Processing
Westfro expands capacity and ensures quality
The Bühler Group has installed additional Sortex optical sorting equipment at Westfro.
July/August 2014
Product Focus: Confectionery Ingredients: Fats and oils Packaging: Thermal labelling, Cartoning and sleeving Processing: Weighing and inspection
Parts washing optimised for snack food producer
The Panamatic 700, a parts washing system from Oliver Douglas, has been installed at snack food products manufacturer Humdinger’s plant in Lincolnshire, UK – one of four sites operated by the company – where the emphasis is on a range of nut-based products. John Glover, Oliver Douglas sales manager, says, “The full range of multi-head […]
June 2014
Product Focus: Fruit and vegetables Ingredients: Emulsifiers and stabilisers Packaging: Plastics and films Processing: Lubricants and machinery maintenance; Health, safety and hygiene
Effective condition monitoring
As companies look to reduce costs, key considerations include optimising asset utilisation, reducing waste, lowering energy consumption and maximising uptime.
Westfro expands capacity with investment in Bühler
The Bühler Group has installed additional Sortex optical sorting equipment at Westfro, the family-run Belgian producer of frozen vegetables, herbs and fruit. Westfro has an annual production capacity of 95,000 tonnes and, for over 40 years, the company has specialised in minimising the time between harvest and processing, in order to preserve the optimum level […]
Greek yogurt process promises an end to 1 million tons of acid whey
Greek yogurt manufacturers could cut their acid whey output by a collective 1 million tons a year simply by converting it into value-added dairy products, according to Arla Foods Ingredients. Arla Foods Ingredients has developed a processing solution – based on a Nutrilac protein derived from milk – that enables producers of Greek yogurt to use their acid […]
Improved control of foodborne Clostridium
The control points that are critical to prevent foodborne outbreaks by Clostridium perfringens differ between two main groups of this bacterium. This is the outcome of recent research carried out by Yinghua Xiao at NIZO food research. C. perfringensisolates from foods were analysed using a functional genomics approach and their growth potential was assessed in […]
Boost food hygiene controls with Loma’s IP69K-rated inspection systems
Loma’s latest line-up of IQ3+ Metal Detection and X⁵ X-ray contaminant inspection systems and are designed to withstand high-pressure hot steam jet cleaning of up to 1,450psi. Constructed using top-quality 304L stainless steel makes the systems food safe and reduces the risk of corrosion. In creating these newly designed systems, Loma engineers have paid particular […]
IFST President awarded OBE
IFST president Professor Margaret Patterson has been awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for Services to the Agri-Food Industry, especially relating to food safety and quality. On hearing of the award, Patterson said she was “totally surprised but absolutely delighted” to be given this honour. She is […]
Peeling off the layers
The latest developments in the fruit and vegetable industry – from processing, handling, new products and logistics.
Business news, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Regulatory, Sustainability
Pick of the crop
Summer has arrived, along with the nice, fresh-looking pineapple cover of this month. Our product focus on fruit and vegetables peels the layers off the different aspects of this sector. I’ve looked at handling, processing, logistics and new products so you get a good overview of new developments across the line. In terms of overviews, […]
World’s largest dairy spray dryer completes its first season
The world’s largest dairy spray dryer has successfully completed its first season. Fonterra’s 30 tonne/hour milk powder plant at Darfield, New Zealand, has been in full operation since being started up in August 2013. The dryer, Darfield D2, is the second of two at Fonterra’s Darfield milk processing site in New Zealand, and it has […]