Sustainability
Wipak develops digital printing technology for food industry
The Wipak Group has launched a new technology in response to the food industry’s increasing demand for more processing agility.
PepsiCo reveals nutrition brands joining its incubator programme
PepsiCo announced the eight emerging nutrition, health and wellness brands that will join its first collaborative incubator programme in Europe.
Digital solution for traceability and marketing
SIG Combibloc and co-operative Languiru have partnered to launch a digital solution to provide transparency for quality and food safety, optimising production processes and enabling personalised digital marketing promotions.
Coveris packaging supports Co-op’s recycling ambitions
New film packaging has been developed by Coveris to support supermarket Co-op’s recent announcement that it plans to have 80% of its own brand packaging recyclable by 2020.
Global project to combat food fraud
The Institute for Global Food Security at Queen’s University Belfast will lead one of the world’s largest food safety projects across Europe and China.
Business news, Food safety, Ingredients, Packaging, Regulatory, Sustainability
Nestlé explores sale of US confectionery business
Swiss food giant Nestlé is to explore strategic options for its US confectionery business, including a potential sale.
IFST publishes food sustainability report
The Institute of Food Science & Technology (IFST) has released a new Sustainable Food System Framework: A Focus on Food Sustainability report.
Carlsberg launches sustainability programme
The Carlsberg Group has launched its sustainability programme, Together Towards ZERO, with targets which will run up until 2030.
Business news, Food safety, New products, Packaging, Sustainability
Launch of artisan Fairtrade coffee brand
Shahid Mehdi, founder of The Real Basmati Rice Co., has now cofounded The Real Coffee Bean Co.
RCMA Group invests in sustainable rapeseed processing facility
The RCMA Group has announced it is constructing a new rapeseed processing plant near Stratford upon Avon, UK.
Insignia wins award for food labelling technology
Insignia Technologies, a developer of labelling technology, has won global recognition for its Freshtag product.
Boardlink invests £100K into tray facilities
Boardlink, the largest producer of resilient ovenable board ready meal trays, has announced an investment of £100,000 to increase its capacity.
Waste industry sets out priorities for next government
The Trade Association Group, an umbrella body comprising the main organisations in the UK’s waste and resource management sector, has set out its priorities for the next government.
Round Up: Processing
Here is your weekly round-up of processing news. Next week’s round-up will focus on shelf life news. To submit an item for inclusion, please contact Carly Wood at carly@bellpublishing.com.