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JBS staff in US agree to end strike as talks set to begin again

The workers at the beef facility in Colorado walked out on 16 March but negotiations are due to restart on 9-10 April.

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Iran war: FAO food commodity price index rises in March

All five commodity groups tracked by the index – cereals, vegetable oils, meat, dairy and sugar – saw increases.

Fortenova accepts takeover bid for Croatia meat group Pik Vrbovec

Croatian investment company Bosqar Invest has submitted a binding proposal to acquire 100% of Pik Vrbovec.

LatAm cuisine firm El Latino signs private-equity deal 

El Latino said Apex Capital joins the business as a “strategic partner” to support its “next phase of growth and to provide additional capabilities”. 

United Petfood enters Canada

The company described the purchase of Jupiter production facility in Quebec as a “landmark moment”.

Beyond Meat expects Q1 sales to be down again

The US alt-meat business rounded off 2025 with near-20% fall in fourth-quarter revenues – and has guided to another decline in opening three months of this year.

Sushi suppliers Eat Happy, Hana discuss merger

If completed, the combined business would serve about 5,800 points of sale across 14 European countries.

Tyson Foods to end production at US “prepared foods” plant

“The facility has operated under a unique single-customer model, but recent changes have made continued operations at the site no longer viable,” Tyson said.

Pure Foods Tasmania adds to seafood arm through M&A

The Australia-listed business has snapped up a company for which it already manufactures.