The latest food and beverage industry news and trend analysis

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.

Royal Cup Coffee and Tea has finalised its all-cash acquisition of Farmer Brothers, creating a scaled, multi-national coffee and tea infrastructure that consolidates two of North America’s largest route-based distribution networks across the foodservice, hospitality, and retail sectors.

Bulletproof has officially entered the high-growth mushroom-enhanced coffee sector with the launch of "The Mood Booster," a functional ground coffee utilising a targeted blend of Lion’s Mane, Reishi, and KSM-66® Ashwagandha to address the rising consumer demand for stress management and cognitive support.

Lavazza has launched "La Reserva de ¡Tierra! Selection," the first professional-grade coffee sourced from farms certified under the Rainforest Alliance Regenerative Agriculture Standard, marking a significant milestone in the commercialisation of science-based soil and ecosystem restoration.

Origin Coffee has launched a plant-based Cold Foam Summer menu, utilising its new Cold Brew Espresso Concentrate to drive high-margin seasonal beverage sales across its retail estate.

Dutch Bros Coffee has launched Myst Energy Refreshers, a new category of plant-powered, low-calorie functional beverages designed to capture the growing consumer demand for clean-label caffeine alternatives during the peak summer trading season.