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Ferrero Group has agreed to acquire US better-for-you food brand Purely Elizabeth.

Saputo has agreed to sell its UK dairy division to Lactalis in a deal valuing the business at approximately £988 million.

Second Nature Brands has completed its previously announced acquisition of meat snack producer Tillamook Country Smoker.

Procter & Gamble has agreed to acquire science-backed health and wellness brand Thorne.

Nichols has acquired Irish functional vitamin beverage brand VitHit in a £64 million deal, aligning with its strategy to strengthen its portfolio by investing in differentiated soft drinks brands.

Meat giant JBS has partnered with Danantara Investment Management, an arm of Indonesia’s sovereign wealth fund, to establish a new joint venture that will manage JBS’ operations in Australia and New Zealand.

Vandemoortele has completed the final phase of its acquisition of US-based Banneton Bakery

Griffith Foods has reached an agreement with LipCo Foods Group to acquire the Plant-Tec production facility in Zgierz, near Łódź, Poland.

Orkla Snacks has agreed to acquire 100% of the shares in The European Candy Group (CCI), a European producer of vegan sugar confectionery products.

Hormel Foods has completed the sale of its Brazilian operations.

Rise Baking Company has completed its acquisition of Jimmy’s Gourmet Bakery, expanding its manufacturing capabilities in the US.

Unilever has agreed to protect the employment terms of workers across its European and British food business for two years following its planned merger with US spice maker McCormick, Reuters has reported.