FoodBev Media’s Sian Yates rounds up the final week of 2021 in this news bulletin. News includes: ADM acquires Flavor Infusion International; Sonoco to acquire US packaging manufacturer Ball Metalpack; Future Meat Technologies raises $347m in Series B funding; and more.

FoodBev Media’s Antonia Garrett Peel rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including Hain Celestial agrees to acquire That’s How We Roll for $259m; Coca-Cola FEMSA to purchase CVI Refrigerantes; Meatless Farm appoints Dior Decupper as global chief executive; and more.

FoodBev Media’s Rafaela Sousa rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including Constellation Brands to build $1.3bn brewery in Mexico – Wall Street Journal; Kraft Heinz agrees to acquire majority stake in Just Spices; McCain Foods invests $55m in plant-based business Strong Roots; and more.

FoodBev Media’s Lauren Ford rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including Universal Robina Corporation to acquire Munchy's for approximately $452.8m; Sykes Seafood announces acquisition of Ruskim Seafoods; Beneo to expand chicory root fibre facilities in Chile and Belgium; and more.

FoodBev Media’s Sian Yates rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including Ardagh to acquire glass packaging company Consol for $1bn; General Mills proposes sale of European dough businesses to Cérélia; Impossible Foods secures $500m in latest funding round; and more.

FoodBev Media’s Antonia Garrett Peel rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including Unilever to sell tea business Ekaterra for €4.5bn; Heineken to acquire Distell Group Holdings and Namibia Breweries; JBS enters cultivated protein market with $100m investment; and more.

FoodBev Media’s Rafaela Sousa rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including Hershey to spend around $1.2bn on two pretzel acquisitions; Glanbia announces sale of its 40% interest in Glanbia Ireland for €307m; Bell’s Brewery to be acquired by Australian brewer Lion, founder to retire; and more.

FoodBev Media's Sian Yates is joined by Carbery innovation project manager, Eimear Blackwell, who has worked as part of the innovation and nutrition team at Carbery for over a decade. Here, Eimear tells us more about the company’s protein hydrolysate protein portfolio and its benefits for the clinical nutrition sector.

FoodBev Media’s Antonia Garrett Peel rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including Coca-Cola nears deal to acquire controlling stake in BodyArmor - Bloomberg; George Weston agrees sale of Weston Foods fresh and frozen businesses; UK Chancellor announces alcohol duty shake-up; and more.

FoodBev Media’s Sian Yates rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: UK government agrees free trade deal with New Zealand; Pernod Ricard invests in Abasolo Ancestral Corn Whisky; Biomilq secures $21m in Series A funding round; and more.

FoodBev Media’s Lauren Ford rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including French government to ban the country's plastic packaging for fruit and vegetables; Elopak acquires Naturepak Beverage Packaging Co for $96m; Tyson Foods announces $61m investment in Vicksburg site; and more.

FoodBev Media’s Antonia Garrett Peel rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including Perfect Day raises $350m in funding round; O-I Glass unveils $680m growth investment plans; Crown Holdings to build new beverage can facility in Nevada; and more.

FoodBev Media’s Rafaela Sousa rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including Pernod Ricard agrees to buy online spirits retailer The Whisky Exchange; Kraft Heinz to acquire Brazilian food company Hemmer; Ardian acquires majority stake in Florida Food Products; and more.

With many industry-leading brands already taking the lead, how do you ensure you are taking the right approach while not getting left behind? Join Husky’s Trevor Van Eerde as he shares insight on what to consider when navigating the move to integrating more rPET into your packaging.

FoodBev Media’s Sian Yates rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including Full Sail IP Partners acquires Odwalla from The Coca-Cola Company; Givaudan, Bühler and Migros partner to launch cultured food hub; ADM unveils flavour production facility in Pinghu, China; and more

FoodBev Media’s Rafaela Sousa rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including Cargill opens $150m pectin processing plant in Brazil; PepsiCo to invest $64m to expand Uruguay plant; Sonae acquires Gosh! Food owner for around £64m; and more.

FoodBev Media’s Antonia Garrett Peel rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including DSM to buy dairy-based flavourings firm First Choice Ingredients; Eat Just announces partnership to build cultivated meat facility; Catalent to purchase Bettera Holdings for $1bn; and more.

