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Canadian food company Fieldless Farms has raised CAD 17.5 million (approx. $13.4 million) in a Series A funding round led by Forage Capital Partners.

Diageo has announced plans to invest €200m in a carbon-neutral brewery in Kildare, Ireland, which aims to be powered using 100% renewable energy.

UK packaging company Transcend Packaging has partnered with Zume to enhance its moulded fibre production capacity in Europe.

Diageo has signed an agreement to sell its Guinness brewing operation in Cameroon to French beverage company Castel Group for £389m.

Tyson Foods has completed a $90m expansion of its Forest, Mississippi, plant as it aims to boost its chicken production capacity.

Oatbox has raised CAD 7 million (approx. $5.4 million) to support the production and development of Canadian organic oat milk.

Kirin Holdings has agreed to sell its 51% stake in Myanmar Brewery back to the joint venture for JPY 22.4bn ($165.4m approx.).

Unilever has sold off its Ben & Jerry's business in Israel to Avi Zinger, the owner of American Quality Products, the brand's current Israel-based licensee.

Nestlé Health Science has agreed to buy The Better Health Company, owner of Go Healthy and Egmont, from CDH Investments and founding shareholders.

Heineken has entered into an agreement with Sanyo Whisbih Group to take over majority ownership of the Long Chuan Zuan Co brewery in Taiwan.

The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) of Russia has permitted cheesemaker Multipro TC to acquire PepsiCo-owned entity Wimm-Bill-Dann Beverages.

Mondelēz International has entered into an agreement to acquire Grupo Bimbo’s confectionery business, Ricolino, for approximately $1.3bn.