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US-based rice producer Riviana Foods has expanded its pulse and whole-grain portfolio with two new gluten-free, clean-label ingredient innovations.

Cann has expanded its beverage portfolio with the launch of 0MG, its first zero-THC collection.

The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has opened an initial review into McCormick and Company’s proposed acquisition of Unilever’s food business.

Rize, an agri-tech start-up based in Singapore, has raised $31 million in Series B funding to scale its AI-led sustainable rice farming technology across Southeast Asia.

Mettler Toledo Product Inspection Group has expanded its X6 Series with the launch of the X56 DXD+, a dual-energy photon-counting X-ray inspection system featuring artificial intelligence capabilities.

The JM Smucker Co has appointed Douglas Guilherme as senior vice president of operations and supply chain, effective 29 July.

Dolmio has expanded its ready-meals portfolio with the launch of a new high-protein range.

CPI has joined a €6.3 million Horizon Europe project investigating how engineering biology and AI could help create more sustainable supply chains.

Nutriose is designed for easy integration into F&B formulations, offering a bland taste, high solubility, low viscosity and excellent stability across a range of processing conditions.

Royal A-ware has agreed to acquire a 35% stake in Amalthea, a producer of goat’s cheese, other goat dairy products and organic cow’s cheese.