Kraft Foods and SodaStream International have announced a strategic partnership for the manufacturing, marketing, distribution and sale of Kraft Foods branded flavours for use with the SodaStream soda making system. Read more
Baskin-Robbins has signed a master franchise agreement with Blue Star Food Corporation, a Vietnamese food manufacturing company, to develop the brand in Vietnam. Read more
Nestlé UK and Ireland has announced that it will move its head office to 1 City Place Gatwick, relocating its 840 office-based employees by the end of 2012. Read more
Truvia calorie-free sweetener, the leading global, stevia-based sweetener, has launched its first UK advertising campaign including TV, radio and digital. Read more
Waterlogic plc has agreed to acquire the entire issued share capital of Det Stavangerske Kaffeselskap (DSK) for a total cash consideration of US$1.46m, subject to approval of the Norwegian Competition Authority. Read more
Giant Carlisle, a division of Ahold US, has entered into an agreement with Genuardi's Family Markets, a subsidiary of Safeway Inc, to acquire 16 Genuardi's stores in Greater Philadelphia for $106m. Read more
**Jason Hecker, VP global marketing & innovation for stevia company PureCircle, talks to Claire Phoenix about how stevia is being used in the food and beverage industry.** Read more
The Natural Hydration Council (NHC) and Wenlock Spring have announced that the bottled water producer has joined the industry organisation. This means the NHC now represents nine producers and 24 brands. Read more
Onesource Water, a provider of bottle-less water cooler systems, has acquired Next Generation H2O, a distributor of mains-fed office and home water coolers in Florida. Read more
Helen of Troy has closed on its acquisition of the water purifier business PUR from Procter & Gamble. Read more
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