FoodBev.com Podcast

Welcome to The Plant Base's first-ever Veganuary Sessions podcast series, in celebration of the annual movement co-founded by Matthew Glover and Jane Land over a decade ago, encouraging consumers to adopt a vegan lifestyle for January and beyond. 

Melissa Bradshaw, editor of The Plant Base magazine, hosts this special themed series featuring conversations with special guests from within the plant-based food and beverage industry, as well as members of our editorial team here at FoodBev Media.

In this final episode, the FoodBev Media editorial team rounds up their favourite of the Veganuary launches for 2024, including new foodservice dishes and retail products.

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This podcast series is sponsored by Solina. Click here to download Solina's booklet and discover more insights into the plant-based market.

Direct download: Veganuary_podcast_product_round-up.mp3
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FoodBev Media's Melissa Bradshaw rounds up this week's food and beverage news, including: Compass Group to acquire CH&CO in £475m deal; IFF partners with Bellona to restore Norway’s seaweed forests; ADM names interim CFO amid ongoing investigation; and more.

Direct download: NB_26.1.24.mp3
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Welcome to The Plant Base's first-ever Veganuary Sessions podcast series, in celebration of the annual movement co-founded by Matthew Glover and Jane Land over a decade ago, encouraging consumers to adopt a vegan lifestyle for January and beyond. 

Melissa Bradshaw, editor of The Plant Base magazine, hosts this special themed series featuring conversations with special guests from within the plant-based food and beverage industry, as well as members of our editorial team here at FoodBev Media.

In this episode, Melissa speaks with Parm Bains, co-founder of the vegan ready meal brand Shicken, and Martin Holden-White, founder of plant-based recipe kit company Grubby. We explore convenience and making plant-based eating easier for consumers, delving into how ready meals and recipe kit innovations can offer consumers a helping hand with getting more plants onto their plates.

This podcast series is sponsored by Solina. Click here to download Solina's booklet and discover more insights into the plant-based market.

Direct download: Making_plant-based_easy_podcast_01_1.mp3
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FoodBev Media's David Echevarría rounds up this week's food and beverage news, including Diageo settles racism dispute with Diddy; Mars opens $42m snack-focused R&D facility in Chicago; Imagindairy acquires new facility, announces manufacturing milestone; and more.

Direct download: pod_19.01_Mixdown_2.mp3
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Welcome to The Plant Base's first-ever Veganuary Sessions podcast series, in celebration of the annual movement co-founded by Matthew Glover and Jane Land over a decade ago, encouraging consumers to adopt a vegan lifestyle for January and beyond. 

Melissa Bradshaw, editor of The Plant Base magazine, hosts this special themed series featuring conversations with special guests from within the plant-based food and beverage industry, as well as members of our editorial team here at FoodBev Media.

In this episode, Melissa speaks with FoodBev Media's editorial director and editor of FoodBev magazine, Siân Yates, for a brief overview of the current plant-based market. We explore some of the top trends, companies and opportunities for the industry in 2024.

This podcast series is sponsored by Solina. Click here to download Solina's booklet and discover more insights into the plant-based market.

Direct download: Mel_and_Sian_podcast.mp3
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South Korean parliament passes bill to ban dog meat trade; Vegan Food Group emerges as powerhouse in plant-based food industry; Bottled water contains hundreds of thousands of invisible microplastic particles, study finds; and more.


Direct download: NB_12.01_fini.mp3
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Welcome to The Plant Base's first-ever Veganuary Sessions podcast series, in celebration of the annual movement co-founded by Matthew Glover and Jane Land over a decade ago, encouraging consumers to adopt a vegan lifestyle for January and beyond. 

Melissa Bradshaw, editor of The Plant Base magazine, hosts this special themed series featuring conversations with special guests from within the plant-based food and beverage industry, as well as members of our editorial team here at FoodBev Media.

In this first episode, Melissa speaks with Matthew Glover to discuss the beginnings of the Veganuary movement as well as the current state of the plant-based meat industry and how the Veganuary mission led to his involvement in founding VFC Foods – which has now transformed into a broader entity, Vegan Food Group (VFG).

This podcast series is sponsored by Solina. Click here to download Solina's booklet and discover more insights into the plant-based market.

