The latest news, trends, analysis, interviews and podcasts from the global food and beverage industry

The US FTC is taking legal action as early as next week, aiming to prevent Kroger's $24.6bn acquisition bid for Albertsons, Bloomberg reported. 

In this instalment, we speak to Are Traasdahl, founder and CEO of Crisp, a platform that connects data between retailers, distributors, and brands to provide real-time insights across the supply chain.

Food service distributor US Foods has agreed to acquire IWC Food Service, a broadline distributor based in Cookeville, Tennessee, US.

Nestlé Professional has introduced its latest initiative to revolutionise its interaction with foodservice operators in Singapore.

We are thrilled to announce our panel of judges for the first World Catering Technology Awards, celebrating the brilliance and innovation within the catering industry.

Last week, the National Consumers League (NCL), a consumer advocacy organisation in the US, filed a lawsuit against Starbucks.

Taco Bell and Kraft Heinz have announced the introduction of two new meal kits to allow consumers to create homemade versions of the Crunchwrap Supreme and Chipotle Chicken Quesadilla.

McDonald’s and FrieslandCampina have started a new collaboration aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the dairy supply chain.

Japanese food service company Zensho Holdings has acquired local food business The Snowfox Group for $621m from Mayfair Equity Partners.

Kraft Heinz has unveiled its first customisable and IoT-enabled digital sauce dispenser, Heinz Remix, enabling consumers to personalise their sauces.

Food tech scale-up Deliverect has acquired Dubai-based mobile ordering and marketing solutions provider for hospitality brands, ChatFood.

Doritos has teamed up with Burger King UK to launch new Flame-Grilled Whopper flavour Doritos tortilla chips into UK retailers.