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Heineken Mexico plans to invest €430 million in the establishment of a new brewery in Yucatán, aiming to expand sustainable brewing practices and foster community growth.

Heineken UK has announced it is investing £25m into its Manchester brewery to install heat pumps to reduce its carbon emissions.

Symrise has signed a minority investment agreement with Bonumose, a sugar alternatives specialist and inventor of enzyme solutions.

AB InBev has revealed it is investing €31m into upgrading technology at its breweries in Belgium’s Flemish-Brabant region.

PepsiCo has today announced a £58m investment in its Walkers crisp production factory in Leicester, UK, focused on delivering 'sustainable growth'.

Investment house IW Capital has announced a £5m investment in premium cold-pressed juice and functional drinks business, Daily Dose.

Pernod Ricard has invested in circular economy technology company ecoSpirits through its venture capital fund, Convivialité Ventures.

Better-for-you bread and baked goods producer, Hero Bread, has announced its Series B fundraise, bringing the total funding raised to $47.5m.

Nestlé has opened the Institute of Agricultural Sciences, aimed at developing sustainable food systems by delivering science-based solutions in agriculture.

Mars Wrigley Australia has announced that it is investing a further AUD 28.8m (approx. $19.3m) at its Ballarat, Victoria, facility.

Heineken has announced that it will invest over ZAR 15.5bn (approx. $852.8m) into the South African market through a series of projects.

PepsiCo has announced a $216m multi-year investment in long-term, strategic partnership agreements with three US-based farmer-facing organisations.