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14 July 2021
Orkla to acquire Swiss confectionery ingredients maker Hans Kaspar
Orkla Food Ingredients has signed an agreement to acquire Swiss confectionery ingredients manufacturer Hans Kaspar for an undisclosed sum.
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13 July 2021
Tate & Lyle to divest controlling stake in sweetener unit to KPS
Tate & Lyle has signed an agreement to divest a controlling stake in a new company and its Primary Products business in the Americas to New York-based private equity firm KPS...
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12 July 2021
USDA to invest $500m to expand meat and poultry processing capacity in US
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced a $500m investment to increase the meat and poultry processing capacity in the country.
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9 July 2021
Richardson International to acquire durum miller Italgrani USA
Canada’s Richardson International, through its subsidiary Richardson Oilseed (US) Holdings, has agreed to acquire durum miller Italgrani USA.
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8 July 2021
Aleph Farms secures $105m in Series B funding round
Israel-based cultivated beef steak producer Aleph Farms has raised $105m through a Series B funding round to support the launch of its meat products next year.
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7 July 2021
Business optimism improves marginally in June: Poll
The increase in the rate of vaccination and easing of coronavirus-related restrictions helped improve business optimism in June, although marginally.
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7 July 2021
MeaTech launches R&D focused on pork cell production
Israel-based food-tech company MeaTech 3D has launched cultivated pork research and development (R&D) activities for the future mass production of cultivated pork.
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6 July 2021
Saputo to acquire UK cheese manufacturer Wensleydale Dairy Products
Canadian firm Saputo has signed an agreement to acquire UK-based cheese manufacturer Wensleydale Dairy Products’ activities for a 31.8m (£23m) consideration.
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5 July 2021
Tyson Foods recalls chicken products over listeria contamination concerns
US-based Tyson Foods has recalled more than eight million pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) chicken products as they could have been contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
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2 July 2021
Fremman Capital acquires majority stake in The Natural Fruit Company
Pan-European investment firm Fremman Capital has closed the acquisition of a majority stake in Spanish fruit processor The Natural Fruit Company (TNFC) from GPF Capital and Blacklabel Investments.