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

Darren Wood rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Tyson Foods to invest $320m in Kansas plant, creating 1,600 jobs, Grupo Bimbo opens new $86m production plant in Colombia and Mars reveals $1bn sustainability plan to tackle global issues

Darren Wood rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: SAB entrepreneurship campaign aims to create 10,000 jobs, Irish Beverage Council calls for soft drinks tax to be deferred and Barry Callebaut unveils a brand new chocolate flavour called ruby

Darren Wood rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: C&C Group and Proprium acquire UK pub company Admiral Taverns, New look for Shreddies as Nestlé launches latest advert campaign and European grocery market grows at fastest rate for three years

Darren Wood rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: DuPont and Dow Chemical complete $130 billion merger, Coca-Cola aims to make India its third largest market globally and Chicken sales in the UK on the rise as red meat sector struggles