Latest News in the food Industry

16 Oct 2020

The merger of AB InBev and the Craft Brew Alliance (CBA) is now finalized following the divestiture of brewery operations in Hawaii. In September the U.S. Department of Justice approved the companies’ decision to sell CBA's Kona Brewing operations in H...

30 Sep 2020

Israeli-based Else Nutrition released its first plant-based toddler nutrition formula on Amazon at the end of September. However, the company is already conducting clinical trials to bring a vegan infant formula that replicates the nutritional properti...

29 Sep 2020

Tchibo is debuting four of its blends at retailers throughout the U.S. Midwest as part of a pilot program that will determine the viability of a nationwide rollout at an unspecified later date.

15 Sep 2020

Canadian non-alcoholic beer brand Partake Brewing raised $4 million in a Series A funding round led by San Francisco-based equity firm CircleUp Growth Partners. Additional participation in the round came from Export Development Canada (EDC), Natural Pr...

14 Sep 2020

Infant formula brand Enfamil launched a new, FDA-regulated line containing only A2 milk proteins and the omega-3 protein DHA, a key building block in brain and eye development. The A2-only dairy is sourced directly from European cows that naturally pro...

9 Sep 2020

In the UK, Naked smoothies, including Naked Machines, Naked Lean and Naked Zing are now rolling out in bottles that are made from 100% recycled plastic. PepsiCo also updated the labels on these bottles to attract consumers attention to the use of the r...

4 Sep 2020

Despite demand for alcohol, including wine, surging during the pandemic, the global wine industry has been suffering as a result of trade restrictions, labor shortages, and now, weather woes. In Italy’s northern Veneto region, a violent storm at the en...

1 Sep 2020

E-commerce alcohol delivery service Drizly announced it closed a $50 million funding round led by the investment firm Avenir with participation from Tiger Global and other existing investors. This additional funding brings the company’s total fundraisi...

31 Aug 2020

As a result of its effort to remove all unnecessary hard to recycle plastic from its portfolio in Western Europe, Coca-Cola is introducing a paperboard packaging alternative called CanCollar in Spain.

24 Aug 2020

Coffee company, Taika, raised $2.7M in seed funding for its adaptogen-infused, ready-to-drink (RTD) beverages. The investment round was led by Kindred Ventures with participation from Obvious Ventures and World Champion Barista James Hoffman. In the co...

21 Aug 2020

When lockdowns closed pubs, watering holes around Australia found themselves saddled with kegs of ales and lagers that were slowly passing their expiration date. However, instead of dumping them down the drain – which would require additional disposal ...

18 Aug 2020

Cold-pressed lemon water beverage, Lemon Perfect, closed a $6.6 million funding round led by Beechwood Capital, The Big Squeeze, Goat Rodeo Capital, LivWell Ventures, Melitas Ventures, R3 Venture Partners, the RCV Frontline Fund, the Stage 1 Fund, and...