The latest news, trends, analysis, interviews and podcasts from the global food and beverage industry

Olam Food Ingredients (Ofi) has added significant capacity to its dairy production facility in Johor, Malaysia, including an expansion of its dairy Ingredient Excellence Centre (IEC).

Sidel has launched a new 100% rPET bottle base, StarLiteR, aiming to help carbonated soft drink (CSD) packaging producers embrace material circularity.

Rob Rogers, senior advisor food safety & regulation of Mettler-Toledo, explores the solutions that help improve food safety and provide cost savings.

Kraft Heinz has introduced Lunchables grilled cheese sandwiches, representing the brand's first expansion into the frozen foods category and the primary product development from its 360Crisp platform.

ABB has invested $280m to build a new robotics campus in Västerås, Sweden, that will serve as the hub for ABB Robotics' European operations.

57 featured start-ups trailblazing their way in the field of foodtech will present solutions at Future Food-Tech on 28-29 September, with many more set to attend as delegates.

Promoted: Aquatech, the premier water technology exhibition in the world, is set to make a splash in Amsterdam this November.

Hillenbrand has completed the acquisition of Schenck Process Food and Performance Materials business from Schenck Process Group for approximately $730m.

Nisha Purswani, vice president client solutions data science and analytics at The Smart Cube explores how data could help predict culinary trends.

GEA has teamed up with Unilever to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in dairy farming by installing GEA’s new manure enricher solution, ProManure E2950.

Blendhub has incorporated a new partner into its service platform for the food industry, Upfood, a Danish fruit and vegetable upcycling specialist.

Dutch ingredients company Vivici has successfully closed its seed funding round, with support from founding investors DSM-Firmenich and Fonterra.