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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-...

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-...

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

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.

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

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 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.

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.

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.  

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.

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 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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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 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.