Category: Operations
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Rajasthan has widened deferred industrial land payments to food processors. Eligible businesses can pay ten per cent initially and spread the remaining premium over ten years at 8.5% annual interest.
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India is preparing to extend its micro food-processing support scheme. The proposal covers another five years and could revise subsidy limits after PMFME reached its target of 200,000 sanctioned enterprises.
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Haldiram has secured approval for a new Odisha manufacturing plant. The ₹500 crore project will produce snacks and baked goods in the Khordha/Cuttack area, with around 800 jobs projected.
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Indorama Ventures is bringing direct recycled-PET preform production to Thailand. Its partnership with Suntory and Iwatani will deploy Flake-to-Preform technology at commercial scale, with output equivalent to about 400 million bottles annually from 2028.
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FoodArt UK has been fined after serious warehouse hygiene failures. Enfield Council prosecuted the wholesaler after inspectors found food and drink stored amid cat faeces, urine, and associated contamination risks at its Brimsdown premises.
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Gazebo Fine Foods has expanded outsourced cold-chain operations with Davidson. The arrangement moves container unloading, tempering, sleeving, and date coding outside its Wembley site as the manufacturer seeks additional capacity and flexibility.
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State Fayre’s Manchester bakery will continue trading after liquidation proceedings. A sale to YF & SF Bakery protects 25 jobs while transferring the business, assets, brand, and goodwill to a newly established company.
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Sunt Group has raised fresh capital to expand banana processing. The Dutch business plans to lift annual capacity from 2,000 tonnes to 22,000 tonnes by 2028 as it converts rejected fruit into food-grade puree.
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PepsiCo cut virgin plastic use across key packaging markets further. Its 2025 data also shows recycled content rising as lightweighting, material substitution, and packaging redesign continue across food and beverage formats.
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SANY Nutrition has opened its new Jonesboro food manufacturing facility. The company is investing more than $30 million at the former Butterball site and plans over 150 jobs.