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Tilray Brands and Carlsberg Group enter exclusive US brewing partnership
US-based Tilray Brands has entered into a exclusive brewing and licensing agreement with Danish brewer Carlsberg, starting 1 January 2027.
"From lab scale to industrial scale" – Tetra Pak's Rafael Barros on strengthening fermentation with Bioreactors.net
In this interview, Tetra Pak's Rafael Barros explains how Bioreactors.net strengthens the company’s New Food fermentation capabilities and helps customers scale production from lab to industrial level.
Smithfield Foods to build new $1.3bn meat facility in South Dakota
Smithfield Foods has announced plans to build a new packaged meat and fresh pork processing facility in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, US.
MicroHarvest selects Industriepark Leuna for protein fermentation plant
MicroHarvest has chosen Industriepark Leuna in Saxony-Anhalt as the site for a planned industrial-scale production facility for protein ingredients made via biomass fermentation.
Butlers Farmhouse Cheeses opens Cheese Campus in Lancashire following fire rebuild
Butlers Farmhouse Cheeses has officially opened a new, integrated Cheese Campus in Lancashire, two years after a fire destroyed its Longridge office and packing site.
Bakeit Food opens £3m Winchester granola facility
Bakeit, the owner of cereal bar brand Boka, has expanded its breakfast portfolio by opening a £3 million British granola manufacturing facility in Winchester, Hampshire.
Cargill to close Milwaukee beef processing facility
US agribusiness giant Cargill will permanently close its beef processing facility in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, eliminating 221 jobs.
Soufflet Malt breaks ground on €100m South African malting facility in strategic investment
Soufflet Malt has officially broken ground on a €100 million malting facility in Midvaal, Gauteng.
GEA launches compact spiral oven for smaller food production operations
The CookStar First features a twin-zone spiral design with integrated booster impingement, enabling more uniform heat distribution across the conveyor belt.
Smithfield to close Massachusetts dry sausage plant, lay off 190 workers
Smithfield Foods, the US pork and packaged meats giant, will close its dry sausage facility in Springfield, Massachusetts, in August 2026
JBS expands Middle East footprint with $150m Oman joint venture
JBS is expanding its manufacturing base in the Middle East with a $150m joint venture in Oman, aiming to strengthen its capability in the Middle East.
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