Martin White rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: USDA to provide $12bn to US farmers in response to tariffs, Coca-Cola’s Q2 results boosted by Zero Sugar and Diet Coke sales, and Lindt & Sprüngli invests $201m to expand US chocolate plant

Harriet Jachec rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Quorn Foods to construct £7m vegetarian innovation centre, Jennewein receives 15m euros in funding from the European Union, and Dr. Oetker Professional rolls out sweet pizzas for catering firms.

Harriet Jachec rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Collaboration reaches milestone in extending tomato shelf life, Welsh government to invest £15m in red meat and dairy, and Graze rebrand aims to challenge negative perceptions of snacking

Jules Scully rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: US meal kit firm Chef’d ceases operations as funding dries up, PepsiCo to bring Select Harvests’ Lucky branded nuts into China, and Beyond Meat opens new innovation centre in Los Angeles.

Jules Scully rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Intersnack’s KP Snacks acquires the Popchips brand in Europe, Stampede Meat purchases New Mexico factory in $36m deal, and Unilever records drop in turnover due to ‘challenging conditions’.

Jules Scully rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Saputo sells Australian cheese facility to Bega Cheese for $184m, MatchaBar gets celebrity backing as part of $8m funding round, and Nestlé expands coffee capsule production facility in Vietnam.

Harriet Jachec rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Arla Foods warns of higher costs for UK consumers after Brexit, Nestlé is restored as an RSPO member following palm oil pledge, and the sugar tax affects 326 beverage businesses across the UK.

Harriet Jachec rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including PepsiCo reveals the ten finalists for its 2018 nutrition greenhouse, The Bel Group invests $66m to build its first facility in Canada, and Smart technology optimises dairy productivity and quality.

Jules Scully rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: JBT Corporation acquires Dutch food equipment provider FTNON, PureCircle grows output as it aims to double Reb M stevia capacity, and European Parliament in push to address dual food quality in EU.

Martin White rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Nestlé New Zealand to offload range of confectionery assets, Walmart plans further push into grocery delivery in new Jet move, and Arla’s acquisition of Yeo Valley Dairies approved by the CMA