The latest food and beverage industry news and trend analysis

Divert, Inc. has opened a 66,000-square-foot Integrated Diversion and Energy Facility in Longview, Washington, capable of processing 100,000 tons of food waste annually into renewable natural gas and agricultural fertilisers to support the regional circular economy.

PepsiCo has led a strategic consortium with Givaudan and Smurfit WestRock to sign a 10-year Virtual Power Purchase Agreement in Spain, utilising a "repowered" wind asset to reduce value chain emissions by an estimated 32,000 metric tons of CO2 annually.

SIG has unveiled a comprehensive expansion plan for its Querétaro, Mexico, facility, aiming to double production capacity to 3 billion packs per year as part of a strategic nearshoring shift to serve the North American market.

Mars has signed a long-term virtual power purchase agreement with European Energy for the Skuodas Wind Farm in Lithuania, a move expected to contribute to the company’s 10% carbon-reduction target by 2030.

Ferrero has invested $75 million to begin manufacturing Nutella Peanut in Illinois, marking the first time the company has produced one of its flagship spread products within the United States.

QuantiPath has appointed Roger Schaller, a molecular diagnostics veteran with experience at Cepheid and Bio-Rad, to its Board of Directors to accelerate the commercialisation of its GenoPATHX food safety platform.

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners has announced a 2.55 million pound investment to extend its water replenishment programme in West Yorkshire through 2028, targeting an additional 250,000 cubic metres of annual water benefit to support its 2030 net-zero water commitment.

Cargill has commenced operations at its new canola processing facility in Regina, Saskatchewan, adding 1 million metric tonnes of annual capacity to the Western Canadian supply chain. The site is strategically positioned to convert raw canola into high-value oil for food and renewable fuels, alongside high-protein meal for animal feed, significantly reducing reliance on raw seed exports.