"We call that the legislation, especially for coffee, be postponed for another year," Lavazza chairman Giuseppe Lavazza has reportedly said.

AG Barr have taken a stake of between 50% to 75% in the London-based functional beverage and supplements business.

Wine could be left out of a trade deal between the EU and US, according to EU wine trade body Comité Européen des Entreprises Vins (CEEV).

Mizkan Group's US arm has acquired local cocktail mixers brand Zing Zang from private equity investor NexPhase Capital.

US-based O'Neill Vintners & Distillers has entered the energy drinks market with the launch of the Catalyst brand.

Cognac producer Ragnaud Sabourin is hoping designer Christian Louboutin's investment in the business will drive awareness of its products.

Wales has decided to bring its plan to launch a deposit return scheme in line with the rest of the UK. Last year, the devolved Welsh government withdrew from plans for a UK scheme, pointing to the ...

Food Empire will invest $37m to expand its spray-dried soluble coffee manufacturing facility in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

Coke bottler Equatorial Coca-Cola Bottling Company is to buy Ghana-based businesses Voltic (GH) and West African Refreshments.

Spanish wine group Familia Torres has appointed Fabrice Ducceschi as its new general manager. Ducceschi will step into the group’s highest executive level role in September, with a transition period ...

Indian tea group Luxmi Group has acquired a majority stake in the UK’s Brew Tea Co. for an undisclosed sum. Following the transaction, which took place in June, co-founders Phil and Aideen Kirby now ...

The UK has unveiled a new policy to promote the sale of healthy foods and drinks in conjunction with industry manufacturers ...