the...
Meijer, a regional American hypermarket chain based in Michigan, has broken ground on a $100m dairy production facility in Tipp City, Miami County, Ohio, US.
US-based agri-processing company Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has completed its acquisition of the remaining 20% stake in Alfred C Toepfer International from Union InVivo, for around €83m.
