The latest food and beverage industry news and trend analysis

Pizza franchise operator Marco's Pizza is investing more than one million dollars to develop a 14,030-square-foot Operations Centre of Excellence in Orlando, Florida, to support global training and store expansion.

Lifestyle sports nutrition brand GHOST has scaled its hospitality footprint by becoming the official energy drink partner of The Venetian Resort Las Vegas, securing property-wide distribution.

US recycling firm Circular Services has opened Florida’s first permitted commercial-scale food and beverage de-packaging facility in Vero Beach.

The AI Cooking Research Restaurant in Beijing has deployed full-process artificial intelligence and automated machinery, reducing back-of-house staffing requirements and cutting food waste by over 90 per cent.

Savoury snack brand Takis has partnered with Sony Pictures for a global campaign across 57 countries featuring limited-edition Spider-Man packaging and retail promotions.

Farm Supply Company and Grange Co-op have approved a proposed merger to create a 13-store agricultural co-operative spanning California and Oregon.

US beverage brand Diamond Brew has secured a seven-figure pre-seed funding round to accelerate the distribution and manufacture of its flash-frozen brewless coffee pods.

ADM group company Bern Aqua has secured Best Aquaculture Practices certification for its Olen facility, becoming Belgium’s first certified aquaculture feed producer.