Jules Scully rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Femsa sells a 5.24% stake in Heineken for €2.5bn, Post Holdings to pay $1.5bn for refrigerated food firm Bob Evans, Walmart to build ‘more modern’ headquarters in war with Amazon.

Jules Scully rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Unilever: partnerships between start-ups and big firms to grow, Müller to invest £100m in its UK Yogurt and Dessert business, Dutch farms get 130m euro fund for manure manofermentation

Jules Scully rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Nestlé takes majority stake in high-end coffee chain Blue Bottle, UK cider sales increase by 5.5% year-on-year to reach £1bn, Glanbia Cheese chief Paul Vernon named as Dairy UK chairman

Jules Scully rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Juncker 'will not accept' dual food quality within EU member states, Evian opens carbon-neutral production facility in France, US plant-based food market grows by 8.1% in the past year

Jules Scully rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Lakeland Diaries completes €40m milk powder site expansion, Crown Holdings to build new beverage can facility in Spain, and Marks and Spencer's dairy farms get RSPCA Assured Certification.

Jules Scully rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Impossible Foods opens new Oakland facility to boost output, Australian alcohol consumption up for the first time in nine years, and Bühler Group acquires Austrian wafer machine maker Haas

Alex Clere takes a special look at the first day innovations spotted at Drinktec 2017.

Jules Scully rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Pilgrim's Pride buys Moy Park in a deal worth £1bn, Orora completes $33.8m South Australia plant expansion, Associated British Foods buys Italian vinegar producer Acetum

Alex Clere rounds up the day's biggest news in the world of food and beverages, including: Protix acquires insect breeder Fair Insects, Coca-Cola’s soft drink revenue grows thanks to smaller packs, and Niels Petter Wright set to leave Elopak after ten years in top job

Darren Wood rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Barry Callebaut buys ingredient business of US’ Gertrude Hawk, Unilever adds to tea portfolio with ethical brand Pukka Herbs and Nestlé agrees to acquire plant-based food brand Sweet Earth