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Barry Callebaut partners with Planet A Foods on cocoa-free chocolate innovation

Barry Callebaut has entered a long-term commercial partnership with German food-tech company Planet A Foods to develop and scale sustainable chocolate alternatives made without...

Coca-Cola adds new hydration line to Powerade portfolio

Cultivated food company Gourmey acquires Vital Meat to form leader in next-gen animal production

Gatorade unveils reduced-sugar drink to meet changing consumer demand

Demand for functional and wellness drinks transforming the landscape for brands and manufacturers alike

Health & Safety

Health & Safety

ByHeart expands recall as FDA investigates infant formula safety

ByHeart has extended its voluntary recall to cover all batches of its Whole Nutrition Infant Formula and Anywhere Pack across the United States. The...
Health & Safety

Breweries turn to industrial heat pumps for cleaner, cheaper steam

Brewers are turning to electrified heat and steam systems to reduce emissions and energy costs, with major names such as Guinness and New Belgium...

FDF launches handbook to help food sector achieve nature goals

Verner Wheelock’s in-house courses have international appeal

Nestlé withdraws from dairy methane alliance

Walmart to remove synthetic dyes from private-label foods by 2027

Production

Production

Value-added food ingredients group Nexture acquires Frulact

Nexture, a group specialising in the development and manufacturing of food ingredients and value-added solutions, has signed an agreement to acquire Frulact, a manufacturer...

Marzetti strengthens digital foundation for enterprise-wide AI rollout

TreeHouse Foods to be acquired by Investindustrial in $2.9bn deal

Tate & Lyle outlines new measures following weaker first-half results

PepsiCo to close two Frito-Lay plants in Florida

Packaging

Solidus and BlakBear collaborate on smart sensor technology for packaging to fight food waste

Solidus, a leading producer of sustainable, fibre-based packaging solutions, and UK-based technology company BlakBear are joining forces to explore the future of smart packaging. The...

December restart set for glass packaging manufacturer following fire

Glass packaging manufacturer Stoelzle is set to complete a rebuild and restart operations at its Knottingley, UK facility in December after a fire ripped...

Plastic packaging firm ALPLA Group acquires Serbian closure manufacturer’s production facility

Plastic packaging producer ALPLA Group continues to grow in the compression and injection moulding segment, taking over the production facility of Serbian closure manufacturer...

DataLase joins Bergman & Beving Group to accelerate global growth

DataLase, a global leader in photonic printing solutions, has announced that Bergman & Beving AB has acquired a 90% shareholding in the business. Based...

MM Packaging hits the sweet spot with record UK advent calendar production

MM Packaging Deeside has finished the roll out of over 15 million confectionery advent calendar packs for the UK’s biggest brands and retailers. Christmas...

Supply Chain

Molson Coors targets growth beyond beer amid shifting market trends

Supply Chain
Molson Coors is redirecting resources toward mergers and acquisitions to expand its portfolio beyond beer, following a workforce restructuring aimed at improving efficiency. The...

Coca-Cola Consolidated regains full ownership with $2.4bn share buyback

Supply Chain
Coca-Cola Consolidated has completed a $2.4 billion share repurchase from a subsidiary of the Coca-Cola Company, marking a significant shift in the structure of...

Hormel Foods cuts 250 jobs amid corporate overhaul

Supply Chain
Hormel Foods is eliminating 250 corporate and sales positions as part of a company-wide restructuring. The Minnesota-based manufacturer, known for brands including Spam and...

Retail & Food Service

Events

BCMPA shines the light on UK manufacturing as it returns to White Label World Expo

The BCMPA – The Association for Contract Manufacturing, Packing, Fulfilment & Logistics, is exhibiting alongside seven of its members at White Label World Expo...

Entries open for the 2026 IFE Manufacturing Ingredients Awards in association with IFST

PPMA Total Show 2025 hailed a huge success as booking opens for 2026 event

Show deal among the highlights for Autopack at PPMA Total 2025

MRPeasy to showcase AI-powered MRP software at Advanced Engineering

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