The latest food and beverage industry news and trend analysis

Nestlé and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) have launched a two-year initiative to improve labour rights and fair recruitment across the coffee supply chains of Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico, specifically targeting decent work deficits for seasonal and migrant workers.

Williams Sonoma has partnered with the 145-year-old Oakville Grocery to launch an exclusive "Wine Country" gourmet collection, strategically scaling Napa and Sonoma Valley artisanal flavours to a national audience through omni-channel distribution and in-store experiential marketing.

Primient has restructured its global operations, introducing a dedicated "Biosolutions" business unit to accelerate the commercialisation of bio-based ingredients and support innovators scaling from proof-of-concept to full-scale industrial production.

A €850,000 coalition led by UNIDO and World Coffee Research aims to stabilise the supply chain in Africa’s top coffee exporter by scaling disease-resistant seed systems and boosting smallholder productivity.

Wayne-Sanderson Farms, the third-largest poultry producer in the United States, has promoted Aaron Leach to Chief Commercial and Supply Chain Officer and Michael Crump to Chief Operations Officer, signalling a strategic consolidation of its end-to-end supply chain and manufacturing infrastructure.

GALLO has completed the acquisition of Four Roses Bourbon from Kirin Holdings, returning the 138-year-old brand to U.S. family ownership for the first time in 83 years and signalling a major expansion of GALLO's premium spirits and global distribution footprint.

SIDES Coffee has officially launched its dedicated e-commerce platform, expanding upon its physical retail footprint of over 3,100 stores. SIDES Coffee, the RTD brand incubated by COLLAB for The Sidemen, has launched a dedicated D2C platform (sidescoffee.com)

Burger King has initiated a nationwide recruitment drive for 60,000 team members to support its nearly 6,500 U.S. restaurants, following a period of modernisation and operational improvements that have significantly increased guest traffic.