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PepsiCo Beverages North America has inaugurated a new $14.5m sales and distribution centre in Indianapolis which it claims unlocks new distribution routes.

Kellogg has announced that it will delay the launch its Incogmeato range of plant-based meat alternatives until the end of the year, due to Covid-19.

Kraft Heinz has posted net sales of $6.16 billion in Q1, representing 6.2% organic growth as a result of increased consumer demand related to Covid-19.

Trump has ordered meat-processing plants to stay open in a bid to protect the US food supply, despite concerns about Covid-19 outbreaks in the country.

Food and beverage companies have accelerated their efforts worldwide to provide support and relief to those most affected during the coronavirus pandemic.

Cargill has become the latest company to shut a US meat plant which serves grocery stores due to Covid-19, according to a report by Reuters.

The Wisconsin Dairy Alliance has called upon the US Government to act to ‘save’ the dairy industry, as farmers resort to ‘dumping milk’ amid coronavirus.

Grupo Modelo, the brewer of Corona beer, will temporarily stop production in line with the Mexican government’s order amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The UK government has relaxed trading laws and competition regulations in an attempt to allow supermarkets to work together during the outbreak of Covid-19.

Whisky distillery Starward has announced the appointment of a new CEO, expansion plans in production capacity and expansion into new markets, as part of its growth strategy.

SIG Combibloc will invest €180m to build a new packaging production plant in Suzhou, China, as the company targets further growth in Asia.

Barry Callebaut has broken ground on a new chocolate facility in India, a project that represents the firm’s largest investment in the country to date.