WORLD NEWS
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Investments in Agrifood companies jump 15% in 2020 despite of pandemic – AgFunder
GLOBAL – Agrifood companies globally managed to raise at least US$26.1 billion in 2020 despite of the global economy taking a hit due to the…
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Cargill promotes long serving executive Brian Sikes to chief operating officer
US – Brian Sikes, a long serving Cargill executive, has been promoted by the board of the US agricultural conglomerate to the role of chief…
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Hoshizaki bolsters contactless food service with the unveiling of self-serve ‘Beer Station’ concept
UK – Leading foodservice equipment manufacturer, Hoshizaki, has introduced a mobile self-serve ‘Beer Station’ concept, in an effort to minimize human interactions in restaurants. The…
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Ardagh Group to list metal packaging unit in new US$8.5bn merger deal
US – Ardagh Group, one of the world’s largest metal and glass packaging companies, has entered into an agreement to combine its metal packaging business…
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Nestlé eyes acquisition of recipe box business SimplyCook to strengthen direct-to-consumer offerings in the UK
UK – Swiss food manufacturing giant Nestlé has agreed to acquire recipe kit company SimplyCook in a further move to strengthen its direct-to-consumer offerings in…