The latest food and beverage industry news and trend analysis

The Hershey Company has appointed consumer packaged goods veteran Mitchell Arends as Chief Supply Chain Officer, succeeding Jason Reiman who retires after a thirty year career focused on insourcing and digital manufacturing.

Shinsegae Group has dismissed Starbucks Korea Chief Executive Sohn Jeong-hyun following swift public backlash and boycott calls over a politically insensitive marketing campaign.

Nestle and First Milk have launched Young Dairy Leaders, a practical programme designed to build business resilience and accelerate regenerative farming adoption for next-generation growers.

Ardagh Glass Packaging has restructured its executive team, decentralising leadership to regional CEOs under Executive Chairman Mark Porto to drive commercial speed and analytical decision-making.

Alvinesa has appointed industrial veteran Olivier Lavaud as CEO to scale its upcycled ingredient platform. His B2B expertise will accelerate the firm's circular economy model across Europe and LatAm.

Ajinomoto Foods North America has appointed Dave Gardner as CEO, leveraging his 35 years of supply chain expertise to scale operations within the high-growth 90 billion dollar U.S. frozen food sector.

Ardent Mills has appointed Cargill veteran Erik Wibholm as EVP of Trading & Risk Management. His 25 years of global wheat expertise will drive strategic commodity risk solutions for customers navigating an increasingly dynamic and volatile operating environment.

Nutrabolt has appointed Andrew Archambault as President and COO to scale its C4 Energy and Bloom platforms. His 30 years of CPG expertise at Hershey and Keurig Dr Pepper will drive operational discipline and commercial focus across the high-growth energy and active nutrition sectors.