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ABB Robotics introduces Connected Services to improve UK productivity
Connected Services will enable UK manufacturers to improve performance and increase uptime ABB Robotics has introduced Connected Services, a sophisticated suite of resources enabling UK manufacturers to maximise robot uptime through fast data access and problem resolution. Delivered via ABB’s single, intuitive interface called MyRobot, Connected Services will make actionable data immediately available to plant […]
ABB Robotics introduces Connected Services to improve UK productivity
Connected Services will enable UK manufacturers to improve performance and increase uptime.
Kitchen Table Projects and M&S target food start ups
Around 80 food and drink start ups attended the last in a series of three events designed by Kitchen Table Projects and held at M&S’ HQ in Paddington, London.
Freeze it, cook it or gift it this summer
A few weeks ago I wrote about the Food Standards Agency’s initiative to increase consumer understanding of how food waste can be slashed by encouraging them to make better and more use of their freezers.
Food safety, Ingredients, Packaging, Regulatory, Sustainability
New secretary of state backs apprenticeships
The National Skills Academy for Food & Drink (NSAFD) has unveiled the first of 10 new Industry Approved Apprenticeship Programmes for the food and drink industry.
Unilever and Hubbub collaborate on food waste
Following consultation with 240 organisations, Unilever and Hubbub have launched the Joint Ambition for a Zero Food Waste Britain, with the support of WRAP.
Dairy APPG elects new chair
Simon Hoare MP (Conservative, North Dorset) has been elected chair of the Dairy All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) following the group’s AGM on 20 July.
AD plant turns ice cream into power
A project involving ice cream manufacturer R&R Ice Cream, Iona Capital and resource management company Veolia, is turning ice cream by-product into biogas for the National Grid.
Boozy Mr Whippy in a town near you
It’s the hottest day of the year today (19 July) in the UK, so thoughts turn – naturally – to the likes of ice cream and beer gardens.
Round-Up: Processing
Here is your weekly round-up of processing news. Next week’s round-up will focus on Shelf Life news.
Fatal E. coli outbreak linked to salad leaves
Public Health England (PHE) and the Food Standards Agency (FSA) are continuing to investigate an outbreak of E. coli O157, which has been linked with eating mixed salad leaves.
Heineken supports new engineering university
The New Model In Technology & Engineering (NMITE), Britain’s first new ‘greenfield’ university in 40 years, has received a £50,000 donation from Heineken.
Signatrol expansion sees new engineering appointment
Due to an expanding order book, data logging specialists Signatrol limited has appointed a new electronic support technician. Mariusz Orjanik has joined the company working with engineering manager Nick Price and will be involved in assisting the engineering manager, production support, as well as customer and supplier liaison. Gloucestershire-based Signatrol manufactures and supplies a range of […]