Deals this week: Freedom Foods, Glanbia, Kraft Heinz

Australia-based Freedom Foods has partnered with Seamild Group in order to enhance the latter’s branded oat-based cereal products sourced directly from the former.

Based in China, Seamild is an oat-based cereal manufacturer.

The partners will collaborate for marketing and distribution of Freedom Foods’ branded products in China.

Glanbia intends to form a joint venture (JV) with Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), Michigan Milk Producers Association (MMPA) and Foremost Farms USA in order to establish a cheese and whey production plant in the US.

To be located in Michigan, the new plant is planned to have a processing capacity of eight million pounds a day (3.6 million litres a day) when completed in 2019.

Glanbia intends to own 50% in the JV, while the remaining 50% will be shared between the three partners, which will also supply the required milk.

Based in Ireland, Glanbia produces nutrition products, cheese and dairy ingredients.

US-based The Kraft Heinz Company has announced that it has formed a partnership with television personality Oprah Winfrey.

The partnership aims to form a joint venture named Mealtime Stories, which will offer ready-to-eat refrigerated products across a number of segments.