US pork group Wholestone Farms to build plant
The farmer-owned processor has acquired land for the facility, set to be in South Dakota.
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Hatching new ideas – Big Food’s incubator and accelerator programmes
Our guide to some of the main incubators and accelerators operated by major food manufacturers...
Dutch meat firm Van Loon Group eyes alt-meat expansion
The family-owned business, already present in plant-based meats, wants to beef up its presence in...
US fruit-snacks maker Rind secures Series A funds
Rind is seeking to accelerate sales this year after securing funding.
Japan opens up to UK poultry meat exports
The deal has been welcomed by UK-based poultry trade bodies.
Lamb Weston unveils 2030 ESG targets
US potato-products producer Lamb Weston has announced 2030 environmental, social, governance (ESG) targets. The retail and foodservice supplier of products such as frozen French fries is setting carbon emission targets…
Food features in five-year tariff suspension agreed by US, EU over aircraft subsidies
The US and Europe have agreed to suspend tariffs for five years on a range of goods from cheese to alcoholic drinks as they seek a permanent solution to a…
US government backs meatpacking industry probe
US agriculture secretary Tom Vilsack has given his backing for a probe into anti-competitive practices in the country's meatpacking industry. Speaking to a Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee budget hearing yesterday…
UK claims “protection” for farmers as Australia trade deal unveiled
A UK-Australia free-trade deal has been officially confirmed, with London emphasising a caveat to address concerns voiced by the country’s farmers over the risk of cheaper meat imports from a…
Princes plants in Mauritius pause operations amid Covid cases
UK-based canned-food supplier Princes has seen two of its sites in Mauritius stop operations due to Covid-19 cases among staff. Some 65 employees have been diagnosed with the virus. A…
US-based FoodPharma sells majority stake to New Harbor Capital
FoodPharma, a US contract manufacturer of functional and nutritional foods, has sold a majority stake in the business to local private-equity firm New Harbor Capital. The Chicago-based investment firm said…
