Category: Topics
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Poorly designed drains remain a persistent contamination risk in plants. This contributed feature examines sanitary drainage design in food and beverage facilities, from layout and materials to installation details that affect hygiene, maintenance, and operational resilience.
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Cellulose absorbent developer Elea & Lili has secured seed funding. The company will use €2.5 million to industrialise a biodegradable alternative to fossil-based absorbents used in hygiene and agricultural water-retention products.
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Dennis Group is promoting phased facility planning for expansion projects. The design-build specialist says early decisions on utilities, site infrastructure, safety, and layout can reduce retrofit costs as food plants scale.
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TraceGains is expanding its European presence through compliance-led industry events. The programme spans Berlin, Birmingham, Düsseldorf, and a UK customer forum, with food safety, supplier data, and faster NPD at its core.
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A cheese-ripening inspection system built around AI, machine vision and mobile robotics is showing how dairies can push defect detection and traceability deeper into long-maturation processes without expanding manual inspection.
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COPA-DATA is using interpack 2026 to press the case for modular, standards-based automation in packaging and process lines, with zenon demonstrations focused on data integrity, HMI flexibility and legacy integration.
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Arla Foods Ingredients has extended its control at Felinfach by buying the neighbouring Sensient site, tightening control over industrial space and infrastructure at a Welsh ingredients base earmarked for long-term growth.
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The Food and Drink Federation has renewed its call for targeted support as higher costs, rising insolvencies and energy volatility tighten pressure on a sector now contributing £42bn to the UK economy.
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Kepak has cut packaging energy use at Aberdeen. The retrofit adds variable-speed control to existing vacuum pumps, reducing power demand during production and idle phases.
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WDS has launched detectable machinery components for food lines. The range targets contamination control requirements across processing, bakery, dairy, and packaging equipment.