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Cargill Drives Decarbonisation Gains

Cargill’s Baupte facility in France has achieved a 45 percent reduction in CO2 emissions through a €25 million modernisation, boosting efficiency, strengthening industrial performance, and supporting wider sustainability ambitions.

“A Significant Step Forward for UK Retail”: GS1 UK CEO on Tesco’s Move to QR Codes

Tesco’s understated but important move to QR codes powered by GS1 UK marks a shift in UK food and beverage retail, elevating the technology from pilot stages to large-scale use.

Carlsberg Expands PepsiCo Bottling Partnership Across Nordics and Baltics

Carlsberg Group is expanding its strategic partnership with PepsiCo, taking on bottling responsibilities across additional Nordic and Baltic markets from 2029.

Inside Waitrose’s Travel Retail Strategy: Expanding Food-to-Go at Heathrow Airport

Waitrose is entering airport retail for the first time, using a wholesale partnership model to expand its food-to-go offer into travel hubs and reach new customer occasions.

Airbus and Virgin Atlantic : Smart Catering Takes Flight

Airbus and Virgin Atlantic are pioneering AI-driven inflight catering, using real-time data insights to reduce waste, improve efficiency, and enhance passenger experience without compromising onboard service quality.

Accenture, Avanade and Microsoft Unveil ‘Agentic Factory’ to Cut Manufacturing Downtime

Accenture and Avanade, in collaboration with Microsoft, have introduced a new “agentic factory” intelligence system designed to help manufacturers reduce downtime and improve shop floor performance through AI-driven operations.

How Siemens and KION are Working Together to Develop the Supply Chains of the Future

Siemens and KION Group have entered a strategic partnership to digitalise intralogistics operations, with a focus on improving supply chain resilience, flexibility and productivity through AI, automation and simulation technologies.

Novo Nordisk and OpenAI Partnership Transforms Medicine Discovery

Novo Nordisk partners with OpenAI to upskill its workforce and spearhead artificial intelligence-led healthcare transformation.

DHL Deepens SAF Strategy with IAG Cargo to Cut More Than 1 Million Tonnes of Supply Chain Emissions

DHL Group is expanding its sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) sourcing strategy through a new long-term agreement with IAG Cargo, as the logistics provider looks to secure lower-emissions air freight capacity and strengthen its sustainable transport offering for customers.

Mondelēz Sustainability Strategy Advances as Cocoa Life Reaches Full Cocoa Sourcing Coverage

Mondelēz International has outlined fresh progress across its sustainability strategy, highlighting major advances in cocoa sourcing, emissions reduction and packaging circularity as the food manufacturer works toward its 2030 environmental targets.

General Mills CEO Highlights Regenerative Agriculture and Emissions Progress in 2026 Report

General Mills has published its 2026 Global Responsibility Report, detailing progress across its key focus areas of Food, Planet and People during fiscal 2025, including expanded regenerative agriculture efforts, emissions reductions and charitable giving.

Yakult Appoint Shinji Yamaguchi to Managing Director of Yakult UK & Ireland

Yakult UK & Ireland has appointed Shinji Yamaguchi as Managing Director, replacing Hiroaki Yoshimura, who moves to the company’s European headquarters, in the Netherlands, as Managing Director of Yakult Europe.