FoodBev Media’s Sian Yates rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Horizon Organic to terminate contracts with Vermont dairy farmers; Tyson Foods invest $300m in new fully-cooked Virginia facility; Nestlé expands R&D facilities in Singapore; and more. 

FoodBev Media’s Rafaela Sousa rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including Clayton, Dubilier & Rice strikes £7bn deal to buy Morrisons; PepsiCo pledges to be “net water positive” by 2030; Coca-Cola HBC to buy majority stake in Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Egypt for $427m; and more.

FoodBev Media’s Antonia Garrett Peel rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including Cargill and Continental Grain to buy Sanderson Farms for $4.53bn; Stock Spirits agrees to £767m takeover by CVC-affiliated funds; JBS to acquire Australian salmon farmer Huon for around $313m; and more.

FoodBev Weekly News Bulletin 06/08/21: PepsiCo to offload majority stake in juice business for $3.3bn; Glebe Farm wins court case against Oatly over trademark dispute; Refresco to purchase three US production sites from Coca-Cola; and more.

FoodBev Media’s Sian Yates rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including Ebro to sell France-based Panzani pasta and sauce unit in €550m deal; Food tech firm NotCo secures $235m in funding, valued at $1.5bn; ADM has announced plans to acquire European non-GMO soy ingredients group Sojaprotein; and more. 

FoodBev Media’s Emma Upshall rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including Nature’s Fynd eyes significant expansion following $350m raise; Coca-Cola revenues jump 42% in second quarter amid strong recovery; DSM to relocate Heerlen head office; and more. 

FoodBev Media’s Sian Yates rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: KPS to acquire controlling stake in Tate & Lyle’s sweetener arm for $1.3bn; USDA commits $500m to boost meat processing capacity and competition; Nestlé looks to enter cultivated meat space through new partnerships; and more. 

FoodBev Media’s Antonia Garrett Peel rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including Morrisons agrees to £6.3bn takeover bid by Fortress-led group; BlueTriton Brands names Jorge Mesquita as CEO; Aleph Farms secures $105m to commercialise cell-grown meat internationally; and more. 

FoodBev Media’s Emma Upshall rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including Fonterra agrees sale of China JV farms to AustAsia Investment Holdings; Darigold to inaugurate $500m specialised milk protein and butter plant; Danone Manifesto Ventures buys majority stake in Harmless Harvest; and more. 

FoodBev Media’s Martin White rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including US Supreme Court throws out slavery case against Nestlé and Cargill; Kerry to acquire preservatives maker Niacet for around $1bn; UK food and drink exports to EU nearly halve in first quarter of 2021; and more.

FoodBev Media’s Antonia Garrett Peel rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including Kerry to divest meats and meal unit to Pilgrim’s Pride for €819m; Oterra in talks to acquire Symrise’s natural food colouring activities; E & J Gallo to invest $423m in new US plant; and more. 

FoodBev is joined by Mathieu Lucot, who discusses the impact of the plant-based beverage industry on the clinical nutrition market. 

FoodBev Media’s Emma Upshall rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including Reckitt Benckiser to sell China infant formula business for $2.2bn; JBS pays $11m in ransom after targeted cyberattack; former employees accuse BrewDog of fostering “culture of fear”; and more.

FoodBev’s Martin White rounds up this week’s top news stories from the food and beverage industry, including: Donnie King to succeed Dean Banks as president and CEO of Tyson Foods; Nestlé document describes majority of firm’s food and drinks portfolio as unhealthy; and Ferrero to acquire Burton’s Biscuit Company, and more

In this podcast, FoodBev is joined by Ali Kaylan, senior vice president of innovation and VP of marketing at SIG. Kaylan discusses how SIG’s new tethered caps can help beverage manufacturers to comply with EU regulations on single-use plastics.

FoodBev's Antonia Garrett Peel rounds up this week's top news stories from the food and beverage industry, including: Mondelēz to purchase European baked goods firm Chipita for $2bn; Graphic Packaging takes full ownership of International Paper partnership; Marfrig acquires a quarter of BRF shares for around $800m; and more.

FoodBev's Siân Yates rounds up this week's top news stories from the food and beverage industry, including: Danone names Barry Callebaut boss Antoine de Saint-Affrique as CEO; Molson Coors to quadruple hard seltzer production capacity in Canada; Eat Just secures $170m for cell-cultured meat subsidiary Good Meat; and more.

