The latest food and beverage industry news and trend analysis

Diageo has introduced a 20% ABV mid-strength range across Gordon's, Smirnoff, and Captain Morgan, piloting the £15 spirit drinks exclusively through Tesco.

Nestlé and Starbucks have expanded their Global Coffee Alliance with the launch of Starbucks Refreshers Concentrates, bringing the $2 billion cold beverage platform into retail.

CCEP has expanded its 500ml Supercan format across the UK, introducing Sprite, Fanta Orange, and Dr Pepper to the larger single-serve range at an RRP of £1.90.

De La Calle has launched a limited-edition Spiced Pineapple Tepache for Día de los Muertos, rolling out the fermented beverage across more than 8,000 US retail doors.

Performance hydration brand 2O3 has launched its first RTD beverage, pairing 1,000mg of sodium with honey across two real-fruit flavours for athletes.

Rancho La Gloria has launched a limited-edition 14.9% ABV Pumpkin Spice Espresso Martini, packaging the agave wine-based cocktail in 1.5L bottles across US retail.

Prodalim has unveiled a new brand identity, Taking Nature Further, highlighting its transformation into a global natural ingredients, juice, and dealcoholisation platform following its IPO.

Gerber has entered the rehydration category with Gerberlyte, a USDA Organic paediatric solution rolling out across US retail in two packaging formats and three flavours.