Martin White rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: UK to start enforcing sugar tax in less than a week as Ireland defers, Canadian government to invest up to $3m in Quebec dairy processor, and Kerry Group acquires Spain-based seasoning company Hasenosa

Martin White rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: UK’s CMA officially sanctions $1.25bn Refresco-Cott merger, Arla Foods to sell cheese site to dairy brand Allgäuer Hof-Milch, and Danish Crown’s DAT-Schaub acquires Shanghai casing brand

Martin White rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Danone completes 1.3bn euro sale of its 14% stake in Yakult, UK government set to introduce bottle and can deposit scheme, and Coca-Cola to close Milton Keynes and Northampton sites

Martin White rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Mondelēz set to close two production facilities in Brazil, Amazon agrees distribution deal with French retailer Casino Group, and McCormick sees first-quarter sales grow by 19% year-on-year

Martin White rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Givaudan to acquire 40% stake in Naturex for 522m euros, Campbell’s creates new snacks division called Campbell’s Snacks, and Danone offloads Saudi Arabian joint venture to NADEC

Martin White rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Aldi invests £25m to expand its Bathgate distribution centre, The Primal Pantry secures £3m in funding to help drive growth, and Cargill sells Ontario grain retail assets to La Coop fédérée

Martin White rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Constellation Brands invests $900m in its Ciudad Obregón plant, Sonoco acquires Highland Packaging Solutions for $150m, and Müller signs three-year milk supply deal with Lidl

Martin White rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: General Mills Q3 profits below expectations as input costs rise, AB InBev announces sustainability targets and accelerator programme, and Fonterra announces that CEO Theo Spierings will leave his role

Martin White rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: McDonald’s aims to cut carbon emissions by 36% by 2030, ADM restructures business units to help drive growth, and Tyson Foods to sell its Circle Foods arm to Ajinomoto

Jules Scully rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Australian court rules that Heinz kids’ snacks misled consumers, Brazil temporarily suspends BRF’s poultry exports to the EU, and a quarter of new food releases in Germany are organic – study.