Category: News
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dsm-firmenich and Nous will commercialise a caffeine free botanical system. The partnership combines extraction technology with clinical, regulatory, and formulation support.
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European states have approved new pollution rules for intensive livestock. The framework will set common environmental standards for the largest poultry and pig units.
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DePoly has opened an industrial PET depolymerisation plant in Switzerland. The facility will qualify difficult waste streams and recovered monomers before a planned commercial scale-up.
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Fiberdom and Kiefel have validated industrial dry fibre forming technology. The trial connects reel fed paperboard with high volume production of three dimensional packaging.
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pladis is extending Hobnobs through high-fibre, non-HFSS Oaty Snaps biscuits. The wholegrain oat range combines a thinner rectangular format with mainstream pricing, fibre claims, and wider promotional flexibility.
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Nestlé is combining Aero and Milkybar across York confectionery lines. Sharing bars and bite-sized packs bring together aerated milk chocolate and white chocolate across two production formats.
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Manufacturers have added two billion fibre servings nationwide since 2021. Around 500 launches and reformulations now span bread, snacks, cereals, dairy products, and other established categories.
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Ishida is targeting product giveaway through connected weighing intelligence systems. Real-time production data and machine learning can expose weight drift before routine overfill becomes an accepted operating loss.
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Brewers now want Britain’s alcohol-free threshold raised to 0.5% ABV. The proposed change would affect brewing processes, labels, exports, investment decisions, and the expanding draught market.
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Germany’s reusable beverage packaging share remains far below statutory ambitions. Reuse reached 34.5% in 2024, with wide differences between beer, water, soft drinks, juice, and dairy beverages.