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Work has begun on a new £6m facility at Branston's site in Lincolnshire, that will be used to extract high-grade protein from potatoes. 

La Tortilla Factory has announced that Flagship Food Group has invested in its business and will become a majority stakeholder.

Swiss ingredients company Lonza has agreed to sell two lipid oral dosage facilities to NextPharma, as it looks to exit the softgel market.

US turkey producer Butterball is investing a total of $8.7m at two processing facilities in Northwest Arkansas, with plans to create 360 new jobs.

Mars has partnered with DHL to construct two new warehousing facilities in the UK, in an effort to reduce its logistics carbon footprint.

PepsiCo Beverages North America has inaugurated a new $14.5m sales and distribution centre in Indianapolis which it claims unlocks new distribution routes.

Irish dairy company Aurivo has invested €6m to create a sustainable liquid milk facility at its site in Killygordon, County Donegal.

SIG Combibloc will invest €180m to build a new packaging production plant in Suzhou, China, as the company targets further growth in Asia.

A new dairy facility in Ohio has opened its doors and will supply fresh milk to Danone North America for its brands such as Activia and Oikos.