The latest food and beverage industry news and trend analysis

For Five Coffee Roasters has secured a strategic growth investment to accelerate its national expansion, scaling its Queens roasting facility and growing its 40-site speciality retail footprint.

Dutch Bros Inc. has agreed to acquire the 29-shop Phoenix East Valley franchise, transitioning the locations to a company-operated model and bolstering its strategic growth footprint in Arizona following the retirement of a 20-year veteran franchisee.

RYZE has expanded its Target retail portfolio with three new instant functional lattes, utilising its proprietary SUPER6™ mushroom blend to deliver sustained energy and cognitive support.

Foodtastic has secured an exclusive master franchising agreement with Inspire Brands to develop hundreds of Dunkin' locations across Canada, leveraging its 1,200-store operational footprint to re-enter the highly competitive Canadian coffee and bakery market starting in late 2026.

Pop & Bottle has expanded its RTD portfolio into the functional hydration category, launching a Matcha Coconut Water line that combines ceremonial-grade matcha with over 600mg of natural electrolytes to target the "clean energy" wellness market.

The Jel Sert Company and Dunkin' have launched a zero-sugar powdered drink mix, leveraging TikTok Shop to scale functional, caffeinated hydration beyond the traditional QSR environment.

NESCAFÉ’s "Third Half" campaign productises post-match social rituals through a sharing-format Espresso Keg, targeting the 73% of soccer fans already integrating coffee into their matchday routines.

Bones Coffee’s 2026 Summer Collection leverages nostalgic dessert trends to drive growth, targeting "permissible indulgence" with carnival and soda-shop-inspired SKUs engineered for iced serves.