Nestlé has agreed to acquire Kraft Foods' frozen pizza business in the US and Canada for $3.7bn in cash. The business includes brands such as DiGiorno, Tombstone, California Pizza Kitchen, Jack’s and Delissio. Read more
Voss Artesian Water of Norway has announced the appointment of Jack Belsito as group CEO, succeeding Knut Brundtland. Read more
Milk Link is to upgrade its butter processing capabilities at its award-winning Lockerbie Creamery. The investment of more than £350,000 will see the installation of an additional bulk butter production line capable of handling a range of sweet... Read more
Eden Springs UK Ltd has acquired Hydropure Distribution Ltd and its water cooler business. Read more
The PepsiCo Inc and Almarai joint venture company International Dairy and Juice Ltd has acquired an Egyptian company called the International Company for Agro-Industrial Projects, also known as Beyti. Read more
According to a new report – Global Retail Trends 2009 – the Indian retail market is the fifth-largest retail destination in the world, and is estimated to reach $427bn this year and $637bn by 2015. Read more
On 3 January 1888, Marvin Chester Stone of Washington DC patented the drinking straw, which was made of hand-rolled paper covered in paraffin (lovely). His timing was excellent, as Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola had just come along. Read more
*Water Innovation* editor Medina Bailey selects her top nine bottled water launches from the past year. Read more
In some markets, juices and smoothies have been the success story of this decade. In others, they have suffered complete rejection by consumers. Claire Phoenix of *Beverage Innovation* magazine interviews the GM of Naked Juice, Mikel Durham, to... Read more
If you didn't catch any of our video interviews in 2009, here's another chance to see a small selection of what you missed first time around. Read more
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