Direct download: Matthew_Glover_podcast_episode_FINAL_EDIT.mp3
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Platinum Equity to buy Horizon Organic and Wallaby from Danone; Nongfu Spring to invest $700m in new facility; Research highlights growing popularity of low- and no-alcohol alternatives; and more

Direct download: Weekly_NB_05.01.24_MIXDOWN.mp3
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FoodBev Media's Rafaela Sousa rounds up this week's food and beverage news, including Chr. Hansen, Novozymes merger approved, Kerry to acquire lactase enzyme business; UAE’s first brewery to open in Abu Dhabi; and more.

Direct download: December_podcast_mixdown.mp3
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 1:11pm UTC

FoodBev Media's David Echevarría rounds up this week's food and beverage news, including Global dairy companies join alliance to cut methane at COP28; Nestlé to invest $1.2bn in Brazil; EG Group to sell all of its KFC franchise restaurants; and more

Direct download: POD_08.12_Mixdown_1.mp3
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Food Ingredients Europe 2023: In review. Whilst walking the FiE halls, FoodBev spoke with some of the biggest F&B companies to discuss the event and their trend predictions for 2024. Listen to some of the major players’ voices here.

Direct download: FiE_Pod_Mixdown_3.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 11:50am UTC

FoodBev Media's Melissa Bradshaw rounds up this week's food and beverage news, including: 7-Eleven International to acquire 7-Eleven Australia for AUD $1.71bn; Müller to sell Milk & More to Freshways Group; Research: Raising frozen food temperature by three degrees can slash carbon emissions; and more.

Direct download: NB_1.12.23.mp3
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 11:57am UTC

FoodBev Media's David Echevarría rounds up this week's food and beverage news, including CCEP and AEV sign agreement to buy Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines; Givaudan and Thimus use neuroscience to better understand consumer preference; Danone and Global Methane Hub partner to accelerate methane reduction and more.

Direct download: FB_POD_24.11_Mixdown_1_01.mp3
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 12:35pm UTC

FoodBev Media's Rafaela Sousa rounds up this week's food and beverage news, including: Unilever shares reformulation patents to combat freezer emissions in the ice cream sector; ‘World-first’ alternative seafood association launched; Mars acquires British confectionery brand Hotel Chocolat for £534m; and more.

 

Direct download: Podcast_-_17_Nov_2023_FINAL_mixdown.mp3
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 10:38am UTC

FoodBev Media's Melissa Bradshaw rounds up this week's food and beverage news, including: Ahold Delhaize USA to sell FreshDirect to Getir; Complaint filed against F&B giants for ‘misleading’ recycling claims; Post Holdings’ president and CEO to take medical leave of absence; and more.

Direct download: News_bulletin_10.11.23.mp3
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 11:37am UTC

FoodBev Media's Phoebe Fraser rounds up this week's food and beverage news, including: Asda completes £2bn EG Group acquisition; Treasury Wine Estates acquires Daou Vineyards for $900m; Keurig Dr Pepper to distribute Electrolit in the US; and more.

Direct download: PF_podcast_031123_1.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 11:24am UTC

FoodBev Media's Siân Yates rounds up this week's food and beverage news, including: Ukraine says Black Sea corridor is working after suspension claims; Nestlé to close baby formula plant in Ireland, risks 540 jobs; Nichols announces changes to board; and more. 

Direct download: Weekly_NB_27.10.2023_MIXDOWN.mp3
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FoodBev Media's David Echevarría rounds up this week's food and beverage news, including: A2 Milk and Synlait Milk enter Arbitration; Newly Weds Foods to be bought by Redwood Holdings for $4bn – Reuters; EU set to ban products made with forced labour; and more.

Direct download: FB_POD_20.10_01.mp3
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FoodBev Media's Melissa Bradshaw rounds up this week's food and beverage news, including: Nolet offers €269.5m for Lucas Bols; Hostess received $33 per share cash offer before JM Smucker Deal; Bunge shareholders approve Viterra acquisition; and more.

Direct download: News_bulletin_13.10.23.mp3
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 10:42am UTC

FoodBev Media's Rafaela Sousa rounds up this week's food and beverage news, including: Single-use plastic cutlery ban comes into force in England; Mondelēz finalises sale of gum business to Perfetti Van Melle; Infarm’s Dutch branch declared bankrupt; and more.

