American food giant Conagra Brands has agreed to acquire Thanasi Foods, which makes Duke's meat snacks and BIGS seeds. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed by the parties. Based in Colorado, Thanasi Foods is a small ...
Tags: Seed Snack, Meat
Confectionery giant Mondelēz International has launched a new wholesome savory biscuit brand, dubbed Véa. Designed to drive growth in the savory cracker segment, Véa is a key pillar of our goal to be the global leader ...
S&W Seed Company announced it has received a trademark for the use of the brand name Kandi Leaf stevia. The trademark will be applied on S&W's unique stevia lines bred for enhanced flavor characteristics and marketed for the fresh and dry ...
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In January, Burt's Bees introduces Burt's Bees Plant-Based Protein Shakes -- its first foray into the functional food arena. The line includes Daily Protein, Protein +Gut Health with Probiotics, and Protein +Healthy Radiance with ...
Tags: Stevia leaf extract, vanilla, chocolate
Inocucor Technologies announced that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has registered its first two specialty ag biological products for use by Canadian farmers and greenhouse growers. Synergro is a live-cell formulation for ...
Hempco Food and Fiber is set to open new hemp foods processing facility in Nisku, Alberta, near the Edmonton International Airport. For several months, Hempco has been searching for a new location to expand its hemp seed food processing ...
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Kaiima Bio-Agritech has partnered with Horizon Ag to develop new rice varieties for the US market by using a breeding tool developed by Kaiima. While Kaiima, based in Israel, is a genetics and breeding technology company, Horizon Ag is a ...
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The Canadian government has secured export agreement for Alberta seed potatoes to Thailand. After Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick, Alberta has now become the third Canadian province to get market access for seed potatoes in ...
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The Canadian government will inject a $350m into the country's dairy sector to support its competitiveness ahead of the likely implementation of the Canada–European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). Investment ...
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Global packaging firm Sonoco has acquired privately held flexible packaging company Plastic Packaging (PPI) in a bid to expand its capabilities in Southeast US. However, the financial terms of the deal were undisclosed. PPI is engaged ...
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Roman Supersnack firm BRAMI has closed on a $1.5m Series Seed round of funding. The round was led by Lerer Hippeau Ventures, AccelFoods and Enlightened Capital. With this investment, the company plans to push retail expansion, pursue ...
Tags: Roman Supersnack, Seed Financing
Hempco Food and Fiber has announced that September 2016 was the official launch of PLANETHEMP brand retail product distribution throughout Canada and the UK. Hempco has signed an agreement with Tree of Life UK - natural, health and ...
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Digitech Venture Capital Fund, along with technology incubator Seed Sumo and Jason Calacanis, have invested in CarForce, a company that develops connected cars. CarForce was founded by a former eBay Motors executive and has a stellar ...
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Global agriculture company Syngenta has completed expansion of its key projects in Brazil and Switzerland to increase its production capacity. It had invested a total of $240m in two Brazilian plants. One of them is the new Elatus ...
Consolidated Grain and Barge (CGB) is set to expand its soybean processing plant in southwest Indiana with an investment of more than $31m. Through the expansion, the company plans to double the size of its plant located at the Port of ...
Tags: CGB, expansion, soybean processing plant