Martin White rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Coca-Cola Amatil considers the sale of its SPC unit in Australia, PepsiCo launches The Hive unit to develop high potential brands, and International Breweries’ $250m Nigeria facility to open next week

Martin White rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Grupo Bimbo invests $20.1m in Argentine site to boost exports, a third of European fruit and veg ‘too ugly to sell’ – research, and DSM to build new premix production plant in Poland

Martin White rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: PepsiCo secures $3.2bn deal to acquire Israel-based SodaStream, Tyson Foods acquires Keystone Foods from Marfrig for $2.16bn and Singapore scientists discover plant-based food preservative

Martin White rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Coca-Cola Femsa to offload its stake in Coca-Cola Philippines, Hershey chief financial officer Patricia Little to stand down, and Selecta acquires vending solution supplier Express Vending

Martin White rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: US companies defend products following weedkiller lab tests, Carlsberg raises profit outlook despite half-year revenue dip, and ADM acquires two Brazilian oilseed plants from Algar Agro

Martin White rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Constellation Brands raises stake in cannabis firm Canopy Growth, Fonterra names 18-year veteran Miles Hurrell as interim CEO, and Karma raises $12m to help shops offload unsold food to consumers

Martin White rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Coca-Cola buys minority stake in Bodyarmor sports drink brand, BRF records substantial losses following trade bans and strikes, and Sainsbury’s to trial checkout free smartphone payment system

Martin White rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Joint venture to construct $470m cheese and whey site in Michigan, AB InBev appoints Paula Lindenberg as its UK president, and 7-Eleven acquires Australian alcohol delivery start-up Tipple

Martin White rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Activist investor Third Point ups stake in ‘dismal’ Campbell Soup, Valeo Foods acquires Tangerine for over £100m – reports, and Tyson Foods agrees to sell its pizza crust business

Martin White rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Coca-Cola Consolidated reports strong second-quarter growth, Devenish Nutrition secures 118m euros in funding from the EU, and Firmenich acquires functional ingredients producer Campus