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25 February 2020
Plant-based food company Hodo raises funding to expand capacity
US-based organic plant-based food company Hodo has raised funding from mission venture capital firm Renewal Funds to expand its production capacity.
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25 February 2020
Cargill to launch new private label plant-based products
Global food and agriculture company Cargill will launch its private label plant-based patties and ground products in April.
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24 February 2020
PepsiCo acquires Chinese snack company Be & Cheery for $705m
PepsiCo has signed a definitive agreement with Haoxiangni Health Food company to acquire Hangzhou Haomusi Food (Be & Cheery) for $705m.
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24 February 2020
DSM to acquire human milk oligosaccharides supplier for $827m
Dutch company Royal DSM has agreed to acquire the global human milk oligosaccharides (HMO) supplier Glycom for €765 ($827m).
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24 February 2020
Coronavirus Covid-19: Italians crowd at supermarkets after outbreak
People were seen queuing up at supermarkets for food and supplies in northern parts of Italy after the outbreak of the deadly Coronavirus.
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24 February 2020
US Government lifts ban on imports of fresh Brazilian beef
Brazilian Agriculture Minister Tereza Cristina Dias announced that the US has lifted its ban on the import of fresh beef from Brazil with immediate effect.
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21 February 2020
Coronavirus Covid-19: Taiwan bans pork imports from Italy
The Taiwan Government has banned the import of live pigs and pork products from Italy after the Italian Government grounded all its flights to Taiwan in response to the Coronavirus...
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21 February 2020
brekki overnight oats acquired by Cedar’s Foods executive team
The executive team of Cedar’s Foods has acquired the US-based ready-to-eat overnight oats producer brekki for an undisclosed sum.
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21 February 2020
Hormel Foods to buy Sadler’s pit-smoked meat business Smokehouse
The US-based Hormel Foods has brokered a deal to acquire Sadler's pit-smoked meat business Smokehouse in a deal valued at $270m.
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20 February 2020
Arla Foods to invest €619m to increase production capacity
Danish food company Arla Foods is planning to invest €619m to increase its production capacity for milk powder, mozzarella and Arla Food Ingredients (AFI).