Food & Beverage Insights

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Food & Beverage Insights

Tesco and RenEco Close the Loop

Tesco and RenEco have launched a new surplus food feed facility in Northamptonshire, transforming bakery and produce waste into animal feed and advancing circularity across the UK food system.

The Country Pie Co. : The Rise of a Pastry Powerhouse

The Country Pie Co. has emerged as a premier pie manufacturer in South Africa, a testament to its unwavering dedication to quality, flavour, and honest ingredients. Founder Dino Christodoulides shares the company’s journey.

“Our Unwavering Commitment to the Future of American Manufacturing”: Anheuser-Busch CEO Brendan Whitworth on U.S. Investment

Anheuser-Busch is increasing its U.S. manufacturing investment to $600 million across 2025 and 2026, expanding brewery capacity, advancing supply chain operations, opening 15 technical training centers, and strengthening veteran hiring as it builds long-term resilience across its manufacturing network.

The Future of Fast Food? How White Castle is Using Automated Retail to Expand Foodservice Reach

White Castle is expanding beyond its traditional restaurant and grocery footprint through a new exclusive partnership with Automated Retail Technologies (ART), aimed at rolling out White Castle-branded hot-food kiosks across the U.S.

Diageo Opens $415 Million Alabama Facility to Strengthen Southern U.S. Supply Chain

Diageo has officially opened a new 360,000-square-foot manufacturing and warehousing facility in Montgomery, Alabama, as part of a $415 million investment designed to strengthen its supply network across the Southern United States.

Starbucks and Boyu Capital Brew Growth

Starbucks and Boyu Capital have formalised their China joint venture, combining global brand strength with local market expertise to accelerate expansion, sharpen relevance, and unlock disciplined long-term growth.

Tony’s Chocolonely : Chocolate with a Conscience

Tony’s Chocolonely seeks to end structural poverty and establish more equitable relationships with cocoa cooperatives in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire.

Nutrition Impact Report 2025 : How Royal FrieslandCampina Is Advancing Global Dairy

Royal FrieslandCampina has published its Nutrition Impact Report 2025, outlining progress in improving product nutrition, expanding access to affordable dairy, and strengthening responsible communication—while setting a roadmap toward 2030.

How PepsiCo is Partnering with Google Cloud Use AI to Build a More Resilient Supply Chain

PepsiCo is deepening its collaboration with Google Cloud in a multi-year agreement aimed at transforming its global supply chain, accelerating decision-making, and embedding AI at scale across its food and beverage operations.

Cargill Drives Decarbonisation Gains

Cargill’s Baupte facility in France has achieved a 45 percent reduction in CO2 emissions through a €25 million modernisation, boosting efficiency, strengthening industrial performance, and supporting wider sustainability ambitions.

“A Significant Step Forward for UK Retail”: GS1 UK CEO on Tesco’s Move to QR Codes

Tesco’s understated but important move to QR codes powered by GS1 UK marks a shift in UK food and beverage retail, elevating the technology from pilot stages to large-scale use.

Carlsberg Expands PepsiCo Bottling Partnership Across Nordics and Baltics

Carlsberg Group is expanding its strategic partnership with PepsiCo, taking on bottling responsibilities across additional Nordic and Baltic markets from 2029.