Category: Topics
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NSF has launched a tiered UK food auditing service model. Discovery, Plus, and Advanced packages combine site audits, coaching, and cloud-based compliance analytics.
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European consumers want healthier diets, but cost still dominates decisions. EIT Food’s latest survey shows affordability and habit continue to blunt healthier and more sustainable eating.
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ABB has raised wall-mounted drive output for tighter plant layouts. New 315 kW and 355 kW frames extend compact drive options for compressors, refrigeration, pumps, and other high-load duties.
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Magtein has secured Great Britain authorisation for food supplement use. The approval covers adult-only supplement use under defined labelling, dosage, and data-protection conditions.
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Mondi has completed a major packaging investment programme across Europe. New assets in the Czech Republic and Poland are now central to its corrugated, barrier paper, and pet food packaging push.
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Busch has cut vacuum packaging energy use at Kepak site. ECOTORQUE retrofits on R5 pumps reduced idle-period demand sharply while easing wear on packaging-line vacuum assets.
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Heating convenience meals in plastic is facing sharper scrutiny now. A Greenpeace-backed review of 24 papers argues reheating in plastic trays can increase migration of microplastics and chemicals into food.
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Commercial acreage is giving high-protein chickpeas an industrial foothold now. NuCicer and Stricks Ag are moving a new chickpea variety into scaled production for food ingredient applications.
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Cocoa-free ingredients are moving deeper into mainstream confectionery manufacturing now. Nestlé Germany is launching a ChoViva-based Choco Crossies extension as branded alternatives gain industrial traction.
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End-of-line automation suppliers are widening machine options before interpack 2026. Somic is expanding its portfolio with new machine series and handling technologies aimed at faster, simpler secondary packaging.