Category: Markets
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Balconi is entering UK grocery with ambient cake products. The Valeo Foods brand brings automated Italian cake-bar production into Tesco and Asda listings from June.
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Salmonella cases in England have reached a decade high. The latest UKHSA figures sharpen scrutiny on hygiene controls, supplier assurance, poultry, eggs, meat, chilled foods, and cross-contamination risk.
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AHDB’s latest cereal estimates point to tighter UK supply. Feed, bioethanol, milling, brewing, malting, distilling, and food manufacturing demand are all exposed to revised wheat, barley, maize, and oat balances.
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Lactalis has acquired Protein Works to deepen its active nutrition position. The deal adds a Liverpool manufacturing base, direct-to-consumer capability, and a stronger platform in high-protein foods.
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Arkay Zero Proof is preparing French production for European growth. The planned Avignon site will support production, bottling, labelling, logistics, and regulatory preparation for alcohol-free spirits alternatives.
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AAK has launched ILLEXAO EN 10 for global enrobed applications. The cocoa butter equivalent is designed to stabilise flow, reduce buildup, and preserve sensory quality at higher substitution levels.
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Plukon is acquiring Avimosa to expand Spanish poultry processing capacity. The deal adds feed, hatching, farming, processing, and fresh poultry operations across Madrid and Toledo.
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DMK has opened lactoferrin capacity at its Altentreptow dairy site. The €25m plant adds specialised milk-protein production, chromatography infrastructure, and commercial supply capability for nutrition, health, and pharmaceutical applications.
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Arla and DMK have cleared approvals for their dairy merger. The combined cooperative will bring together 11,200 farmers, a 19.4bn kg milk pool, and more than €20bn in pro forma revenue.
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Melitta is expanding Bremen coffee production through major capital investment. The €100m programme adds roasting, packaging, silo, and process-control capacity to support higher output and product flexibility.