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

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.

Recipe box company Gousto has partnered with PizzaExpress to bring the restaurant’s staples to homes across England this football season.

Stellar Pizza, a mobile pizza restaurant powered by robots, has secured $16.5m in a funding round led by venture capital firm, Marcy Venture Partners.

McDonald's and McCain have joined forces to launch the Future of Potato Farming Fund to help improve soil health using regenerative farming practices.

Digital payments company, Cantaloupe, has expanded its ePort series with the introduction of a new all-in-one card reader for autonomous retail.

Fast food chain McDonald's and Beyond Meat have collaborated to launch a plant-based burger in the UK, called the McPlant.

Food tech start-up Deliverect has secured $65m in a Series C funding round, as it aims to simplify online food delivery management with its software.

Eat Just has teamed up with Cuisine Solutions – a manufacturer of sous vide foods – for the launch of plant-based Just Egg Sous Vide bites in US retailers.

Meal delivery service Deliveroo has raised more than $180m in a Series H funding round that values the business at over $7bn.

Yum China’s KFC chain has announced that it will sell plant-based fried chicken in China for the first time, according to Reuters.