Ahead of the Curve: Q2 2025 Food & Beverage Trends from Spate’s Popularity Index

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Yards Brewing launches B3 Beverage Co. with two other breweries

The food and beverage recalls in May 2025

It probably seems like every day you're reading a new headline about a recalled food item—be it onions on McDonald's hamburgers, baby carrots, or Boar's Head cold cuts. You're not imagining that influx. According to a February 2025 report from the...

FCC to invest $2B in agriculture and food industry

The investment aims to improve efficiency, productivity, and sustainability in the food sector. REGINA — Farm Credit Canada (FCC) has committed to investing $2 billion by 2030 to advance agtech innovation in Canada’s agriculture and food industry....

Kalamazoo beverage distributor boosts wine portfolio with latest acquisition

Michigan distributor Imperial Beverage Company has acquired the wine division of Carmela Foods Distributing Inc., adding more than 1,500 wine products to its portfolio. Effective June 2, Kalamazoo-based Imperial Beverage will take over...

Refresco acquires Norwegian beverage manufacturer

Refresco, the global independent beverage solutions provider, today announces it has entered into an agreement to acquire Telemark Kildevann Holding AS (TKV), a Norwegian beverage manufacturer. This transaction is subject to regulatory approval....

Hidkal dam water sought for beverage industries: Minister Patil

International Beverage launches Thailand's first single malt whisky

International Beverage has announced the global launch of Prakaan, Thailand’s first premium single malt whisky, following its entry into domestic and Asian markets last year. It will debut with a range of three single malts in The Tribura Series,...

New beverage launches: Lavazza, Jack Daniel’s and more

Innovation moves fast in the beverage industry. Keeping up to speed with the latest creations is crucial to staying aware, agile and competitive in the sector. Some beverage innovators are riding the wave of today’s top consumer trends: others are...

SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS: Ottawa still thinks food industry ends at the farmgate

Breadcrumb Trail Links Business Halifax Business Halifax Opinion Heath MacDonald, centre, is part of Prime Minister's Mark Carney's new cabinet as minister of agriculture and agri-food. The Guardian Article content With the pomp of the opening...

Tesco And Health Charities Urge Government To Mandate Health Transparency Across Food Industry

In an open letter to Wes Streeting, the Health and Social Care Secretary, Tesco and three of its health charity partners are urging the government to make healthier food sales reporting mandatory for all supermarkets and major food businesses. At...

Innovative networking event attracts $1.5 million investment

The Australian government will invest $1.5 million to fund the staging of a horticulture conference and trade show, Hort Connections, over the next three years. Aimed at fostering connections between more than 4,000 delegates in the sector, the...

Get a major beverage upgrade with African+Eastern’s online shop

Sponsored: Online shopping never felt better… African+Eastern has launched its brand-new online shopping site, AfricanEasternOnline.com, along with a sleek mobile app now available on the App Store and Google Play — and your weekend plans just got...

Skittles quietly drops titanium dioxide as food industry reduces chemicals

Mars Wrigley, the maker of Skittles, says it removed titanium dioxide, a whitening agent used in candies and sauces, from its U.S. product line by the end of 2024, responding to consumer demand for cleaner ingredients. The European Union banned...

Dietary and Lifestyle Products: The importance of looking and feeling fine

Dietary and Lifestyle is not a new category, or at least it’s not necessarily full of new and unknown products. Instead, it’s a fresh formulation of how to see a section of the store – and perhaps even the store overall. It comes from shopper...

Food industry makes appeal for Godongwana to retract decision not to expand zero-rated food basket

CAPE TOWN - An appeal has been made by the food industry for Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana to retract his decision not to expand the zero-rated food basket, on the grounds of growing malnutrition and food insecurity in the country. When he...

Pakistan Aluminium Beverage Cans faring well, despite Coke and Pepsi boycotts

Pakistan Aluminium Beverage Cans Limited (PABC) ended the January-March quarter with net sales of Rs4.65 billion, barely 1% higher than the same period last year – but crucially, not lower. In an environment where Coca-Cola Pakistan and bottler...

FAB Awards: Airport Sustainability & Environmental Initiative of the Year finalists revealed

SPAIN. The 2025 Airport Food and Beverage (FAB) + Hospitality Conference & Awards is less than three weeks away. Today The Moodie Davitt Report is delighted to reveal the finalists in a critically important category – Airport Sustainability &...

BevSA announces new board of directors to guide industry’s future

The Beverage Association of South Africa (BevSA), the unified voice for the non-alcoholic refreshment beverage industry, today announced the appointment of its new Board of Directors. These experienced professionals will provide leadership and...

World Food Safety Day 2025: Science in Action

From using smartphone apps that track product recalls in real-time to relying on barcodes and QR codes for food traceability, consumers today have access to more data than ever before. (Photo: freepik) Every time we partake of a meal, we place a...