Tradeshow Insight: IFE 2025
Offering its 30,000 visitors the opportunity to “immerse themselves in food and drink product discovery”, the latest edition of International Food Event, IFE once again proved to be a vibrant showcase of the biggest and brightest food and drink innovations from the UK and beyond. With ExCel in London’s Docklands playing host, IFE brought together […]
Australia: Entyce Food Ingredients acquires citrus juice brand Naked Rivals
Australian importer and manufacturer Entyce Food Ingredients has announced the acquisition of Naked Rivals, an Australian startup that produces “innovative and sustainable” citrus juice products. In a press release, Entyce Food Ingredients said Naked Rivals produces freshly squeezed lemon and lime juice, free from pits, peel and preservatives, sold in trays of “cubes” that are each said […]
Tradeshow Look Ahead: Charlotte Tickle, Food & Drink Trends & Innovations 2025
Gama spoke to Charlotte Tickle, Production Director at Global Insight Conferences, ahead of the latest edition of Food & Drink Trends & Innovations. What are your expectations for this year’s Food & Drink Trends & Innovations? We’ve been running the Food & Drink Trends & Innovations conference for 11 years now – so while the […]
India: SLMG Beverages to invest in bottling facilities
SLMG Beverages, a subsidiary of Ladhani Group and the largest independent bottler of Coca-Cola in India, has announced plans to invest INR 8,000 crore ($919.6 million) to set up new bottling plants and expand existing facilities. As part of its expansion strategy, SLMG Beverages is investing 1,200 crore INR ($137.9 million) in a new plant […]
Mohammed Alrajhi, General ManagerRio Food Industries Factory
Gama spoke to Mohammed Alrajhi, General Manager, Rio Food Industries Factory. What are the key success factors in creating a health-oriented drinks brand? Success in building a leading health-oriented drinks brand relies on a well-balanced combination of quality, innovation and smart marketing strategies. First and foremost, the product must be based on natural ingredients […]
Tradeshow Look Ahead: Federico Bricolo, Vinitaly 2025
Gama spoke to Federico Bricolo, President of Veronafiere, ahead of the latest edition of Vinitaly. What are your expectations for this year’s Vinitaly? Vinitaly is the trade fair brand behind the international promotion of Italian wine. Consequently, we are looking forward to a dynamic and appealing Vinitaly that will meet the needs of our exhibitors. […]
Tradeshow Insight: Lunch! North 2025
March 2025 welcomed a fresh-faced entrant to the UK tradeshow scene, with food-to-go showcase Lunch! North marking its inaugural outing in the heart of Manchester’s bustling city centre. Cramming over 400 stands – and over 12,000 visitors – into the main hall of the Manchester Central exhibition venue, Lunch! North (and its existing sister show Northern Restaurant […]
Spain: Nestle to invest €15 million in ‘eco-friendly’ packaging production
Nestle, the consumer goods giant, has announced it is investing €15 million ($16 million) at a plant in Girona, Spain to begin production of recyclable packaging for Nescafe instant coffee and Nescafe Dolce Gusto coffee capsules. The investment will enable the local production of refill bags for Nescafe instant coffee, ranging in size from 75g to […]
USA: Core Home acquires boba tea startup Bubluv
Core Home, a manufacturer of housewares and lifestyle products, has announced the acquisition of Bubluv, an Asian boba tea brand, to mark the company’s entry into the food and beverage industry. Described as being free from artificial ingredients, and low in calories and sugar, Bubluv’s flagship bubble tea is described as a shelf-stable drink with milk and […]
Tradeshow Look Ahead: Julien Bonvallet, Vitafoods Europe 2025
Gama spoke to Julien Bonvallet, Group Brand Director, Informa Markets, ahead of the latest edition of Vitafoods Europe. Vitafoods has a new home in Barcelona this year. What was the rationale for bringing the event to Spain? After 26 hugely successful years in Geneva, we made the decision to move to our new home of […]