Food Processing

The C$286bn pension is boosting a co-investment structure to support regional dairy as the sector emerges as a focus of ongoing trade negotiations.

Arkéa and Groupama are among those that helped the French agri investment firm raise its equity capital to €440m.

The firm, which expects to make two investments totalling $40m by March, aims for 20% to 25% IRRs. We spoke with chairman Rajesh Srivastava about fund structure and strategy.

The province has allocated funding for 30 projects from its Agriculture Development Fund as part of a C$3bn program that is also backed by the federal authorities.

The development bank’s cash infusion will help the Singaporean agribusiness trader invest in its existing operations in Egypt, Georgia, Poland, Turkey and Ukraine.

The US firm has increased its share in the organic food company to nearly 20% little more than a year after first investing in it.

The company’s purchase of Bioagricert follows its addition of a Brazilian food safety lab in August.

Thomas Foods, the largest family-owned meat processing company in the country, has bought the sheep and cattle station in one of South Australia’s biggest agribusiness deals.

As the South African-based manager progresses towards its $300m target, we zoom in on the fund’s terms.

The acquisition will enable the Chicago-based pork rind manufacturer to grow its product line and its West Coast presence.