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Fonterra’s farmer shareholders have approved the sale of its consumer and associated businesses, known as the Mainland Group, to dairy giant Lactalis for $4.22bn.

B&G Foods has announced the sale of its Green Giant and Le Sieur frozen and shelf-stable vegetable product lines in Canada to Nortera Foods.

The Coca-Cola Company and Gutsche Family Investments have announced the sale of a 75% controlling interest in Coca-Cola Beverages Africa to Coca-Cola HBC.

In a move to enhance its offerings in the health and wellness sector, Heartland Food Products Group has acquired the SlimFast US brand from Glanbia.

Diageo has announced the sale of its well-known coffee-cream liqueur brand, Sheridan’s, to Casa Redondo, a prominent Portuguese beverage-alcohol company.

The Coca-Cola Company is reportedly exploring the sale of Costa Coffee, the British coffee chain it acquired in 2018 for over $5 billion.

New Zealand-based dairy giant Fonterra has announced a divestment of its global consumer and associated businesses to Lactalis for $2.3 billion.

TasFoods has announced plans to divest its Pyengana Dairy business, a move aimed at reallocating resources to bolster its poultry operations.

Dole has announced the completion of the sale of its fresh vegetables division to Arable Capital Partners, the parent company of Organicgirl.