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This capital infusion is aimed at supporting the company's ambitious expansion plans across the US, particularly in the dairy processing sector.

JPC, an asset-based lending firm dedicated to women-led businesses, has closed a $1mn line of credit to Floura, a next-gen fibre company founded by Jeni Britton.

Frank Roberts & Sons has been acquired by Boparan Private Office, securing the future of the 138-year-old Northwich bakery and preserving 433 jobs.

Arla Foods is expanding its site in Lockerbie, Scotland, with a new UHT and lactose-free Centre of Excellence, as well as a new anaerobic digestion plant.

ADM has inaugurated its new North American Central Milling Laboratory at the Specialty Manufacturing Facility in Decatur, Illinois.

Activist investor Starboard Value has taken a stake in KDP, coinciding with its announcement of plans to acquire coffee maker JDE Peet's for approx. $18bn.

UK butter brand All Things Butter has closed its third investment round, raising over £2 million to support its international growth and expansion into new categories.

A new US food-tech company, Lasso, has been launched by the team behind plant-based meat start-up Tender Food, supported by $6.5 million in new funding.

JDE Peet’s has unveiled a newly transformed innovation laboratory in Utrecht, the Netherlands, designed to accelerate the development of next-generation coffee products.

Nissin Foods, the Japanese food giant behind noodle brands like Top Ramen and Cup Noodles, has announced a major organisational restructuring of its US operations.

This decision is part of a broader plan that includes an investment of over €170 million by 2030 to adapt to market dynamics and address rising production costs.

Lamb Weston, a player in the global frozen potato products market, has inaugurated its new production facility in Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires.