The latest food and beverage industry news and trend analysis

Gourmia has expanded its countertop appliance range with the launch of its upgraded 2-Quart Automatic Soft Serve Ice Cream and Slushy Maker at Costco, featuring a compressor cooling system that eliminates canister pre-freezing.

Terra Kaffe has expanded its home beverage portfolio with the launch of Aero, a multi-functional milk frother and matcha maker that generated over $150,000 in pre-orders ahead of shipping.

Charoen Pokphand Foods and FPT Corporation have signed a strategic agreement to deploy artificial intelligence and digital transformation platforms across Vietnam’s agricultural and smart manufacturing sectors.

Unilever is investing 270 million USD in a new Global Innovation Centre in New Haven, Connecticut, integrating artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and neuroscience to accelerate personal care, beauty, and wellbeing product development.

Global nutrition leader ADM has partnered with non-profit TechnoServe in a USD 500,000 regenerative agriculture initiative in Maharashtra, India, targeting 15,000 soyabean farmers.

SharkNinja has launched the Ninja AutoBarista, a fully automatic espresso machine, targeting the high-margin premium home coffee segment with advanced grinding and foaming technologies.

German foodtech firm myriameat has successfully generated the first pluripotent stem cell line from roe deer, paving the way for slaughter-free cultured venison.

SharkNinja has launched the Ninja SLUSHi Twist, utilising dual-vessel technology to capture the premium home entertaining market and capitalise on the viral at-home frozen drink trend.