Direct download: Podcast_October_mixdown.mp3
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 10:55am UTC

FoodBev Media's Phoebe Fraser rounds up this week's food and beverage news, including: Vitafoods Europe to move to Barcelona from 2025; EU cracks down on carbon neutral claims; JBS begins work on Brazil’s first cultivated protein R&D centre; and more. 

Direct download: PF_NB_29.09_edited.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:56am UTC

FoodBev Media's Sian Yates rounds up this week's food and beverage news, including: A2 Milk moves to cancel exclusive agreement with Synlait; Heineken Mexico invests €430m in new brewery; KDP appoints Tim Cofer as COO; and more. 

Direct download: Weekly_News_Bulletin_22.09.2023_MIXDOWN.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:48am UTC

FoodBev Media's Melissa Bradshaw rounds up this week's food and beverage news, including: Smurfit Kappa and WestRock to merge; Mars announces $1bn roadmap to cut emissions by 50% by 2030; Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs wins round in diversity dispute with Diageo; and more.

Direct download: News_bulletin_15.09.23.mp3
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 11:43am UTC

FoodBev Media's Rafaela Sousa rounds up this week's food and beverage news, including: Nestlé buys majority stake in Brazilian chocolate maker Grupo CRM; Koa inaugurates “Africa’s largest” cocoa fruit factory; Arla Foods Ingredients takes control of MV Ingredients JV as Volac exits; and more.

Direct download: Podcast_08_Sept_mixdown.mp3
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 11:01am UTC

FoodBev Media's Rafaela Sousa rounds up this week's food and beverage news, including: Minerva to become Brazil’s second-largest beef processor with BRL 7.5bn deal; Labour shortages cost food and drink industry £1.4bn; Anheuser-Busch announces $22.5m investment in Houston brewery; and more.

Direct download: September_1st_podcast.mp3
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FoodBev Weekly News Bulletin 25/08/23: Subway acquired by private equity firm Roark; Iceland chairman defies UK laws on infant formula sales; Heineken sells 100% shares in Russian business for €1; and more.

Direct download: PF_NB_250823.mp3
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FoodBev Media's Sian Yates rounds up this week's food and beverage news, including: Aldi to acquire Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarket; Bacardi labelled “international war sponsor” as Russian business operations continue; Tyson Foods to sell China poultry business; and more. 

Direct download: Weekly_News_Bulletin_18.08.2023_MIXDOWN.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 11:12am UTC

FoodBev Media's Gwen Jones rounds up this week's food and beverage news, including: Campbell Soup announces plans to acquire Sovos Brands for $2.7bn; Tyson Foods to permanently close four more US chicken plants; Adani Enterprise considers exit from $6bn Wilmar venture; and more.

Direct download: News_bulletin_1108_online-audio-converter.com.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:11am UTC

FoodBev Media's Melissa Bradshaw rounds up this week's food and beverage news, including: AB InBev to cut hundreds of corporate roles in the US; Wendel to sell Constantia Flexibles to One Rock Capital Partners’ affiliate; AG Barr CEO Roger White to step down after over 20 years; and more.

Direct download: News_bulletin_4.8.23.mp3
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FoodBev Weekly News Bulletin 28/07/23: Britvic announces acquisition of Jimmy’s Iced Coffee; Kellogg files Form 10 ahead of business separation; Ferrara to acquire Brazilian sweets and snacks company Dori Alimentos; and more.

Direct download: July_28th_podcast_mixdown.mp3
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 10:19am UTC

FoodBev Weekly News Bulletin 21/07/23: Döhler reinforces ingredient portfolio with acquisition of SVZ; Russia ends Black Sea Grain deal and destroys 60,000 tonnes of grain; AG Barr’s Boost brand in trademark battle with Britvic’s Robinsons; and more. 

Direct download: PF_NB_21.07.mp3
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FoodBev Media’s Gwen Jones rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Monster Beverage wins approval for Bang Energy acquisition; WHO declares aspartame as “possibly carcinogenic” but safe to consume in moderation; US Senate calls on FDA to investigate Prime Energy; and more.

Direct download: NB_1407.mp3
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FoodBev Media’s Siân Yates rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Drinktec and BrauBeviale announce joint venture; Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and Diageo dispute deepens; Monster enters into agreement to acquire Bang Energy’s assets; and more.

 

Direct download: News_Bulletin_07.07.2023_MIXDOWN.mp3
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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.

