Category: Processing
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WECO has launched X-ray inspection technology for in-shell nut processors. Multiscan MXV-Bulk detects hidden defects, poor kernel fill, and dense foreign material that surface inspection cannot identify.
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PepsiCo’s Pune snacks plant marks twenty-five years of manufacturing growth. More than ₹600 crore of investment has expanded annual capacity to 62,100 tonnes while adding automation and water-recovery technology.
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Premier’s Tulbagh plan could halve South African fruit canning capacity. Growers face uncertainty before the November harvest as the company consults on closing one of the country’s two principal deciduous-fruit processing operations.
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Krones has opened a major bottling equipment plant in Karnataka. The 16,000m² facility will manufacture ErgoBloc systems and bottle-production machinery for India, adding local capacity for high-speed beverage and liquid-food lines.
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More British milk is moving into cheese, yoghurt, and powders. First-half data shows liquid milk losing share as processors increase output across several longer-life and higher-value dairy categories.
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Ever After Foods has acquired Fishway to expand protein manufacturing. The transaction adds aquatic cell lines, animal-component-free media expertise, and a Belgian scientific team to its cultivated-protein production platform.
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Finland has opened its first industrial liquefied biogas production plant. The Nurmo facility links food-industry by-products and farm manure with renewable transport fuel, recycled nutrients, and 100GWh annual production capacity.
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Arla has electrified heating at its Videbæk whey processing plant. The €8.3 million project cuts gas demand while giving Production Tower 4 greater flexibility to use renewable electricity.
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Axiom and NNB are broadening options for high-protein food formulation. PeptiClear uses hydrolysed plant proteins to target solubility, flavour, and opacity limitations in beverages and other applications.
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Quorn’s UK retail recovery is rebuilding margins after restructuring measures. First-half protein revenue increased as supply-chain savings and improved retail performance offset continuing weakness in foodservice.