All five of the world’s leading international bottled water companies will be represented the 16th annual Global Bottled Water Congress from October 8 to 10 in Dubai. Speakers will include: Nestlé Waters chief executive officer Maurizio Paternello Groupe Danone...

Mondelēz International is pledging to bring all its Cadbury chocolate and wider biscuit products, typically bought by parents for children, to under 100 calories. This will see billions of calories removed from the market. The move would see Fudge,...

Montreux Capital Management has invested £3 million into high-tech vending business Mother. The investment will be used for continued development of technology including the machines digital advertising platform and allow Mother to target new sectors such as education, healthcare...

With its continued growth in the world’s coffee equipment market, Swiss manufacturer Eversys, has announced the opening of its newest division, Eversys UK. The deal consolidates the existing partnership between Eversys SA and Evertec – a UK and Ireland...

The AVA has a vacancy for an Operator Representative on Board. If the company you represent is a member of the AVA, you can apply for this voluntary position. The Board meets four times a year and helps to...

Berry Global Group has announced the $6.5 billion acquisition of RPC Group. The combination of Berry and RPC creates a global supplier of valued-added protective solutions and one of the world’s largest plastic packaging companies. Berry’s combined global footprint...

Nestlé has announced it has created a “unique” chocolate made entirely from the cocoa fruit, using the beans and pulp as the only ingredients and therefore not adding any refined sugar. Nestlé plans to introduce the first product in...

Sustainable food packaging specialist Huhtamaki has participated in a life-cycle analysis study that surveyed the full carbon footprint of different types of cups used for coffee. According to the study, paper cups often have the lowest carbon footprint, and...