Foodbev.com Podcast

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.

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.

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 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. 

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 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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.