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Brazilian dairy company Grupo Piracanjuba has announced the acquisition of Santa Barbara Indústria e Comércio de Bens e Laticínios (Natulact), a cheese manufacturer based in Nossa Senhora da Glória, Sergipe.

Australian Vintage has announced a strategic partnership with Burch Family Wines, acquiring international ownership of the Western Australian wine brand MadFish.

The Kraft Heinz Company has announced that its board of directors and executive leadership team are evaluating potential strategic transactions to unlock shareholder value.

Lallemand has entered exclusive negotiations with Moulins Soufflet, a subsidiary of Groupe InVivo, to acquire two of its businesses: AIT Ingredients and Solyve.

Cranswick has acquired sausage manufacturer James T Blakeman & Co for £32 million.

The net purchase price stands at $1.65 billion, with an additional earnout tied to performance targets.

Dairy giant Chobani has announced its acquisition of Daily Harvest, a plant-based start-up that delivers a range of frozen ready meals, smoothies, snacks and protein products.

Verde Valle Foods has acquired A Dozen Cousins, a brand recognised for its ready-to-eat beans, rice and seasoning sauces inspired by traditional Creole, Caribbean and Latin American cuisines.

The boards of British food manufacturers Greencore and Bakkavor have agreed on the terms of their long-awaited merger deal.

Newlat Food has signed an exclusivity agreement to acquire Diageo’s production facility in Santa Vittoria d'Alba, northern Italy.

Darling Ingredients, a developer and producer of sustainable natural ingredients derived from both edible and inedible bio-nutrients, has entered into a joint venture with Tessenderlo Group to establish a new company, called Nextida.

Danone has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in Kate Farms, a US plant-based and organic nutrition brand, for an undisclosed sum.