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Lucas Bols and De Kuyper Royal Distillers have entered into an agreement to sell their alcoholic beverage business Avandis to Refresco for €25m.

TricorBraun has signed an agreement to acquire German glass packaging distributor, Gläser & Flaschen, for an undisclosed amount.

Orkla Food Ingredients has entered into an agreement to buy 84% of the shares in US ice cream ingredients business, Denali Ingredients.

Brown-Forman has entered into an agreement to purchase the Diplomático Rum brand and related assets from Destillers United Group.

Asahi Beverages has announced the acquisition of Australia-based adult soft drinks brand, StrangeLove, for an undisclosed sum.

Hilmar Cheese Company has announced it has broken ground on a $600m cheese and whey protein processing plant in Dodge City, Kansas.

Indian yogurt brand Epigamia has raised debt funding of INR 350m (approx. $4.3m) from Grand Anicut Fund.

HKScan Corporation has announced that its chief executive officer, Tero Hemmilä, will step down from his position, effective immediately.

Lamipak is investing over $400 million to expand its facility in Kunshan, China to help the company meet growing demand for aseptic packaging.

Bubs Australia has entered into a binding agreement with Heilongjiang Ubeite Dairy Group to produce and distribute its goat milk infant formula in China.

Lactalis has introduced a new speciality yogurt brand, called Khaas, in a move to strengthen its position in the ethnic yogurt category.

Diageo purchased a minority stake in Mr Black in 2015, through the company-backed accelerator programme, Distill Ventures.