The viral wellness brand introduces its first ready-to-drink canned beverage, revolutionising the energy drink category with better-for-you ingredients Bloom Nutrition, one of the fastest-growing supplement brands of the decade, known best as the #1 Greens brand in the United States, launches Bloom Sparkling Energy, the brand’s first ready-to-drink canned beverage. Available exclusively[Read More…]
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Saudi’s mango production reaches 89,500 tonnes annually
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Red Tractor, Foodbank and ALDI Australia join forces to alleviate food insecurity
This initiative aims to provide over 3 million meals to Australians in need over the next two weeks alone Red Tractor, Foodbank, and ALDI Australia have joined forces to launch a “Buy One, Give One” initiative aimed at alleviating food insecurity among Australians. This partnership, driven by a shared commitment[Read More…]
Refresco acquires Frías Spanish manufacturer of plant-based drinks
Frías produces private-label plant-based drinks, including almond, rice, hazelnut, and soy drinks, for key Spanish retailers and beyond Refresco, the global independent beverage solutions provider for retailers and global, national, and emerging (GNE) brands in Europe, North America, and Australia, announces it has agreed to acquire Frías Nutrición (Frías) from[Read More…]
Visy commissions Australia’s glass furnace in Sydney
It produces over 800 million glass containers every year in support of Australia’s world-class food and beverage companies like Vegemite, Cottee’s Jam, Toohey’s New and Bundaberg Ginger Beer Visy is now operating Australia’s most energy-efficient glass furnace at its recycling and remanufacturing facility in Sydney. The $150 million state-of-the-art investment[Read More…]
Big Idea Ventures introduces plant-based shrimp startup
Bayou Best has been launched to commercialise a portfolio of proven intellectual property that supports a truly sustainable, animal-free solution to the seafood industry Big Idea Ventures (BIV), a global investment leader within the food-tech, agri-tech, and materials science sectors, has launched Bayou Best Foods, Inc. (Bayou Best), the eighth[Read More…]
General Mills names Asheesh Saksena as chief strategy & growth officer
Saksena most recently served as Chief Growth Officer for Gap, Inc., where he was accountable for operations, technology, and the company’s growth, portfolio and diversification strategy General Mills announced Asheesh Saksena has been named Chief Strategy & Growth Officer, effective Aug. 26, 2024. He will report to Jeff Harmening, Chairman[Read More…]
Sidel assists in C’estbon Beverage’s expansion into larger water bottle formats
China’s C’estbon Beverage has sold over 130 billion bottles of water to date China Resources C’estbon Beverage Co. Ltd (C’estbon Beverage), China’s top two bottled water brands, has chosen Sidel’s innovative complete-line packaging solution to help deliver its expansion in big format water production. Featuring Sidel’s newest EvoBLOW XL blower[Read More…]
Nestlé develops methods to reduce fat in dairy ingredients
This fat reduction leads to lower calorie levels compared to full-fat milk Nestlé R&D teams have now found a way to reduce the fat present in milk powder by up to 60 per cent, without compromising on quality, taste and creamy texture. Key to this breakthrough innovation is the controlled aggregation of[Read More…]
Evigence debuts FreshSense technology to measure freshness
Integrated visual scanning technology, augmented reality and AI-powered analytics platforms provide the real-time and trend-based insights needed to unlock a new era of freshness transparency and traceability Evigence continues to redefine freshness measurement and transparency, announcing the general availability of its breakthrough Freshness Management Platform with FreshSense, new sensors with patented[Read More…]
