The latest food and beverage industry news and trend analysis

Speciality retailer The Spice & Tea Exchange has signed five new franchise agreements across North Carolina, Florida, and Louisiana, expanding its footprint in the US Southeast.

Roskam Foods is centralising its cereal and granola manufacturing at its Grand Rapids, Michigan campus, resulting in the closure of its San Dimas facility in California.

Asahi Beer USA has installed a high-speed bottling line at its Octopi facility in Wisconsin as part of a $35 million expansion programme to localise production and boost co-manufacturing capacity.

Lotus Bakeries has announced a €500 million capital investment programme to expand global Biscoff production capacity following a 14% revenue increase in H1 2026.

Griffith Foods has agreed to acquire LipCo Foods Group's Plant-Tec production facility in Zgierz, Poland, expanding its European dry seasonings and coatings manufacturing capacity.

Orkla Snacks has agreed to acquire 100% of The European Candy Group B.V. for an enterprise value of €207 million to scale manufacturing for its BUBS vegan confectionery brand.

ADM is expanding its North American oilseed crush capacity by 700,000 metric tons across four US processing facilities to meet rising biofuel and vegetable oil demand.

Döhler Group has inaugurated a new manufacturing facility in Mexico to expand its natural ingredients, flavours, and integrated systems footprint across Latin America.