The latest food and beverage industry news and trend analysis

UK flavour manufacturer JPL Flavours has officially inaugurated its new global headquarters in Bromborough, Wirral, following an £11 million investment.

Aluminium bottled water brand Re:Water, owned by Berrington Pure Spring Water, has announced a capital investment of £2 million to construct a new production facility in Herefordshire.

Findlay, Ohio-based packaging manufacturer PaperTech has announced the completion of its acquisition of Bake-Best Trays, a specialist producer of pressed paperboard trays based in Redmond, Oregon.

PULP Ultra® is engineered to bridge the gap between sustainability and functional performance in the food-to-go sector. The material is composed of over 95% bagasse fibres, treated with a proprietary barrier spray coating of less than 5%.

Pacific Northwest dairy brand Alpenrose has announced a major restructuring of its manufacturing footprint, confirming plans to cease production at its facility in Clackamas, Oregon, effective 31 March 2026.

The company is positioning its technology as a direct solution to the persistent labour, consistency, and throughput challenges facing the Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) sector.

By leveraging accessible technologies—specifically microcontrollers and modular components based on platforms like Arduino—the company is building custom solutions tailored to the nuances of tea handling.

Packaging solutions provider Harpak-ULMA has announced a significant performance breakthrough for the high-volume ground meat sector, introducing a new application of its Mondini Trave Sinfonia® tray-sealing platform.