Latest News in the food Industry

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...

14 Aug 2020

To honor National Mustard Day in the U.S., yellow mustard brand French’s paired up with Oskar Blues Brewery to produce French’s Mustard Beer. The wheat beer is available for a limited time in Oskar Blues Brewery taprooms as well as online at CraftShack...

7 Aug 2020

After a nearly seven-month review of its tea business, Unilever announced that it would divest the majority of its €3 billion ($3.5 billion) tea business, which includes tea brands PG Tips, Pukka Herbs and Tazo that generated €2 billion ($2.3 billion) ...

6 Aug 2020

The hard seltzer market has seen phenomenal growth and now Coca-Cola is getting into the space with the launch of Topo Chico Hard Seltzer. Coke announced the alcoholic beverage will be released in select cities in Latin America later this year. In 2021...

5 Aug 2020

Chobani released a non-dairy probiotic drink to further its efforts to expand out of animal-based dairy. The functional beverage is made with an oat base, has 80 calories, 11 grams of sugar and is made with organic, non-GMO ingredients.

4 Aug 2020

The non-dairy category has exploded in recent years from a category dominated by soy milk to a market with milks made from nuts, grains and plant-based protein sources. Now, the category has a banana milk.

3 Aug 2020

U.S. kombucha trade association Kombucha Brewers International (KBI) established a code of practice that outlines the quality standards for the production of this fermented beverage. The trade group is also working on releasing a seal for manufacturers...

30 Jul 2020

After Coca-Cola announced the discontinuation of its Odwalla juice brand earlier this month, Coke's CEO James Quincey said during the company's second quarter earnings call that more of the CPG giant’s brands will be on the chopping block in the near f...

24 Jul 2020

It’s not yet fall, but Anheuser-Busch launched an apple-flavored lager under its Busch Light line. This is the first time in 65 years that the Busch Beer brand has released a flavored beer product, and it will be available for a limited time in select ...