Leading vertically integrated tomato producer, NatureSweet, announced it is partnering with Mexican greenhouse producer, Ganfer Greenhouses, one of the largest greenhouse vegetable producers in North America, in a joint venture that will see NatureSweet add 100 hectares of greenhouse acreage within three years reports Fresh Plaza. The first phase of construction has already begun, with […]

The University of Michigan is planning to invest a total $126 million across four funds that it describes as having “niche strategies and ability to add value,” reports Bloomberg. Of the $126 million, the university has allocated $30 million to invest in AMERRA’s Agri Fund III, a private equity fund with a focus on agricultural investments […]

South Korea-based Orion Confectionery and Singapore-based Delfi Limited, formerly known as Petra Foods, have partnered to create Delfi-Orion, a joint venture based in Indonesia that is expected to corner 50% of the country’s US$4.28 billion chocolate market, reports Business Korea. Delfi is Indonesia’s largest confectionery company, while Orion is one of South Korea’s largest snack […]