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Saputo will make sweeping changes to its US operations, permanently closing three facilities, while building and expanding others.

Mars Chocolate Drinks and Treats has transformed its popular gum brand Hubba Bubba into a frozen treat with the launch of Hubba Bubba ice lolly.

Cadman Capital Group has acquired Quoddy Savour Seafood, a Canadian seafood farming and processing business, for an undisclosed sum.

UK confectionery business The Serious Sweets Company has announced its acquisition of Mallow & Marsh for an undisclosed sum.

Innovation investment arm of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, CCEP Ventures, has announced new partnerships to propel research into carbon capture technology.

Philippines-based spirit and wine distributor, The Keepers Holdings, has acquired cocktail mixer brand Island Mixers from Diageo.

Milk & More, a UK-based online grocery and milk doorstep delivery service, has partnered with reusable packaging start-up Again.

Olymel has announced the closure of two pork processing facilities in Quebec, Canada, in a move that will result in the loss of 170 jobs.

Precision fermentation ingredient company, Michroma, has closed a $6.4m seed financing round to bring novel food colouring to market.

FDA has proposed plans to transform its Human Foods Program and the Office of Regulatory Affairs to enhance coordinated prevention and response activities.

Mondelēz International has reported a 9.7% rise in full-year net revenue to $31.5bn but saw its operating income decrease by $370m in Q4.

Dole has announced that it is selling its fresh vegetables division to an affiliate of Fresh Express, a unit of Chiquita Brands International.