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- Bubly and SodaStream collaborate on new flavours
Bubly has teamed up with SodaStream to add new flavours to its Bounce portfolio. Bubly Bounce comes in an eco-friendly glass bottle that yields up to 12 litres (or 33 cans) of flavoured SodaStream are now available online for $5.99, and will roll out to retailers nationwide in the US next month
- Campari funds Courvoisier acquisition with shares and bond sales
Campari Group has raised €1.2 billion to finance last month’s acquisition of French cognac brand Courvoisier Last month, Campari revealed its plans to acquire Courvoisier from Beam Holdings for up to $1.32 billion Campari’s new shares make up 5.6% of all the ordinary shares Campari has issued.
- Britvic invests over £1m in energy-efficient upgrades at Rugby factory
The new cooling towers will reduce electricity consumption on the chiller units, cutting up to 650 tonnes enhanced chilling system will also improve 'reliability and efficiency', particularly during peak summer months The project, which began in November 2024, is set to be completed by next month.
- Blue Tree raises $2.26m to expand sugar-reduction tech for beverage products
Israeli FoodTech start-up Blue Tree Technologies has raised $2.26 million in a funding round led by OurCrowd recovers from disruptions caused by relocating from its northern Israeli facilities and the reserve call-up displaced from the northern Israeli AgTech valley in the Galilee, where we graduated from Israel’s Fresh Start : “We are very proud of the great progress and incredible resilience of BlueTree over the past nine months
- Trolli and Mountain Dew collaborate to capture Gen Z snacking trends
Ferrara's Trolli brand has teamed up with PepsiCo's Mountain Dew to launch an exciting new product line Brite Crawlers gummi candy and Mountain Dew Zero Sugar x Trolli Cherry Lemon, set to hit shelves this month Mountain Dew Sour Brite Crawlers will be available in various package sizes – 4.25oz, 6.3oz and 12.3oz – starting
- SimpliiGood prepares to launch spirulina smoked salmon alternative to market
This enables the company to ramp up production of its breakthrough ingredient to hundreds of tonnes per commercial facility is already capable of producing dozens of tonnes of Simplii Texture over the coming months The product delivers up to 70% complete protein and contains essential nutrients such as iron and beta-carotene spirulina smoked salmon creations under private label brands to hit retail shelves within the next six months
- Nestlé presses ahead with bottled water carve-out as private equity circles €5bn business
Nestlé is moving forward with plans to sell a stake in its bottled water division, setting up one of the food and beverage industry’s most closely watched carve-outs as private equity firms line up to back The Swiss food group has invited first-round bids this month for the water unit, valued at around €5 Momentum around the sale has picked up following a leadership reset that saw Philipp Navratil appointed
- Iceland chairman defies UK laws on infant formula sales
Walker also spoke out encouraging the government to review the Healthy Start voucher scheme, which provides The vouchers, currently offering £8.50 per week for babies up to one year old, have not been increased UK retailer Boots had removed automated adverts promoting four brands of infant formula for babies up to six months old, after the Advertising Standards Authority said the company had broken UK advertising In the UK, it is against the law to advertise infant formula for babies up to six months old because
- Danone reports 8.4% LFL sales growth in first half
Danone has reported a “solid” first half of the year, recording €14.17 billion in net sales, up 8.4% Sales for the second quarter stood at €7.2 billion, up 6.4% on a LFL basis, with price up 8.7% and volume Recurring operating margin stood at 12.2%, up 14 basis points compared to last year. The French dairy giant announced that it would deconsolidate its EDP Russia operations this month, triggering “Importantly, the last 18 months’ efforts on restoring the fundamentals are starting to pay: our gross
- Diageo reportedly in talks to offload trio of brands, including Pimm’s
The drinks giant acquired Pimm’s in 1997 as part of the tie-up between Grand Metropolitan and Guinness portfolio comes at a testing time for Diageo, as shares have fallen by over 17% in the last twelve months The following month, it was reported that Diageo was looking for a buyer for several of its beer brands That being said, Diageo has unveiled a cohort of innovations in the last month, including a new line The drinks giant has also made a number of investments in its business in recent months, including capital
- World Food Innovation Awards 2025: Meet the judges – Mash Chiles
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- Ukraine exports 700,000 tons of grain via Black Sea corridor - Reuters
According to Reuters, Ukraine had been exporting up to 3 million tons of food per month via the corridor million tons per month. He said overall food exports totalled 3.6 million tons last month. “We need to export about 6 million tons per month to preserve our agriculture as a key sector of the to 2.5 million metric tons of food a month, which would almost offset the impact of Russia’s decision







