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New coding and marking system for drinks manufacturer
Fruitapeel, a manufacturer of drinks such as juices, smoothies and fruit sauces, has turned to Linx Printing Technologies for a new coding and marking solution on its busy production lines. Its previous printers were unreliable, suffered from poor print quality and needed frequent readjustment and expensive maintenance, and thus Fruitapeel was looking for reliable coders […]
New facility for independent cider producer
Independent cider producer Aston Manor Cider is investing in a new multi-million pound fruit processing facility at Stourport-on-Severn in Worcestershire, UK. Progress on the entirely new location is sufficiently advanced for it to have already started to accept apples to be milled and pressed, when it was expected that the development would be first become […]
New concept for food packaging
LyondellBasell has announced a new addition to its Toppyl family of polyolefin resins for the food packaging industry that provides a new level of convenience and ease of use to ready-to-eat products, without sacrificing protection. Toppyl RC3000 is formulated to stick directly to traditional polyethylene food containers, providing a strong seal to keep foods fresh, […]
Multi-head weigher wins an oscar
Ishida’s multi-head weigher range, the RV series, has received an award for innovation from one of the world’s leading fruit and vegetable industry exhibitions. The Oscar Macfrut awards are organised by Macfrut, an international exhibition dedicated to the fruit and vegetable supply chain that celebrates process and product innovation. The awards were created in 2010 […]
Bananas, bread and eggs top retail supply chain food waste
New research from Incpen, the industry council for research on packaging and the environment, shows that the top 20 food items wasted or reduced-to-clear between the wholesale depot and the retail check-out are led by fruit (40%), followed by meat and poultry (20%) with vegetables and bakery close behind. Together, they account for 22,000 tonnes […]
New Brazilian condiment concepts
With its latest product line, Frutarom Savory Solutions is focussing on Brazil. Inspired by typical Brazilian dishes and condiments, the company has developed sophisticated marinades, seasonings and deco seasonings. To accompany the new range, Frutarom is also providing customers with recipes and product ideas to help them create diverse meat and fish specialties, sausages, as […]
Naturalness rules
As foods and beverages with a clean label are becoming the standard rather than the exception, flavour suppliers are being asked to formulate convincing natural solutions.
Product concepts for breakfast beverages
Beneo, a manufacturer of functional nutrients, featured its new product concepts for breakfast beverages at this year’s drinktec. Visitors had the opportunity to taste the company’s product ideas at the ‘New Beverage Concepts’ innovation platform and found out more about the nutritional and technical benefits of Beneo’s naturally derived ingredients. Recent consumer research underlines the […]
Student designs ice cube tea for UK market
University College Birmingham culinary arts student Sumaiyah Patel has pioneered an innovative type of tea for the UK foodservice and retail market, as part of a product development competition run by the British Frozen Food Federation. The BFFF competition challenged UK students to demonstrate the potential of frozen within the premium food category, and aimed […]
What are you doing to back British farming?
Yesterday, the press ran a story stating that if all food produced in Britain in a year was stored and eaten from January 1, we would have run out on August 14. This effectively means that the UK only produces 62% of its own food – a trend that the National Farmer’s Union (NFU) is […]
Temperature control improves food spraying efficiencies
Temperature control specialist, ICS Cool Energy has supplied a temperature control solution to Saturn Spraying, a manufacturer of food spraying applications. The equipment will improve on production efficiencies across the business, which is at the forefront of spinning disc spraying technology in the food production industry. The company supplies spraying equipment that enables food producers […]
PET jar for hot fill and pasteurisation
Packaging innovations specialist APPE has launched a PET jar capable of hot-fill and/or pasteurisation up to 95oC. The new ThermaLite jar is the result of the company’s strategic partnership with Nissei ASB (Europe) and offers food manufacturers and retailers a variety of convenience and sustainability benefits over more traditional packaging formats (such as glass). APPE […]
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‘Smart label’ for fruit transportation
A Scottish company has developed and commercialised a colour-changing smart label that detects the presence or absence of CO2 during the bulk transportation of fruit. Insignia Technologies has created a simple label that can be used within a modified atmosphere bag or pallet, or in a controlled atmosphere container, and will give an easy-to-read indication […]
Touch-screen food texture analyser launched
Food Technology Corporation (FTC) has announced the launch of TMS-Pilot, its new texture analyser. Reportedly easy-to-operate, the product is a portable, mid-range system designed specifically for quick and easy food texture testing by unskilled operators. Since consumers judge the quality of foods through texture evaluation, it is vital to maintain consistent texture standards through a […]