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Canovation and CANPACK are moving CanReseal toward pilot-scale aluminium beverage can deployment. The collaboration will align resealable can-end technology with established can-making and filling infrastructure.
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Cargill is deepening its Belgian chocolate and oils manufacturing base. The €56m programme will expand gourmet chocolate production in Mouscron, edible oils bottling in Izegem, and pilot-scale product development in Vilvoorde.
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Fortress Technology is highlighting how dairy product effect can reduce metal detection sensitivity and increase false rejects. Its Interceptor algorithms, AutoPhase, and M-phase tools are designed to support inspection across conductive products such as cheese.
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Gü has recalled a batch of Double Sea Salted Caramel Frozen Dessert after a packaging error created a risk of undeclared hazelnut and soya. The case reinforces the pressure on allergen, packing, and label-verification controls.
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Food Nutrition Partners has supported the development and production of TEKS, a new protein bar range fronted by football freestyler Ben Nuttall. The launch shows how co-manufacturers are supporting fast-moving sports nutrition brands.
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The Cold Chain Federation has called for the UK’s temperature-controlled logistics network to be recognised in national resilience planning. Its white paper sets out ten recommendations to protect chilled and frozen food supply.
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Nomad Foods is investing £2.2m in a new potato waffle production line at Lowestoft. The project will lift annual waffle capacity to around 18,250 tonnes and strengthen the frozen food group’s UK manufacturing base.
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UNECE has developed guidance to reduce food loss across fresh and dried produce supply chains. The work links commercial quality standards with grading, handling, storage, and market routes that keep more product in use.
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Albert Heijn is expanding shelf-life icons across own-label packaging to reduce food waste and clarify date marking. The move places packaging information more firmly inside shelf-life management, safety communication, and waste reduction.
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RespectFarms has installed a cultivated meat production unit on a working dairy farm in Zuid-Holland. The project tests a decentralised model that places cell-culture production inside existing agricultural infrastructure.