Food and Beverage stories
Retailers cut Valentine’s discounts as browsing rises
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Online Valentine’s discounts shrink as shoppers browse earlier, research more and spread spending beyond traditional romantic gifts.
Cost-of-living pressures reshaping customer spending
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Digital ordering and payment options are influencing behaviour, with more people using QR codes to avoid awkward money conversations with friends.
Square launches AI assistant to help UK SMEs use data
2 days ago
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Square rolls out free AI assistant in the UK, helping SME owners query their own sales data in plain English to speed up decisions.
Five key trends reshaping Australia’s packaging sector
2 days ago
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Regulation, soft plastics revival and cost-conscious shoppers are driving five packaging shifts set to reshape Australia by 2026.
FiLLi Cafe adopts Oracle NetSuite to drive global growth
3 days ago
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FiLLi Cafe adopts Oracle NetSuite to streamline finance, inventory and franchise operations as it scales to 100-plus sites in 13 countries.
XR buys Telly Traffic to boost UK ad compliance ops
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XR acquires Telly Traffic to fold TV clearance into its ad ops platform, strengthening UK ad compliance as regulatory scrutiny grows.
Open ECX gains PEPPOL nod as UK eyes e-invoicing law
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Open ECX wins PEPPOL access point status as the UK edges towards mandatory e-invoicing, expected to be introduced by 2029.
Oravida turns to solar to power export-focused growth
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Oravida powers its Bay of Plenty bottling plant with a new solar farm as it chases export growth and stricter hotel sustainability demands.
Point74 launches Pro PLM platform for UK food makers
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Point74 unveils Pro PLM platform to help UK food manufacturers ditch spreadsheets, centralise recipes and tighten control of margins.
Artificial intelligence express entry underused as fans queue in heat
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AI express lanes at the Australian Open went largely unused, leaving fans queuing for hours in near 40C heat despite record attendance.
Infor appoints Geoff Thomas to lead APJ growth drive
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Infor taps former Qlik leader Geoff Thomas to spearhead Asia Pacific and Japan expansion, revamping regional leadership to fuel cloud growth.
Dragos deepens Microsoft tie-up to secure OT on Azure
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Dragos expands its Microsoft partnership to run OT security on Azure, integrate with Sentinel and offer SaaS from Q1 2026.
Toast opens new Bengaluru tech hub to drive growth
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Toast has opened a 64,000-square-foot Bengaluru tech hub at RMZ Ecoworld to scale product development, hiring and global innovation.
Nexer hires Matt Birtwistle to lead UK manufacturing push
Last month
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Nexer taps Microsoft veteran Matt Birtwistle to spearhead its UK manufacturing strategy as demand for digital transformation intensifies.
CPG firms modernise data systems to unlock AI at scale
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Consumer goods groups race to modernise fragmented data systems as they lay foundations for scaling AI and agentic tools across factories.
Adyen & Raptor embed payments for Asia Pacific SMBs
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Adyen partners with Raptor to embed payments into POS tools, promising smoother reconciliation and cross-channel reporting for APAC SMBs.
BDO Canada buys GrantMatch to boost grants advisory
Last month
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BDO Canada acquires GrantMatch, adding grants specialists and a funding-tracking platform to expand its Credits & Incentives services.
Point74 names Rob Sinclair as new Chief Executive Officer
Last month
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Midlands software firm Point74 appoints Rob Sinclair as CEO to spearhead UK and international growth of its food lifecycle platform.
3PL to handle UK multi-channel fulfilment for Vahdam
Last month
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3PL has been chosen to run UK multi-channel fulfilment for Vahdam Teas, handling complex B2B orders for major retail and wholesale partners.
Microlise expands UK food fleet with trio of deals
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Microlise signs Dayla Drinks, Wright's Flour and Igloo Thermo Logistics to boost visibility and efficiency in UK food transport fleets.