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Maryland has partnered with Warner Bros Discovery Global Consumer Products to launch limited-edition Butterbeer-flavoured cookies

From Unilever's ice cream spin-off to Nestlé's portfolio reset and Coca-Cola's stalled attempt to sell Costa Coffee, Charles Russell Speechlys' Iwan Thomas examines the wave of divestments sweeping through F&B.

Swedish precision fermentation start-up Melt&Marble has secured self-affirmed GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) status in the US for its MeltyMarble fat solution.

Danish ingredient manufacturer Ferm Food has acquired a former manufacturing facility from Orkla in Skovlund, Denmark.

DSM-Firmenich has completed a $10 million upgrade of its premix facility in Schenectady, New York.

Organic Valley has launched Protein Plus, a new line of ultra-filtered organic milk with higher protein and lower sugar content than conventional milk.

Nature Valley is expanding its snack bar line-up this spring with two new soft-baked offerings.

Aston University has partnered with Mondelēz to develop filtration-based technologies designed to fine-tune flavours, nutrients and aromas in food.

Carlsberg Britvic has introduced Tango Sours, a new zero-sugar line with ‘intense flavour’ under its popular Tango soft drinks brand in the UK.

Bel Group has broken ground on a $200 million expansion of its Babybel production facility in Brookings, South Dakota.