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Packaged foods company Nomad Foods Ltd., London, entered into an option agreement with LionGem Sweden 1 AB to acquire Sweden-based Findus Sverige AB and its subsidiaries.

J&J Family of Farms, Loxahatchee, Fla., and Thomas Produce Co., Boca Raton, Fla., entered into a strategic relationship that will combine their respective farm production to make available high-quality produce from approximately 14,000 acres of farmed land in the United States and Mexico.

Tyson Fresh Meats, the Lexington, Neb.-based beef and pork unit of Tyson Foods, Inc., Omaha, Neb., announced plans to cease beef operations at its Denison, Iowa, plant.

Ireland-based Ballymaguire Foods will create 100 new jobs when it opens its new state-of-the-art frozen ready meal production plant in nine months.

The program features academics from leading educational institutions in the world and other experts discussing critical issues in the packaging of food and beverage products.

The Alabama Department of Public said Blue Bell Creameries can resume production and sale of its ice cream manufactured at its Sylacauga, AL plant.

China presents a great opportunity for U.S. producers who can tap into the rising consumer need for increased protein in their diet.

Extending their relationship, Starbucks and PepsiCo, Inc. announced the two companies have partnered to market, sell and distribute Starbucks read-to-drink coffee and energy beverages in Latin America.

The North American Meat Institute (NAMI) expressed its support of the Cuba Trade Act of 2015 this week.

An investment up to $125 million from prominent Texas businessman Sid Bass lent to Blue Bell Creameries is necessary for the company to remain in business.