The latest food and beverage industry news and trend analysis

Tom Holland's non-alcoholic beer brand BERO has partnered with Sony Pictures to launch limited-edition Spider-Man Brand New Day collectable cans across direct-to-consumer and cinema channels.

Sweet Robo and Santa Cruz Fun Foods have commercially launched robotic ICEE Cotton Candy Machines across North American retail and entertainment channels.

Mark Foods has acquired Rhode Island-based frozen seafood importer Endeavor Seafood, fully integrating the business to expand its product portfolio and global supply network.

Frozen snack brand The Pizza Cupcake has rebranded as Incredifulls to expand into a multi-product better-for-you handheld platform, launching PB&J Cups this autumn.

Starco Brands has completed the acquisition of California-based Custom Bakehouse, adding a 75,000-square-foot facility and an estimated US$20 million in annual revenue to its CPG platform.

General Mills has partnered with The Jim Henson Company to release limited-edition 55th anniversary packaging and a DTC fuzzy box for its Monsters Cereals range.

Baked snack manufacturer Legacy Bakehouse has appointed former Crofter's Organic CEO Tim Jax as Chief Executive Officer to guide its next phase of operational scaling.

Canadian functional nutrition brand Organic Traditions has secured a USD $10.5 million Series A funding round to drive US retail expansion and scale its Fibre Flow product line.