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Tate & Lyle has expanded its collaboration with food-tech company BioHarvest Sciences, broadening the scope of their project to include multiple plant-based sweetener molecules.

Louis Dreyfus Company and PepsiCo are partnering on a regenerative agriculture initiative in Saskatchewan.

Tom Parker Creamery has announced a new partnership with British farmer-owned co-operative First Milk, in a move designed to strengthen regenerative farming practices.

Mars, Incorporated and Olam Food Ingredients have announced a five-year strategic collaboration aimed at advancing climate-smart cocoa production in Ecuador.

The Carlsberg Group has announced an expansion of its strategic partnership with PepsiCo, with a new agreement that will see the brewer become PepsiCo’s bottler in Denmark, Finland and the Baltic states from 1 January 2029.

Froneri and Grupo Herdez have announced a strategic partnership to develop and expand the ice cream category in Mexico.

The joint venture includes a transaction to acquire the remaining stake in local dairy group Mastellone Hermanos, creating a newly integrated dairy leader in the region.

Novonesis is working with Technical University of Denmark (DTU)’s Bright Biofoundry, to accelerate the development of sustainable protein.

Ingredion has entered a global R&D collaboration with US-based ingredient discovery company Shiru to accelerate the development and commercialisation of novel functional proteins.

Aston University has partnered with Mondelēz to develop filtration-based technologies designed to fine-tune flavours, nutrients and aromas in food.

Brown-Forman Corporation and Pabst Brewing Company have announced a mutual agreement to conclude their US partnership related to flavoured malt beverages.

Bel Canada says it will invest $2.7m over five years to reduce GHG emissions from its Canadian milk supply, targeting a 30% cut.