The latest food and beverage industry news and trend analysis

Ingredion and Shiru enter a global R&D collaboration to commercialise novel functional proteins and prebiotics using a proprietary AI platform that analyses 77 million natural sequences.

Papa Johns has selected Deliverect’s Smart Dispatch and Delivery Management platform to unify in-house and third-party delivery workflows across its entire U.S. restaurant network by 2027.

Grubhub and Dexa partner to launch a drone delivery pilot in Green Brook, New Jersey, integrating automated aerial technology into the Wonder restaurant platform.

Versuni celebrates 70 years of Philips coffee heritage with the launch of the Philips Café Aromis, a premium automatic machine featuring conversational AI and 50-plus beverage presets.

Corona has launched Lime Guides using food-safe laser technology to ensure precisely sliced lime wedges, supporting the brand's signature consumption ritual across global retail markets.

ProMinent has introduced the DULCOEYE LT, a factory-calibrated optical sensor designed to enhance precision and reduce maintenance in low turbidity water monitoring applications.

Sidel has introduced the Swing Evo tunnel pasteuriser, a modular system designed to help beverage producers reduce water and energy consumption while optimising product quality.

WISEcode has introduced the Non-UPF Shield and a formalised UPF Standard to provide brands and consumers with objective, data-driven frameworks for evaluating ultra-processed foods.