Category: Technology
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Greif is pushing barrier packaging deeper into European compliance systems. The company used interpack 2026 to highlight commercial-scale barrier technologies, PPWR readiness, lifecycle tools, digital ordering, and localised manufacturing for food and beverage packaging customers.
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Rockwell and Actemium are cutting refrigeration energy in frozen production. Their PlantPAx-based AI application has delivered a 17% energy saving for a frozen French fry producer, pointing to a more autonomous model for industrial refrigeration control.
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PMMI and FPSA have mapped US processing machinery demand. Their first joint report values the food and beverage machinery market at $6.2bn and highlights automation, sanitation, AI, and protein-led growth.
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Auburn researchers are linking meat date coding to microbial activity. The work uses machine learning to predict spoilage patterns in ground beef and reduce unnecessary waste from conservative sell-by dates.
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IMCD has expanded formulation support in Türkiye’s food sector regionally. The Istanbul technical centre brings application work closer to manufacturers across dairy, bakery, beverage, confectionery, meat, and savoury categories.
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MULTIVAC is aligning packaging automation with production data and efficiency. Its interpack 2026 showcase brings together AI-supported traysealing, yield-monitored slicing, thermoforming, smart packaging, and major investment in manufacturing capacity.
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Debut and Oterra are targeting fermentation-derived Red 40 colour replacement.
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FDA is testing one-day assessments across domestic food-facility oversight programmes.
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Cullen is expanding moulded-fibre capacity as food packaging demands accelerate.
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Meatly is scaling cultivated meat with a London pilot facility.