Category: Markets
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GEA reported stronger orders as dairy processing demand accelerated globally. Second-quarter order intake rose 14.2%, while food customers contributed to broad equipment demand.
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ARYZTA is reviewing Germany after weaker European bakery trading conditions. The group is accelerating efficiency work as volume, pricing, and excess capacity weigh on the market.
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JBS and Danantara form $2.5 billion regional protein venture platform. The structure combines JBS’s Australia and New Zealand businesses with new capital targeting production investment across Indonesia and the wider region.
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Checkweighing gives dairy producers tighter control over costly product giveaway. Frank Borrmann, Market Manager for the Strategic Business Unit Checkweighing and Vision at Mettler Toledo, explains how continuous weight verification can reduce overfill, detect drift, and support more stable dairy production.
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Lotus Bakeries will invest at least €500 million through 2030. The five-year programme expands Biscoff production capacity across Belgium, the United States, and Thailand.
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Vital Farms is cutting supply after a costly egg overshoot. Surplus shell eggs moved into lower-value breaker channels as contract amendments, feed savings, and slower capital spending reshaped the recovery plan.
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Premium Brands is reshaping production across its North American network. A Tennessee sandwich plant is starting up while an older Ontario beef facility closes, exposing the cost of redirecting capacity.
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Emami Agrotech plans a major West Bengal snacks manufacturing complex. The ₹400 crore greenfield project would support a wider ₹750 crore packaged-food expansion, although land has not yet been secured.
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Norwegian seafood exports reached record July value despite uneven markets. Salmon drove the increase, while processing routes, quota pressure, and weaker shellfish performance complicated the result.
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Glanbia has upgraded guidance after strong first-half nutrition demand growth. Revenue, EBITDA, and adjusted earnings increased, although whey inflation and capacity investment continue to test margins.