20 Aug 2021 --- This week in industry news, Mondelēz International invested around €12 million (US$14 million) in its largest food factory for dairy products and delicatessen in Europe. Apeel, a food system innovation company, raised US$250 million in series E funding to tackle food waste in the US and Europe, while Starbucks Coffee opened its first Farmer Support Center in Brazil. Meanwhile, new animal welfare measures are being brought to the UK as Tesco and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) join forces to feed livestock sustainably.