Category: News
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UK food and drink exports reached record value in 2025. Shipment volumes recovered year on year, but EU trade and overall tonnage remained below pre-Brexit levels as imports climbed to a new high and manufacturers continued to diversify sourcing and export markets.
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NuCicer and Stricks Ag are moving high-protein chickpeas into commercial scale, linking breeding, acreage, processing, and ingredient market development in one supply programme.
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Constantia is advancing ComforLid as a lower-material format for beverage and dairy packs, pairing recyclability claims with compatibility on existing filling and sealing equipment.
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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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A £70,967 confiscation order has extended the consequences of the Fears case, keeping pressure on animal by-product controls, disposal chains, and meat traceability systems.
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MOMA’s expanded recall now stretches across porridge pots, sachets, oats, and overnight oat products, extending the operational burden on stock withdrawals, traceability checks, and retailer replenishment.
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The CMA has provisionally cleared ABF’s Hovis deal in Great Britain, while keeping Northern Ireland under review and pushing both bakers toward remedies that could alter supply footprints across the UK.
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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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Amcor has redesigned its 1kg UniPak dairy pot for efficiency. The all-polypropylene pack trims material use while keeping line compatibility, tamper evidence, and the robustness needed for larger yoghurt formats.
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Huub Lelieveld’s award puts hygienic engineering back in focus globally. The 2026 World Food Prize spotlights machinery design, cleanability, and process control as core food-system disciplines.