Category: Topics
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Schouten has launched a new plant-based fillet built around proprietary fibre technology, adding a supply-ready format aimed at private-label, foodservice, and industrial applications.
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A £70,967 confiscation order has extended the consequences of the Fears case, keeping pressure on animal by-product controls, disposal chains, and meat traceability systems.
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MOMA’s expanded recall now stretches across porridge pots, sachets, oats, and overnight oat products, extending the operational burden on stock withdrawals, traceability checks, and retailer replenishment.
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ABB has extended Ethernet-APL across its entire flowmeter portfolio globally. For food plants, that brings the technology to CoriolisMaster meters used in hygienic dosing, filling, and multivariable process measurement.
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Huub Lelieveld’s award puts hygienic engineering back in focus globally. The 2026 World Food Prize spotlights machinery design, cleanability, and process control as core food-system disciplines.
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BioSupPack has moved brewery waste closer to commercial food packaging. The consortium says its demonstrated PHB and PHA processes now offer recyclable and compostable routes for rigid packs as PPWR requirements tighten.
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A new coated paper concept targets grease barriers without retrofit. UPM and Paramelt say the structure can run on existing VFFS and standard converting lines.
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Qura is entering premium creatine as demand broadens across categories. The ingredient brand is targeting high-purity, highly soluble applications ahead of its Vitafoods Europe launch in Barcelona.
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April fee modulation is forcing food packagers to reassess materials. With red-rated formats facing uplifts and green-rated packs attracting discounts, the shift is bringing RAM data, supplier evidence, and pack redesign into immediate focus.
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Go-Pak has deployed Stretch to speed inbound warehouse handling operations. The packaging supplier says the Boston Dynamics robot has cut container unloading time sharply while increasing case throughput and shifting labour toward quality control and exception management.