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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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. 

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. 

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.

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. 

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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.  

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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

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.

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.

FoodBev Media's Lauren Ford is joined by senior product manager for Ingredia Nutritionals, Cécile Da Cunha, and Julie Auger, a specialist in applications for bioactive ingredients. Here, Cunha and Auger discuss Lactium, one of Ingredia's most dynamic brands, with regular efficacy studies being performed in various areas of the world.

FoodBev Media’s Siân Yates rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Carlsberg and Heineken join list of companies to exit Russia; ADM opens first innovation centre in Latin America; MycoTechnology secures $85m in latest funding round; and more.

FoodBev Media’s Sian Yates rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Danone welcomes three new directors to its board; Pernod Ricard acquires Château Sainte Marguerite; Ball Corporation to construct aluminium packaging plant in UK; and more.

FoodBev Media’s Antonia Garrett Peel rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including: Next Gen Foods secures $100m in funding, launches vegan chicken in US; Philippines and Qatari dairy firm Baladna to partner on $500m integrated dairy facility; Kerry expands expertise with two biotechnology acquisitions; and more.

FoodBev Media’s SianYates rounds up this week’s food and beverage news, including Kraft Heinz completes acquisition of Just Spices; IFF appoints Frank Clyburn as CEO; Lycored opens new processing facility in New Jersey; and more.

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 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 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 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 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 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 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. 

Harriet Jachec rounds up the day's biggest news in the world of food and beverages, including: Anheuser-Busch on track to hit renewable energy goal by 2021, free-range milk company Hart Dairy secures $10m in funding, and Arla to move some production to newly acquired Bahrain facility.

Martin White rounds up the day's biggest news in the world of food and beverages, including: General Mills 8% stronger as third-quarter sales reach $4.2bn, GEA partners with Nadec to build new olive oil mill in Saudi Arabia, and Kroger sells Turkey Hill business to private equity firm Peak Rock

Martin White rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Ultra-processed foods linked to 12% rise in cancer risk, CCEP records 21% revenue rise despite poor Coke brand sales, and FrieslandCampina buys 100% of Friesland Huishan Dairy

Jules Scully rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Carlsberg 2017 results hit by struggling Russian beer market, Brown-Forman ups sustainable output with US wind power deal, and Meat producer Danish Crown enters the Chinese market.

Jules Scully rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Sun Basket raises $57.8m in move to boost meal kit offering, Walmart unites with Rakuten in alliance against Amazon, and Tesco to give free food away to staff in move to eliminate waste. 

Jules Scully rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Bacardi acquires iconic tequila brand Patrón for $5.1bn, Unilever CEO Paul Polman calls for action to tackle plastic waste, and Portuguese ‘cut sugar intake by 5,500 tonnes’ following sugar tax. 

Martin White rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Aldi and Asda to ban sale of energy drinks to under 16s, Nestlé moves chocolate research site from Switzerland to the UK and The Coca-Cola Company reveals its 2030 recycling programme

Tetra Pak has said that its new Intelligent Customisation heating portfolio solutions can offer flexibility and upgradability and that its solutions can be upgraded to support a customer’s product expansion from milk and cream, to beverages with particles, or from baby food to a wider range of prepared food products.

Tetra Pak's Bengt Eliasson takes a look at specific dairy needs and the company's response through Intelligent Customisation.

Tereos has introduced a plant-based meat alternative called Le Sauté Végétal, which is made using wheat proteins and chickpea flour.

The company has also introduced the Sweet & You service, which helps consumers reformulate food recipes to conform to changing legislation.

Essentia Protein Soultions has revealed a nutritional calculator to allow clients to gauge how much protein is present in their products in an easy manner.

Nutritional information such as carbohydrate, fat and protein levels in products is totalled up to calculate the percentage value of protein content, which in turn allows clients to classify products as a 'source of protein',  'protein-rich' under EU regulations.

Essentia's global marketing director Irene Plats spoke to Darren Wood about the calculator and how it will allow clients to improve their products.

Lycored has carried out several studies into colour stability in order to create more authentic looking and tasting products for consumers.

Lycored's head of coloration Tammi Higgins spoke to Alex Clere about the new innovations curated by the company, including yoghurt and fruit preserve applications, as well as a new range of candies which Tammi claims will retain their colour for up to 12 months.

ADM Wild vice president of marketing and product management EMEAI Jochen Heininger talked with Darren Wood about the company's range of ingredients and in particular its focus on functional natural ingredients and plant-based proteins.

Jochen claims that consumers are moving towards non-animal derived protein consumption, and thus the company has developed ingredients with this in mind.

Borg & Overström has unveiled its new B4 water cooler system, which includes a totality hygiene system which incorporates three factors: sterizen – a unique anti-microbial, anti-pathogen procedure that significantly reduces any bacteria build up within the inner systems, viovandt – an ultraviolet sterilising system that works to destroy bacteria within water by the use of ultra violet light and fynil – a double coat resin panel finish which is biofilm, limescale, and impact resistant, ensuring that bacteria cannot build up on the machine's surface intended for increased hygiene and longevity.

Borg & Overström's Richard Gibbon spoke with FoodBev Media's Darren Wood about the new B4 system, how long the design process took for the machine and what challenges the company faced when bringing the product to marketplace.

Darren Wood rounds up the day's top stories in the world of foodScottish minimum alcohol pricing ruled legal by UK Supreme Court, Nestlé announces reorganisation of its infant nutrition business and G. H. Mumm and Usain Bolt launch Mumm Grand Cordon

Darren Wood rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Nisa members vote to approve Co-op’s £137.5m takeover offer, Huhtamaki invests 11m euros in Finnish manufacturing facility and Food companies back initiative to ban oxo-degradable plastics

Husky has introduced its new multi-layered technology which allows consumers to design in the amount of protection within the package, whether it be a plant based beverage or a coconut water, that's needing a more sustained shelf life.

