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Spain-based meat processor Grupo Vall Companys has struck a deal to buy the majority of local poultry firm Grupo Sada.

Jobs at food manufacturers related to cybersecurity were online for less time in the first quarter than a year earlier, data claims.

Food prices have jumped but African countries do not have a fiscal cushion to weather the crisis as they have assumed too much foreign debt.

Magic Spoon, a US better-for-you cereal maker, has attracted US$85m in investments in a Series B funding round.

The family owners of Facundo Group, a nuts and snacks supplier in Spain, have sold a minority interest to private-equity firm Arta Capital.

GreenSpace Brands, the loss-making Canadian food business, has launched a review into “strategic alternatives”.

US-based Don Lee Farms has filed a new federal lawsuit against local plant-based protein heavyweight Beyond Meat and its CEO Ethan Brown.

Hormel Foods has warned of “uncertain” times ahead as a bird flu outbreak hits the US food manufacturer’s poultry supply chain.

KTC Edibles, a UK-based cooking oil and tinned foods supplier to retailers, has been bought by private-equity firm Endless.

The proportion of food manufacturers hiring for robotics-related positions rose slightly in April year-on-year.