19 Sep Coca-Cola eyeing the cannabis market
Coca-Cola is in talks with Canadian cannabis producer, Aurora Cannabis, about a deal to make marijuana-infused beverages, according to Bloomberg.
17 Sep Nespresso revives Zimbabwe’s coffee production
Nespresso has announced a long-term investment plan to revive Zimbabwe’s coffee industry and stimulate the rural economy.
04 Sep UK government proposes banning energy drink sales to kids
In England, 16-year-olds can down a pint in a pub, if having a meal in adult company. But under a new government proposal, it would be illegal for them to buy an energy drink like Red Bull.
04 Sep Why did Coca-Cola pay so much for Costa Coffee?
Coca-Cola’s swoop for Costa Coffee will cut its exposure to sugar and plastic bottles.... another take on the Coke-Costa story.
31 Aug Coca-Cola makes a big play into coffee
Coca-Cola is to buy the Costa Coffee chain from UK leisure group Whitbread, in a £3.9bn ($5,1bn) deal that sets up the world’s biggest beverage maker to take on Starbucks, Nestlé and JAB Holdings in the global battle for coffee sales.
20 Aug PepsiCo buys SodaStream for $3.2bn
PepsiCo is branching out into new territory with the $3.2bn purchase of SodaStream, the Israeli maker of home fizzy drink dispensers, just weeks after the US consumer group announced that its chief executive, Indra Nooyi, would step down this year.
16 Aug UK: Tesco launches canned water amid war on plastic
Tesco has become the first Big 4 UK supermarkets to offer customers water in aluminium cans in a bid to provide an environmentally-friendly alternative to plastic water bottles.
10 Aug PepsiCo’s Indra Nooyi to leave CEO post after 12 years at the helm
PepsiCo has announced that respected CEO, Indra Nooyi, will step down after 12 years leading the food and beverage company. She will remain chairman until early 2019.
25 Jul In conversation with Coca-Cola’s CEO
Do sugar taxes work? Will Coca-Cola go alcoholic? And is it safe to drink when you can clean toilets with it? In conversation with CEO James Quincey...
24 Jul US: FDA chief to enforce what constitutes milk
The US Food & Drug Administration will soon begin enforcing regulations that define "milk" as an animal product, not a plant-based food, according to comments FDA Commissioner Dr Scott Gottlieb made at a summit in Washington, DC, last week.
18 Jul Starbucks and McDonald’s team up to rethink cups
And the companies are inviting all of their competitors in the industry to join in....
09 Jul Europe’s CO2 shortage – and its huge impact on the F&B industry
The past few weeks in the UK and Europe have brought a steady stream of ominous food headlines: Beer is being rationed! (In the middle of the World Cup, no less!) Barbecues might run out of meat! Bakeries have stopped making crumpets! Sorry, no ice cream!
31 May Vino without veritas: A US company is pioneering top-notch fake wine
Replica Wine makes cheaper copies of favourite American wines by analysing their chemistry. Often, even professional critics can't tell the difference. Is this heresy or just smart business?
10 May IFF’s takeover of Frutarom: creating a global flavours and natural ingredients empire
As the dust settles on the International Flavours & Fragrances (IFF) and Frutarom $7.1bn deal, all eyes are on the flavours and fragrances industry as the takeover is expected to shake up the sector when the company goes up against current market leader Givaudan.
07 May Coffee wars: Nestlé to pay $7.15bn to get into Starbucks’ coffee business
Swiss-based food giant Nestlé will pay Starbucks $7.15-billion in cash for the rights to sell the US coffee chain's products around the world in a global alliance aimed at reinvigorating their coffee empires.
02 May Ireland’s sugar tax implemented
Ireland has introduced its tax on sugar-sweetened drinks this week, with legislation coming into effect on May 1.
23 Apr Talking to one of America’s most successful beverage entrepreneurs
A self-described “entrepreneurial junkie”, Lance Collins — despite remarkable success in the US beverage business — is itching for his next fix.
19 Apr UK readies to outlaw plastic straws
The UK is set to ban the sale of plastic straws and drinks stirrers that blight the country’s seas and rivers, government ministers have announced.
04 Apr Bottle and can deposit return scheme gets green light in England
All drinks containers in England, whether plastic, glass or metal, will be covered by a deposit return scheme, the UK government has announced.
03 Apr Plastics in oceans are mounting, but evidence on harm is surprisingly weak
Plastic waste and litter in the world's oceans is a major problem, and it's an issue that's moving up the environmental and public agendas. But how big is the problem and its effects really? The science is out....