The latest food and beverage industry news and trend analysis

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners has announced a 2.55 million pound investment to extend its water replenishment programme in West Yorkshire through 2028, targeting an additional 250,000 cubic metres of annual water benefit to support its 2030 net-zero water commitment.

Mars and ofi have announced a five-year strategic collaboration to implement climate-smart and regenerative agriculture practices across 9,000 hectares of cocoa farmland in Ecuador, aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enhance farmer resilience.

Kemin Industries is advancing livestock biosecurity with the debut of EDIE Generation 2, an automated water disinfection system that integrates real-time monitoring and mobile connectivity to optimise chlorine dioxide application in poultry and livestock operations.

Nestlé and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) have launched a two-year initiative to improve labour rights and fair recruitment across the coffee supply chains of Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico, specifically targeting decent work deficits for seasonal and migrant workers.

A €850,000 coalition led by UNIDO and World Coffee Research aims to stabilise the supply chain in Africa’s top coffee exporter by scaling disease-resistant seed systems and boosting smallholder productivity.

Wayne-Sanderson Farms, the third-largest poultry producer in the United States, has promoted Aaron Leach to Chief Commercial and Supply Chain Officer and Michael Crump to Chief Operations Officer, signalling a strategic consolidation of its end-to-end supply chain and manufacturing infrastructure.

Cologne-based startup Eternal.Ag raises €8 million to deploy AI-powered autonomous harvesting robots, tackling a 30% decline in greenhouse labour availability across Europe.

UVESA has reached an agreement to acquire Granada-based poultry firm Payán Hermanos to scale production capacity and enhance market positioning within the Spanish agri-food sector.