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Polysense has raised $10.7 million in an oversubscribed seed funding round to accelerate the rollout of its AI-powered quality control platform across global food manufacturing operations.

The Magnum Ice Cream Company (TMICC) has opened a new Research, Design & Innovation Centre in Bengaluru, India.

GEA has opened a new €4 million Application and Technology Center (ATC) in Sarstedt, Germany

Lactalis Germany is investing approximately €50 million to significantly expand production capacity at its Neuburg dairy facility in Bavaria.

Dairy processor Synlait Milk has finalised documentation for a NZ$320 million (approx. £137.6 million) bank refinancing package.

Ingredion has completed the sale of a 51% interest in Pakistani food and industrial ingredients manufacturer Rafhan Maize.

Döhler has expanded its production and innovation capabilities at its Cartersville, Georgia, facility.

The Magnum Ice Cream Company (TMICC) has invested HUF 4 billion (approximately €10 million) to modernise its manufacturing facility in Veszprém, Hungary.

Dutch food-tech company The Protein Brewery has announced an €18 million extension of its Series B funding round, led by ABN AMRO Sustainable Impact Fund.

Food System Innovations (FSI) has launched the Food Intelligence Lab, a new interdisciplinary initiative designed to build the AI infrastructure needed to accelerate research and development across the sustainable protein sector. Backed by a $2 million grant from the Bezos Earth Fund awarded last year, the lab will develop open-source datasets, machine learning models and benchmarking tools that aim to shorten product development timelines and improve the sensory performance of plant-based...

Suntory Beverage & Food (SBF) GB&I has invested £14.5 million in a new blackcurrant processing facility in Herefordshire, as part of efforts to strengthen its UK supply chain for Ribena production.

Finnish food technology company Solar Foods has secured €77.8 million in public funding from Business Finland to support the construction and commissioning of its planned Factory 02 facility.