News & Analysis on the Bakery and Snacks Industries
UK processors fail to exploit automation and robotics handling, mainly due to concerns about the costs, return on investment and a shortage of trained engineers, according to an industry survey.
A new software suite for food and drink plants allows information technology managers to upgrade and integrate their networks as operations grow, its developer claims.
Substitution of certain ingredients could reduce acrylamide content of finished products by as much as 70 per cent, say Swiss researchers.
With biodegradable becoming less of a buzzword and more of a reality in the packaging business, a machine maker has adapted a blow moulder for use with corn-based plastics.