Category: News
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ACO has launched its UK drainage assessment service for factories. The company says inspections commonly find incorrect installs and cracked floors around drainage points, creating hygiene and safety risks in food and beverage plants.
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IN Food Issue 1 is live for members now. The debut edition tracks the industrial reality behind modern tastes and market demands, from packaging and compliance pressure to inspection, automation, and dairy market shifts.
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Key Technology has unveiled ADR X for potato strip lines. The system uses multi-channel sensing and redesigned mechanics to trim defects precisely, aiming to improve yield and reduce downtime in high-capacity wet processing environments.
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UK food plants are scaling packing lines with robotics fast. Gü Indulgent Foods and Dale Farm Foods have deployed FANUC-based cells to increase throughput, improve flexibility, and reduce manual handling.
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Heineken plans global job cuts as beer volumes slip again. The brewer is targeting €400m – €500m in annual gross savings through an operating model overhaul, supply-network changes, and expanded shared services.
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TNA will showcase integrated packaging and processing at interpack 2026. In Düsseldorf, the supplier is focusing on line-level integration, reduced operator intervention, and digital tools aimed at faster changeovers and lower maintenance in snack and confectionery plants.
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UK judges have restricted Oatly’s ‘Post Milk Generation’ mark today. The Supreme Court found the wording breaches retained rules reserving dairy designations for animal-derived products, forcing plant-based brands to rethink UK packaging and merchandising.
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LocalDutch is rolling out an in-store greenhouse retail model globally. Standardised ‘Shop’ units pair hydroponic CEA with direct-to-consumer sales, using an AI climate autopilot to reduce specialist staffing and shrink transport and waste.
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Lotte Wellfood has upgraded Yangsan to boost cacao throughput significantly. A new bean-to-bar line lifts capacity to 2.5 tonnes per hour and increases in-house liquefied cacao mass production from Ghanaian beans.
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FDA has opened a post-market safety review of BHA preservative. The agency has issued a formal request for information covering current uses, exposure, and safety evidence, including applications where BHA is used as a food contact substance.