Category: Topics
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Vetropack has completed another major phase of St-Prex decommissioning work. Furnace 21 is dismantled, 8,000 tonnes of material have left the site, and reusable equipment is being transferred across the group.
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Yangi is taking Cellera dry-forming technology into the US market. Its 4.3-second cycle claim and lower stated utility demand target converters serving quick-service food packaging.
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Wardat has installed high-speed machinery for processed cheese stick-packs production. The six-lane S600 is rated for up to 18,000 packs hourly, with a second machine already ordered for delivery during the first quarter of 2027.
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California Natural Color is tripling production capacity at Fresno operations. The expansion will increase output of natural colours and grape seed extract as manufacturers and retailers accelerate moves away from synthetic food dyes.
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Wells has completed two phases of its Dunkirk factory expansion. The $425 million programme is now adding further production lines before raw-material processing capacity is expanded in the final phase.
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Cranswick subsidiary Elsham Linc formally faces 23 alleged welfare offences. The private prosecution concerns alleged conduct at Northmoor Farm, with disclosure and abuse-of-process proceedings scheduled before the substantive case advances.
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Unilever is marketing Colman’s as McCormick combination regulatory scrutiny continues. The proposed disposal is intended to address potential mustard-market competition concerns while the wider food transaction remains subject to regulatory approval.
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Food crime investigators are examining suspected counterfeit high-value wine sales. One man has been arrested after 55 bottles were allegedly sold for more than £500,000, putting provenance and supplier verification at the centre of the inquiry.
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UK dairy processors face tighter emissions, water, and packaging targets. The refreshed Dairy Roadmap adds near-term reporting and risk-management deadlines while extending longer-term requirements for decarbonisation, water use, and packaging performance.
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UK investigators have widened their Salmonella inquiry around imported eggs. Three genetically distinct clusters are now being investigated in parallel as case numbers increase and authorities trace possible links through foodservice supply routes.