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Apetit has agreed to sell the biosteam plant serving its Kantvik vegetable oil milling facility to energy solutions provider Adven.

PepsiCo has appointed Mihaela Hristea as general manager of East Balkans, following the promotion of Radu Berevoescu to general manager of East Europe.

The Magnum Ice Cream Company (TMICC) has invested HUF 4 billion (approximately €10 million) to modernise its manufacturing facility in Veszprém, Hungary.

Beneo has launched a new collection of sugar-free hard-boiled candy concepts.

Schouten Europe has acquired fellow plant-based producer Bobeldijk Food Group.

Planet A Foods has expanded its cocoa-free ingredient portfolio with the launch of ChoViva No Added Sugar.

Ishida Europe has appointed Takayo Motegi as its new managing director, succeeding Dave Tiso.

Tetra Pak and Spanish seafood producer Jealsa have launched what they describe as the 'world's first carton packaging solution for shelf-stable tuna'.

Elopak has begun sourcing low-carbon aluminium produced using renewable electricity for its European carton manufacturing operations.