Martin White rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: UK supermarket Sainsbury’s to merge with Walmart-owned Asda, Lassonde Industries to acquire Old Orchard Brands for $150m, and Unilever invests $120m to boost capacity at four sites in Pakistan

Jules Scully rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including:Corona replaces Skol as Latin America’s most valuable brand, Coca-Cola CEO: ‘Consumer-centric strategy is paying off’, and Amber Beverage Group acquires majority stake in Think Spirits.

Jules Scully rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: PepsiCo net revenues up 4.3% despite struggling soda sales, Firms in the UK join pact to scrap unnecessary single-use plastics, and Segafredo Zanetti to expand in Indonesia with new partnership.

Jules Scully rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Whitbread to spin off Costa Coffee as a separate business, EU clears way for Ireland’s sugar tax to come into effect next week, and Beam Suntory acquires remaining stake in distributor ABV Brands. 

Jules Scully rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Coca-Cola revenues down but Diet Coke overhaul pays off, BRF CEO resigns days after EU bans imports from 12 facilities, and US yogurt brand Ellenos secures $18m to expand distribution.

Jules Scully rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: UK’s competition authority approves Co-Op’s Nisa takeover, CP Foods buys 40% of Brazil’s Camanor Produtos Marinhos, and Pernod Ricard supports Loliware’s edible straw launch.

Martin White rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: France to ban terms like ‘bacon’ and ‘steak’ on meat substitutes, Kroger completes the $2.15bn sale of its convenience store unit, and Arla unveils cost-cutting plan to save 400m euros in three years.

Martin White rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: European Parliament approves EU circular economy legislation, Unilever sales growth boosted by emerging markets results, and Arytza to appoint Gregory Sklikas as its new European CEO

Martin White rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Commonwealth nations join UK-led plastic waste initiative, Demand for baby food in China drives Danone sales growth, and US senators urge review of Marfrig’s National Beef deal

Martin White rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Mondelēz opens $90m biscuit production plant in Bahrain, Tate & Lyle names Mondelēz’s Imran Nawaz as its new CFO, and Scientists accidentally engineer an enzyme that eats plastic.