Harriet Jachec rounds up the day's biggest news in the world of food and beverages, including: Kraft Heinz acquires condiments brand Primal Kitchen for $200m, Coca-Cola Amatil confirms plans to offload its SPC unit in Australia, and Cargill invests $235m to expand its operations in the Philippines

Harriet Jachec rounds up the day's biggest news in the world of food and beverages, including: Unilever CEO Paul Polman retires, to be succeeded by Alan Jope, PepsiCo and Coca-Cola to invest $1.4bn in Pakistan, and Emmi names Ricarda Demarmels as its new chief financial officer.

Harriet Jachec rounds up the day's biggest news in the world of food and beverages, including: Coca-Cola Amatil inks 28-year Rekorderlig distribution deal, CP Kelco plans pectin production capacity expansion at Danish site, and Olymel acquires Canadian poultry company Pinty’s Delicious Foods.

Harriet Jachec rounds up the day's biggest news in the world of food and beverages, including: Barry Callebaut extends supply deal with Indonesia’s Garudafood, Maple Leaf Foods to build $498m poultry processing site in Canada, and the World Food Innovation Awards 2019 open for entry.

Harriet Jachec rounds up the day's biggest news in the world of food and beverages, including: UK collects £153.8m from sugar tax since its introduction in April, Soft drinks firm Co-Ro acquires Chinese distribution company, and the World Food Innovation Awards 2019 open for entries. 

Martin White rounds up the day's biggest news in the world of food and beverages, including: Lesaffre acquires fermented ingredient developer Gnosis, Duvel Moortgat acquires majority stake in Jarr Kombucha, and Firmenich opens new taste creation facility in the Philippines

Harriet Jachec rounds up the day's biggest news in the world of food and beverages, including: Orkla offers to buy restaurant chain Kotipizza for 146m euros, Cargill appoints Brian Sikes as head of its protein and salt unit, and Salt of the Earth signs four new distribution agreements.

Harriet Jachec rounds up the day's biggest news in the world of food and beverages, including: Tomra introduces digital reverse vending voucher system, DSM releases culture for Castellano cheese production, and FrieslandCampina set to close its Bree mozzarella production site.

Martin White rounds up the day's biggest news in the world of food and beverages, including: Campbell Soup’s Q1 results bolstered by strong snacks sales, Joyvio Group agrees to acquire Australis Seafoods for $880m, and Lancaster Colony subsidiary acquires Omni Baking for $25m

Harriet Jachec rounds up the day's biggest news in the world of food and beverages, including: Nestlé Waters North America in ‘significant’ rPET agreement, Beyond Meat plans to go public with $100m public offering, and Arla Foods Ingredients releases new high-protein biscuit concept.

Harriet Jachec rounds up the day's biggest news in the world of food and beverages, including: World Beverage Innovation Awards 2018 winners revealed, Coca-Cola Amatil partners up with three Australian startups, and DS Smith Plastics introduces returnable beverage pack.

Martin White rounds up the day's biggest news in the world of food and beverages, including: South Korea’s CJ Cheiljedang to buy US firm Schwan’s for $1.84bn, Beam Suntory’s North American division appoints new president, and New research reveals consumer demand for green packaging

Martin White rounds up the day's biggest news in the world of food and beverages, including: Heineken’s Grupa Żywiec buys Polish firm Browar Namysłów, Agrial Group to acquire German dairy company Rotkäppchen, and AI firm Trace Genomics raises $13m in Series A funding round

Martin White rounds up the day's biggest news in the world of food and beverages, including: Tyson Foods fourth quarter sales hit by falling meat prices, Kellogg considers selling Keebler and Famous Amos cookie brands, and Mondelēz excludes 12 suppliers from its palm oil supply chain

Martin White rounds up the day's biggest news in the world of food and beverages, including: Diageo offloads portfolio of 19 brands to Sazerac for $550m, O-I to acquire 49.7% stake in Empresas Comegua for $119m, and Henkell & Co’s Copestick Murray to merge with Freixenet in the UK

Martin White rounds up the day's biggest news in the world of food and beverages, including: Coca-Cola plans to launch range of Coke-branded energy drinks, Freedom Foods signs deal with Alibaba to sell cereal in China, and Louisiana Fish Fry appoints Michael Morse as its new CEO

Martin White rounds up the day's biggest news in the world of food and beverages, including: Keurig Dr Pepper posts net sales of $2.73bn during third quarter, Flowers Foods buys bakery firm Canyon Bakehouse for $205m, and Cargill and DSM form joint venture to produce sweeteners

Martin White rounds up the day's biggest news in the world of food and beverages, including: Kraft Heinz to offload Canadian natural cheese unit to Parmalat, BrewDog hires Diageo veteran to lead its LoneWolf distilling unit, and HKScan to cut 165 jobs and streamline production operations

Martin White rounds up the day's biggest news in the world of food and beverages, including: PepsiCo to boost snack offer with acquisition of UK’s Pipers Crisps, ADM nearly doubles operating profit in strong third quarter, and Danish Crown agrees 300m euro supply deal with Alibaba

Martin White rounds up the day's biggest news in the world of food and beverages, including: WestRock acquires packaging producer KapStone for $4.9bn, Malaysia to introduce tax on sugary soft drinks and juices, and Roquette signs European distribution deal with Azelis

Douglas Jones of BioCell Technology talks to FoodBev about the company’s BioCell Collagen, which is said to improve joint mobility and boost skin health.

Presented by: Jules Scully.

DeHe Biotech, a China-based supplier of microalgae raw materials, believes that consumers are increasingly aware of the benefits of microalgae and that the industry has a “strong” future.

Jules Scully speaks with Felix Chai, the CEO of DeHe Biotech, about how this ingredient can benefit clients and consumers.

Kerry aims to offer taste, nutrition and functionality through its ProDiem solution, as the company transfers its knowledge from dairy proteins to vegetable proteins.

At Vitafoods Asia 2018, Jules Scully speaks with Laura Collins, business development specialist, Kerry, and John Reilly, vice president of business development, Kerry, to find out more. 

Jules Scully speaks with Julian Lee, international sales manager of  South Korea's Nextbio, at Vitafoods Asia 2018. The company has invented a new method of mass producing highly concentrated cold brew coffee, which can be applied to a range of food and beverage applications.

Martin White rounds up the day's biggest news in the world of food and beverages, including: Kraft Heinz shares down as high commodity costs affect Q3 profit, Smurfit Kappa to buy two Serbian firms for €133m, and Symrise invests €50m in new US natural food ingredients plant

Harriet Jachec rounds up the day's biggest news in the world of food and beverages, including: FrieslandCampina extends partnership with Agriterra, Mondelēz opens $15m research and development facility in India, and Carlsberg records 7.4% rise in net revenue and raises profit outlook.

FoodBev talks to Danny Lowe, the founder and director of Blockhead, which is thinking differently about the confectionery category with its vitamin and energy gum.

The company currently has two offerings – lemon-flavoured energy gum and peppermint-flavoured vitamin gum – and, as Lowe explains, the company is exploring new formats, such as calming confectionery, which could come as early as next year.

Alex Clere spoke to Lowe about the rising focus on functional confectionery and its primed position for growth.