Continental Grain backs South American berries supplier Agroberries
New York-based Conti suggested the deal will accelerate Agroberries’ global expansion plans.
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Colombia’s Nutresa ‘subject of new bid by billionaire Jamie Gilinski’
Jamie Gilinski has already acquired more than a quarter of the shares in Colombia’s largest food firm.
Grupo Sura rejects offer for minority holding in Colombia’s Nutresa
Jamie Gilinski and Abu Dhabi Royal Group are seeking a majority share in Nutresa.
Brazil’s Camil Alimentos swoops for Uruguay’s Silcom
The planned deal is set to add to acquisitions in Brazil and in Ecuador in 2021.
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Grupo Bimbo invests in healthy snacks firm LiveKuna
Ecuador-based LiveKuna's portfolio includes snacks, gluten-free flours, pasta, cereals, seeds and grains.
Food producers criticised for methane and deforestation goal “failures” – report
The FAIRR Protein Producer Index report concludes the sector is unprepared for the "decade of transition" on climate change.
Study finds link between processed foods and climate-change impact
The report, published by the University of Sheffield in the UK, used Brazil as a case study.
COP26 – JBS, Cargill join ten-strong commodity group pledging to end deforestation
Bunge, Wilmar International and Louis Dreyfus are also signatories to the Declaration on Forests and Land Use pact.