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European frozen produce company Ardo Group has bought a majority stake in processed food supplier VLM Foods, giving it access to the North American market.

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Croatian food maker Agrokor Group has sold a 50% interest in a domestic plant to Belgium's Ardo Group, with the two companies forming a joint venture to produce frozen fruit and vegetables in eastern Europe. 

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French vegetable processor Bonduelle booked "virtually unchanged" sales for the first nine months of the year as growth outside Europe offset softness within the EU and the negative impact of currency exchange. 

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French vegetable group Bonduelle is selling its 50% stake in Spanish vegetable group Ultracongelados de la Ribera (UCR) to its joint venture partner Ardo Group. 

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Food manufacturing giants PepsiCo, McCain Foods, Unilever and Ardo, plus foodservice group Sodexo, have teamed up with the World Wildlife Fund, to create the International Food Waste Coalition (IFWC), which aims to combat food waste in the sector.

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Ardo has named Rik Jacob its new CEO as the Belgian frozen food group said it had received regulatory clearance to merge with peer Dujardin Foods.

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Belgium-based frozen food manufacturers Ardo and Dujardin Foods have struck a deal to merge.