Direct download: NB_30.06.23.mp3
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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.

 

Direct download: Podcast_26_June_mixdown.mp3
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 10:58am UTC

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.

Direct download: PF_NB_16.06.mp3
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 9:35am UTC

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

Direct download: News_bulletin_09.06.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 11:18am UTC

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. 

Direct download: Diversey_podcast.mp3
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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.

Direct download: News_Bulletin_02.06.2023_MIXDOWN.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:20pm UTC

FoodBev Media’s Rafaela Sousa rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Ireland becomes first country to introduce health labelling on alcoholic drinks; Avara Foods closure plan puts 400 jobs at risk; Black Sea grain deal extended for two months; and more.

Direct download: Podcast_May_26_2023_mixdown.mp3
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 11:51am UTC

FoodBev Media’s Phoebe Fraser rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: WHO advises against use of non-sugar sweeteners for weight control; Pilgrim’s UK proposes closure of Manchester site, 542 jobs at risk; Plenty opens “world’s most technologically advanced” indoor vertical farm; and more.

Direct download: PF_NB_19.05.mp3
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FoodBev Media’s Gwen Jones rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Bubs Australia ousts founder and chief executive officer Kristy Carr; Coca-Cola to build $650m facility for ultrafiltered milk brand Fairlife; Pernod Ricard invests in circular economy start-up ecoSpirits; and more.

Direct download: News_bulletin_12.05.mp3
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FoodBev Media’s Gwen Jones rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Nestlé opens Institute of Agricultural Sciences to advance sustainable food systems; Bunge launches regenerative agriculture programme in Brazil; Athian closes seed round with investment from DSM and California Dairies; and more.

Direct download: NB_5th_May.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 11:55am UTC

FoodBev Media’s Phoebe Fraser rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Tyson Foods to cut 10% of corporate jobs and 15% of senior roles; Nestlé and PAI to create frozen pizza JV; Symrise partners with Pakistan-based manufacturer Shan Foods; and more. 

Direct download: P_NB_2804_edit.mp3
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 10:03am UTC

FoodBev Media’s Gwen Jones rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: EFSA identifies dietary exposure to Bisphenol A as health concern; DSM in talks to acquire postbiotics producer Adare Biome; Pernod Ricard suspends Absolut exports to Russia; and more.

Direct download: News_bulletin_21.04.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 9:16am UTC

FoodBev Media’s Rafaela Sousa rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Carlsberg to acquire UK rights to Kronenbourg 1664 from Heineken; ADM and Believer Meats collaborate to advance cultivated meat market; Swift Prepared Foods opens $200m Italian meats and charcuterie production facility; and more.

Direct download: Podcast_April_14th_mixdown.mp3
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 9:56am UTC

FoodBev Media’s Siân Yates rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Italian government moves to ban cell-based food in bid to protect culture; Pepsi unveils new logo and visual identity, reformulates Pepsi recipe in UK&I; Diageo CEO Sir Ivan Menezes to retire; and more.

Direct download: News_Bulletin_31_March_MIXDOWN.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 11:30am UTC

FoodBev Media’s Antonia Garrett Peel rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: EU antitrust regulators raid Red Bull premises; FrieslandCampina names Jan Derck van Karnebeek as next CEO; Pernod Ricard to acquire majority stake in Skrewball; and more.

Direct download: 24.3_mixdown.mp3
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 3:14pm UTC

FoodBev Media’s Phoebe Fraser rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Tyson to close two chicken plants impacting nearly 1,700 employees; Kellogg reveals new business names ahead of planned cereal unit spin-off; McCain makes CAD 600m investment in Coaldale facility; and more.

Direct download: Foodbev_Bulletin_17.03.23.mp3
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 12:24pm UTC

FoodBev Media’s Gwen Jones rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Carlsberg CEO Cees ‘t Hart to retire; ADM partners with Marel on new innovation centre; Splenda opens $50m stevia farm in central Florida; and more

Direct download: Nb_10.03_online-audio-converter.com.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:51am UTC

FoodBev Media’s Siân Yates rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Danone pledges never to launch HFSS products for children; Glanbia proposes sale of mozzarella JV to Leprino Foods; SIG to construct aseptic carton pack plant in Ahmedabad, India; and more.

