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The Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) has announced that Marcus Gover will step down as CEO and will leave the charity at the end of the year.

Bel Brands USA and Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) have announced the results of their collaborative sustainable milk cooling pilot programme.

Israeli start-up Better Juice has partnered with GEA to launch a new pilot facility for juice manufacturers to test their sugar-reduction technology.

Royal Unibrew has entered into an agreement to purchase Canada-based Amsterdam Brewery Co for CAD 44 million (approx. $34 million).

Aldi has shared a food recall warning for a limited number of stores in the Midlands after one of its products was deemed unsafe to eat.

Hong Kong- and UK-based conglomerate, Swire Pacific, has reached an agreement to acquire Coca-Cola bottling businesses in Vietnam and Cambodia.

Canadian food company Fieldless Farms has raised CAD 17.5 million (approx. $13.4 million) in a Series A funding round led by Forage Capital Partners.

Diageo has announced plans to invest €200m in a carbon-neutral brewery in Kildare, Ireland, which aims to be powered using 100% renewable energy.

UK packaging company Transcend Packaging has partnered with Zume to enhance its moulded fibre production capacity in Europe.

Diageo has signed an agreement to sell its Guinness brewing operation in Cameroon to French beverage company Castel Group for £389m.

Tyson Foods has completed a $90m expansion of its Forest, Mississippi, plant as it aims to boost its chicken production capacity.

Oatbox has raised CAD 7 million (approx. $5.4 million) to support the production and development of Canadian organic oat milk.