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Abbott has reached agreements with three law firms over claims relating to the company's speciality formulas for preterm infants, in a settlement worth approximately $670 million.

Anheuser-Busch is investing $13 million in its Baldwinsville, New York, brewery.

The UK Competitions and Markets Authority has today (20 August 2026) cleared Danone’s £864 million acquisition of plant-based nutrition brand Huel.

Diageo’s latest annual report for 2026 shows that the alcohol giant’s workforce has been reduced by more than 6%, or nearly 2,000 jobs, year-over-year.

According to a Reuters report, Diageo’s India unit, United Spirits, has agreed to reformulate several of its popular whisky and rum drinks in the country after regulators banned them in some states due to an alleged breach of flavouring rules.

Pilgrim’s Europe has announced plans to acquire Walkers Deli & Sausage Company from Samworth Brothers, expanding its presence in the UK premium pork market.

Ferrero Group has agreed to acquire US better-for-you food brand Purely Elizabeth.

Marina Migueli, global marketing director for Starches, Protein and Mouthfeel at Tate & Lyle, explores how the use of weight-loss medications has redefined better-for-you options.

The University of Reading has created a chocolate bar made entirely from British ingredients, including cocoa grown in Berkshire.