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Pip & Nut, a player in the UK nut snack and nut butter market, has announced the launch of its Almond Butter Stuffed Oat Bar, responding to increasing consumer interest in plant-based snack options.

Suntory Beverage & Food Great Britain and Ireland (SBF GB&I) has made an investment of £920,000 over the next five years to enhance the resilience of blackcurrant varieties through a collaboration with the James Hutton Institute.

Warburg Pincus has announced an agreement to acquire FlavorSum, a provider of natural flavour solutions, from The Riverside Company.

Beyond Meat has launched its new Beyond Steak Filet, made from mycelium, faba protein and avocado oil, through a number of foodservice partnerships in the US.

Chicago – also known as the Windy City, a nickname that has more to do with the bluster of its politicians than its weather – played host to another exciting edition of IFT FIRST, held from 14-16 July.

Tim Tam, Australia’s iconic chocolate biscuit brand, has introduced a new flavour, Sweet & Salty, now available exclusively at Tesco stores across the UK.

Icelandic Provisions, a rapidly growing brand in the skyr market, has introduced a new flavour to its product line: Salted Caramel & Banana Extra Creamy skyr.

Kingsmill bread owner Associated British Foods is reportedly on the verge of finalising a merger with Hovis, owned by private equity firm Endless.

UK-based regenerative food company, Wildfarmed, has partnered with natural energy brand Tribe to launch a new range of oat flapjack bars.

In a bold move signalling its ambition in the food retail sector, NewPrinces has announced the acquisition of Carrefour's Italian supermarkets for €1 billion.

Beneo has announced a three-year collaborative project aimed at promoting sustainable rice farming practices in Vietnam.

Cheez-It, the popular American snack brand, is marking its first anniversary in the UK market by introducing a new flavour: Cheese and Smokey Bacon.