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Mars has announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Trü Frü, a whole-fruit snacking brand from its founders and management team.

Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, an independent Coca-Cola bottler, has opened a new sales and distribution centre representing a $10.2m investment.

Unilever has announced that its litigation with Ben & Jerry's independent board over the sale of its Israeli ice cream business "has been resolved".

Barilla has agreed to buy Back to Nature from B&G Foods, as it looks to strengthen its position in the North American bakery market.

Investment firm S-Ventures has announced its acquisition of Hero UK, trading as Juvela, from Swiss consumer foods group, the Hero Group.

Amcor has announced the opening of a nearly $100m packaging manufacturing plant in Huizhou, China, strengthening its position in the Asia-Pacific region.

Meat producer HKScan has signed an agreement to sell its Baltic subsidiaries to Estonia-based food company, Maag Grupp, for €90m.

Carlsberg has agreed to acquire Canada's Waterloo Brewing for a total equity value of around CAD 144m (approx. $106m) in cash.

Flowers Foods has announced plans to acquire Papa Pita Bakery, a manufacturer and distributor of bagels, tortillas, bread, buns, muffins and flatbreads.

US prebiotic soda brand Poppi has raised $25m in financing led by consumer-focused investment firm, Cavu Consumer Partners.

Quebec-based Winter Farm has raised CAD 46m (approx. $34.3m) to strengthen its position in the vertical farming industry.

Fonterra and Nestlé have agreed on the sale of their Dairy Partners Americas Brazil joint venture to Lactalis for BRL 700m (approx. $133m).