The latest food and beverage industry news and trend analysis

J.Q. Dickinson Salt-Works is expanding into Asian markets through a partnership with Coupang, leveraging a Fortune 150 logistics platform to reach millions of new international customers.

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.

SUANNUTRA USA has secured the North American distribution rights for TetraSOD, a patented microalgae ingredient from Fitoplancton Marino boasting 30,000 µ/g of SOD activity, targeting metabolic health and GLP-1 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.

U.S. Sugar’s deploying an autonomous John Deere fleet, using ASI’s robotic kits to enable 24/7 precision farming across 255,000 acres while transitioning labour into high-skilled oversight roles.

The opening of Sucro Can's $135M Hamilton refinery establishes a new B2B infrastructure benchmark, utilising a PPP model to deliver 1M tonnes of capacity for the North American food cluster.

Del Monte Foods designating Pittsburgh as its central hub strategically consolidates R&D, Supply Chain, and Finance, creating an agile, centralised structure for the global produce market.

Aurora Innovation and McLane Company have transitioned their autonomous trucking partnership into full driverless operations in Texas, utilising SAE Level 4 technology to move perishable food and restaurant supplies across the "middle mile" with 100 per cent on-time performance.