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Mini Melts USA is launching a new beaded ice cream variety inspired by fruity breakfast cereals.

JBS USA will shutter two production facilities in Pennsylvania and Tennessee as part of a broader effort to streamline operations.

Pladis is building on the success of its Hobnobs range with the introduction of McVitie's White Hobnobs.

Flora Food Group has launched a premium US Grade AA butter made with 100% American cream and batch-churned in Kansas.

The UK Competition and Markets Authority has cleared Associated British Foods' (ABF) proposed deal to buy Hovis, following an in-depth Phase 2 investigation into the anticipated merger.

Mondelēz International has appointed Amit Banati as executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective 1 July.

The Food WorksSW, the South West's leading food and drink innovation centre, has unveiled a new commercial canning line.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has unveiled the country's first National Food Security Strategy, a ten-year plan backed by more than CAD 3 billion (approx. $2.1 billion) in funding.

The UK has become the first country in Europe to approve Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy semaglutide tablet for weight management, a move expected to increase GLP-1 medication use and continue to reshape UK consumers’ grocery spending behaviours.

Amano Enzyme showcased its ProBoost Neutra enzyme solution for pea protein processing at Bridge2Food Europe 2026, highlighting its potential to improve functionality, flavour and production efficiency in plant-based food applications.

Frood, a whole-food food brand founded by Swedish-born entrepreneur Frida Redknapp, launched earlier this month exclusively in M&S and Ocado.

UK plant-based nutrition brand Huel has entered the instant noodle category with a new functional ramen line, aiming to ‘disrupt’ a category it says ‘hasn’t innovated in a generation’.