Category: Processing
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Walker’s Shortbread has launched Wee Chunkies in resealable tubs. The bite-sized, heatable shortbread format extends the Scottish bakery manufacturer into sharing and snacking with a product built around indulgence, portioning, and pack convenience.
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Cranswick has reported record results and major site investment. The UK food producer is expanding poultry capacity at Eye and commissioning automated cold-store capability in Hull as meat processors sharpen efficiency, welfare, and supply resilience.
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Glacier has appointed Tunc Tezel as group chief financial officer. The European frozen desserts platform is strengthening leadership as private-label production, co-manufacturing, energy costs, and freezer-chain efficiency reshape frozen food manufacturing.
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Boparan has completed its move into German turkey production. Heidemark will become part of Storteboom Food Group’s European division, adding scale in poultry processing as manufacturers invest in automation, welfare, and more resilient protein supply chains.
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Volkmann has launched contained unloading equipment for allergenic powders. The system combines dust-tight docking, glove box access, and pneumatic conveying integration to improve ingredient handling and operator protection.
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Quadram research questions farming system influence on retail AMR exposure. The findings shift attention toward processing, handling, chilled-chain control, and microbiome surveillance across meat and leafy green supply chains.
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Magnum has drawn early private equity interest after Unilever separation. Potential bidders are assessing a frozen dessert business exposed to cold-chain costs, dairy supply pressure, and portfolio discipline.
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Schubert has introduced a denser TLM platform for packaging lines. The redesign targets higher throughput, smaller footprints, and faster changeovers for food plants upgrading existing automation.
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Boparan has completed its Heidemark acquisition after EU competition clearance. The deal adds five German poultry sites to Storteboom Food Group as processors sharpen automation, traceability, and productivity plans.
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Mars is investing £190m in its Slough factory, adding robotics, AI, upgraded machinery, advanced cooling, energy-efficient utilities, and digital twin technology to strengthen UK confectionery manufacturing.