HiPP’s baby food recall has widened across Central Europe rapidly. What began as a suspected tampering case in Austria has become a cross-border traceability and packaging-integrity problem with immediate implications for recall speed, shelf controls, and pack inspection.
Kerry has opened expanded lactase capacity in Carrigaline, County Cork. The move lifts industrial-scale enzyme output for lactose-free and reduced-sugar dairy as processors look for faster commercialisation, steadier supply, and tighter process support across multiple markets.
Warburtons is investing more than £100 million across bakery capacity, gluten-free production, distribution, and new lines, expanding its footprint and backing demand in branded bakery despite a tougher operating climate.
A provisional EU agreement reserving 31 meat-related terms for meat products has sharpened the regulatory outlook for cultivated meat, raising new questions over labelling, market entry, and commercial rollout across Europe.
Ornua has reported stronger 2025 results as Kerrygold passed $1 billion in US retail sales, giving the co-op fresh momentum in premium dairy despite continued volatility in milk markets, energy costs, and global trade.
TNA will preview a new vacuum de-oiler at interpack 2026 designed to lower oil content in batch-fried potato chips while avoiding the reheating, extra browning, and added acrylamide risk associated with some conventional systems.
TraceGains will hold its virtual Together 2026 conference on 20 May, using the event to push a connected-data model for compliance, innovation, and supply-chain workflows across food and beverage operations.
Bakers Basco has doubled tracker deployment across Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland after a fresh enforcement push recovered more than 2,400 bakery assets and uncovered concentrated misuse linked to unauthorised supply activity in Belfast.
Solar Foods has secured a US patent covering the production process for Solein, reinforcing the company’s intellectual-property position as it plans a major expansion in capacity for its air-based protein ingredient.
Tesco and RenEco have started processing surplus bakery and produce at Chelveston into animal feed, with the site designed to handle packaged materials and bulk volumes from food manufacturing as well as store returns.