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Ring Pop has opened a new 120,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Moosic, Pennsylvania, US.

Kerry Group has inaugurated its first taste manufacturing facility in Rwanda, East Africa, aiming to bolster local F&B manufacturers.

The UK and Scottish governments have opened a multi-million pound facility to boost innovation and sustainability in the dairy industry.

Fiberdom has secured €3.5 million in funding to accelerate the development and scaling of its plastic-free wood fibre material.

DSM-Firmenich strengthens its position in the specialty food ingredient sector by increasing its stake in Yantai DSM Andre Pectin to 90.5%.

US energy drink start-up, Lucky Energy, has raised another $14 million in an oversubscribed Series A1 round.

UK retailer M&S has announced a £50 million investment into stores across the Northwest of England, creating 300 new jobs in the region.

AB InBev is restructuring part of its US operations, including a $1m investment into its Wicked Weed Brewing production in North Carolina.

JBS has announced a $100 million investment to build two meat processing plants in Vietnam.

IFF and Kemira have announced the formation of Alpha Bio, a joint venture aimed at commercial-scale production of renewable materials.

Lion NZ has announced the installation of one of the largest rooftop solar arrays in the country at its largest production site, The Pride.

Walmart has informed its shareholders and the general investor public that it will be investing more than $6b US dollars in Mexico.