Category: Technology
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KHS has redesigned keg cleaning and filling for greater reliability. The updated systems combine output of up to 1,200 kegs an hour with revised hygiene, safety, controls, and cybersecurity.
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Food manufacturers are increasing AI investment while adoption remains cautious. New research highlights predictive maintenance, inspection, forecasting, and planning alongside persistent data, skills, and integration barriers.
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Oakland has expanded automated picking across multi-temperature food fulfilment operations. Its eighth pick-by-light installation supports chilled, frozen, and ambient orders at the company’s Redditch headquarters.
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O2Agri has expanded nanobubble water treatment across commercial poultry units. The containerised system is now operating at 12 sites, supported by data from more than 50 million birds.
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Plastipak has launched pakPET, combining recycled content within one pellet. The food contact approved resin is designed to simplify processing, qualification, and traceability across established PET packaging operations.
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Bühler has introduced Lucent, a lower-energy cocoa nib roasting system. The machine combines heat recovery, sealed product handling, and predictive controls with higher throughput for industrial chocolate production.
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Compass will build a Derby centre producing seventy million meals. The 10,000-square-metre operation will combine central production, heat recovery, solar generation, and flexible meal formats.
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COLiBRI will coordinate European research priorities for future crop breeding. The Horizon Europe project will address climate resilience, crop diversity, food security, skills, and technology access.
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AAK and Savor will develop carbon-derived fats for food production. Their two-year programme targets functional ingredients for bakery products and dairy alternatives.
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Migros has centralised vacuum generation across six meat packaging lines. The Busch system is designed to improve process stability, energy efficiency, maintenance access, and working conditions.