FoodBev.com Podcast

Martin White rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: UK supermarket Sainsbury’s to merge with Walmart-owned Asda, Lassonde Industries to acquire Old Orchard Brands for $150m, and Unilever invests $120m to boost capacity at four sites in Pakistan

Direct download: FoodBev_Daily_30_04_2018.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 3:15pm UTC

Jules Scully rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including:Corona replaces Skol as Latin America’s most valuable brand, Coca-Cola CEO: ‘Consumer-centric strategy is paying off’, and Amber Beverage Group acquires majority stake in Think Spirits.

Direct download: 27_04_2018.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 4:02pm UTC

Jules Scully rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: PepsiCo net revenues up 4.3% despite struggling soda sales, Firms in the UK join pact to scrap unnecessary single-use plastics, and Segafredo Zanetti to expand in Indonesia with new partnership.

Direct download: FoodBev_Daily_26_04_2018.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 3:58pm UTC

Jules Scully rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Whitbread to spin off Costa Coffee as a separate business, EU clears way for Ireland’s sugar tax to come into effect next week, and Beam Suntory acquires remaining stake in distributor ABV Brands. 

Direct download: 25_04_2018.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 3:50pm UTC

Jules Scully rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Coca-Cola revenues down but Diet Coke overhaul pays off, BRF CEO resigns days after EU bans imports from 12 facilities, and US yogurt brand Ellenos secures $18m to expand distribution.

Direct download: 24_04_2018.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 2:24pm UTC

Jules Scully rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: UK’s competition authority approves Co-Op’s Nisa takeover, CP Foods buys 40% of Brazil’s Camanor Produtos Marinhos, and Pernod Ricard supports Loliware’s edible straw launch.

Direct download: 23_04_2018.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 3:47pm UTC

Martin White rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: France to ban terms like ‘bacon’ and ‘steak’ on meat substitutes, Kroger completes the $2.15bn sale of its convenience store unit, and Arla unveils cost-cutting plan to save 400m euros in three years.

Direct download: FoodBev_Daily_20_04_2018.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 3:39pm UTC

Martin White rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: European Parliament approves EU circular economy legislation, Unilever sales growth boosted by emerging markets results, and Arytza to appoint Gregory Sklikas as its new European CEO

Direct download: FoodBev_Daily_19_04_2018.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 3:45pm UTC

Martin White rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Commonwealth nations join UK-led plastic waste initiative, Demand for baby food in China drives Danone sales growth, and US senators urge review of Marfrig’s National Beef deal

Direct download: FoodBev_Daily_18_04_2018.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 3:14pm UTC

Martin White rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Mondelēz opens $90m biscuit production plant in Bahrain, Tate & Lyle names Mondelēz’s Imran Nawaz as its new CFO, and Scientists accidentally engineer an enzyme that eats plastic.

Direct download: FoodBev_Daily_17_04_2018.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 2:47pm UTC

Martin White rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Diageo commits $150m to Scotch whisky investment programme, AB InBev develops new energy-efficient brewing method, and Bell & Evans to invest $260m to build poultry harvesting facility

Direct download: FoodBev_Daily_16_04_2018_2.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 3:38pm UTC

Foodbev's Jesús Luna-Lopez spoke with Voltea's chief sales officer Dewitt Dees at the Water Quality Association Convention & Exposition 2018 about the company's water treatment technology.

Voltea's innovative CapDI water deionisation technology is designed to remove dissolved salts from water using electricity, and the process is suitable for tap water, industrially processed water and even brackish groundwater.

Dewitt claims that this process is more environmentally friendly than other water purification techniques, as he says the process consumes less energy and utilises fewer chemicals than other processes.

Dewitt also discusses the brand's DiUse technology, a miniaturised version of its CapDI system suitable for point-of-use applications.

Direct download: Dewitt_Dees_WQA_Interview.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 11:25am UTC

Jules Scully rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: EU aims to tackle unfair trading practices in the food supply chain, Premium Brands acquires Oberto Brands to boost meat snack offer, and Coca-Cola Amatil launches accelerator called Amatil X.

Direct download: 13_04_2018.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 3:20pm UTC

Jules Scully rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Maple Leaf invests in edible insect producer Entomo Farms, Tate & Lyle expands its food application laboratory in Mexico, and Fonterra agrees production partnership with Apollo Foods.

Direct download: 12_04_2018.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 3:12pm UTC

Jules Scully rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Hansen expands facilities for natural colours in North America, Asia convenience channel set to grow 6.6% a year to 2022 – study, and 2 Sisters aims for 90% recyclable plastic packaging by 2020. 

Direct download: 11_04_2018.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 2:47pm UTC

Jules Scully rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Marfrig acquires majority stake in National Beef for $969m, Iceland pledges to remove palm oil from its own-brand products, and Nestlé aims to make all packaging recyclable or reusable by 2025. 

Direct download: 10_04_2018.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 3:23pm UTC

Jules Scully rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Henkell & Co acquires Lithuanian alcohol distributor Filipopolis, Schur Flexibles Group appoints Thorsten Kühn as its new CEO, and NZMP SureStart to take part in gut and brain research project.

Direct download: 09_04_2018.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 3:26pm UTC

Martin White rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Sugar Tax: UK government’s sugar tax comes into effect, Campbell’s names new chief operating officer, and Grupo Bimbo partners with Invenergy in wind power supply deal

Direct download: FoodBev_Daily_06_04_2018.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 2:56pm UTC

Martin White rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Transcontinental acquires Coveris Americas for $1.32bn, Unilever offers support for new PET plastic recycling technology, and Supermarket group Ahold Delhaize appoints new CEO

Direct download: FoodBev_Daily_05_04_2018.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 3:06pm UTC

Martin White rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Hershey to invest $500m to fund sustainable cocoa programme, C&C Group acquires Matthew Clark and Bibendum from Conviviality, and Rémy Cointreau Group restructures its executive committee

Direct download: FoodBev_Daily_04_04_2018.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 2:50pm UTC

Martin White rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: UK to start enforcing sugar tax in less than a week as Ireland defers, Canadian government to invest up to $3m in Quebec dairy processor, and Kerry Group acquires Spain-based seasoning company Hasenosa

Direct download: FoodBev_Daily_03_04_2018.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 3:43pm UTC