Minneapolis / MN. (pf) Pipeline Foods LLC, the first U.S.-based supply chain solutions company focused exclusively on non-GMO and organic food and feed, announced it has acquired a grain elevator in Lignite, North Dakota. This is Pipeline Foods’ third grain elevator purchase this year as the...

Minneapolis / MN. (cg) Cargill Company published its third report on the progress and achievements of the Cargill Cocoa Promise, our commitment to sparking a more sustainable cocoa sector for generations to come. Building on a decades-long focus on sustainability, the Cargill Cocoa Promise...

Minneapolis / MN. (pf) Pipeline Foods LLC, the first U.S.-based supply chain solutions company focused exclusively on non-GMO and organic food and feed, announced the acquisition of two grain elevator facilities in Wapella and Gull Lake, Saskatchewan (Canada). Wapella, a 3’500 metric ton (MT) facility...

New York / Amsterdam. (tra / utz) The Rainforest Alliance and UTZ, two of the world’s leading sustainability certification organizations, have announced their intention to merge later this year. The new organization, to be named the Rainforest Alliance, will tackle environmental and social...

Maumee / OH. (tagg) The Andersons Inc. Grain Group announces it has purchased Purity Foods Inc., an organic and conventional ancient grains processor in Hudson, Michigan. «Our investment in Purity Foods is consistent with our objective to expand the Grain Group’s food ingredient business», says...

Basel / CH. (sgt) ChemChina and Syngenta announced that they have received approval from the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China (MOFCOM) for the proposed acquisition of Syngenta by ChemChina. This represents a further step towards the closing of the transaction...

Minneapolis / MN. (cg) Furthering its commitment to help food and beverage customers address growing consumer demand for non-GMO product offerings, Cargill Company has announced an identity preservation process and several additional Non-GMO Project Verified food ingredients.

Munich / DE. (bag) German-based BayWa AG, with agriculture as one of its core businesses, has tied up with the Abu Dhabi-based Al Dahra Holding LLC, a leading international agribusiness company, to set up a ground-breaking project in the UAE. BayWa AG and Al Dahra Holding LLC this week unveiled...

Kuala Lumpur / MY. (gwl) PureCircle Limited, the world’s leading producer of high-purity stevia ingredients for the global food and beverage industry, marked the completion of a 42 million USD expansion of its stevia plant in Malaysia with a ceremony attended by the Minister of Energy...

Chicago / IL. (adm) Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) announced that it has reached an agreement to sell its Crop Risk Services (CRS) business to Validus Holdings Limited for 127.5 million USD, subject to certain working capital and balance sheet adjustments. The deal includes...