
Foreverland is scaling cocoa-free chocolate across Europe after fresh funding. The Italian foodtech company has raised €6 million to expand Choruba, deepen manufacturer partnerships, and support a new organic product line.

Dublin companies say costs and bureaucracy are hitting harder now. New Chamber survey findings show cost pressure remains intense, with businesses calling current support measures insufficient and administrative burdens too high.

ESSEC has launched a fully online executive AI master programme. The new course combines strategy, management, and AI capability across an 18-month format designed for working professionals.

EHL is launching a new degree for future restaurateurs globally. The two-year course brings together culinary arts, fine-dining guest experience, and restaurant management as hospitality education shifts towards shorter, practice-led pathways.

Infosecurity Europe is tying cyber risk to geopolitical instability directly. The event’s 2026 keynote programme will examine cyber conflict, resilience, and European cooperation as organisers report rising concern about how international tensions are reshaping security collaboration.

Bureau Veritas acquires UK sustainability firms to enhance services. The acquisitions aim to bolster its sustainable building and infrastructure capabilities in the UK, aligning with its LEAP | 28 Strategy.

SSOW’s new report signals faster AI adoption in shared services. Survey data from more than 400 senior professionals suggests the sector is becoming more mature, more automated, and more focused on strategic value as well as cost.

Infosecurity Europe has named its first keynote speakers for 2026. The initial conference line-up brings together military, law enforcement, sport, and cyber leaders for the June event in London.

VivaTech has published its latest ranking of rising European startups. The 2026 list spans 12 countries and frames technological sovereignty as a defining force across the continent’s growth sectors.

Frankfurt School has launched a new tracker for Europe’s transformation. The AI-led Compass is designed to map project-level private investment across energy, digital infrastructure, industrial capacity, and defence, giving policymakers, financiers, and corporates a clearer view of where capital is being deployed.