
Unilever stops Ben & Jerry’s pro-Gaza ice cream
If Ben & Jerry’s can’t make a ‘Peace for Palestine’ flavoured ice cream, co-founder Ben Cohen will make it himself
News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology

If Ben & Jerry’s can’t make a ‘Peace for Palestine’ flavoured ice cream, co-founder Ben Cohen will make it himself

The snacking multinational is dealing with high cocoa prices

Danone is struggling to meet demand for high-protein yogurt while coffee creamers continue to be a drag on performance in North America

From Nestlé’s mass layoffs to Kraft Heinz mega demerger, global CPGs are making bold moves to survive shifting consumer demands and financial pressure

The Magnum Ice Cream Company’s biggest global rival has gone from strength to strength in the face of market challenges – here’s how the Nestlé co-owned company drives growth

How does a food business that’s synonymous with sides and sauces move to the centre of plate?

Philipp Navratil is shaking things up at Nestlé, but can he restore the company’s fortunes and inject much-needed growth?

An ingredient supplier and a world-renowned restaurant - two traditionally separate players in the food supply chain - are joining forces in an unexpected collaboration

Despite major moves away from categories like plant-based meat and ice cream, food remains central to Unilever’s business

Coca-Cola posts a strong Q3, with double-digit income growth

With just weeks remaining before its planned spin-off, the demerger of The Magnum Ice Cream Company has been postponed

The CPG giant is adapting products, pack sizes and marketing to place aging consumers, GLP-1 users and Hispanic shoppers at the center of its fiscal 2026 plans

Regenerative agriculture provides more security for supply chains, believes the multinational

As usage of weight loss medications surges and new therapies emerge, food businesses face a once-in-a-generation opportunity – or risk being left behind

Nestlé is cutting 7% of its workforce. Is this bold move a reset or a risk?

GLP-1 fuels rapid food and beverage sector growth - but risks and costs mount

The merged company will be renamed Parima in a consolidation of France’s cultivated meat sector

Cargill’s Amsterdam facility has a new member that’s turning heads - and maybe wagging a few tails

Opinion
The European Commission may be ready to wave through Mars’ $36 billion takeover of Kellanova, but in Europe’s snack aisles, the regulator isn’t the kingmaker. The retailers are

In its third quarter results, the multinational has beaten expectations in several key areas, but problems remain

Nestlé’s quiet exit from global methane-cutting alliance has sparked fresh scrutiny over its climate commitments

With Ferrero’s $3.1 billion deal for WK Kellogg done and dusted, the cereal aisle is buzzing again and competitors are scrambling to figure out what this means for the rest of Big Food

As the deforestation regulation approaches, finance initiatives are helping producers both large and small to change their ways

Mars’ blockbuster $35.9bn bid for Kellanova may get the EU’s green light, without concessions

Princes Group considering LSE IPO to supercharge growth and global expansion

The Finnish start-up is turning its attention to the US, where it hopes to disrupt the health and performance market

We take a sneak peek inside Danone’s brand-new laboratory and find out why it’s wholly focused on one area of research

Less than three months after the acquisition announcement, WK Kellogg is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ferrero
New CEO Thijs Bosch maps out The Protein Brewery’s path forward in a challenging alt protein market

Opinion
In the end, neglecting the environment will only harm food and beverage
Up the food chain
Danone’s SVP Dairy Arancha Cordero talks strategy, the role of protein, biotics and GLP-1 in dairy, and what it’s like being a female leader in food and beverage

Alfonso Gonzalez Loeschen steps in as Nespresso CEO, following a turbulent year marked by executive scandals and swift exits

Global Food Tech Awards 2025
Scottish start-up BioMara is crowned winner of the European heats of the Global Food Tech Awards 2025. Here’s why

UK food-tech start-up Clean Food Group is to make a major step in upscaling

Mars takes major step towards net zero by 2050

How is one of the world’s biggest chocolate makers navigating a once-in-a-generation cocoa crisis?

Weight-loss drugs threaten to cut calorie consumption, but General Mills sees opportunity in a leaner consumer, betting big on protein, fiber and smarter supply chains

Following a landslide shareholder vote, the merger deal is expected to close within days

Are manufacturers risking it all to save a few pennies?

Sustainable September
The initiative will centre around farmer-facing organisations and focus on upscaling

New chief, Philipp Navratil, wants food and beverage giant to move quickly and be ready to innovate

Mars is ramping up manufacturing, sustainability, and innovation across Europe

As talks between the two parties fall through, one question looms large: will Julie Smolyansky’s leadership survive?

Discover how brand power, smart diversification, and local strategy keep Coca-Cola fizzing at the top of the global beverage game

The EU has resumed its investigation into Mars’ $35.9bn merger with Kellanova, following a stop in July

Cocoa yields will have a substantial affect on prices

Jerry Greenfield leaves the company he co-founded half a century ago after claiming Unilever has ‘silenced’ the brand’s social mission and independence

Nestlé fast-tracks leadership change following investor pressure

Unilever has named Srinivas Phatak as its new CFO, following a global search

The future is uncertain for food and beverage spin-offs, but we can look to the past for guidance