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Brazil’s BRF attracts share pledges from Saudi Arabia’s Salic and largest shareholder Marfrig

Saudi Arabia’s state agriculture fund has pledged to invest in future share offerings from Brazilian meat giant BRF. Still only…

Big Food’s stake in the future – in-house venture-capital funds’ investments

For Big Food companies looking to gain exposure to new, exciting, potentially faster-growing categories, M&A remains a popular route. But…

Leading the charge – the companies at the cutting edge of cell-based protein product development

The race is on to get cell-based protein products – meat, seafood and dairy – onto supermarket shelves and into…

Update: Nestlé denies bidding for BRF pet-food assets

Nestlé has not made an offer for BRF’s pet-food business, the Swiss giant has insisted. The world’s largest food maker…

Nestlé ‘first in with bid for Brazil-based BRF’s pet-food assets’

Nestlé has reportedly lodged an offer for the pet-food assets of Brazil’s BRF under a competitive bid process. It came…

BRF seeking to offload pet-food operation

Brazilian meat heavyweight BRF has confirmed reports it is looking to sell its pet-food arm. BRF said in a stock-exchange…

Meat industry actions contributing to labour shortages, FAIRR report claims

A hard-hitting report from an investor network on meat industry labour shortages has pointed the finger at the processors themselves.…

Eyeing alternatives – meat companies with stakes in meat-free and cell-based meat

The rise of plant-based products and the arrival of cell-cultured – or 'clean' – options as meat alternatives are trends…

Marfrig CEO takes helm at fellow Brazilian meat group BRF

Marfrig Global Foods CEO Miguel Gularte was today (30 August) named chief executive of Brazilian meat processing peer BRF. Beef…

Public filings highlight food manufacturers’ interest in cybersecurity

The number of times cybersecurity was mentioned in the filings of companies in the food manufacturing industry was 40% higher…