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Mars Food & Nutrition has announced a $20 million investment in sustainable rice sourcing over the next decade, through its Raising Rice Right platform.

Ripple Foods has raised $17 million in new funding as it prepares to expand its plant-based milk portfolio and grow its retail and foodservice presence.

Organic bone broth producer Borough Broth Company has secured £7.5 million in new funding from consumer brand investor Piper.

Mondelēz International has announced a PLN 620 million (approx. $169 million) investment in its long-standing biscuit manufacturing site in Płońsk, marking one of the company’s largest capital projects in Poland in recent years.

Dina Foods has invested £1 million in manufacturing improvements over the past three years to support growing demand for its bakery, confectionery and savoury products.

The Magnum Ice Cream Company has announced a £50 million investment into its manufacturing site in Gloucester, the UK’s largest ice cream factory.

Danish biotech Chromologics has raised €7 million in a funding round led by Novo Holdings, EIFO, Döhler Ventures, Collateral Good Ventures and Synergetic, bringing its total capital raised to nearly €20 million.

Functional, non-alcoholic spirits brand Aplós has raised $5 million to support rapid expansion across the fast-growing alcohol alternative market.

Arla Foods has announced a significant investment of nearly DKK 300 million to retrofit a spray-drying tower at its Arinco dairy facility in Videbæk.

Food-tech start-up AKA Foods has secured $17.2 million in seed funding to support the launch of AKA Studio, an AI platform designed to enable food companies to innovate more efficiently and affordably.

Premier Foods has announced a major £36 million investment to upgrade and expand its manufacturing facility in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, UK, marking the company’s largest site investment in more than 15 years.

Barilla has unveiled its Barilla Innovation & Technology Experience, a state-of-the-art facility designed to enhance the company’s food innovation capabilities.