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Online cake retailer, Sponge, has expanded its portfolio of baked goods with its first non-refined sugar product, maple and pecan cake.

New Zealand-based cultivated meat company, Opo Bio, has announced a NZD 1.5m seed round and plans to launch its first research product.

Firmenich and DSM have announced the launch of the Exchange Offer as part of their merger process, which was first announced in May.

Pop-Tarts has launched a limited-edition frosted gingerbread flavour variety of its toaster pastries, in time for the festive season.

Canadian celebrity chef David Rocco has announced the launch of his own line of Italian-made pasta and premium sauces.

The recycling plant will see PET flakes converted into food-grade rPET pellets that can be used directly in new preforms, bottles and containers.

Cargill will appoint Brian Sikes as its president and chief executive officer on 1 January 2023 who has worked at the company for 31 years.

Campbell Soup Company and Enel North America have entered into a 12-year virtual renewable power purchase agreement, expected to commence in July 2023.

Global food company Danish Crown is set to invest more than £100m in a new 30,500-square-metre processing facility in Rochdale, Manchester.

Danone has introduced a new global energy excellence programme, Re-Fuel Danone, to drive energy efficiency across its sites worldwide.

UK flour producer Matthews Cotswold Flour has launched a new range of bread mixes.

Good Guys Bakehouse has introduced a new range of savoury biscuit melts available in two flavours: cheddar and peppered.