Category: Technology
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Mars is investing £190m in its Slough factory, adding robotics, AI, upgraded machinery, advanced cooling, energy-efficient utilities, and digital twin technology to strengthen UK confectionery manufacturing.
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Oishii has closed the first stage of a $150m Series C round to expand its indoor Smart Farm model, robotics integration, production capacity, and new product formats.
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GEA has introduced a new thermoforming platform for medium-sized food producers, targeting flexible formats, stable output, and lower operational complexity across meat, dairy, bakery, ready meals, and plant-based foods.
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FAO has called for stronger risk assessment of recycled plastics and alternative food-contact materials, warning that packaging sustainability must be matched by chemical migration controls, feedstock management, and harmonised food safety standards.
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Amcor has launched a 38mm carry handle for large PET beverage containers, targeting water and non-carbonated drinks in 5–10 litre formats as bulk purchasing, convenience, and packaging weight reduction continue to shape beverage pack design.
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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.