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Barilla has agreed to buy Back to Nature from B&G Foods, as it looks to strengthen its position in the North American bakery market. 

Meat producer HKScan has signed an agreement to sell its Baltic subsidiaries to Estonia-based food company, Maag Grupp, for €90m.

Carlsberg has agreed to acquire Canada's Waterloo Brewing for a total equity value of around CAD 144m (approx. $106m) in cash.

Hindustan Unilever is set to enter the health and wellbeing category by investing in two companies in this area – OZiva and Wellbeing Nutrition.

Danish enzyme producers Chr. Hansen and Novozymes have entered into an agreement to merge, with the aim of creating a global leader in biosolutions.

Cantaloupe has completed the acquisition of micro market solutions provider, Three Square Market, for $41m, comprised of 90% cash and 10% stock.

Ferrero has announced an agreement to acquire Blue Bunny and Bomb Pop ice cream maker, Wells Enterprises, for an undisclosed amount.

Italian cheese company Gennaro Auricchio has announced the acquisition of 100% of the share capital of 3BLatte Caseificio (3B Latte).

California Dairies, a dairy farmer-owned cooperative, has agreed to acquire DairyAmerica for an undisclosed sum, effective 1 January 2023.

AG Barr has announced the acquisition of energy drink maker Boost from the company’s founder Simon Gray and his wife Alison. 

Italian coffee producer Lavazza has made a binding offer to acquire online coffee company, MaxiCoffee, according to Reuters.

New spirits group Magellan & Cheers has purchased Spanish vermouth brand Perucchi for an undisclosed amount, marking its first acquisition.