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Beckhoff XTS System Revolutionises Motion in Food and Beverage Manufacturing

Beckhoff XTS System Revolutionises Motion in Food and Beverage Manufacturing

Beckhoff XTS System Revolutionises Motion in Food and Beverage Manufacturing : According the latest United Nations (UN) data, two thirds of the world’s countries expect 50 per cent increase in population between 2019 and 2050. Manufacturers in the food and beverage industry are under pressure to satisfy increasing demand, and ensure that products are safe […]

Iced Drinks Giant Polar Krush Launches New Brand

Iced Drinks Giant Polar Krush Launches New Brand

Iced drinks giant Polar Krush has launched a new fizzy frozen brand. The brand, Vortex Fizzing Ice Storm, will be served in self-serve dispensing units, available in four flavours, lemon and lime, blue raspberry, strawberry and tropical. The dispensing units will feature HD digital video display and can serve 430 drinks per hour. Polar Krush […]

How Real-Time Visibility of the Supply Chain Can Help Mitigate Food Waste

How Real-Time Visibility of the Supply Chain Can Help Mitigate Food Waste

How Real-Time Visibility of the Supply Chain Can Help Mitigate Food Waste : In today’s market, consumer demands have not only driven supply chain efficiencies for greater speed and convenience but are increasingly now forcing retailers to address expectations of improved sustainability. The consequences of keeping up with customers’ wishes aren’t always easy and may […]

Food waste – Where Does It Happen?

Food waste – Where Does It Happen?

In US households, around 150,000 tons of food is thrown away every day, working out at roughly one pound per person. And it doesn’t stop there. With some 88 million tons of food wasted in the European Union (EU) each year, and approximately a third of produce in Asia resigned to landfills, the food waste […]

Sales at Manchester Based Food Group Are Soaring

Sales at Manchester Based Food Group Are Soaring

Sales have soared at the Manchester-based food business behind the Paul Hollywood, St Pierre and Baker Street brands with the company – which secured a multimillion-pound investment during the year – eyeing further growth. St Pierre Groupe recently rebranded from Carrs Foods. It was established in 1986 as part of a large European bakery group. […]

What Can Food Manufacturers Do to Help Reduce Food Waste?

What Can Food Manufacturers Do to Help Reduce Food Waste?

The UK contributes to seven million tonnes of safe to eat food waste, with the average household in the UK spending £700 a year on wasted food. The leading cause of this is confusion to what date labels on products actually mean. Each supermarket and brand of product uses different labelling and language to indicate the […]

Pret’s New Menu Packed with Vegan Options

Pret's New Menu Packed with Vegan Options

Pret, the high-street coffee shop, has just announced its biggest menu shake-up so far with the launch of 20 new recipes on April 9th to reflect the UK’s changing consumer tastes, and 8 of the new options are suitable for vegans. Inspired by food development trips around the world and evolving consumer tastes, Pret is introducing […]

Maple Leaf Foods Launches Range of Meat Alternatives

Maple Leaf Foods Launches Range of Meat Alternatives

To mark its 40th anniversary, a line of pea protein-based meat alternatives, including a new plant-based burger, is due to be launched by Maple Leaf Foods under its Lightlife portfolio. The range consists of a plant-based burger, bratwurst sausage, Italian sausage and an alternative to ground meat. The Lightlife burger has 20g of pea protein with […]

Insulation Manufacturer Improves Its Tubing Range

Insulation Manufacturer Improves Its Tubing Range

Italian based global manufacturer, L’Isolante K-Flex, is pleased to announce that an improved version of their K-Flex® ST/SK product will be available from January 2019 following extensive development work to enhance its insulation capability. The new version of adhesive tubes will be available in diameters from 14 mm to 114 mm, and thicknesses from 9 […]

Conferences Address Microbial Risks in Food

Conferences Address Microbial Risks in Food

Two symposia dealing with microbial risks in food have been organised by the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) in November 2018: “Food-associated viruses”, on the 7th of November and “Antimicrobial resistance in the food chain” between the 8th and 9th of November. “Microbial risks have arrived in public awareness. Our current representative population […]

Food and Drink Market to Go Premium

Food and Drink Market to Go Premium

A new generation of modern convenience food and drink is emerging, said market intelligence agency Mintel. Manufacturers are responding to rising healthy eating priorities, quests for foodie-inspired flavours, interests in personalisation and competition from speedy delivery services. A new wave of shortcuts will also be available, including the expansion of individual meal kits, foodservice-inspired packaged […]

New Director General Aims To Increase Awareness of the UK’s Salt Industry

New Director General Aims To Increase Awareness of the UK's Salt Industry

The Salt Association is announcing the appointment of its new Director General, Philip Burgess as it raises the profile of the UK’s salt producers and actively promotes the need for scientific research to present a more balanced view on salt and its many uses. Philip Burgess said: The Salt Association is the voice for the […]