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.