FoodBev Media’s Phoebe Fraser rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Tyson Foods to cut 10% of corporate jobs and 15% of senior roles; Nestlé and PAI to create frozen pizza JV; Symrise partners with Pakistan-based manufacturer Shan Foods; and more. 

FoodBev Media’s Gwen Jones rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: EFSA identifies dietary exposure to Bisphenol A as health concern; DSM in talks to acquire postbiotics producer Adare Biome; Pernod Ricard suspends Absolut exports to Russia; and more.

FoodBev Media’s Rafaela Sousa rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Carlsberg to acquire UK rights to Kronenbourg 1664 from Heineken; ADM and Believer Meats collaborate to advance cultivated meat market; Swift Prepared Foods opens $200m Italian meats and charcuterie production facility; and more.

FoodBev Media’s Siân Yates rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Italian government moves to ban cell-based food in bid to protect culture; Pepsi unveils new logo and visual identity, reformulates Pepsi recipe in UK&I; Diageo CEO Sir Ivan Menezes to retire; and more.

FoodBev Media’s Antonia Garrett Peel rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: EU antitrust regulators raid Red Bull premises; FrieslandCampina names Jan Derck van Karnebeek as next CEO; Pernod Ricard to acquire majority stake in Skrewball; and more.

FoodBev Media’s Phoebe Fraser rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Tyson to close two chicken plants impacting nearly 1,700 employees; Kellogg reveals new business names ahead of planned cereal unit spin-off; McCain makes CAD 600m investment in Coaldale facility; and more.

FoodBev Media’s Gwen Jones rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Carlsberg CEO Cees ‘t Hart to retire; ADM partners with Marel on new innovation centre; Splenda opens $50m stevia farm in central Florida; and more

FoodBev Media’s Siân Yates rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Danone pledges never to launch HFSS products for children; Glanbia proposes sale of mozzarella JV to Leprino Foods; SIG to construct aseptic carton pack plant in Ahmedabad, India; and more.

FoodBev Media’s Gwen Jones rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Bill Gates buys stake in Heineken Holding worth €883m; Almarai buys PepsiCo’s stake in JV for SAR 255m; Costa Coffee appoints Philippe Schaillee as next CEO; and more.

FoodBev Media’s Rafaela Sousa rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: IFF to sell its Flavor Specialty Ingredients business for $220m; Heineken buys back €1bn in shares as Femsa exit begins; Kainos raises over $1bn in capital commitments; and more.

Welcome to this exclusive podcast interview with FoodBev Media.  Here, Siân Yates is joined by Vanessa Gougeon, marketing manager EMEA; Markus Matuschek, technical director for food and nutrition; Andrey Zhukov, market segment director for food and health EMEA, and Jatin Sharma, digital and marketing director EMEA, all at Azelis – an innovation service provider in the food ingredients industry.  Siân sat down with the team to discuss the explosive plant-based sector, as well as the rise of vegan and flexitarian diets globally. 

FoodBev Media’s Antonia Garrett Peel rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Carlsberg posts 16.9% revenue growth for 2022, plans to buy out partner in India; Bacardi acquires majority interest in D’Ussé following legal battle; Springworks Farm raises $22m for aquaponic greenhouse expansion; and more.

FoodBev Media’s Gwen Jones rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Unilever names FrieslandCampina's Hein Schumacher as CEO; Cannabidiol ban to come into force in Hong Kong on 1 February;  The Keepers Holdings acquires Island Mixers from Diageo; and more.

FoodBev Media’s Rafaela Sousa rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: 2 Sisters closes Llangefni factory, puts 730 jobs at risk; ByHeart to acquire additional infant formula facility in Iowa; PepsiCo Portugal invests €7.5m in biodigester; and more.

FoodBev Media’s Phoebe Fraser rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Diageo to acquire Don Papa Rum for initial €260m; Nestlé Health Science invests $43m in Wisconsin facility; Molson Coors’ Fort Worth brewery moves to 100% renewable electricity; and more. All this and more in this week’s podcast – click here to subscribe.

FoodBev Media’s Gwen Jones rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Kerry to sell sweet ingredients portfolio to Advent for €500m; AB InBev’s Bavaria invests $413m in new Colombian brewery; ByHeart acquires packaging company Cascadia Nutrition and more.

