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Fonterra has announced an investment to improve wastewater processing at its Te Awamutu site in New Zealand's Waikato region.

Hiru Corporation has announced the purchase of a full-scale water bottling company in Roseville, California, in a deal that involved both cash and equity.

Treasury Wine Estates has announced the completion of its majority acquisition of Château Lanessan, one of the oldest estates in Bordeaux, France.

With five facilities located in South America and one in the US, Gelnex is a global manufacturer of gelatin and collagen peptides.

Lamb Weston is paying Meijer Frozen Foods €700m for the remaining 50% share in the business, comprising €525m in cash and €175m of its common stock.

The system features a heat pump that will use residual energy from the factory's cold production plant to heat water for manufacturing and AC.

Producing animal-free milk protein, the planned facility will be the first of its kind in the region, according to Change Foods.

The packaged food giant has also announced plans to acquire the Seattle's Best Coffee brand from its Global Coffee Alliance partner, Starbucks.

Beverage contract manufacturer Refresco is expanding its global footprint with a deal to acquire Australian company Tru Blu Beverages.

Bread producer Hovis has announced that former Müller UK & Ireland CEO, Jon Jenkins, is joining the company as its new chief executive.

Sidel, a provider of equipment, services and solutions for packaging, has opened a new hub dedicated to PET recycling in France.

Danone has announced plans to transfer control of its dairy food business in Russia in a transaction that could result in a write-off of up to €1bn.