Direct download: FB_Weekly_NB_03.03.23_FINAL.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 1:23pm UTC

FoodBev Media’s Gwen Jones rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Bill Gates buys stake in Heineken Holding worth €883m; Almarai buys PepsiCo’s stake in JV for SAR 255m; Costa Coffee appoints Philippe Schaillee as next CEO; and more.

Direct download: NB_24.02.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 11:00am UTC

FoodBev Media’s Rafaela Sousa rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: IFF to sell its Flavor Specialty Ingredients business for $220m; Heineken buys back €1bn in shares as Femsa exit begins; Kainos raises over $1bn in capital commitments; and more.

Direct download: Feb_17_podcast_mixdown.mp3
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 2:41pm UTC

Welcome to this exclusive podcast interview with FoodBev Media. 

Here, Siân Yates is joined by Vanessa Gougeon, marketing manager EMEA; Markus Matuschek, technical director for food and nutrition; Andrey Zhukov, market segment director for food and health EMEA, and Jatin Sharma, digital and marketing director EMEA, all at Azelis – an innovation service provider in the food ingredients industry. 

Siân sat down with the team to discuss the explosive plant-based sector, as well as the rise of vegan and flexitarian diets globally. 

Direct download: Azelis_Plant-Based_Podcast_Mixdown.mp3
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FoodBev Media’s Antonia Garrett Peel rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Carlsberg posts 16.9% revenue growth for 2022, plans to buy out partner in India; Bacardi acquires majority interest in D’Ussé following legal battle; Springworks Farm raises $22m for aquaponic greenhouse expansion; and more.

Direct download: 10.2.23_mixdown.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 2:54pm UTC

FoodBev Media’s Gwen Jones rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Unilever names FrieslandCampina's Hein Schumacher as CEO; Cannabidiol ban to come into force in Hong Kong on 1 February;  The Keepers Holdings acquires Island Mixers from Diageo; and more.

Direct download: NB_03.02.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 11:14am UTC

FoodBev Media’s Rafaela Sousa rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: 2 Sisters closes Llangefni factory, puts 730 jobs at risk; ByHeart to acquire additional infant formula facility in Iowa; PepsiCo Portugal invests €7.5m in biodigester; and more.

Direct download: January_26_mixdown.mp3
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 2:16pm UTC

FoodBev Media’s Phoebe Fraser rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Diageo to acquire Don Papa Rum for initial €260m; Nestlé Health Science invests $43m in Wisconsin facility; Molson Coors’ Fort Worth brewery moves to 100% renewable electricity; and more.

All this and more in this week’s podcast – click here to subscribe.

Direct download: Bulletin_20_Jan_2023_Final.mp3
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 2:00pm UTC

FoodBev Media’s Gwen Jones rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Kerry to sell sweet ingredients portfolio to Advent for €500m; AB InBev’s Bavaria invests $413m in new Colombian brewery; ByHeart acquires packaging company Cascadia Nutrition and more.

Direct download: NB_1301_updated.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:27pm UTC

Hello, and welcome to this exclusive podcast interview with FoodBev Media. 

Here, Siân Yates is joined by Vanessa Gougeon, marketing manager EMEA, and Markus Matuschek, technical director for food and nutrition, both at Azelis – an innovation service provider in the food ingredients industry. 

Vanessa and Markus will discuss the Nutriscore – a front-of-pack label that provides user-friendly information on the nutritional quality of food and beverage products – and how manufacturers are reviewing their formulations to meet growing demands from health-conscious consumers. 

They will also reveal how Azelis can help with new and improved low-sugar and low-fat reformulations, helping manufacturers meet the need for healthy, clean label products.  

Direct download: AZELIS_FINAL_PODCAST_MIXDOWN.mp3
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FoodBev Media’s Rafaela Sousa rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Hershey sued over ‘unsafe’ heavy metals found in chocolate – Reuters; Lotus Bakeries invests in nutrition bar company; Global Brands acquires three alcohol brands from Molson Coors; and more.

 

Direct download: January_06_-_podcast_mixdown.mp3
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 2:46pm UTC

FoodBev Media’s Gwen Jones rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Chr. Hansen and Novozymes announce merger; Carlsberg to acquire Waterloo Brewing in CAD 144m transaction;  Nestlé invests CHF 40m into new Ukrainian facility; and more.

