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US food tech companies Tomorrow Farms and Perfect Day are partnering to launch flavoured animal-free dairy milk under a new brand, Bored Cow.

US snack manufacturer J&J Snack Foods has signed an agreement to acquire beaded ice cream producer Dippin' Dots for $222m.

Nature One Dairy has signed an agreement to acquire Fei Fah, which sells and markets dairy and adult nutrition brands Ripple and White H20 in Hong Kong.

Mara Renewables Corporation has closed a CAD 39.5m growth equity raise, as it looks to expand its microalgae-based product portfolio.

Organic food and beverage company, Ecotone, has announced a €20m investment at its plant-based drinks production site in Badia Polesine, Italy.

Beneo has announced its acquisition of Dutch plant-based ingredients company, Meatless, as it looks to expand its portfolio.

Plant-based meat producer Heura and meat-free advocates Bosh! have collaborated to release a versatile plant-based chorizo burger.

Unilever-owned Ben & Jerry's has expanded its portfolio with the addition of a new limited batch ice cream, Cherry Crumble.

Mashgin, developer of an AI-powered touchless self-checkout system, has raised $62.5m in a Series B funding round led by venture capital firm NEA.

Cargill plans to build a soybean processing facility in Pemiscot County, Missouri, to meet growing global and domestic demand for oilseeds.

Dutch plant-based cheese start-up Willicroft has raised €2m in a seed investment round, as it looks to enter new European markets.

Animal-free dairy company Imagindairy has secured an additional $15m in a seed extension round, as it looks to scale up production.