Category: Processing
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Yaskawa has launched the GA501 industrial AC microdrive with embedded Ethernet, bringing a more compact networked drive option into view for processors and packers modernising line control.
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Fairoak Foods has entered administration, with Quantuma appointed over the private-label manufacturer as efforts begin to find a buyer for the business and its assets.
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Schouten has launched a new plant-based fillet built around proprietary fibre technology, adding a supply-ready format aimed at private-label, foodservice, and industrial applications.
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ABB has extended Ethernet-APL across its entire flowmeter portfolio globally. For food plants, that brings the technology to CoriolisMaster meters used in hygienic dosing, filling, and multivariable process measurement.
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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.