In this podcast, FoodBev is joined by Joana Carneiro, business director for beverages at DSM. Carneiro discusses how DSM can help brewers and beverage brands to create more sustainable, efficiently-produced beverages.

FoodBev Media’s Martin White rounds up this week's food and beverage news, including AB InBev’s long-serving CEO Brito to hand over to North America head; Britvic acquires UK plant-based drinks brand Plenish; Nestlé debuts new pea-based milk alternative brand; and more.

In this podcast, FoodBev is joined by MilliporeSigma's senior scientist for new technology evaluation, Markus Jucker. Jucker discusses the importance of employing pathogen detection techniques in ensuring food safety. 

FoodBev's Sian Yates rounds up this week's food and beverage news, including: Nestlé to buy The Bountiful Company’s core supplement brands; Food allergy bill for sesame labelling becomes law in US; Chr. Hansen Natural Colors announces purchase of Secna Natural Ingredients Group; and more.

FoodBev Media’s Antonia Garrett Peel rounds up the week’s biggest news in the world of food and beverages, including JBS to acquire plant-based meat producer Vivera for €341m; Cargill to build new $350m canola processing plant in Canada; Mondelēz and Olam join forces to create sustainable cocoa farm in Indonesia. 

FoodBev Media’s Emma Upshall rounds up the week’s biggest news in the world of food and beverages, including Heineken commits to carbon neutrality across value chain by 2040; SunOpta acquires plant-based beverage brands from Hain Celestial; Synlait CEO Leon Clement steps down; and more. 

FoodBev Media’s Martin White rounds up the week’s biggest news in the world of food and beverages, including Crown's agreement to sell its EMEA food packaging unit for €2.5 billion; Tyson Foods opening a new Tennessee poultry complex; and Nestlé Waters North America rebrand as BlueTriton Brands.

FoodBev Media’s Antonia Garrett Peel rounds up the week’s biggest news in the world of food and beverages, including CapVest agrees sale of Eight Fifty Food Group to Sofina Foods; Cargill exits Alvean joint venture and sugar trading business; ultrafast grocery delivery company Getir secures $300m in funding; and more. 

FoodBev Media’s Sian Yates rounds up the week’s biggest news in the world of food and beverages, including UK food and drink exports to EU fall 75.5% post-Brexit; Mondelēz agrees to acquire performance nutrition brand Grenade; George Weston unveils plans to sell bakery unit; and more.

FoodBev Media’s Emma Upshall rounds up the week’s biggest news in the world of food and beverages, including Danone board removes Faber as company chairman; Aryzta agrees deal to divest North American unit for $850m; ADM agrees to pay $45m to settle peanut price-fixing allegations; and more.

FoodBev Media’s Martin White rounds up the week’s biggest news in the world of food and beverages, including Nestlé's acquisition of functional water brand Essentia Water, Campbell Soup's second quarter results and Diageo's purchase of the Lone River Ranch Water hard seltzer brand.

FoodBev Media’s Emma Upshall rounds up the week’s biggest news in the world of food and beverages, including Danone's Emmanuel Faber to relinquish CEO role following investor pressure; Budweiser Brewing Group to boost capacity with £115m investment; Molson Coors divests Indian beer arm to Inbrew Holdings; and more.

FoodBev Media’s Antonia Garrett Peel rounds up the week’s biggest news in the world of food and beverages, including AB InBev’s full-year results; Nestlé's acquisition of UK recipe box business SimplyCook; Coca-Cola announcing plans to buy a controlling stake in Bodyarmor and more.

FoodBev Media's Sian Yates takes a look at some of the biggest news of the week, including: Major chocolate producers face lawsuit in the US, over accusations that they profited from child slavery; One Rock and Metropoulos & Co. to acquire Nestlé Waters North America; Redefine Meat secures $29m in funding; and more.

FoodBev Media's Emma Upshall rounds up the week's biggest news in the world of food and beverages, including Kraft Heinz’ divestiture of the Planters brand to Hormel; Heineken announcing it will cut 8,000 jobs after sharp declines in profit; The Coca-Cola Company’s full-year results and more.

FoodBev Media's Martin White rounds up the week's biggest news in the world of food and beverages, including Kerry's acquisition of China’s Jining Nature Group; Anheuser-Busch announcing an investment of more than $1 billion over the next two years; Unilever's full-year results and more.