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Diageo has revealed plans to implement a $500m cost savings programme over three years, to enable reinvestment in future growth and ‘improved operating leverage’.

VMG Partners, a growth equity firm specialising in consumer brands, has successfully closed its latest fund, VMG Consumer VI, at a hard cap of $1 billion.

Cultivated meat producer Mosa Meat has submitted its first application for market authorisation in the UK, marking a significant step in the commercialisation of cell-cultivated food products.

Food giant Kraft Heinz has confirmed it plans to invest $3bn into modernising its 30 manufacturing sites across the US.

Anheuser-Busch has unveiled a $300 million investment aimed at enhancing its manufacturing operations across the US.

With recent changes to advertising standards in the UK, Andrew Douglas, associate at UK and Ireland law firm Browne Jacobson, explains the advertising rules around alcohol alternatives.

Olam Food Ingredients (OFI) has inaugurated a new soluble coffee facility in Linhares, Espírito Santo, marking a notable expansion in its manufacturing capabilities.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved three new colour additives derived from natural sources, expanding options for food manufacturers and furthering efforts to eliminate petroleum-based dyes from the US food supply.

Valio is investing €30 million to expand its cheese maturation capacity at the Joensuu production plant in Finland.