The latest food and beverage industry news and trend analysis

Ingredion agrees a recommended £3.7B cash acquisition of Tate & Lyle to establish a global leader in speciality food ingredients and fortification, in a transaction that values the United Kingdom-headquartered ingredients group at an enterprise value of approximately £3.7 billion ($5 billion).

Swiss biotechnology and nutritional food company Oberland Biotech GmbH has secured CHF 2.5 million in seed funding to accelerate its global expansion and product development.

Darling Ingredients’ health brand Rousselot has secured a US patent for Nextida GC, a science-backed collagen peptide ingredient formulated to support post-meal blood glucose regulation.

Ingredion has completed an asset acquisition of Benicaros, a patented prebiotic fibre upcycled from carrot pomace, expanding its clean-label functional portfolio.

Cargill has completed a 56 million euro multi-site investment in Belgium to expand its gourmet chocolate and edible oil production while scaling up regional food research capabilities.

Actus Nutrition and Darigold have finalised a strategic partnership to expand milk and whey protein production, shifting ownership of an Idaho facility to Actus.

Global bakery ingredients specialist Puratos has introduced its Beyond Clean Label strategy, launching new high-protein and plant-based solutions.

Finnish food company Raisio has secured €1.8 million in funding from Business Finland to develop functional fibre ingredients from grain processing side streams.