Category: Operations
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Nestlé is expected to cut more than 450 UK roles as its global restructuring programme reaches local operations. York and Gatwick are expected to see the largest impact, alongside wider review activity across UK sites.
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GI Chemical Solutions has commissioned a new 11,500-tonne caustic soda tank at Immingham, adding storage, loading, and dilution capacity for UK industrial users.
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Royal Avebe has electrified part of its Foxhol processing site in the Netherlands without increasing grid capacity, using digital load management to stay within its existing connection.
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A UK flour mill has installed a new Endoline Robotics palletising and conveyor system to improve throughput, handling flexibility, and changeover performance.
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AutoFlight has tested an air-rail tea logistics model. The Guizhou trial linked autonomous eVTOL cargo flight with high-speed rail to move tea to Shanghai within 24 hours.
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Milliken is sharpening its food packaging additives push. Its interpack line-up targets lighter structures, stronger barriers, faster cycle times, and simpler polymer systems.
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Morinaga has opened a second US Hi-Chew plant. The new North Carolina site adds confectionery capacity, supports retail growth, and extends local production closer to demand.
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Danone is expanding Normandy Skyr production with two site investments. New lines at Ferrières-en-Bray and first-time Skyr production at Le Molay-Littry will lift output and deepen localisation in France.
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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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Warburtons is investing more than £100 million across bakery capacity, gluten-free production, distribution, and new lines, expanding its footprint and backing demand in branded bakery despite a tougher operating climate.