The latest food and beverage industry news and trend analysis

Unilever has signed an agreement to acquire Grüns, a leading U.S. greens supplement brand, as part of its strategic focus on premium high-growth segments within the Beauty and Wellbeing sector.

Tesco has initiated a beta trial of an in-app AI assistant for its 280,000 employees, leveraging partnerships with Tomoro AI and Mistral to deliver personalised, natural-dialogue meal planning and automated basket-building ahead of a nationwide consumer launch.

Italian machinery specialists Tirelli and Unimac-Gherri have merged to form a unified industrial platform, combining expertise in home care and food processing to drive innovation in robotics and AI.

ezCater has transitioned from a catering marketplace to an enterprise-grade workplace food platform, launching a new brand identity developed with Koto and integrating deep-tier features like Slack connectivity and centralised reporting to serve multi-location organisations.

C.H. Guenther & Son (CHG) has acquired Montreal-based Mejicano Foods, a move that integrates 30 years of flour tortilla expertise and state-of-the-art Canadian facilities to scale its presence in the high-growth North American tortilla category.

JonnyPops has announced its official entry into the Canadian market, securing national distribution through major retailers including Whole Foods Market, Costco, and Save-On-Foods to export its "clean-label" and mission-driven frozen novelties to a new international demographic.

Brand Licensing Europe (BLE), in partnership with License Global, has announced its "call for speakers" for the event’s 2026 edition, seeking expert insights across five key pillars: Sports, Fashion, Food and Beverage, Retail, and Trend and Future, to drive the 2026 program.

Flashfood has completed a division-wide expansion across more than 100 Kroger stores in the Mid-Atlantic, integrating its surplus food platform with Kroger Health to drive "Food as Medicine" initiatives and modern data-driven shrink management.