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Funding & Investments
Big Idea Ventures invests in six food-tech start-ups
Big Idea Ventures has announced six new company investments through the Global Food Innovation Fund II (GFIF II).
Boka Food opens £2m cereal bar factory
UK healthy snack bar company, Boka Foods, has invested over £2 million in a 12,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Winchester.
Diageo boosts Guinness 0.0 production with €30m investment
Diageo has announced a further €30 million investment into the production of Guinness 0.0 at its site in St. James’s Gate, Dublin, Ireland.
Campbell Soup Company secures $3.4m USDA grant for tomato farming in California
The project targets sustainability goals such as reducing greenhouse gas emissions, improving soil health and promoting water management.
7 Mile Brands invests $3m in ‘better-for-you’ doughnut brand Drumroll
CPG brand incubator 7 Mile Brands has invested $3m into Drumroll, a ‘better-for-you’ refrigerated doughnut brand based in the US.
Valora to invest $100m in US and Germany facilities to expand pretzel production
Ditsch, a manufacturer of pretzel products and a subsidiary of Valora Group, will begin production at a new bakery in Cincinnati, US.
Meiji expands Hello Panda brand with NPD and investment in US production
Meiji is set to launch a new product, 'Hello Panda Pretzel,' in the US market this October, as it aims to bolster its presence in the US.
AB InBev invests $8m in US brewery
Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) has announced an $8 million investment in its St Louis, Missouri, US, brewery.
Best Day Brewing secures $22.5m in funding to expand non-alcoholic beer offerings
Best Day Brewing, a fast-growing brand in the non-alcoholic craft beer segment, has raised $22.5 million in total funding this year.
Tate & Lyle opens automated lab in Singapore to enhance mouthfeel solutions
Tate & Lyle has launched the Automated Laboratory for Ingredient Experimentation at its innovation centre in Singapore.
Pure Ice Cream to build $21.7m facility in Dubai
Pure Ice Cream, owner of the Kwality ice cream brand, has signed an AED 80 million (approx. $21.7 million) agreement to build a...
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