Category: Technology
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Tetra Pak is extending paper-barrier cartons into larger formats. The new 1-litre aseptic pack with Sterilgarda moves the technology into a commercially significant format for ambient food and drink.
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Fazer’s new Lahti confectionery plant is taking shape around digital control. ITI Group has been selected to deliver the MES layer for the €400 million facility, covering recipe handling, performance monitoring, and full product genealogy.
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Packaging codes are carrying more data and more operational weight. Domino has launched the Gx-Series PRO Printhead to help food manufacturers prepare for GS1 Digital Link and higher-volume 2D code printing.
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Mettler-Toledo is strengthening its European inspection offer through Eagle. The move adds higher-performance x-ray and inline fat-analysis capability for processors looking to tighten contaminant detection, yield protection, and composition control.
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Magtein is using Vitafoods Europe to sharpen its scientific positioning. ThreoTech plans to put fresh clinical results, delivery-format strategy, and commercial market access in front of formulators as the magnesium category becomes more segmented.
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Poultry processors are tightening control over yield, labour, and risk. At VIV Europe 2026, Ishida Europe will present X-ray inspection, robotic grading, and AI-led monitoring systems aimed at faster, more consistent poultry production.
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Sensient is committing new capital to natural colour manufacturing in St Louis. The expansion reflects how quickly reformulation pressure is turning colour from a marketing issue into a production, sourcing, and process challenge.
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The UK deposit return scheme has entered a more technical phase. Exchange for Change has now set out container, barcode, and identification rules that producers will need to build into packaging decisions ahead of registration deadlines.
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Sesotec has launched INTUITY NEX ahead of Interpack 2026, combining multi-frequency detection, AI-supported inspection, washdown-ready hygienic design, and digital connectivity in a system aimed at tougher food safety applications.
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UPM Specialty Materials and Felix Schoeller have launched a fibre-based flexible pack structure aimed at food applications where recyclability, barrier control, and converting performance all need to sit in the same specification.