Greenyard chases majority stake in vegetable peer Gelagri Bretagne
Greenyard is seeking to take a majority shareholding in fellow frozen vegetables group Gelagri Bretagne in France. The Brussels-listed supplier…
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ADM and Mitsubishi explore “strategic” alliance in agriculture
US-based Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) and Japan's Mitsubishi Corp. have signed a non-binding agreement to form a “strategic” alliance. The partnership,…
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Fresh Del Monte buys majority stake in avocado business Avolio
Fresh Del Monte Produce has acquired the majority of Uganda-based avocado oil supplier Avolio as part of the US group's…
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Plenty Unlimited enters Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings
Plenty Unlimited has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to keep the US-based vertical-farming business afloat as it restructures operations.…
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FDA pushes back deadline for food traceability rule
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will delay the compliance deadline for its Food Traceability Rule by 30 months…
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Australia watchdog wants grocers to be more transparent on prices
Australia’s competition watchdog has put forward a series of measures for the country’s major grocers to publish more information on…
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Bollo Natural Fruit expands with Cortijo Cuevas acquisition
Spain-based Bollo Natural Fruit has acquired compatriot Cortijo Cuevas, specialising in fresh-cut fruit. Bollo is backed by London-headquartered investor Fremman…
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Can marketing magic help food waste disappear?
In 2022, the Japanese artist Ichio Usui fixed googly eyes to the sort of food that often gets wasted –…
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Ireland’s Walsh Mushrooms to build new UK facility
Ireland-based Walsh Mushrooms Group is to invest £10m ($13m) to build a new facility in the UK. The new mushroom…
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Hatching new ideas – Big Food’s incubator and accelerator programmes
As with in-house venture capital funds, for big food companies looking to gain exposure to new, exciting, potentially faster-growing categories,…
