Sourcing

The partnership with FLOCERT will provide a system to verify the Cocoa Life supply chain, completing the Cocoa Life verification framework alongside the Harvard University research team evaluating the program impact on the ground, announced in June 2014.

Cereal maker Post Holdings Inc. will acquire privately held MOM Brands Co. for $1.15 billion to expand its growing bagged and hot cereal categories.

As part of the expansion plans, Canada Goose will invest in new production technologies and infrastructure to establish a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility.

Once the transaction is finalized, TUF and Bumble Bee will focus on enhancing operating efficiencies for material sourcing and production, innovation, and new product development, primarily in North American markets.

The investment is expected to increase capacity of its plant in Gebze, Turkey, to support growth in the company's global confectionery business, as part of its supply chain reinvention plan.

The $370 million investment in Kinh Do Corporation's snacks business is expected to accelerate the company's growth strategy in Asia Pacific.

Land O'Lakes announces it is working with Nestle to provide feed and forage training, nutrition services and laboratory services at Nestle Dairy Farming Institute in China.

The acquisition expands WhiteWaves plant-based foods and beverages platform by adding a complementary brand with significant growth potential and new category opportunities.