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Organic Valley launches community solar partnership

The electricity created by this partnership will enable Organic Valley to cover 100% of its electric energy needs from renewable sources by 2019.
October 27, 2017
Organic Valley, La Farge, Wis., announced what is said to be a first-of-its-kind community partnership that will enable it to become the largest food company in the world to source 100% of its electricity from renewable sources.
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Saputo to acquire Murray Goulburn Co-Operative

MG produces a full range of high-quality dairy foods, including drinking milk, milk powder, cheese, butter and dairy beverages, as well as a range of ingredient and nutritional products.
October 27, 2017
Canada-based Saputo Inc. entered into an agreement to acquire Murray Goulburn Co-Operative Co. Ltd. (MG), based in Australia.
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Foxy Produce breaks ground on farm labor housing

When completed, Casa Boronda will be available for seasonal agricultural employees.
October 27, 2017
The Nunes Co., the Salinas, Calif.-based owner of the Foxy Produce brand, broke ground on a 4-acre parcel in Salinas for its second farmworker housing complex.
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Allen Harim breaks ground on new $22M hatchery

It will have an egg-set capacity of 2.5 million eggs per week and reuse up to 80% of the water.
October 26, 2017
Allen Harim, Seaford, Del., broke ground on the beginning construction phase of a new $22 million state-of-the-art hatchery in Dagsboro, Del.
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Grupo Lala acquires Vigor Alimentos

Vigor has a consolidated infrastructure of over 3,900 employees, 3 milk collection centers, 9 production facilities and 19 distribution centers reaching 47,000 points of sale.
October 26, 2017
Grupo Lala, S.A.B. de C.V., Mexico, acquired 99.9% of the shares of the Brazilian dairy company Vigor Alimentos, S.A. and 50% of the shares of Itambé Alimentos, S.A., also a Brazilian dairy company.
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Study: Using surplus food can help tackle hunger, waste problems

The reports offer a look at the amount and kinds of food wasted in Denver, Colo.; Nashville, Tenn.; and New York, providing a detailed look at waste in people’s homes.
October 26, 2017
More than two-thirds of all food discarded in people’s homes in three major U.S. cities was potentially edible, and up to 68 million additional meals annually could potentially be donated to people in need in those cities, according to a pair of new reports released by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), New York, with support from The Rockefeller Foundation, also based in New York.
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Utz acquires Inventure Foods

Inventure's specialty snack food products and brands, as well as its geographic footprint, customer relationships and distribution strengths, are highly complementary to Utz' business.
October 26, 2017
Utz Quality Foods, LLC, a Hanover, Pa.-based salty snack manufacturer, acquired Inventure Foods, Inc., Phoenix, Ariz.
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