FoodBev.com Podcast

Martin White rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Coca-Cola to close two UK sites with the loss of almost 300 jobs, Arla to invest 527m euros in 2018 to meet growing global demand and Vegan pea milk brand Ripple Foods secures $65m in funding

Direct download: FoodBev_Daily_31_01_2018.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 4:27pm UTC

Martin White rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Cargill and Faccenda unveil new poultry joint venture Avara Foods, Scotch Whisky Association latest to phase out use of plastic straws and Swiss chocolate industry aims for 80% sustainable cocoa by 2025

Direct download: FoodBev_Daily_30_01_2018.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 4:42pm UTC

Martin White rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: JAB’s Keurig Green Mountain acquires Dr Pepper Snapple, Cargill and AKV Langholt plan $22.5m Danish potato starch site and Bright Blue Foods acquires Greencore’s UK cakes business

Direct download: FoodBev_Daily_29_01_2018.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 4:13pm UTC

Jules Scully rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Sun Basket raises $57.8m in move to boost meal kit offering, Walmart unites with Rakuten in alliance against Amazon, and Tesco to give free food away to staff in move to eliminate waste. 

Direct download: 26_01_2018.m4a
Category:general -- posted at: 4:32pm UTC

Jules Scully rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Gin and tequila popularity helps Diageo post global sales rise, Pioneering scheme to offer free water refills ‘will cut plastic use’, and Campbell’s to close Toronto factory, putting 380 jobs at risk.

Direct download: 25_01_2018.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 4:26pm UTC

Jules Scully rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Unilever Ventures leads $3m investment in India’s Milkbasket, Fonterra invests $133m to boost output from its Australian plants, and Budweiser symbol shows if beer is made using renewable energy.

Direct download: 24_01_2018.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 4:46pm UTC

Jules Scully rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Bacardi acquires iconic tequila brand Patrón for $5.1bn, Unilever CEO Paul Polman calls for action to tackle plastic waste, and Portuguese ‘cut sugar intake by 5,500 tonnes’ following sugar tax. 

Direct download: 23_01_2018.m4a
Category:general -- posted at: 4:42pm UTC

Martin White rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Ocado announces partnership with Canadian retailer Sobeys, Amazon Go: retailer opens its first checkout-free supermarket, and Mondelēz International pledges to reduce emissions in Ghana.

Direct download: 22_01_2018.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 4:10pm UTC

Martin White rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Aldi and Asda to ban sale of energy drinks to under 16s, Nestlé moves chocolate research site from Switzerland to the UK and The Coca-Cola Company reveals its 2030 recycling programme

Direct download: FoodBev_Daily_19_01_2018.m4a
Category:general -- posted at: 4:13pm UTC

Martin White rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Evian aims to use only recycled plastic in its bottles by 2025, Nestlé becomes the first brand to sell a ruby chocolate product and Pernod Ricard acquires remaining stake in tequila brand Avión

Direct download: FoodBev_Daily_18_01_2018.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 4:04pm UTC

Martin White rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Nestlé confirms plan to sell US confectionery business to Ferrero, The EU plans to make all plastic packaging recyclable by 2030 and Refresco to sell aseptic PET facility to address CMA concerns

Direct download: FoodBev_Daily_17_01_2018.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 4:37pm UTC

Martin White rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Tate & Lyle names Nick Hampton as CEO, succeeding Javed Ahmed, McDonald’s packaging to be fully-recyclable by 2025 and Bell Food Group acquires Swiss soup and sauce producer Hügli

Direct download: FoodBev_Daily_16_01_2018.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 4:25pm UTC

Founded in 2016 by James Cadbury, British brand Love Cocoa sells a range of chocolate, including avocado-flavoured bars. 

The inspiration behind Love Cocoa comes from James’s great-great-great grandfather, John Cadbury, who setup Cadbury chocolate nearly 200 years ago.

The philanthropist built Cadbury on great ethical grounds, looking after its workforce and improving civil rights. Now Love Cocoa aims to build on the ethical principles of the Cadbury company.

Jules Scully spoke to James about the brand's historical links and its innovative plans for the future. 

Direct download: Love_Cocoa_podcast.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 3:42pm UTC

Martin White rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Salmonella scandal sees Lactalis withdraw 12m boxes of baby milk, Diageo and Pernod Ricard pledge to eliminate plastic straw use and Pepsi unveils new ‘retro’ global advertising campaign.

Direct download: FoodBev_Daily_15_01_2018.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 4:38pm UTC

Jules Scully rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Danone closes its dairy unit in India and shifts focus to nutrition, Atlantic Grupa becomes Mars’s official distributor in Croatia, and Cadbury returns to its roots with new £12m marketing campaign. 

Direct download: 12_01_2018.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 4:44pm UTC

Jules Scully rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Ferrero close to buying Nestlé’s US confectionery unit – reports, French supermarkets kept milk at risk of salmonella on shelves, and Dean Foods appoints Jody Macedonio as its new CFO.

Direct download: 11_01_2018.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 4:38pm UTC

Jules Scully rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Emmi subsidiary Kaiku increases stake in Tunisian dairy Vitalait, Bermuda begins consultation on sugar tax in response to obesity, Diageo partners with UberEats and UK convenience retailers.

Direct download: 10_01_2018.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 4:23pm UTC

Jules Scully rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: BRF announces discount brand months after carne fraca scandal, Lidl to build new UK distribution centre and open new stores, and FoodMaven secures $8.6m as it aims to tackle unsold food issue.

Direct download: 09_01_2018.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 4:35pm UTC

Jules Scully rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Molson Coors acquires premium UK cider maker Aspall, Constellation Brands buys stake in spirits maker Copper & Kings, Coca-Cola to shrink bottles and raise prices due to UK sugar tax. 

Direct download: _08_01_2018.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 4:08pm UTC

Martin White rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Lactalis buys yogurt brand Siggi’s, as Emmi sells its stake Moy Park invests £20m in UK’s ‘largest single-build hatchery’ and US non-dairy milk sales rise to $2.11bn in 2017 according to Mintel

Direct download: FoodBev_Daily_05_01_2018.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 4:40pm UTC

Martin White rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Waitrose bans sale of energy drinks to children under 16, SuperMeat secures $3m in seed funding to develop ‘clean meat’ and Nestlé Waters considers new $50m plant in Pennsylvania

Direct download: FoodBev_Daily_04_01_2018.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 4:27pm UTC

Martin White rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Refresco-Cott deal could lead to higher prices – UK watchdog, Diageo pulls Captain Morgan Snapchat ads over age concerns and John Soules Foods will invest $110m in new Alabama facility

Direct download: FoodBev_Daily_03_01_2018.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 4:22pm UTC

Martin White rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: The Co-op invests £160m to open 100 new food stores across the UK Nestlé Italiana sells Buitoni pasta production site to Pastificio Rana and Arla announces joint venture with Indonesian firm Indofood

Direct download: FoodBev_Daily_02_01_2018_3.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 4:35pm UTC