Category: Processing
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MiAlgae has secured a scaled pet-food route through Butternut Box. Its fish-free DHA ingredient is now being added to Butternut Box’s Ready Steady Veggie recipe, extending microalgae’s role in premium pet nutrition and strengthening demand for alternative Omega 3 supply.
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Clinical data sharpen competition in premium infant formula ingredient markets. Arla Foods Ingredients says a six-month, triple-blind study in China found formula containing Lacprodan IF-3070 delivered growth trajectories comparable with a breastfed reference group and was well tolerated.
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Hapman is promoting a feeder for precise ingredient dosing operations. The system is designed to improve control, reduce downtime, and support consistent handling across a wide range of bulk food materials.
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Poorly designed drains remain a persistent contamination risk in plants. This contributed feature examines sanitary drainage design in food and beverage facilities, from layout and materials to installation details that affect hygiene, maintenance, and operational resilience.
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Arla Foods Ingredients has extended its control at Felinfach by buying the neighbouring Sensient site, tightening control over industrial space and infrastructure at a Welsh ingredients base earmarked for long-term growth.
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Unilever’s review of its food assets has reopened questions around one of the sector’s biggest manufacturing portfolios, with any split expected to reach deep into plants, procurement, systems and supply arrangements.
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Frozen food inspection tightens as speed, density, and cold converge. Adam Green, Market Manager at Mettler-Toledo Safeline X-ray, explains how x-ray systems handle overlapping products, thawing risks, hygiene demands, and false rejects on frozen lines.
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King Charles visited Greencore’s Warrington site to examine waste reduction. The visit highlighted how spare capacity, surplus ingredients, and redistribution partnerships are being used to convert potential waste into additional meals.
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A major JBS strike is disrupting US beef processing capacity. The walkout at Greeley adds labour pressure to a market already constrained by tight cattle supplies and high retail prices.
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GEA is expanding dairy AI development with a Belfast lab. The new site adds 20 R&D roles around CattleEye and DairyNet as the company deepens software capability in digital herd management.