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Arla Foods, in collaboration with the School of Sustainable Food and Farming at Harper Adams University, has issued an urgent call - labour and skills crisis within the UK agricultural and horticultural sectors.

To support the launch, the platform has secured over 80 launch partners, including retail heavyweights Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, FamilyMart, and NewDays

The agreement, executed through the company’s wholly-owned subsidiary Pinnacle Food AgTech HK Limited, is designed to bolster Pinnacle’s capabilities in the high-growth fields of precision fermentation and synthetic biology.

The rebrand marks a critical operational milestone as preparations accelerate for the scheme's implementation across England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland, currently scheduled to go live in October 2027.

Findlay, Ohio-based packaging manufacturer PaperTech has announced the completion of its acquisition of Bake-Best Trays, a specialist producer of pressed paperboard trays based in Redmond, Oregon.

PULP Ultra® is engineered to bridge the gap between sustainability and functional performance in the food-to-go sector. The material is composed of over 95% bagasse fibres, treated with a proprietary barrier spray coating of less than 5%.

Currently under development at Prologis RFI DIRFT in Northamptonshire, the facility is scheduled to become operational in late 2027. XPO Logistics has been appointed to project manage the build and will subsequently operate the site.

Health Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) have announced the completion of comprehensive safety assessments for pigs genetically engineered to resist Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome viruses (PRRSV).