The latest food and beverage industry news and trend analysis

Emergency services extinguish a second-floor fire at the Coca-Cola production facility in Mount Wellington, Auckland, with the building handed back to site management.

Cargill commits over $130m to expand its poultry network across Thailand and the Philippines, adding automated cooked chicken processing and feed milling.

Arca Continental Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages completes a $42m expansion in San Antonio, adding a second line and 170,000 sq ft of warehouse capacity.

Schreiber Foods commits over $267 million to construct a process-cheese plant in Carthage, Missouri, expanding capacity and creating 100 jobs by 2028.

Barentz opens a new office and Human Nutrition application laboratory in Shanghai, expanding technical and formulation support for China's food industry.

Bestzyme completes the world's first automated smart production line for sweet proteins in Jinan, scaling Mellia Brazzein output to 100 tonnes annually.

Nestlé Canada completes a CAD $50m investment to expand its Toronto confectionery factory, adding flexible moulding capacity for KitKat and Aero.

Swiss Water Decaffeinated Coffee plans a $4.5m investment to expand production capacity by 15% at its Delta, British Columbia, facility by mid-2027.