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Fazer Group has announced a substantial investment of approximately €400 million for the construction of a new chocolate factory in Lahti, Finland, underscoring the company's efforts to modernise its production capabilities.

Voodoo Scientific been awarded a US patent for a novel method that allows distillers to eliminate harshness from spirits, a significant development for the beverage alcohol industry.

SIG has introduced an innovative 1-litre aseptic carton pack that eliminates the aluminium layer traditionally used in such packaging.

Divert, a company focused on circular economy solutions, has formed a strategic partnership with United States Cold Storage (USCS) aimed at transforming unsold and non-donatable food and beverage products into renewable energy and soil amendments.

FoodBev's Siân Yates explores how cutting-edge vision inspection technologies are reshaping the industry, one perfectly examined product at a time.

Carlsberg Britvic has been named the first occupier of the West Midlands Interchange (WMI), a £2 billion logistics hub under development by Oxford Properties and Logistics Capital Partners (LCP).

Jungbunzlauer, a leading producer of sustainable ingredients, has introduced its latest innovation – TayaGel LA, a low-acyl gellan gum – at this year’s IFT FIRST 2025 conference in Chicago.

Meridian Biotech has announced plans to construct a $40 million facility in Franklin County, Kentucky, aimed at converting spent grains from the Buffalo Trace Distillery into multifunctional alternative proteins.

US President Donald Trump says that Coca-Cola has agreed to replace high-fructose corn syrup with real cane sugar in its soda beverages sold in the country.

US-based hummus brand Little Sesame has successfully closed an $8.5m Series A funding round, led by InvestEco Capital.

2nd Nature, which specialises in clean ingredient solutions, has introduced AgWaste Portal, an AI platform designed to optimise the upcycling of food processing leftovers into functional ingredients.

The UK government has launched a new food strategy aimed at transforming the nation's food system, addressing critical issues such as rising obesity rates, food insecurity and environmental sustainability.