The latest food and beverage industry news and trend analysis

Saltwell Group has opened a state-of-the-art production facility in Santiago, Chile, significantly increasing its global capacity for naturally low-sodium salt to help food manufacturers meet mounting regulatory pressures for sodium reduction.

Swaggerty’s Farm has inaugurated a 50,000-square-foot expansion at its Kodak, Tennessee headquarters, strategically increasing production capacity for its market-leading boxed sausage patties while integrating energy-efficient systems to enhance operational sustainability.

Clean Food Group (CFG) has secured a £4.5 million investment alongside a £700,000 Innovate UK grant to finalise the scale-up of its 1 million-litre fermentation facility, positioning the UK as a global hub for yeast-derived sustainable oils and fats.

Prodalim is expanding its patented Solos aroma recovery and de-alcoholization platform with a new facility in Hopland, California, strategically positioned to support the fast-growing NoLo beverage segment in the United States.

Empire Company Limited is set to acquire Mayrand Food Group, a move that provides the retail giant with a strategic entry into the growing Quebec discount and warehouse food market serving both households and foodservice operators.

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.

Nelson-Jameson has announced a significant investment in cold storage and logistics for cultures at its Fairview, Pennsylvania, facility, a move designed to reduce transit times for Northeast dairy producers while advancing the company’s 2026 sustainability targets.

Tetra Pak has initiated a 15,000-square-foot expansion of its Product Development and Customer Innovation Centres in Denton, Texas, introducing an integrated "one-stop-shop" model to support the full lifecycle of functional and plant-based beverages by Q1 2027.