Tate & Lyle PLC (Tate & Lyle), a leading global provider of food and beverage ingredients and solutions, announced that Victoria Spadaro Grant has joined the company as its new president, innovation and commercial development. Spadaro Grant will also be a member of Tate & Lyle’s executive committee.

Fresh From Texas, LLC (dba Fresh Texas) a San Antonio-based business in partnership with Texas Next Capital has acquired the manufacturing plant of Austin-based Veggie Noodle Company (dba CeCe’s Veggie Noodles), located in Austin.

Inspire Brands, Inc. and Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc., parent company of Dunkin’ and Baskin-Robbins, announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Inspire will acquire Dunkin’ Brands for $106.50 per share in cash in a transaction valued at approximately $11.3 billion including the assumption of Dunkin’ Brands’ debt.

Longève has an assortment of shelf-stable pea protein products for those who love to cook, adding diversity to the meat replacement consumer packaged goods (CPG) market.

Ingredion Incorporated, a global provider of ingredient solutions to the food and beverage manufacturing industry, announced that it has signed an agreement with James Cameron and Suzy Amis Cameron to acquire the remaining portion of ownership in Verdient Foods Inc. that the company did not already own.

Conagra Brands, Inc. is bringing more new meat snacks, seeds, salty snacks, popcorn and sweet treats to its virtual showroom at the online 2020 NACS "Crack The Code Experience", presented by the National Association of Convenience Stores.

Nestlé announced that it has acquired Freshly, one of the leading fresh-prepared meal delivery services in the US The deal values Freshly at $950 million, with potential earn-outs up to $550 million contingent to the successful growth of the business. This transaction was signed and closed on Oct. 30, 2020.

DouxMatok’s solution is based on real cane sugar and, therefore, has the same sensorial profile, taste and other functionalities as sugar.

As a part of this new marketing effort and growth, Darigold is adding organic segregation and processing capabilities to a fourth plant in addition to the existing three.