AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoBeverage Markets: Coca-Cola’s Indian bottler has filed for a roughly $1 billion IPO, entirely a share sale by its majority owner; the company will receive no new capital. Global Trade: Colombian cocoa maker Lok Foods is using China’s import expo to build long-term partnerships, while Italy’s ICE agency and Aeon extended a promotion deal covering more than 500 Japanese stores. Farm & Supply: Pahang and Selangor agreed to share agricultural technology and expertise, including plans for rice cultivation and a grain-corn hub for animal feed. Food Costs & Resilience: Sri Lanka could see 1 million to 1.49 million people need food assistance through May, as prices and weather risks squeeze household budgets. In the UK, canned-food sales jumped after a government emergency-preparedness campaign, though retailers say shoppers are not panic-buying. Product & Regulation: Foodberry and Cape Cod Select launched frozen smoothie bites at Meijer, with more grocery distribution planned. The FDA will revoke permissions for several chemicals used in food-color production and produce-marking inks, effective in January. Foodservice: McDonald’s named Uber its preferred delivery partner, while South Korea fined Coupang over alleged abuse of dominance in food delivery.
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