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.