Martin White rounds up the day's biggest news in the world of food and beverages, including: Heineken buys majority stake in Spanish craft brewer La Cibeles, Singapore considers ban on high-sugar pre-packaged beverages, and Nestlé creates sustainable packaging research institute

Martin White rounds up the day's biggest news in the world of food and beverages, including: Fonterra to unwind Australian joint venture with Beingmate, New Age Beverages acquires US drinks firm Morinda for $85m, and JBS appoints Gilberto Tomazoni to replace firm’s founder as CEO

Martin White rounds up the day's biggest news in the world of food and beverages, including: Mondelēz invests $5m to expand Wroclaw technical centre, CP Foods-owned Bellisio Foods buys US firm Frozen Specialties, Barry Callebaut unites with Dutch firms to source sustainable cocoa

Martin White rounds up the day's biggest news in the world of food and beverages, including: Unilever to acquire GSK’s Indian arm and the Horlicks brand, Chinese dairy company Yili buys Thai ice cream maker Chomthana, and Danone and Mars join Givaudan’s new Mista innovation platform

Harriet Jachec rounds up the day's biggest news in the world of food and beverages, including: Kraft Heinz acquires condiments brand Primal Kitchen for $200m, Coca-Cola Amatil confirms plans to offload its SPC unit in Australia, and Cargill invests $235m to expand its operations in the Philippines

Harriet Jachec rounds up the day's biggest news in the world of food and beverages, including: Unilever CEO Paul Polman retires, to be succeeded by Alan Jope, PepsiCo and Coca-Cola to invest $1.4bn in Pakistan, and Emmi names Ricarda Demarmels as its new chief financial officer.

Harriet Jachec rounds up the day's biggest news in the world of food and beverages, including: Coca-Cola Amatil inks 28-year Rekorderlig distribution deal, CP Kelco plans pectin production capacity expansion at Danish site, and Olymel acquires Canadian poultry company Pinty’s Delicious Foods.

Harriet Jachec rounds up the day's biggest news in the world of food and beverages, including: Barry Callebaut extends supply deal with Indonesia’s Garudafood, Maple Leaf Foods to build $498m poultry processing site in Canada, and the World Food Innovation Awards 2019 open for entry.

Harriet Jachec rounds up the day's biggest news in the world of food and beverages, including: UK collects £153.8m from sugar tax since its introduction in April, Soft drinks firm Co-Ro acquires Chinese distribution company, and the World Food Innovation Awards 2019 open for entries. 

Martin White rounds up the day's biggest news in the world of food and beverages, including: Lesaffre acquires fermented ingredient developer Gnosis, Duvel Moortgat acquires majority stake in Jarr Kombucha, and Firmenich opens new taste creation facility in the Philippines