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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Dean's of Huntly, the Scottish bakery business, has secured a £4.9 million funding package from Bank of Scotland to help drive its export business]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Can Downing Street set English farming on the right track?]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Newon Food announces big investment.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[There is a growing risk that policies developed in isolation create unintended consequences when layered on top of one another, says leading transatlantic trade and business group, BAB.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[The sale completes Yum!’s previously announced strategic review of Pizza Hut.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[What's happening in the M&A market?]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Lidl is planning to cut prices on more than 1,000 products as inflation hits.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[This deal will help Applied Nutrition scale its US presence.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Premier Foods has seen its trading profit reach £200.4 million.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[(L-R) Paul Millar CEO of Whiterock, Gareth Chambers, Around Noon CEO and Noel Culbert, CFO at Around Noon.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Aldi is expanding in London with eight new stores this year, bringing hundreds of new jobs and more affordable food options to communities lacking discount retailers.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[The sweet protein bar aisle is getting crowded - but the category is not dying.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Unilever has signed an agreement to acquire Grüns, a fast-growing VMS company with a leading position in the US greens supplement category.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Project Kitchen West has secured planning permission.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Manufacturers must pay particular attention to the strength of the US dollar.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Thomas McKay is managing partner of BTG in Scotland and Northern Ireland - the firm overseeing Enterprise Foods Limited's liquidation.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Danone to acquire complete‑nutrition brand Huel, expanding its functional nutrition portfolio as part of its ongoing Renew Danone strategy.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[The new McDonald's Darlington facility will power the chain's north-east operations.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Speciality chemicals and ingredients firm IMCD is set to acquire Willows Ingredients in a bid to strengthen its UK and Ireland presence.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Carlsberg Britvic made a £20 million investment into a new canning line at its Rugby factory earlier this year.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Dina Foods, the Mediterranean bakery, confectionery and savouries supplier, has invested £1m in an ongoing programme of manufacturing upgrades at its Park Royal factory in London.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) is calling on the government to partner with the sector to unlock an ambitious £50bn vision for growth by 2035.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Strategic policy action could generate £5bn in investment, boost annual domestic production by £1.3bn by 2030, create 60,000 jobs, and strengthen the UK's food security.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[The opening was marked with a ribbon cutting ceremony on 15 August that was attended by Mayor of the East Midlands Claire Ward and local MP Adam Thompson.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[The 222,000 square foot Carlsberg Britvic depot is set to be completed in Q4 2026.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Following the completion of the transaction, Hilton Foods will retain a 26% stake in Foods Connected.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Freshpak products are stocked at retailers such as Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda, Morrisons and Co-op, while it also supplies the foodservice sector.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[The WK Kellogg portfolio includes Kellogg’s Corn Flakes, Rice Krispies and Froot Loops.]]></image:caption>
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