FoodBev Media’s Melissa Bradshaw rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Monster closes in on Bang Energy acquisition; Swire Pacific to sell Swire Coca-Cola USA for $3.88bn; Diageo ends business relationship with Sean 'Diddy' Combs; and more.

FoodBev Media’s Rafaela Sousa rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: VFC saves Meatless Farm from administration; US regulator approves first sales of lab-grown meat; Coca-Cola HBC to acquire Finlandia vodka brand for $220m; and more.

FoodBev Media’s Phoebe Fraser rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Bunge to merge with Glencore-backed Viterra in $8.2bn agribusiness deal; South Ukraine’s agricultural operations hit by Kakhovka dam destruction; Walmart to build $257m beef facility; and more.

FoodBev Media’s Gwen Jones rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Diageo’s CEO Sir Ivan Menezes passes away after brief illness; AeroFarms files for bankruptcy, looks to restructure finances and operations; Ireland considers “culling” 200,000 dairy cows; and more

Welcome to this exclusive podcast interview with FoodBev Media. 

Gwen Jones is joined by Fabrizio Tardioli, global marketing director for the processed food sector at Diversey – a hygiene, infection prevention and cleaning solutions provider for the food and beverage industry.

Gwen sat down with Tardioli to explore how the F&B industry can optimise its operations without impacting food integrity or compromising on food safety. 

FoodBev Media’s Siân Yates rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: : Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accuses Diageo of racism in US lawsuit; PepsiCo opens its most sustainable factory in Europe; Asda acquires majority stake in EG Group; and more.