Husky's Dave Morton explained to FoodBev Media's Darren Wood about the idea behind the multi-layered technology.

Darren Wood rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Tyson Foods invests $84m in Tennessee poultry plant, Duckhorn Wine Company buys Californian wine peer Calera and Carlsberg revenue climbs in first half despite dip in second quarter

Darren Wood rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: BRF ‘readying’ discount brand after merger restrictions expire, Mars to acquire majority stake in Asian food brand Tasty Bite and Wine packaging manufacturer M. A. Silva opens Portugal facility

Darren Wood rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Tyson Foods to invest $59m in Georgia distribution centre, Lack of understanding about allergies and maternal nutrition, Nestlé says and Recycling concern as summer set to create more plastic waste

Darren Wood rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Campbell’s invests $10m in meal kit upstart Chef’d, Lavazza acquires Canadian coffee roaster Kicking Horse and Italy ‘eating 10% less pasta’ as consumers turn backs on carbs

Darren Wood rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Heineken launches low-calorie, zero-alcohol beer Heineken 0.0,  Chocolate giants including Mars and Unilever leads investment in US meal delivery service Sun Basket

Darren Wood rounds up the day's top news stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Constantia Flexibles to close packaging facility in Romania, Concern for Brazil’s meat sector, as bans to export markets spread and China’s online retail market to reach $186bn value by 2021

Darren Wood rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: McCain Foods to invest £100m in expanding Scarborough plant, Tri-Star’s new food-to-go concept locks together to keep food apart and Kevin Klock makes unexpected departure as CEO of Sparkling Ice

Darren Wood rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Mars invests $70m in expansion to Canadian chocolate factory, Replace EU trade agreement or face prise rises, warns Mars boss and  Bottled water overtakes fizzy drinks as US’ most popular drink

Winners of the Gulfood awards 2017 explain what claiming victory means to them. Company's included in the video are Bibita Group, The Graham's family Dairy, Magro Brothers, Green Isle Foods and Global Food Industries.

Awards were given in categories such as best halal food, best new fast food product, best new catering equipment innovation, and Gulfood outstanding achievement.

Darren Wood rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Cargill improves texturising options for European confectionery, Visy and Water.IO team up to take smart packaging mainstream and Sugar tax will bring in £140m less than expected – UK government

Darren Wood rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Nestlé Waters invests $51.3m in second Pure Life plant in Thailand, Stock Spirits weathers challenges in Poland to record profit growth and Metsä Board creates paperboard cup with no need for a lid

Darren Wood rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Chobani appoints Nestlé exec Tim Brown as president and COO, A2 Milk launches chocolate 2% reduced-fat milk and World Dairy Innovation Awards 2017 open for entries

Darren Wood rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Contract manufacturer Sternmaid invests in Doypack pouch line, TNA expands into confectionery with deal for manufacturer NID and Keurig and Tata extend North American K-Cup partnership

Darren Wood rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Hungarian milk processor Alföldi Tej invests in Debrecen site and value of UK’s food and drink exports passes £20bn.

DarrenUnilever rejects Kraft Heinz bid to become second biggest food firm, Constantia Flexibles invests 3m euros in dairy printing upgrade and Coca-Cola Spain launches new line of premium mixers for bars

Darren Wood rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Mondi Group continues M&A activity with £33m Excelsior deal, Heineken to invest in 40,000-bottle-an-hour French expansion and Global coconut water market forecast for growth of over 25%

Darren Wood riunds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Tesco to acquire wholesaler Booker Group in £3.7bn deal, Glanbia ‘in discussions’ with US dairy suppliers over cheese plant and PET Technologies and Thermo-Pack install Ukrainian filling line

Coca-Cola lines up $200m investment in Pakistan plants, Unilever to focus on volumes and margins, after growth of 3.7%, and Carlsberg unveils limited-edition packaging amid overhaul of beer

Darren Wood rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Ornua acquires cheese company FJ Need to protect against Brexit, Tequila producer Jose Cuervo to raise $1bn in public offering, and Snickers to become first brand to show live Super Bowl commercial

Darren Wood rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Canadian government invests $820,000 in Mazza Innovation, Heineken confirms interest in Kirin’s struggling Brazil business, and Bai Brands bringing adverts back with new Justin Timberlake spot

Darren Wood rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Mondelēz sells Australian brands including Vegemite for $345m, Dairy brand Rachel’s to kick off £1m sponsorship campaign, and Fetzer Vineyards expects to use 25% less water with new setup

Darren Wood rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Emmi acquires desserts company Italian Fresh Foods, Bayer and Monsanto commit to $8bn of US R&D after merger and BASF to work with Nuritas on bioactive peptides research

Darren Wood rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Stella Artois calls for partners in bid to end global water crisis, Rejuvenation Water secures UK nationwide listing, and ‘Less than half of Americans consider their diet to be healthy’, Mintel study finds

Darren Wood rounds up the day's top stories, including: Müller presses ahead with plans for £60m dairy restructuring, American Harvest vodka sold to Beach Whiskey Company, and Pizza Hut creates pizza scientifically proven to make you happy

Colin Gillis, president of Ball Beverage Packaging Europe showcased the company’s Strawster concept, which is a modern gadget available in Ball’s 25cl slim can.

As Colin states, the technology features a self-activated straw that appears once the tab of the can is engaged, provides a unique aspect to the overall drinks experience. The product can also be customised.

Tetra Pak's Dirk Ostermann talks about the company's new automation platform which they showcased during BrauBeviale 2016.

Dirk explains about Tetra Pak's MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems) solution for food production that covers an entire operation.