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Fam Stumabo announced the launch of the Yuran Capcitec, a high-capacity belt dicer for dicing and strip-cutting a variety of peppers and leafy vegetables.

Kraft Heinz has signed an agreement with Carlton Power to explore the possibilities of establishing a £40m green renewable green hydrogen plant at its Kitt Green facility.

Britvic has announced that 75% of the electricity used in the production of its soft drinks in Great Britain is coming from a 160-acre solar farm in Northamptonshire.

Puratos UK, a supplier of bakery, patisserie and chocolate ingredients, has launched a sourdough solution made with regeneratively farmed flour.

Cascades has unveiled a new range of eco-friendly basket designs for the produce sector, capable of supporting a wide range of fruit and veg.

Planet A Foods and Voyage Foods, two start-ups that are developing cocoa-free chocolate, have announced recent successful funding raises.

Henry Dimbleby, co-founder of Leon, has launched Bramble Partners, a venture capital firm on a mission to discover "better ways to feed the world".

Inari, a biotech seed company, has secured a $103m funding round to develop and commercialise higher-yielding seeds that demand fewer resources.

Denmark-headquartered bioproduction company 21st.Bio is granting access to its precision fermentation platform to food and beverage ingredient manufacturers.

Sidel is unveiling its newest technology for quality control in PET bottle production with the introduction of IntelliAdjust.

Too Good To Go has launched a surplus food management solution, enabling grocery retailers to unlock value from excess inventory.

Hailia is transforming overlooked by-products of the fish industry into popular seafood products suitable for both household cooking and commercial use.