01 May 2020 --- This week in business news, Lamex Food Group acquired German frozen food company Horns GmbH for an undisclosed sum and IMCD increased its footprint in the Middle East. Ingredion joined the Paradigm for Parity coalition, pledging its commitment to achieving gender parity in corporate leadership roles by 2030 and Novozymes revealed strong Q1 results across its key financial sectors. Meanwhile, a UK campaign encouraged consumers to “Make It” with beef launched, while Waitrose revealed a sharp rise in the sale of mince, as customers change their eating habits and return to weekly shops and batch cooking amid the COVID-19 pandemic.