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Danish food enterprise Eat Wasted has launched its upcycled pasta made from rescued European bread in the US, expanding across DTC, Misfits Market, and Whole Foods Market.

Aldi and Arla Foods UK have partnered with Polytag and Sun Chemical to trial UV-tagged wrap-around labels on milk bottles to track real-time recycling data.

Limagrain has signed a worldwide licensing deal with Beijing Qi Biodesign Biotechnology to access proprietary CRISPR and genome editing tools for field and vegetable crops.

Mars is integrating natural menthol from its Shubh Mint programme into its European chewing gum supply chain, embedding sustainably sourced ingredients across UK and Polish operations.

Global packaging leader Amcor has secured RecyClass Recycled Plastics Traceability Certification for its Bontite Sustane stretch films to support compliance with upcoming UK and European packaging regulations.

General Mills, ADM and Walmart have launched a collaborative initiative targeting 40,000 wheat acres in the US Midwest to scale regenerative agriculture practices.

McCain Foods has launched a grower pilot programme in partnership with Ceres AI, aiming to improve field-level visibility and decision-making across its North American potato supply network.

Bakery and sweet goods ingredient supplier Puratos USA has enrolled 30% of its wheat flour volumes into mass balance regenerative agriculture programmes to support its 2030 sustainability targets.