Jessica Gay rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages including: New health drink brand launches ‘pure’ flavoured mineral waters, Consumers will buy into ‘wonky veg’, say 90% of retail managers, Nestlé launches high-protein granola with Shreddies pieces.

Jessica Gay rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages including: Heineken buys Carlsberg brewery in ‘growing’ Vietnamese market, glass packaging ‘stable’ but still faces specific challenges, Starbucks extends partnership with One Water into Europe

Alex Clere rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages including: The value of UK exports rose in the six months before Brexit vote, energy drink launches 'grew 29% in five years' according to Mintel, and Corona offers beach-goers the chance to have a beer delivered straight to them.

Darren Wood rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages including: Mezzan Holding to acquire 70% stake in Saudi Arabia’s Al Safi,  Gin brand Gordon’s adopts first packaging redesign in 70 years and USDA to ease dairy pressures with $20m surplus cheese buyout.

Darren Wood rounds up the day's top news stories in the world of food and beverages including: Ball Corporation ‘has cut carbon footprint by 10% since 2010’, a2 Milk extends relationship with NZ milk processor Synlait and Anheuser-Busch and Craft Brew Alliance extend partnership

Darren Wood rounds up the day's top news stories in the world of food and beverages including: Ball Corporation ‘has cut carbon footprint by 10% since 2010’, a2 Milk extends relationship with NZ milk processor Synlait and Anheuser-Busch and Craft Brew Alliance extend partnership

Darren Wood rounds up the day's top stories including: Guinness broadens Brewers Project with new rye pale ale, Omegawater to launch omega-3-enriched beverages in UK and Average UK household ‘wastes 6% of their weekly grocery shop’

Darren Wood rounds up the day's latest news in the world of food and beverages. Including: Indonesia looking into nationwide alcohol ban, Arla announcing new range of dairy solutions and Tchibo acquiring UK roasting company Matthew Algie.

Darren Wood rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages including: Symrise launching vanilla website, Shazam kicks in for Cornetto and UK’s first bake officer receives job offer written in icing

Sheffa Foods is a New york based company which prides itself on creating unprocessed and natural conventional foods. The company has recently launched a range of products in a new compostable packaging material as well as a campaign called entitled: "Better for the planet"

Jess Gay speaks with Leslie Angle, co-founder of Sheffa Foods to find out more.

Darren Wood rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages. Including: Paper Boat investing $2 million in new R&D centre, Coconut Merchant adding Ocado to portfolio of stockists in UK and PepsiCo launching new ‘Outdoors’ campaign for new Mountain Dew

Darren Wood rounds up the day's biggest news in the world of food and beverages. Including: First post-Brexit figures show ‘highest inflation in 18 months’, Soft drinks stakeholders launch major push against UK sugar tax and Heineken mobile platform brings US drinkers together over soccer.

Darren Wood rounds up the the day's biggest news in the world of food and beverages including: Mondelēz confirming deal to buy Burton’s Cadbury biscuit license, Data shows UK sales of sparkling wine ‘rose by 80%’ since 2011 and Graham’s adds new organic whole milk with cream on top

Darren Wood rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages. Including: Mobile apps ‘could boost beer and spirit sales’ in young adults, US start-up develops gluten-free alternative to breadcrumbs and PG Tips offers personalised mugs in latest promotional campaign

Darren Wood rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages. Including: Waterlogic acquiring Danish water dispenser company Aqua Line, MillerCoors debuting Easy Tea Co iced teas and Choc on Choc creating gin and tonic set made out of chocolate.

Darren Wood rounds up the latest in the world of food and beverages. Including: Galaxy seeking to ‘capitalise on rice cake popularity’, Carlsberg agreeing to divest its Malawi business and Coca-Cola European Partners investing in UK manufacturing site.

Darren Wood rounds up the latest news in the world of food and beverage. Including: Walmart's $3.3bn deal for Jet, New data shows changing of Britons’ out-of-home behaviour and Heineken to invest $17m in Red Stripe production line.

For start-ups and entrepreneurs coming up with an idea for a business is often much easier than actually implementing the concepts conceived.

Going through every element of the original idea, stripping it down and actually converting it into a business plan requires thinking about how the product or service will be sold and who will buy it, the benefits of the product or service, how it is differentiated from similar ones and much more.

FoodBev Media asked three professionals from various sectors of the food and beverage industry about key issues surrounding startup company's and in this second episode of a three part series, Tomaz Levak of Origin Trail, Simon and Helena Hills of Truestart and Yoav Hoshen of Water I.O set out to give valuable advice for start-ups this time on taking an idea to a concept.

Darren Wood rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages. Including: Tyrrells agreeing to $300m takeover from US snack brand, Fruit juices ‘to grow by 5% a year in the next five years’ and Nestlé and Samsung partner up on ‘digital health platform’

Darren Wood rounds up the day's top news stories in the world of food and beverages. Subway to debut ‘confident’ new logo ahead of full rollout in 2017 Cott Corporation acquires coffee roaster S&D Coffee for $355m and Interest in local British beers to grow post-Brexit, SIBA predicts

Darren Woods up the day's biggest news in the world of food and beverages. New FDF guide shows small food companies how to reduce sugar, BrewDog takes Equity for Punks stateside for $50m funding round and Schär rolls out line of new gluten-free snack products in the UK

Darren Wood rounds up the latest news in the world of food and beverages.

Darren Wood rounds up the the biggest news in the world of food and beverages. Matthew McConaughey to direct Wild Turkey adverts, Coca-Cola European Partners acquires Vifilfell and Le Herbe extends range of cannabis beverages

Darren Wood rounds up the day's top news stories in the world of food and beverages including Fritz-Kola's ‘expanded UK launch’, Arla's fruit and vegetable combination  yogurts for children and SAES Group to acquire Italian manufacturer Metalvuoto.