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Brown‑Forman has announced the sale of its cooperage in Trinity, Alabama, US, to Independent Stave Company.

US foodtech company Benson Hill has divested its Creston, Iowa, soy processing business to White River Soy Processing (WSRP) for $72m.

Cargill and Enough are expanding their partnership to further develop nutritious and sustainable alternative meat and dairy solutions.

Superbrewed Food is entering into a manufacturing partnership with Döhler to scale-up the production of its postbiotic protein.

UK-based canned wine company The Uncommon has secured £1.2m in funding from existing and new investors to support scale-up.

First Milk has announced the acquisition of Blackmore Vale Farm Cream, also known as BV Dairy, for an undisclosed sum.

Scientists at Yonsei University in South Korea, have created a new type of food made from grains of rice that are packed with beef muscle and fat cells.

Controlled environment agriculture start-up Hippo Harvest has completed a $21 million Series B funding round to develop its advanced greenhouse systems.

Kraft Heinz has recorded a Q4 net sales decrease of 7.1% to over $6.8 billion, compared to $7.3 billion at the same time last year.

DSM-Firmenich has announced the initiation of a process to separate its Animal Nutrition & Health (ANH) business from the rest of the group.

With growing environmental concerns and a push for circular economy practices, DRS has emerged as a promising solution to promote recycling.

New Culture’s casein protein made without any animal inputs has been determined as 'Generally Reconized as Safe' safe for consumption.