Category: Topics
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BGG Group has appointed Bharat Ramamoorthy to lead its European and international operations. The appointment places its natural ingredients expansion under new leadership as demand rises for botanical, microalgae, stevia, and functional ingredients.
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Kerry Dairy Ireland has rebranded as Kinisla and announced major investment. The majority farmer-owned dairy business will invest €300m over five years across nutritional ingredients, consumer foods, sustainability, and new roles.
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Volkmann has launched contained unloading equipment for allergenic powders. The system combines dust-tight docking, glove box access, and pneumatic conveying integration to improve ingredient handling and operator protection.
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Digital CIP systems are targeting water waste in food plants. Ecolab’s platform uses continuous monitoring and AI-supported recommendations to improve sanitation efficiency, uptime, compliance evidence, and resource control.
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UK agencies are tightening scrutiny of honey authenticity testing databases. The framework aims to strengthen enforcement confidence as manufacturers, packers, and ingredient buyers face persistent fraud risk.
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Quadram research questions farming system influence on retail AMR exposure. The findings shift attention toward processing, handling, chilled-chain control, and microbiome surveillance across meat and leafy green supply chains.
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Schubert has introduced a denser TLM platform for packaging lines. The redesign targets higher throughput, smaller footprints, and faster changeovers for food plants upgrading existing automation.
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TraceGains has appointed Zoli Gombosi as senior vice president of engineering as it deepens Veralto integration and expands AI capability across compliance, formulation, packaging, and sustainability workflows.
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Somic Packaging has launched the 434 SuperFlex case-packing platform, designed to handle multiple secondary packaging formats through a modular architecture for food and consumer goods producers.
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CalRecycle has issued new SB 54 guidance for producers, setting out compliance responsibilities, covered materials, and exclusions for food and agricultural packaging under California’s EPR regime.