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UK-based materials science company KluraLabs has raised £8 million in funding to accelerate the roll-out of its packaging technology solution across global retail supply chains.

IFE returns to Excel London from 30 March to 01 April 2026 as the UK’s largest and most established product sourcing platform for food and drink.

US food tech company Superbrewed has begun commercial SB1 production with Döhler backing, targeting the rising demand for functional protein.

JBT Marel has unveiled the Advantec Narrow, a compact impingement freezer designed for processors of fish, seafood, and meat.

Suntory Beverage & Food GB&I will invest £25m in a new high-speed Coleford line, consolidating Lucozade and Ribena to boost efficiency and sustainability.

Oklahoma State University (OSU) has expanded its food processing and applied research capabilities through a $7 million state-supported modernisation initiative.

Arla Foods will invest around €300 million in a new cheese dairy in Götene, Sweden, marking the largest single investment in Swedish food production on record.

Beverage production technology provider CO2Sustain has merged its two flagship solutions, CO2Sustain and TasteMod2, into a single, next-generation product.

Metsä Board, part of Metsä Group, has announced plans to open a new Packaging Design Studio in Milan in summer 2026.

Primo Brands has energised a 13-megawatt DC on-site solar project at its Poland Spring bottling facility in Hollis, Maine, in partnership with Onyx Renewables and PowerFlex.

Coca-Cola Canada Bottling has announced a CAD 141 million (approx. $102.9 million) investment to expand its manufacturing and distribution facility in Brampton, Ontario.

Soufflet Malt has today announced plans to build a tech-driven, AI-integrated malting facility in South Rajasthan, India, as part of an INR 1,200 crore (approx. €100 million) investment.