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Arla Foods Ingredients has signed a contract manufacturing agreement with Valley Queen.

Promised Land Dairy has teamed up with confectionery brand Peeps to launch a limited-edition sweet marshmallow milk product.

Blue Diamond Growers, an almond marketer and processor, has partnered with the Mike’s Hot Honey brand to introduce Hot Honey Almonds.

The project aims to support farmers to mitigate against and adapt to the impacts of climate change on cocoa production.

Sweet protein start-up Oobli has partnered with global ingredients company Ingredion, as well as raising $18m in Series B1 funding.

Italian food-tech KelpEat has introduced a new high-protein seaweed snack, made with Solar Foods’ microbial Solein protein.

Alt-protein start-up Brevel has signed an agreement with fellow Israeli company The Central Bottling Company (CBC Group).

As part of the partnership, Molson Coors has agreed to acquire an 8.5% stake in Fever-Tree for $88.3 million.

Doughlicious has teamed up with F&B giant PepsiCo to launch the new Extra Flamin’ Hot Cookie Dough & Gelato Bites.

Valio has partnered with Swedish precision fermentation start-up Melt&Marble, to create ‘next-generation’ food products.

JBS has acquired 50% of the control of South American egg producer, Mantiqueira Brasil, marking its entry into a new protein segment.

Oatly has teamed up with Nestlé-owned coffee giant Nespresso, to launch a limited-edition line of oat milk coffee capsules internationally.