13 February 2012
General Mills to buy Brazil’s Yoki for $1.16bn
US food processing company General Mills has agreed to acquire Brazilian food company Yoki for BRL2bn ($1.16bn), marking its return to Latin America.
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12 February 2012
CHS acquires soy protein firm Solbar
US-based energy, grains and foods company CHS has completed the $133m acquisition of Solbar, an Israel-based producer of specialty soy proteins and soy isoflavones, which forms part of its strategy...
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12 February 2012
Bunge India acquires Amrit Banaspati edible oils business
Bunge India has completed the acquisition of the edible oils and fats business from Amrit Banaspati, including the rights to Gagan, a hydrogenated vegetable oil brand owned by parent company...
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9 February 2012
Scottish meat processors waste water, says supplier
Scotland's red meat processing sector could save thousands of litres of water each year, a Scottish non-domestic water supplier claims.
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9 February 2012
Olam acquires Nigerian biscuit and candy maker
Olam International, a Singapore-based agricultural commodities supplier, has acquired Nigerian biscuit and candy maker Titanium in a deal worth $167m as a part of its strategy to expand its packaged...
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8 February 2012
Saputo reports increase in Q3 net earnings
Canadian dairy producer Saputo has reported a rise of 15.8% to C$129.8m ($130.27m) in the third quarter of fiscal 2012, compared to C$112.1m ($112.5m) in 2011, influenced by higher exports...
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8 February 2012
Cargill to invest in German cocoa and chocolate plants
US agribusiness company Cargill has announced plans to invest €20m ($26.52) in its newly acquired cocoa and chocolate plants in Berlin as a part of its strategy to maintain a...
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7 February 2012
GCMMF to double milk processing capacity in India
Indian dairy cooperative Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) has announced plans to invest Rs30bn ($608m) to double its milk processing capacity over the next six years.
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7 February 2012
Frutarom acquires Brazilian flavour company
Israel-based flavour and fragrance company Frutarom has forayed into the South American market with the acquisition of Brazilian flavour company Mylner Indústria E Comércio in a deal worth BRL27.1m ($15.7m).
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7 February 2012
UN food-relief agency spends £50m on wheat from Glencore
The United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP) has spent more than £50m ($78m) on wheat from FTSE 100 trader Glencore International, according to contract details published on the agency's website.