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Chicago-based food start-up Tovala has closed a $30m Series C funding round to fuel the growth of its smart oven and self-cook meal service.

Agtech start-up Pairwise has secured $90m in a Series B funding round, as it looks to develop and bring genetically enhanced produce to North America.

Frontier Nutrition, a manufacturer of affordable fortified snacks for the Bangladesh market, has raised $6m in Series B financing.

Anheuser-Busch has announced an investment of more than $1bn over the next two years in its facilities and communities across the US.

Sandford Orchards, a cider producer based in Devon in the UK, has invested £1.2m to expand its bottling and canning capabilities.

US snack brand PeaTos has secured $12.5m in a Series B funding round led by Post Holdings, less than six months after raising $7m in a Series A round.

WeCook, a provider of home-delivered prepared meals, has raised CAD 7m ($5.5m approx.) in a financing round to accelerate its growth in Quebec and Ontario.

Manulife Investment Management's Hancock Natural Resource Group has acquired a majority stake in David Del Curto, on behalf of its third-party clients.

Pots & Co has announced that General Mills’ venture capital arm is leading a multistage investment of up to £15m ($20m) into its business.

Swiss start-up Mirai Foods has raised $2.4m in the first tranche of its seed round, to accelerate the commercialisation of its lab-grown meat.

Imperfect Foods has received a commitment to fund $95m in a growth investment, as it seeks to continue expanding its direct-to-consumer grocery service.

UK ice cream brand Northern Bloc has secured a ‘seven-figure’ investment from Mobeus Equity Partners to expand in the plant-based sector.