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

Martin White rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Frutarom shareholders overwhelmingly approve $7.1bn IFF merger, Keurig Dr Pepper meets targets thanks to rise in net sales, and Fonterra enters India through Future Consumer joint venture

Harriet Jachec rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Land O’Lakes acquires Agren to deliver new farming solutions, Mitsubishi buys majority stake in rice producer Gourmet Delica, and Dean Foods boss ‘impressed with progress’ in second quarter.

Jules Scully rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Indra Nooyi to leave PepsiCo, Ramon Laguarta named CEO; Amcor to buy US-based plastic packaging firm Bemis for $6.8bn; and Hindustan Unilever buys Adityaa Milk ice cream business in India. 

Harriet Jachec rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Diageo spends $90m on new Guinness brewery in Maryland, Heineken eyes China’s premium beer segment with $3.1bn deal, and Nestlé responds to growing milk demand in Sri Lanka with A+.

Harriet Jachec rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Walmart faces $2bn lawsuit over use of food waste technology, Grupo Lala appoints former AB InBev executive as its new CEO, and Kellogg’s offsets low cereal sales with growth in healthier snacks

Jules Scully rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Molson Coors Canada forms JV to sell cannabis-infused beverages, Bulletproof secures $40m in funding led by Cavu Ventures, and Nestlé USA aims to transform its business with new HQ in Virginia.