Category: Operations
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InFACT has launched to tackle flexible household food packaging recycling. The project brings 16 partners together across packaging, recycling, and food production.
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Ole & Steen has been fined over serious hygiene failings. Inspectors found mouse activity, droppings, and poor food safety controls.
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Clasen Quality Chocolate has deployed Beacon for cocoa visibility planning. The system replaces manual carrier checks with live import data.
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Eddie Stobart drivers have called off planned Morrisons strike action. The settlement reduces immediate disruption risk across northern grocery logistics.
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Mars has reached new renewable electricity and emissions milestones globally. Manufacturing investment and agricultural programmes now share the same resilience plan.
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Food manufacturers are turning to onsite solar for cost control. Fusion 360 says energy volatility is driving new interest across factories and warehouses.
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Farm incomes improved in 2025, but producers remain under strain. Fertiliser, fuel, and energy volatility still threaten the upstream base behind food manufacturing supply.
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Food inflation has eased, but manufacturing cost pressure remains exposed. Energy, freight, packaging, and ingredient costs may still feed through later this year.
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NORD is extending hygienic drive options for primary packaging lines. NXD tupH surface treatment gives aluminium drive systems a food-safe, corrosion-resistant surface for wash-down areas.
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Browns has extended Aldi Scotland pork supply arrangements for producers. The three-year agreement supports demand visibility for Scottish pig farmers and fresh pork processing operations.