Plant Closures & Jobs: A popular soda producer shut a plant and cut 175 jobs, underscoring how quickly beverage manufacturing footprints can shift. Craft Beer & Local Partnerships: Edmonton’s KDays is getting a locally brewed boost with Sea Change Brewing’s “Lime Crush” collaboration sold through North Central Co-op and on-site at the festival. Restaurant Expansion: Danny Boy’s Famous Original opened a new New York-style pizza spot in Woodland Hills, adding beer and wine to the menu. Alcohol Health Watch: Korea’s women in their 30s are seeing a sharp rise in binge drinking, with health experts warning the pattern is moving from occasional escape to daily risk. Cocoa Value-Add: Ghana’s Cocoa Marketing Company secured UAE and Saudi offtake commitments for semi-finished cocoa products, aiming to turn grinding capacity into guaranteed export demand. Hospitality Training: Teamwork Caribbean launched a Hospitality Academy across the Dutch Caribbean with internationally recognized SVH certifications. Retail Pulse: Cyprus posted the strongest EU retail sales growth in May, signaling consumer demand momentum.