Harriet Jachec rounds up the day's biggest news in the world of food and beverages, including: Orkla offers to buy restaurant chain Kotipizza for 146m euros, Cargill appoints Brian Sikes as head of its protein and salt unit, and Salt of the Earth signs four new distribution agreements.

Harriet Jachec rounds up the day's biggest news in the world of food and beverages, including: Tomra introduces digital reverse vending voucher system, DSM releases culture for Castellano cheese production, and FrieslandCampina set to close its Bree mozzarella production site.

Martin White rounds up the day's biggest news in the world of food and beverages, including: Campbell Soup’s Q1 results bolstered by strong snacks sales, Joyvio Group agrees to acquire Australis Seafoods for $880m, and Lancaster Colony subsidiary acquires Omni Baking for $25m

Harriet Jachec rounds up the day's biggest news in the world of food and beverages, including: Nestlé Waters North America in ‘significant’ rPET agreement, Beyond Meat plans to go public with $100m public offering, and Arla Foods Ingredients releases new high-protein biscuit concept.

Harriet Jachec rounds up the day's biggest news in the world of food and beverages, including: World Beverage Innovation Awards 2018 winners revealed, Coca-Cola Amatil partners up with three Australian startups, and DS Smith Plastics introduces returnable beverage pack.

Martin White rounds up the day's biggest news in the world of food and beverages, including: South Korea’s CJ Cheiljedang to buy US firm Schwan’s for $1.84bn, Beam Suntory’s North American division appoints new president, and New research reveals consumer demand for green packaging

Martin White rounds up the day's biggest news in the world of food and beverages, including: Heineken’s Grupa Żywiec buys Polish firm Browar Namysłów, Agrial Group to acquire German dairy company Rotkäppchen, and AI firm Trace Genomics raises $13m in Series A funding round

Martin White rounds up the day's biggest news in the world of food and beverages, including: Tyson Foods fourth quarter sales hit by falling meat prices, Kellogg considers selling Keebler and Famous Amos cookie brands, and Mondelēz excludes 12 suppliers from its palm oil supply chain

Martin White rounds up the day's biggest news in the world of food and beverages, including: Diageo offloads portfolio of 19 brands to Sazerac for $550m, O-I to acquire 49.7% stake in Empresas Comegua for $119m, and Henkell & Co’s Copestick Murray to merge with Freixenet in the UK

Martin White rounds up the day's biggest news in the world of food and beverages, including: Coca-Cola plans to launch range of Coke-branded energy drinks, Freedom Foods signs deal with Alibaba to sell cereal in China, and Louisiana Fish Fry appoints Michael Morse as its new CEO