Category: Processing
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Finnish researchers have advanced cellulose-based films and coatings for food packaging, targeting plastic replacement without sacrificing barrier performance, converting compatibility, or end-of-life performance.
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I.T.S has introduced natural flavour solutions for creamy ready-to-drink beverages, targeting cream soda, dessert-inspired drinks, functional beverages, and dairy-style formats.
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A wide frozen food alert has hit UK businesses. All frozen products sold under Inarah’s Frozen Foods, Inarah’s Fine Foods, and New York Crispy labels should be withdrawn and not consumed.
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Food processing software is shifting into operating budgets. JBT Marel has introduced a subscription model for processors seeking lower-risk access to production data, traceability, support, training, and upgrades.
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Packaged former foodstuffs are moving further into feed systems. Trotec’s LIFE F3 project has added capacity, expanded recycling routes, and opened a replication path in Poland and Spain.
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Baking trials remain essential, but data is narrowing guesswork. KPM Analytics has opened a new baking lab in France to connect flour, dough, process, and finished product measurements.
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Meat processors face pressure to automate portioning, packing, and labelling. JBT Marel’s expanded line offer links crust freezing, cutting, weighing, tray packing, sealing, price labelling, and case packing into a single configured production flow.
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Fresh produce packing needs speed without product damage. ULMA Packaging UK will showcase VFFS technology with Venturi air-assisted handling for leafy salad and delicate produce applications.
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NORD DRIVESYSTEMS has developed NXD tupH surface protection for aluminium drive systems used in food, beverage, and primary packaging applications exposed to wash-down cleaning.
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VIV Europe 2026 closed its 25th edition in Utrecht with nearly 15,000 professional visitors, 461 exhibitors, and a new biannual cycle for the feed-to-food sector.