Category: Topics
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Danish Crown will cut around 800 positions as it simplifies its international meat business. The restructuring targets DKK 500m in efficiency gains over two to three years through fewer management layers and consolidated group functions.
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Mettler-Toledo has launched an AI-enabled X-ray inspection system. The X56 DXD+ targets low-density contaminants, complex packaged products, multi-lane formats, and audit-ready traceability.
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Applied Nutrition has bought US manufacturing capacity in Buffalo. The Nutrablend deal adds production, warehousing, R&D capability, and North American resilience for the UK sports nutrition group.
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Salmonella cases in England have reached a decade high. The latest UKHSA figures sharpen scrutiny on hygiene controls, supplier assurance, poultry, eggs, meat, chilled foods, and cross-contamination risk.
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AHDB’s latest cereal estimates point to tighter UK supply. Feed, bioethanol, milling, brewing, malting, distilling, and food manufacturing demand are all exposed to revised wheat, barley, maize, and oat balances.
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UK food manufacturer confidence has fallen sharply again. The latest FDF data shows cost, energy, packaging, labour, and regulatory pressure tightening across a sector already operating with limited investment headroom.
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Lactalis has acquired Protein Works to deepen its active nutrition position. The deal adds a Liverpool manufacturing base, direct-to-consumer capability, and a stronger platform in high-protein foods.
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ADM’s Berlin flavour centre is supporting faster formulation work. The site brings flavour systems, extracts, speciality ingredients, and application development into one European hub for food and beverage manufacturers.
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AAK has launched ILLEXAO EN 10 for global enrobed applications. The cocoa butter equivalent is designed to stabilise flow, reduce buildup, and preserve sensory quality at higher substitution levels.
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EU ministers have advanced simplification plans for food safety rules. The Omnibus X position covers pesticide use, farm animal records, official controls, and plastics used in food industry applications.