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Mondelēz International has released two new products to its Easter egg collection, Cadbury Dairy Milk Chunky Egg and Cadbury Oreo White Egg.

2 Sisters Food Group has issued a proposal to cease operations at its Llangefni factory in Wales, putting around 730 jobs at risk.

Solidus has invested €11m in its Futureline range of packaging solutions, which includes skin packaging, modified atmosphere packaging and punnets

The Artisanal Spirits Company (ASC), owner of the JG Thomson & Co brand, has appointed Andrew Dane as chief executive officer.

Azelis has agreed to buy Lidorr Elements, an Israeli speciality chemical distributor for the nutrition, industrial materials and crop protection sectors.

PepsiCo Portugal has announced that it will invest €7.5 million to construct a new biodigester, which will turn organic waste into biogas.

Milo’s Tea Company has announced plans to invest an initial £130m to build a new manufacturing and distribution facility in South Carolina, US.

ICL has invested €2.75m in Arkeon, a sustainable protein ingredients company, through its innovation and investment platform, ICL Planet Startup Hub.

Danone has appointed three deputy CEOs to “better connect categories and regions" and drive the delivery of its 'Renew Danone' strategy.

Danish Crown is planning to close a deboning facility in Boizenburg, as it scales down production capacity in Germany in response to declining demand.

Emerging World has signed a land lease agreement with KEZAD Group to establish a PRAN (Programme for Rural Advancement Nationally) manufacturing plant.

London-based sustainable chocolate business, Love Cocoa, has secured a $4.25m investment funded by venture capital investor, Richard Koch.