Direct download: NB_1612.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 11:49am UTC

FoodBev Media’s Rafaela Sousa rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: PepsiCo to lay off hundreds of corporate workers – WSJ; Ferrero to acquire US ice cream manufacturer Wells; KDP and Nutrabolt announces strategic partnership; and more.

 

 
Direct download: Podcast_9_NEW_December_mixdown.mp3
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 11:55am UTC

FoodBev Media’s Antonia Garrett Peel rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: EU aims to cut packaging waste under new proposals; Bel enters into joint venture with Indian food company Britannia; Barry Callebaut to open third manufacturing site in India; and more.

Direct download: 12.2.22_mixdown.mp3
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 3:14pm UTC

FoodBev Media’s Siân Yates rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: DSM and Firmenich launch exchange offer for pending merger; Unilever to explore “cow-free” dairy for ice cream portfolios; Cargill to appoint Brian Sikes as president and CEO; and more.

Direct download: NB_25.11.22_MIXDOWN.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 11:26am UTC

FoodBev Media’s Phoebe Fraser rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Upside Foods gets FDA approval for cultivated meat; Fonterra divests Chile business; SALIC acquires SAR 209m stake in basmati rice processor LT Foods; and more.

Direct download: Phoebes_bulletin_mixdown.mp3
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 12:38pm UTC

FoodBev Media is joined by Zhong Xu, CEO and co-founder at Deliverect – a digital food management software solution for restaurants, helping them improve operations, profits and customer satisfaction.

In this podcast, Zhong uncovers recent survey data that reveals consumers are ordering more deliveries/takeaways despite inflation and what opportunity it presents for restaurants.

 

Direct download: Deliverect_FINAL_1.mp3
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 11:02am UTC

FoodBev Media is joined by Andrey Zhukov, market segment director for food and health EMEA, and Jatin Sharma, digital and marketing director EMEA, both from Azelis – a provider of speciality food and beverage ingredients. 

Andrey and Jatin talk about how current global crises and turbulent political landscapes are impacting the food and beverage industry and its supply chains. They also discuss how consumers' growing demand for health and wellbeing products is leading to more innovation and development. 

Direct download: Azelis_3_FINAL_MIXDOWN.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 11:33am UTC

FoodBev Media’s Gwen Jones rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Keurig Dr Pepper invests $50m in non-alcoholic beer company; Grupo Bimbo to invest $630m to build new facilities in Georgia and Ohio; Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company to sell Eagle Brewery and more.

Direct download: GJ_weekly_bulletin_11_11_22.mp3
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 12:00pm UTC

FoodBev Media’s Rafaela Sousa rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Russia resumes participation in Ukraine Black Sea grain deal; Ferrero breaks ground on $214m Kinder Bueno production facility; Diageo acquires American single malt whiskey producer Balcones Distilling; and more.

 
Direct download: 04_November_mixdown.mp3
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 1:36pm UTC

FoodBev Media’s Sian Yates rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Darling Ingredients to buy Gelnex for $1.2bn; ScaleUp Bio to open two precision fermentation facilities; Abbott to invest $500m in infant formula facility; and more.

Direct download: FB_Weekly_NB_28.10.22_FINAL.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 11:06am UTC

FoodBev Media’s Phoebe Fraser rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Danone to transfer control of EDP business in Russia; Mosa Meat ramps up cultivated beef production capacity; Lamb Weston to take full control of European JV; and more.
Direct download: News_bulletin_21.10.22_EDITED.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:46pm UTC

FoodBev Media’s Phoebe Fraser rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Novelis breaks ground on $2.5bn recycling and rolling plant; India demands $244m from Pernod Ricard in tax dispute – Reuters; Meatable becomes first cultivated pork producer in Singapore; and more.

Direct download: Weekly_bulletin_121022.mp3
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 1:01pm UTC

FoodBev Media’s Antonia Garrett Peel rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: JBS to discontinue US plant-based meat operation Planterra Foods; Solina to acquire Saratoga Food Specialties for $587.5m; Asahi acquires Australian adult soft drinks brand StrangeLove; and more.

Direct download: 10.7.mp3
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 2:53pm UTC

FoodBev Media’s Gwen Jones rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: US Justice Department denied motion for injunction following US Sugar acquisition; Diageo revokes sale of Windsor whisky business; Danone announces $22m investment to end US hunger; and more.

