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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.

Givaudan has broken ground on a new production facility in Reading, Ohio, marking an investment of CHF 187 million (approx. $215 million).

Alt-dairy start-up Climax Foods has rebranded to Bettani Farms; has appointed former Califia Farms CFO, Sandeep Patel, as CEO and chairman; and has raised $6.5 million in Series A funding.

Kerry Group is set to open its first Pennsylvania manufacturing facility in Hanover Township, Northampton County.

PAI Partners has announced the completion of a €3.6 billion equity transaction to establish a new ownership structure for its roughly 50% stake in Froneri, the global ice cream giant jointly owned with Nestlé.

Italian-owned food group New Princes has unveiled plans for an initial public offering (IPO) on the London Stock Exchange, marking a major milestone in the company’s 135-year history.

Kerry has officially opened its new biotechnology centre in Leipzig, Germany, expanding its global research and development footprint in biotechnology for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical sectors.