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Archer-Daniels-Midland has posted its second-quarter results, highlighting earnings of $927m, which beat Wall Street expectations.

Symrise has signed a minority investment agreement with Bonumose, a sugar alternatives specialist and inventor of enzyme solutions.

Australian food company Bega Group has announced the sale of its Vegemite Way facility in Port Melbourne for AUD 114.6m (approx. $75.84m).

PepsiCo has today announced a £58m investment in its Walkers crisp production factory in Leicester, UK, focused on delivering 'sustainable growth'.

Heineken has bought back €333m worth of its shares from Mexican Coca-Cola bottler FEMSA, with Credit Suisse acting as an advisor.

UK supermarket Asda has agreed to purchase the majority of EG Group’s UK and Ireland fuel, foodservice, grocery and merchandise business.

The USDA has announced it is launching the ‘Organic Dairy Marketing Assistance Program,' to provide assistance for dairy producers.

Investment house IW Capital has announced a £5m investment in premium cold-pressed juice and functional drinks business, Daily Dose.

Better-for-you bread and baked goods producer, Hero Bread, has announced its Series B fundraise, bringing the total funding raised to $47.5m.

Kraft Heinz has reported a 7.3% increase in its first-quarter net sales to $6.49 billion, up from a 5.5% decrease in sales in the year-ago quarter.

ADM has posted revenue of $24.07 billion in its first-quarter results, beating Wall Street projections of $23.48 billion.

PepsiCo has reported net revenue growth of 10.2% for its first quarter, up from 9.3% in the same period last year, with Q1 net revenue of $17.85 billion.