All this and more in this week’s podcast – click here to subscribe.

Direct download: Weekly_bulletin_3009.mp3
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 1:43pm UTC

FoodBev Media’s Rafaela Sousa rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: PepsiCo ends production of drinks brands in Russia months after announcing halt – Reuters; Fonterra decides not to sell stake in Australian business; Over 20 vertical farming companies commit to sustainable food system; and more.

 
Direct download: Podcast_September_23rd.mp3
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 10:47am UTC

Escuche este podcast con Know Ice y Procubitos Europe, quienes dominan la producción y empaque de hielo gourmet en Europa.

Know Ice diseña e instala produccion automatizada de hielo a gran escala.

Ivan Villalba, director Americas y globalisation explica las ventajas competitivas del hielo gourmet.

Direct download: Podcast_Esp_V1.mp3
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 11:05am UTC

Listen to this exclusive podcast interview with Know Ice and Procubitos Europe.

Procubitos Europe dominates gourmet beverage package ice production and distribution in Europe, and Know Ice designs and installs large-scale ice production automated facilities worldwide.

FoodBev Media is joined by Ivan Villalba, director Americas and globalisation at Know Ice.

 

Direct download: Podcast_Eng_V1.mp3
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 10:35am UTC

FoodBev Media’s Gwen Jones rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: PeakBridge secures €100m in first closing for food tech fund; Plenty to invest $300m in vertical farm campus; Veolia extends water reuse process for Qatari dairy producer Baladna; and more.

Direct download: Gwen_Jones_podcast.mp3
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 11:51am UTC

FoodBev Media’s Phoebe Fraser rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Danone ceases Bonafont production in Brazil; Glanbia Ireland reveals new identity; De Kuyper Royal Distillers acquires Archers Peach Schnapps; and more.

 

 

Direct download: Podcast_September_9.mp3
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 12:35pm UTC

FoodBev Media’s Phoebe Fraser rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Kraft Heinz agrees to sell B2B powdered cheese business to Kerry; BRF announces resignation of chief executive Lorival Luz, names new CEO; Walmart offers to buy remaining stake in Massmart; and more.

Direct download: 2_Sept_bulletin.mp3
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 12:41pm UTC

FoodBev Media’s Rafaela Sousa rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Just Eat sells its stake in Brazilian company iFood for €1.8bn; Tyson invests $200m in Amarillo beef plant; Campari acquires minority stake in Catalyst Spirits’ Howler Head bourbon; and more.

Direct download: Podcast_August_26.mp3
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 12:49pm UTC

FoodBev Media’s Lauren Ford rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Cooke agrees to acquire Australia’s Tassal for AUD 1.7bn; KDP in talks to buy Bang Energy drink owner – Bloomberg; Kraft Heinz recalls Wild Cherry-flavoured Capri Sun juice drink; and more.

Direct download: Weekly_Podcast_190822.mp3
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 12:13pm UTC

FoodBev Media’s Antonia Garrett Peel rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Investindustrial to buy significant portion of TreeHouse Foods’ meal prep division; Coca-Cola HBC agrees to acquire ESM Effervescent Sodas for €45m; Lotus Bakeries to construct new Biscoff facility in Asia; and more.

Direct download: 12.8.mp3
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 2:33pm UTC

FoodBev Media’s Rafaela Sousa rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: PepsiCo to invest $550m in energy drinks business Celsius; Saputo to invest CAD 45m to convert Wisconsin cheese facility; Canpack to build BRL 710m beverage can facility in Brazil; and more.

Direct download: Podcast_5_August.mp3
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 12:28pm UTC

FoodBev Media’s Siân Yates rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Price hikes help drive double-digit sales growth for Coca-Cola in Q2; Kraft Heinz posts moderate net sales decline for Q2; Tesco to remove multipack plastic wrapping from own-brand drinks; and more.
Direct download: News_Bulletin_29.07.22_FINAL.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:59am UTC

FoodBev Media’s Lauren Ford rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Swire to buy Coca-Cola bottlers in Vietnam and Cambodia; Diageo to construct €200 million carbon-neutral brewery in Ireland; Meati Foods raises $150m in Series C funding round; and more.

Direct download: Weekly_Podcast_220722.mp3
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 1:14pm UTC

FoodBev Media’s Rafaela Sousa rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Diageo to sell Guinness Cameroon business for £389m; Tyson Foods invests $90m in Mississippi plant; Givaudan, Bühler and Cargill join forces on food innovation lab; and more.

