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Kerry has opened a new coffee extraction facility in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Carlsberg Group is expanding its long-standing bottling partnership with PepsiCo into Georgia and Armenia.

Mettler Toledo is expanding its x-ray reclaim foreign-material re-inspection services with a new facility in Dallas, Texas.

GEA is investing around $25 million to expand its Janesville campus in Wisconsin, US.

French dairy cooperative Sodiaal has completed a major IT integration following its acquisition of Yoplait Liberté Canada from General Mills.

PepsiCo is reportedly investing $1 billion into Colombia over the next five years, the country’s President Abelardo De La Espriella announced yesterday (28 September 2026) following a meeting with the company’s executives.

Arca Continental Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages has completed a $42 million expansion of its San Antonio, Texas, facility.

Synthetic biology company Bestzyme has completed what it describes as the world’s first dedicated automated smart production line.

OSF Flavors has launched a dedicated flavour solution for prebiotic and other functional sodas, designed to address bitterness, lingering sweetener aftertaste and off-notes typically associated with fibre-enriched, botanical formulations.

Canadian pork and poultry producer Olymel has inaugurated its new integrated processing plant in Trois-Rivières, marking the completion of one of the largest modernisation projects in its history.

Maple Leaf Foods has announced it will close two production facilities in Seattle, Washington and Turners Falls, Massachusetts, as part of a move to consolidate its US plant-based protein production into a single site in Indiana.

Barcelona-based agri-business company Elian has welcomed the Spanish Development Financing Company COFIDES into its share capital with an investment of €40 million.