Refresco makes plant-based drinks push with SunOpta buy
Refresco has swooped to buy US food-and-beverage group SunOpta in a bid to bolster its business in the plant-based drinks …
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Tequila mayor ‘arrested over alleged extortion of local distillers’
The mayor of Tequila, Diego Rivera Navarro, has been arrested, reportedly in connection with allegations of extorting spirits and beer …
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US FDA tweaks labelling rules on food colours
The US Food and Drug Administration has revised its labelling rules on food dyes to allow producers using 'natural' food …
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Gallo buys Four Roses Bourbon from Kirin
Gallo has struck a deal to buy Bourbon brand Four Roses from Kirin Holdings. The transaction was announced by the Japanese …
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Willie Nelson THC drinks brand nets funding
Willie’s Remedy+, the THC-infused drinks brand backed by US music legend Willie Nelson, has secured funds to try to “accelerate” …
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Carlsberg CFO expects volume recovery in 2026
Carlsberg is confident about seeing an uptick in volumes this year, with growth drivers including soft drinks in western Europe, …
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German craft brewer Brlo snaps up Roy Kombucha
Berlin-based craft brewer Brlo has acquired domestic peer Roy Kombucha for an undisclosed sum. Brlo co-founder Katharina Kurz confirmed the deal …
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UK functional-drinks firm Common ceases trading
UK-based CBD and nootropics drinks business Common Drinks is winding up, its founder Julian Liban has confirmed. Liban, who is also …
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Bitburger expects sales to recover after 2025 slide
Bitburger saw its revenues fall almost 6% last year but the German brewer is forecasting a rise in sales – …
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Sports nutrition group Fit Foods attracts investment
Canadian sports nutrition company Fit Foods has secured investment from venture-capital firm Westcap. The size and other terms of the investment …
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Sullivan & Cromwell, Kirkland & Ellis top consumer M&A charts in 2025
The law firms Sullivan & Cromwell and Kirkland & Ellis topped two league tables devised by GlobalData after analysing the …
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PepsiCo CEO sees “big opportunities” from GLP-1 drugs
The chief executive of snacks giant PepsiCo has insisted the company sees “more opportunities than threats” from the use of …
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Wales approves minimum alcohol pricing increase
The Welsh Parliament (Senedd) has given the all clear to a proposal to increase the minimum price per unit of …
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Snacks prices, productivity, drinks “progress” – takeaways from PepsiCo 2025 results
PepsiCo hit the headlines in more ways than one in 2025 – from its striking $1.95bn deal to buy US …
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Confusion over Castel CEO position at Singapore holding company
A move to oust Castel Group’s CEO appears to be up in the air, with a key holding entity IBBM …
