Burcon NutraScience Corporation, along with investors ProMan, LLC, announced plans to purchase an existing North American plant protein production facility in early 2025.

Burcon announces plant protein facility buy

Burcon NutraScience Corporation, also known for its stake in Merit Functional Foods, has a deal to purchase a North American plant protein facility, location not yet confirmed

Burcon NutraScience Corporation, also known for its stake in Merit Functional Foods, has a deal to purchase a North American plant protein facility, location not yet confirmed



Stakeholders in the Canadian grain industry panned Ottawa’s approval of Bunge’s acquisition of Viterra in mid-January.

Bunge-Viterra merger conditions fall short: industry

Farm groups continue to flag concerns over dwindling grain industry competition, which they say the merger of Bunge and Viterra will make worse

Ottawa’s approval of the Bunge-Viterra merger has drawn fire from numerous farm groups, who are worried about the impact on competition in the grain sector.