Hello, and welcome to this exclusive podcast interview with FoodBev Media.  Here, Siân Yates is joined by Vanessa Gougeon, marketing manager EMEA, and Markus Matuschek, technical director for food and nutrition, both at Azelis – an innovation service provider in the food ingredients industry.  Vanessa and Markus will discuss the Nutriscore – a front-of-pack label that provides user-friendly information on the nutritional quality of food and beverage products – and how manufacturers are reviewing their formulations to meet growing demands from health-conscious consumers.  They will also reveal how Azelis can help with new and improved low-sugar and low-fat reformulations, helping manufacturers meet the need for healthy, clean label products.  

FoodBev Media’s Rafaela Sousa rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Hershey sued over ‘unsafe’ heavy metals found in chocolate – Reuters; Lotus Bakeries invests in nutrition bar company; Global Brands acquires three alcohol brands from Molson Coors; and more.  

FoodBev Media’s Gwen Jones rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Chr. Hansen and Novozymes announce merger; Carlsberg to acquire Waterloo Brewing in CAD 144m transaction;  Nestlé invests CHF 40m into new Ukrainian facility; and more.

FoodBev Media’s Rafaela Sousa rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: PepsiCo to lay off hundreds of corporate workers – WSJ; Ferrero to acquire US ice cream manufacturer Wells; KDP and Nutrabolt announces strategic partnership; and more.    

FoodBev Media’s Antonia Garrett Peel rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: EU aims to cut packaging waste under new proposals; Bel enters into joint venture with Indian food company Britannia; Barry Callebaut to open third manufacturing site in India; and more.

FoodBev Media’s Siân Yates rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: DSM and Firmenich launch exchange offer for pending merger; Unilever to explore “cow-free” dairy for ice cream portfolios; Cargill to appoint Brian Sikes as president and CEO; and more.

FoodBev Media’s Phoebe Fraser rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Upside Foods gets FDA approval for cultivated meat; Fonterra divests Chile business; SALIC acquires SAR 209m stake in basmati rice processor LT Foods; and more.

FoodBev Media is joined by Zhong Xu, CEO and co-founder at Deliverect – a digital food management software solution for restaurants, helping them improve operations, profits and customer satisfaction. In this podcast, Zhong uncovers recent survey data that reveals consumers are ordering more deliveries/takeaways despite inflation and what opportunity it presents for restaurants.  

FoodBev Media is joined by Andrey Zhukov, market segment director for food and health EMEA, and Jatin Sharma, digital and marketing director EMEA, both from Azelis – a provider of speciality food and beverage ingredients.  Andrey and Jatin talk about how current global crises and turbulent political landscapes are impacting the food and beverage industry and its supply chains. They also discuss how consumers' growing demand for health and wellbeing products is leading to more innovation and development. 

FoodBev Media’s Gwen Jones rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Keurig Dr Pepper invests $50m in non-alcoholic beer company; Grupo Bimbo to invest $630m to build new facilities in Georgia and Ohio; Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company to sell Eagle Brewery and more.

FoodBev Media’s Rafaela Sousa rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Russia resumes participation in Ukraine Black Sea grain deal; Ferrero breaks ground on $214m Kinder Bueno production facility; Diageo acquires American single malt whiskey producer Balcones Distilling; and more.  

FoodBev Media’s Sian Yates rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Darling Ingredients to buy Gelnex for $1.2bn; ScaleUp Bio to open two precision fermentation facilities; Abbott to invest $500m in infant formula facility; and more.

FoodBev Media’s Phoebe Fraser rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Danone to transfer control of EDP business in Russia; Mosa Meat ramps up cultivated beef production capacity; Lamb Weston to take full control of European JV; and more.

FoodBev Media’s Phoebe Fraser rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Novelis breaks ground on $2.5bn recycling and rolling plant; India demands $244m from Pernod Ricard in tax dispute – Reuters; Meatable becomes first cultivated pork producer in Singapore; and more.

FoodBev Media’s Antonia Garrett Peel rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: JBS to discontinue US plant-based meat operation Planterra Foods; Solina to acquire Saratoga Food Specialties for $587.5m; Asahi acquires Australian adult soft drinks brand StrangeLove; and more.

