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CDPQ, Encore and Forward Consumer Partners are among the firms buying and selling purveyors of baked goods.

Consultancy Bain & Company found the sector was among a select quartet to register growth in 2023 by passing on price increases to consumers as input costs rose.

Managing partner Mark Burgett says E2P's food manufacturing strategy has been aided by the trend among large consumer packaged goods companies to outsource their manufacturing needs.

A detailed list of climate-focused venture capital funds raised from 1 January to 29 May, 2024.

The investment manager has created the new role to support its ambition of creating a global platform of natural capital strategies.

Annual cropping continue to strongly outperform permanent farmland in the Australian Farmland Index, although returns were still only slightly in positive territory.

QIC has backed Pollination’s new venture capital fund, which is aiming for a final close in 2025.

The vehicle received a £50m commitment from the South Yorkshire Pensions Authority to hit the fundraising milestone.

More corporatization is occurring as the younger generation sells off family assets to investors who may be better placed to deal with the industry’s growing challenges.

Director of innovation Heather Thompson says a commitment to Cultivian’s Fund III opened the company’s eyes to the variety of agtech innovation and led to the launch of its VC unit.