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CPI has joined a €6.3 million Horizon Europe project investigating how engineering biology and AI could help create more sustainable supply chains.

Land O’Lakes has announced an investment in its dairy processing facility in Tulare, California, to add ultra-filtered milk production and expand its presence in the dairy protein market.

US indoor farming company Hippo Harvest has raised $30 million in a Series C funding round to accelerate the commercialisation of its robotics-powered organic leafy greens business.

Suntory PepsiCo Vietnam Beverage has inaugurated its ‘largest and most advanced’ manufacturing facility in Asia, located in Tay Ninh, Vietnam.

Inghams Group has made a strategic investment in Australian food technology start-up Just Meat Protein.

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.