The German snack manufacturer is hoping to halve CO2 emissions and expand production capacities with the new €85m investment.

Veganz has raised €7.1m ($8.2m) from new shares as part of an ongoing programme by the publicly listed vegan food producer and retailer.

Müller UK & Ireland plans to invest in a liquid milk and milk powders plant acquired last year with the acquisition of Yew Tree Dairy.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has initiated a probe into Mars, focusing on alleged “deceptive trade practices”.

German food manufacturer Oetker Group has struck a deal to acquire local baking mixes and flours producer Kathi.

New Zealand’s fresh produce company T&G Global is up on the market as its “ultimate parent company”, BayWa, undergoes a transformation.

Grupo Bimbo to close bakery in US The site does not have “the infrastructure and manufacturing capability to compete in the marketplace”, Bimbo said.

Atlantic Grupa has agreed to sell its sandwich business Montana Plus to local businessman Marko Gross for an undisclosed sum.

Eshbal has revealed plans to acquire half of New York-based Dare to Be Different Foods as the firm expands further into North America.

Fresh perspective might be just what the doctor ordered - in this case the board of Hershey bringing in a new CEO in Kirk Tanner.

The Compleat Food Group has made another acquisition, snapping up UK sandwich-filling maker Freshpak for an undisclosed sum.

A “strategic transaction” proposition put forward by Kraft Heinz in May could well be about to emerge with a timely spin-off of assets.