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Damm UK has acquired a stake in London-based Dalston’s Soda Co, making the soft drinks producer the first non-beer partner to join its Accelerator Programme at the Damm Eagle Brewery in Bedford.

Tara O’Connor, product manager for tray sealers at Ishida Europe, outlines the practical steps manufacturers can take to reduce failure rates and strengthen packaging performance.

Plant-based meat brand Juicy Marbles has expanded into the sausages category with the UK launch of its new ‘Butcher-Minced Bangers,’ launching exclusively with online retailer Ocado.

Galaxy is expanding its More to Share chocolate range with two new bakery-inspired flavours.

Meat and seafood manufacturer Hilton Foods has agreed to sell its Dutch-based vegan and vegetarian business, Dalco Food, to LiveKindly Collective for £5.4 million. The deal follows LiveKindly’s recent acquisition of German plant-based food brand Greenforce, with the company continuing to expand its portfolio in the plant-based space. Other brands under the LiveKindly Collective include Fry’s Family Foods, Like, and Oumph. LiveKindly’s mission is to help drive the shift forwar

Theakston Brewery and kombucha producer Equinox Kombucha have joined forces to launch Hopbucha.

General Mills has launched its 2026 seasonal product line-up in the US, featuring new autumn-inspired baking mixes alongside returning pumpkin spice and Halloween-themed products.

Sargento Foods has signed a definitive agreement to acquire California-based La Terra Fina, a producer of premium dips, spreads and refrigerated quiches.

Ehrmann Cornish Dairy has promoted chief commercial officer Ed Watts to CEO, effective immediately.

Carlsberg Group is expanding its long-standing partnership with PepsiCo, taking on production, sales and distribution of PepsiCo’s soft drinks portfolio in Azerbaijan.