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Five existential questions food company leaders should be asking

Managment teams should ask themselves: what are the enduring questions that will determine success over the next decade?

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US criminal probe into Abbott infant-formula plant closed

Abbott Laboratories has reached a proposed settlement that will see civil penalties paid under the US False Claims Act.

Cooke nets Mowi salmon farms in Canada

Mowi said the sale will allow it to "focus even more on core farming geographies".

Hormel Foods sells Brazil business

Domestic food producer Zanchetta Alimentos is acquiring the business operating under the Ceratti brand.

US egg groups reach deal on pricing probe

Cal-Maine Foods, Versova/Centrum and Hickman’s Egg Ranch will together supply 53 million eggs to food banks and non-profit organisations in the participating states.

Italy’s La Doria buys B2B tomato supplier Solana

La Doria pointed to the sales benefits of the acquisition.

Lactalis to invest in quark production in Germany

The French dairy giant is investing around €50m ($57m) at its site in Neuburg in Bavaria to add quark to the facility's output.

McCormick to lean on experience as pressure cranks up on US consumers

The US spices and seasonings group saw its consumer-facing arm’s organic sales fall in the second quarter.

Big Food “failing to meet hype” on regenerative agriculture

Corporate efforts on regenerative agriculture are “too often beset by contradiction”, a network of institutional investors has claimed.