Category: Processing
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Ehrmann Cornish Dairy has appointed Ed Watts during factory expansion. The business is adding dessert capacity while integrating branded and own label operations and pursuing wider production efficiencies.
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Compleat Foodservice has expanded cookie capacity at its Crewe plant. The new line supports filled formats, larger inclusions, greater recipe flexibility, and higher output for retail and foodservice customers.
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Carlsberg will add PepsiCo soft drink production capacity in Azerbaijan. Expansion at Xirdalan will connect beer and non alcoholic beverage manufacturing within a broader local bottling and distribution operation.
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Scandi Standard significantly expands poultry capacity across Ireland and Britain. The €127m acquisition adds frozen breaded chicken production, established customer relationships, and available capacity for further growth.
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Autopack has added Weightpack filling technology to its UK portfolio. The partnership combines net weight filling and capping machinery with local integration, installation, training, maintenance, and spare parts support.
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Magnum grew volumes while extracting further savings from production networks. First half sales reached €4.69 billion as factory utilisation, supply chain improvements, acquisitions, and product innovation supported earnings.
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Poly-clip has introduced a lower energy automatic double clipping system. The ICA 4.3 combines revised drives, simpler cabling, fewer components, and improved efficiency for automated sausage and filled product lines.
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SalzburgMilch has started Europe’s first commercial SIG DomeMini production line. The aseptic platform supports seven pack sizes and several dairy, plant based, and functional beverage formats from one filling system.
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Handtmann has introduced a flexible filler for sensitive paste products. The VF 850 S combines high output, gentle handling, digital production tools, and independently assessed energy efficiency across meat, alternative protein, bakery, and pet food applications.
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Shibuya Hoppmann is extending gentler transfer across packaging lines worldwide. Horizontal discharge prefeeders elevate bulk products while limiting impact and fitting around existing equipment.