Here is your roundup for the latest ingredients news. Next week’s roundup will focus on packaging.

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• Israel-based Cham Foods Ltd is launching a line of dry, ready-to-eat pulses and grains for instant meals and soups.
• Kerry has announced that it has reached agreement to acquire leading Canadian probiotic company, Bio-K Plus International.
• Paradise Fruits Solutions by Jahncke has launched a new range of allergy-free nut flavoured granulates.
• Chr Hansen Natural Colors has opened its renovated research & development site in Montpellier, France.
• Kerry has embarked on its Explore Umami and Kokumi initiative that invites food product developers to access the company’s extensive resources on these two tastes.
• Allmicroalgae is set to double its output of algae-based ingredients as it announces significant production capacity expansion.