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Heineken has appointed Romain Apert as its new chief digital and technology officer (CDTO) and member of the executive team, effective 15 May 2026.

IFE returns to Excel London from 30 March to 01 April 2026 as the UK’s largest and most established product sourcing platform for food and drink.

US plant-based functional beverage brand Cure Hydration has added a new Peach Mango flavour to its electrolyte drink line-up.

Think:Water and Profine present fully 'Made in Italy' solutions that raise the standards of professional water treatment.

Suntory Beverage & Food GB&I will invest £25m in a new high-speed Coleford line, consolidating Lucozade and Ribena to boost efficiency and sustainability.

Capri Sun is introducing a new limited-edition product, Blood Moon Punch, to the US market this month, building on last year’s Moon Punch launch.

Oklahoma State University (OSU) has expanded its food processing and applied research capabilities through a $7 million state-supported modernisation initiative.

Tate & Lyle and bioalternatives scale-up platform Manus have launched Yume, a new sweetener brand designed to expand access to sugar-reduction solutions.

Bubly Sparkling Water has launched limited-edition flavours and themed packaging tied to the upcoming The Super Mario Galaxy Movie from Illumination and Nintendo, which arrives in cinemas on 1 April 2026.

Keurig Dr Pepper has announced updated financing plans and transaction timelines for its acquisition of JDE Peet’s and its separation into two independent companies.

Beverage production technology provider CO2Sustain has merged its two flagship solutions, CO2Sustain and TasteMod2, into a single, next-generation product.

On 11 February 2026, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in the long-running Dairy UK v Oatly AB case, unanimously dismissing Oatly’s appeal and finding that Oatly’s trade mark 'Post Milk Generation' was invalid.