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Production has ended at Kellanova’s historic Trafford Park cereal factory. Around 360 jobs are affected as manufacturing transfers to Wrexham following a closure process first announced in 2024.
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The FSA is advancing three CBD novel food authorisation applications. Proposed conditions cover a 10mg daily intake, mandatory warnings, controlled-cannabinoid limits, and defined permitted uses before ministers make final decisions.
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FSA proposals could reshape national regulation for large food businesses. Manufacturers are outside the initial retail focus, but discovery work begins this month on whether a future model could extend to them.
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Orderly has secured Innovate UK backing for factory AI trials. The six-month feasibility project will test stock and ordering technology inside an East Midlands prepared-food manufacturer.
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Belgium is testing digital watermarks across flexible food packaging nationally. The HolyGrail 2030 trial aims to create a sortable food-contact polypropylene stream for future recycling.
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GEA is expanding separation testing capacity at its Oelde centre. The project adds a third test room and supports pilot inputs up to 5,000 litres per hour.
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Barry Callebaut and Arla have launched a dairy decarbonisation partnership. The three-year programme links UK skimmed milk powder sourcing with farm-level carbon data, farmer incentives, and Scope 3 reporting.
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Novonesis will invest €600 million in Indian enzyme production capacity. The Patalganga expansion is due online in 2030 and will serve food, beverage, biofuel, and household-care customers across growing regional markets.
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Pilgrim’s Europe workers have begun continuous strike action at Enniskillen. The escalation follows three weeks of stoppages as the manufacturer and Unite remain divided over pay and paid breaks.
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Tirlán completed its SAP separation without interrupting dairy production operations. The nine-month programme migrated core enterprise systems and analysed more than 30 billion records while maintaining an eleven-site manufacturing network.