Darren Wood rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverage, including: Hershey’s plan to drive margins could cut global workforce by 15%, Constantia Flexibles buys Italian dairy lidding company TR Alucap and Fonterra launches low-lactose milk powder from NZMP brand

Alex Clere rounds up the day's biggest news in the world of food and beverages, including: JBT Corporation acquires HPP systems supplier Avure for $57m, FrieslandCampina puts its Riedel juice business up for sale, and Unilever debuts new brand of premium teas called Pure Leaf

Alex Clere takes a look at the day's biggest news in the world of food and beverages, including: Mead Johnson acquires spray drying facilities in Australia from Bega, Starbucks to add limited-time macchiatos in North America, and Pioneer Brewing set to invest in Goose Island beer

Alex Clere rounds up the day's biggest news in the world of food and beverages: Morinaga & Co could merge with Morinaga Milk 'by early 2018', Carlsberg delivers sustainability improvements in all areas, and Cascades Sonoco invests in water-based coatings plant

Darren Wood rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Starbucks to bring nitro cold-brew coffee concept to Europe, Tate & Lyle plant upgrade to cut greenhouse gas emissions in half and Cathay Pacific develops beer designed to be drunk at 35,000ft

Darren Wood rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Glanbia forms new joint venture in Ireland with Glanbia Co-op, Tyson Foods to stop using antibiotics on its chickens and Pepsi building ‘one of its largest plants’ in Saudi Arabia – reports

Darren Wood rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Hungarian milk processor Alföldi Tej invests in Debrecen site and value of UK’s food and drink exports passes £20bn.

Darren Wood rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Kraft Heinz withdraws interest in Unilever after initial bid rejected, Arla launches TV campaign to support branded organic milk and Growth in China’s FMCG market ‘slowest for a decade’ – Kantar

Unilever has confirmed that it has rejected an offer believed to be worth around £100 billion from Kraft Heinz with regards to a potential merger.

Alex Clere delves deeper into the offer, and asks whether such a large deal would be feasible for either Unilever or Kraft Heinz.

DarrenUnilever rejects Kraft Heinz bid to become second biggest food firm, Constantia Flexibles invests 3m euros in dairy printing upgrade and Coca-Cola Spain launches new line of premium mixers for bars