Processing
New DuPont cultures deliver health benefits
DuPont’s new cultures line contains its premium Howaru probiotics which are specially designed for fermented plant-based products to deliver clinically backed health benefits.
Dr. Oetker completes pizza production investment
Dr. Oetker UK has completed a £30m capital investment programme in its pizza production sector.
Hazelnut export increases production with Tomra sorter
Olam Progıda, a Turkish hazelnut exporter, has increased efficiency and product quality with 4 units if Tomra’s Nimbus BSI+ sorting machines
FrieslandCampina relaunches global ingredients company
FrieslandCampina Ingredients has combined its four individual companies, DOMO, Kievit, DMV and Nutrifeed, into a new global segment organisation.
70th IFFA opens its doors
IFFA 2019 is opening its doors 4-9 May in Frankfurt, Germany, with 1,039 exhibitors from 49 countries, including all market leaders, and significantly more exhibition space.
FiE and HiE co-located from 2020
As of 2020, Fi Europe and Hi Europe will become co-located events to become the biggest ingredients show in Europe.
A look towards Vitafoods Europe
Vitafoods Europe 2019 will this year focus on bringing the industry together to discuss key challenges such as sustainable sourcing, and wider trends including free-from, plant-based ingredients, and hemp extracts and CBD.
Business news, Food safety, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
GEA’s new aseptic double-seat valve increases beverage shelf life
GEA has launched its new D-tec D/DV double-chamber valve, to achieve a longer shelf life with fewer preservatives for beverages.
Alternative proteins challenge dairy dominance in sports nutrition
The value of the sports nutrition market is set to grow by around 8% per year to reach over US$17bn globally in 2021, according to a forecast by Innova Market Insights.
Roundup: Processing
Here is your weekly roundup of processing news. Next week’s roundup will focus on shelf-life news.
K+G Wetter to unveil new bowl cutter series
K+G Wetter, a manufacturer of meat-processing machinery, is presenting its new Vacuum Cutmix industrial bowl cutter series at this year’s IFFA.
Bosch sensors and IBM technology help craft brewer
Sugar Creek Brewery has turned to IBM’s artificial intelligence technology and Bosch to improve the quality of its craft beer.
Bühler wins 7th Queen’s Award for Enterprise
Bühler UK has been awarded the Queen’s Award for Enterprise: Innovation, recognising its pioneering research into camera technology used in sorting machines.
Schur Star Zip-Pop Bag wins Packaging Innovation Award
Dual purpose sealed packaging combines new bag construction and carefully selected mini seasoned potatoes to prepare a tasty meal accompaniment in one step inside a microwaveable bag.