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Nestlé will cease production at its Diósgyőr, Hungary, confectionery plant in December 2026, citing declining demand for seasonal chocolate products.

Synergy Machinery and Sidel India have appointed Ashish Deshpande as managing director.

Capri Sun Group has broken ground on a new production plant in Stargard, Poland, with the first phase of construction set to be completed by the end of 2027.

The Coca-Cola Company has confirmed that production at its Fairlife dairy business in the US has been temporarily suspended.

The South African Competition Commission has recommended approval of Coca-Cola HBC AG’s proposed acquisition of Coca-Cola Beverages Africa.

Crop design company NuCicer has announced the launch of Nuchi, a new variety of high-protein chickpeas designed for clean-label food formulation.

Suntory PepsiCo Vietnam Beverage has inaugurated its ‘largest and most advanced’ manufacturing facility in Asia, located in Tay Ninh, Vietnam.

Bühler has developed Lucent, a new cocoa nib roaster designed to use at least 20% less energy per tonne of cocoa than its predecessor, with up to 20% higher throughput in the same footprint. The machine combines heat recovery, predictive roasting controls and a fully sealed product chamber. Developed by Bühler's engineers and manufactured in Appenzell, Switzerland, Lucent aims to improve productivity, energy efficiency and food safety in cocoa processing, now available to ind

Chinova Bioworks’ Chiber Mushroom Extract is designed to help manufacturers support microbial stability in categories such as non-alcoholic beer, ready-to-drink cocktails, sauces, dips and chilled products.

Polysense has raised $10.7 million in an oversubscribed seed funding round to accelerate the rollout of its AI-powered quality control platform across global food manufacturing operations.

Nestlé is investing CHF 563 million (approx. $696 million) into building a new Nescafé production facility in Thailand.

Tetra Pak has announced the launch of its first industrial bioreactor, designed to enable scalable fermentation with reduced operational cost.