Direct download: Podcast_15_July_2022_mixdown.mp3
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 12:51pm UTC

FoodBev Media’s Lauren Ford rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Ben & Jerry’s sues Unilever over sale of Israeli business; France to impose naming restrictions on meat alternatives; Kellogg loses legal battle over new sugar regulations; and more. 

Direct download: Weekly_Podcast_080722.mp3
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 1:17pm UTC

FoodBev Media’s Antonia Garrett Peel rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Unilever sells Ben & Jerry’s ice cream business in Israel; Heinz pulls products from Tesco amid pricing dispute; Diageo to wind down operations in Russia; and more.

Direct download: 01.07.mp3
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 3:00pm UTC

FoodBev Media’s Lauren Ford rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Mondelēz to buy energy bar company Clif Bar for $2.9bn; Keurig Dr Pepper to acquire non-alcoholic cocktail brand Atypique; Kellogg Company to split into three independent food businesses; and more.

Direct download: Weekly_Podcast_240622.mp3
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 11:45am UTC

FoodBev is joined by Ana Nishnianidze, Australia’s Trade and Investment Commissioner to the UK and Ireland, to discuss the Australia-UK Free Trade Agreement, the impact it will have on the British food and drinks industry, and how the introduction of tastes and flavours from the Southern Hemisphere will bolster innovation in both countries.

 

Direct download: FoodBev_Austrade_Podcast_FINAL.mp3
Category:Interview -- posted at: 7:27am UTC

FoodBev Media’s Lauren Ford is joined by nutrition product manager at Ingredia, Sandrine Tran. Tran discusses Ingredia's nutritional protein range – Prodiet – and how the food and beverage industry is meeting demands for improved clinical nutrition formulations.

Direct download: Ingredia_FoodBev_podcast.mp3
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 9:37am UTC

FoodBev Media’s Siân Yates rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: FrieslandCampina to divest German businesses to Müller; Moolec Science and LightJump combine businesses in $504m deal; Tetra Pak and Mycorena to construct alternative protein plant; and more

Direct download: News_Bulletin_17.06.2022_FINAL.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 11:15am UTC


FoodBev Media’s Lauren Ford rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Bain Capital invests $250m in sous vide food company Cuisine Solutions; Molson Coors invests $65m to expand hard seltzer capabilities; Russian invaders attempt to reopen Danone Ukraine plant; and more.

Direct download: Weekly_Podcast_100622.mp3
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 11:31am UTC

FoodBev Media’s Rafaela Sousa rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Coca-Cola to discontinue Honest tea line; General Mills to divest food businesses to Eagle Foods for $610m; Nestlé to acquire Brazilian natural food producer Puravida; and more.

Direct download: News_Bulletin_27.05.2022.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:40pm UTC

FoodBev Media’s Antonia Garrett Peel rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Cargill to build soybean processing facility in Missouri; Brightseed raises $68m to accelerate AI-powered phytonutrient discovery; Beneo acquires Dutch plant-based ingredients company Meatless; and more.

Direct download: 20.522.mp3
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 2:08pm UTC

FoodBev Media’s Lauren Ford rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Campari Group acquires French apéritif brand Picon for €119m; Mondelēz plans to reshape its portfolio, sell Trident and Halls; Danone to sell interests in Mengniu partnerships, reacquire Dumex; and more.

Direct download: Weekly_Podcast_130522.mp3
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 2:14pm UTC

FoodBev Media’s Rafaela Sousa rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Barry Callebaut to invest $104m in speciality chocolate factory; Elopak and GLS announce joint venture in India; Pernod Ricard subsidiary invests £88m in Scotch distilleries; and more.

Direct download: Podcast_May_6_mixdown.mp3
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 2:04pm UTC

FoodBev Media’s Lauren Ford is joined by Andrey Zhukov, Jatin Sharma, Markus Matuschek and Alie Coppolella from natural ingredient supplier, Azelis. Here, the team will provide insight into this year’s spring and summer beverage trends, including drinking yogurt and ice creams, with a focus on sugar reduction, texture enhancement and flavours for plant-based ready-to-drink beverages.

Direct download: Azelis_podcast_EDITED.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 11:45am UTC