Category: Operations
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Citeo is expanding France’s shared reusable food packaging infrastructure regionally. The four-region system now connects standardised packs, supermarkets, return points, washing centres, deposits, reverse logistics, and common operating data.
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European flexible packaging substrate prices rose sharply during second quarter. Films, polymers, aluminium foil, and coated paper all increased as geopolitical disruption, energy costs, and restricted resin supply moved through converter purchasing.
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Glacier will invest €45m across European ice cream manufacturing operations. New lines, automation, cooling, warehousing, and development facilities will expand fruit ice, layered water ice, and bite-sized capacity in Italy and Belgium.
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Del Monte and Treatt are upcycling fruit processing side streams. Pineapple, mango, watermelon, and cantaloupe materials will become standardised extracts for beverage development and commercial production.
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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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New EPR data exposes persistent gaps in UK packaging recyclability. Most obligated producers still use some non-green material as recyclability ratings begin influencing packaging costs and redesign priorities.
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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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Fertiliser disruption is increasing uncertainty across European dairy production planning. Volatile nitrogen costs could affect forage yields, purchased feed, milk volumes, and factory utilisation through the 2027 season.
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FrieslandCampina plans six divisions to simplify its European dairy operations. The proposed structure will integrate retail activities while reshaping management across consumer dairy, ingredients, and specialised nutrition.