03 Sep 2021 --- This week in industry news, Saputo strengthened its business in the US by acquiring the Carolina Aseptic and Carolina Dairy businesses. Swedish agricultural cooperative Lantmännen took a stake in Hargs Hamn, a Swedish shipping service, and Agthia Group PJSC approved the purchase of BMB Group. Meanwhile, two of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners’ (CCEP) manufacturing sites earned carbon neutrality certification. In plant-based highlights, 82 percent of those Veganuary 2021 participants have maintained a “dramatic reduction in their animal product consumption.”