FoodBev Media’s Gwen Jones rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: US Justice Department denied motion for injunction following US Sugar acquisition; Diageo revokes sale of Windsor whisky business; Danone announces $22m investment to end US hunger; and more. All this and more in this week’s podcast – click here to subscribe.

FoodBev Media’s Rafaela Sousa rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: PepsiCo ends production of drinks brands in Russia months after announcing halt – Reuters; Fonterra decides not to sell stake in Australian business; Over 20 vertical farming companies commit to sustainable food system; and more.  

Escuche este podcast con Know Ice y Procubitos Europe, quienes dominan la producción y empaque de hielo gourmet en Europa. Know Ice diseña e instala produccion automatizada de hielo a gran escala. Ivan Villalba, director Americas y globalisation explica las ventajas competitivas del hielo gourmet.

Listen to this exclusive podcast interview with Know Ice and Procubitos Europe. Procubitos Europe dominates gourmet beverage package ice production and distribution in Europe, and Know Ice designs and installs large-scale ice production automated facilities worldwide. FoodBev Media is joined by Ivan Villalba, director Americas and globalisation at Know Ice.  

FoodBev Media’s Gwen Jones rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: PeakBridge secures €100m in first closing for food tech fund; Plenty to invest $300m in vertical farm campus; Veolia extends water reuse process for Qatari dairy producer Baladna; and more.

FoodBev Media’s Phoebe Fraser rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Danone ceases Bonafont production in Brazil; Glanbia Ireland reveals new identity; De Kuyper Royal Distillers acquires Archers Peach Schnapps; and more.    

FoodBev Media’s Phoebe Fraser rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Kraft Heinz agrees to sell B2B powdered cheese business to Kerry; BRF announces resignation of chief executive Lorival Luz, names new CEO; Walmart offers to buy remaining stake in Massmart; and more.

FoodBev Media’s Rafaela Sousa rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Just Eat sells its stake in Brazilian company iFood for €1.8bn; Tyson invests $200m in Amarillo beef plant; Campari acquires minority stake in Catalyst Spirits’ Howler Head bourbon; and more.

FoodBev Media’s Lauren Ford rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Cooke agrees to acquire Australia’s Tassal for AUD 1.7bn; KDP in talks to buy Bang Energy drink owner – Bloomberg; Kraft Heinz recalls Wild Cherry-flavoured Capri Sun juice drink; and more.

FoodBev Media’s Antonia Garrett Peel rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Investindustrial to buy significant portion of TreeHouse Foods’ meal prep division; Coca-Cola HBC agrees to acquire ESM Effervescent Sodas for €45m; Lotus Bakeries to construct new Biscoff facility in Asia; and more.

FoodBev Media’s Rafaela Sousa rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: PepsiCo to invest $550m in energy drinks business Celsius; Saputo to invest CAD 45m to convert Wisconsin cheese facility; Canpack to build BRL 710m beverage can facility in Brazil; and more.

FoodBev Media’s Siân Yates rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Price hikes help drive double-digit sales growth for Coca-Cola in Q2; Kraft Heinz posts moderate net sales decline for Q2; Tesco to remove multipack plastic wrapping from own-brand drinks; and more.

FoodBev Media’s Lauren Ford rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Swire to buy Coca-Cola bottlers in Vietnam and Cambodia; Diageo to construct €200 million carbon-neutral brewery in Ireland; Meati Foods raises $150m in Series C funding round; and more.

FoodBev Media’s Rafaela Sousa rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Diageo to sell Guinness Cameroon business for £389m; Tyson Foods invests $90m in Mississippi plant; Givaudan, Bühler and Cargill join forces on food innovation lab; and more.

FoodBev Media’s Lauren Ford rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Ben & Jerry’s sues Unilever over sale of Israeli business; France to impose naming restrictions on meat alternatives; Kellogg loses legal battle over new sugar regulations; and more. 

FoodBev Media’s Antonia Garrett Peel rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Unilever sells Ben & Jerry’s ice cream business in Israel; Heinz pulls products from Tesco amid pricing dispute; Diageo to wind down operations in Russia; and more.

FoodBev Media’s Lauren Ford rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Mondelēz to buy energy bar company Clif Bar for $2.9bn; Keurig Dr Pepper to acquire non-alcoholic cocktail brand Atypique; Kellogg Company to split into three independent food businesses; and more.