The latest food and beverage industry news and trend analysis

MOSH’s $13M Series A fuels a category-defining pivot into high-protein brain health, targeting a $6.8B market through a massive 2026 expansion into Target and national grocery.

Fan Foods and Poppowls merge high-equity Disney and Marvel licenses with clean-label, seed-oil-free ingredients, disrupting the snack aisle via strategic exclusives at Walmart and Target.

Heineken enters the functional beer category with Outdoor Brewing Co, an alcohol-free lager fortified with electrolytes and magnesium for post-activity recovery.

Bel Group North America has acquired Brainiac® to expand the high-growth functional pediatric and GLP-1 nutrition markets. By merging Brainiac’s triple-digit growth with the GoGo squeeZ® platform

Oterra and Debut have launched a multi-million-dollar strategic collaboration to utilise AI-powered precision fermentation to develop a high-performance natural alternative to Red 40, addressing critical supply chain volatility and the escalating regulatory phase-out of FD&C synthetic dyes in the United States.

Germany's largest dairy cooperative DMK Group has invested 25 million euros in a new lactoferrin plant in Altentreptow to target the early life nutrition and pharmaceutical sectors.

Aurora Innovation and McLane Company have transitioned their autonomous trucking partnership into full driverless operations in Texas, utilising SAE Level 4 technology to move perishable food and restaurant supplies across the "middle mile" with 100 per cent on-time performance.

Colorado Premium has successfully acquired Old Hickory Smokehouse, a move that merges traditional water-bath sous-vide expertise with artisanal smoking capabilities to create a high-capacity, value-added protein platform serving the foodservice, retail, and industrial sectors.