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Alt protein and related ingredient companies should consider how diversifying their manufacturing processes, including precession fermentation, could create more growth opportunities through upcycling, market manager at manufacturing equipment company...
The $74bn Asian market is set to expand and innovate over the next five years, opening the door for new technology, according to a report from Food and Hotel Asia (FHA).
The $30m Near Zero-Emission Freight Facility Project will swap diesel for zero- and near-zero emission freight at its 500k-square-foot facility in Modesto.
The almond processor held an opening ceremony for the expansion of its now-52,000-square-foot facility in September, which houses an integrated line for processing whole nuts and dry roasting.
Pretzels Inc. has hired two R&D leads and one board member with plenty of pretzel experience as it continues a 120k-square-foot expansion of its manufacturing facility in Plymouth, Indiana.
The owner of the Frito-Lay and Quaker brands broke ground on the site – which it hopes will double its snacks business by 2022 – in Uttar Pradesh in late July.
Barilla’s has opened the $65m expansion of its in Ames, Iowa, which now has the capacity to produce 200k metric tons annually, including gluten-free and wholewheat pastas.
The American Bakers Association (ABA) worked with the Texas state legislature to buoy a bill that would criminalize the theft of bakers’ private property – mainly baking trays co-opted and sold as recycled plastic abroad.
Netherlands-based AMF – which specializes in bread and tortilla equipment – has integrated sweet baked goods and pizza equipment company Tromp Group under the AMF banner to better assist bakers to diversify their product offerings.
The rise of free from is throwing up unique challenges for manufacturers in that, often products that replace allergens can have an allergen classification themselves, like nuts to provide protein and fat content; or eggs or milk to bind ingredients in...
International food group Puratos purchased the Merseyside-based fruit and confectionery filling company for an undisclosed amount to enhance its offering to existing customers.
ConfectioneryNews speaks to Peter Dreßler, head of sales for bar production at Bosch Packaging Technology, to find out what bar manufacturers want in today's industry.
Chocolate products are a ‘real winner’ with consumers in the US, accounting for around a third of all confectionery sales on average per year, according to Bosch Packaging Technology.
Developments surrounding Industry 4.0 and the Internet of Things (IoT) have started to facilitate a major paradigm shift in various manufacturing industries, according to Mettler-Toledo.
Flexibility is the key to success, whether as a flexible business strategy or a product portfolio that can adapt to changing circumstances or consumer demands, says tna.
Market research firm, MarketsandMarkets, reported the global bakery processing equipment industry is expected to reach $13.62bn by 2020 with the US being a key growth-driving region.
tna was founded by Alf and Nadia Taylor, in Sydney, Australia, in February 1982, transforming the snack food industry by launching a high-speed vertical form fill system (VFFS) called the tna robag in 1985.
Food and beverage (F&B) manufacturers are slow to meet the rising demand in digitalization and adapt their machines to customized packaging, according to Siemens.
Israeli health chiefs have suspended the Good Manufacturing Practice certificate at a Unilever factory after potentially contaminated breakfast cereal was sent out to retailers.
Lean production is the key driver of short throughput time, according to Bosch Packaging Technology, following its first in-house show at its Schiedam factory in the Netherlands.
Concern over misuse of the term ‘free-from’ in relation to allergens in food products and a need for greater standardisation of manufacturing practices has led the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) to produce new...
The world packaging machinery market will grow by 4.9% over the next three years to reach €40.3bn in 2018, according to Ucima, the Italian Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Association.
CC Industries (CCI) has acquired Selig Sealing Products (Selig) which designs and manufactures closure liners for the food and beverage industry, among others.
Endoline Machinery: Top tips on getting the best out of TCO
Fispal Technology 2015, an international fair for packaging, process and logistics for the food and beverage industry, took place between June 23-26, in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Finsbury Food Group has completed its acquisition of foodservice supplier Johnstone’s Just Desserts, saving 150 jobs at the firm, after buying the business out of administration.
Sigma Packaging has expanded its product and service offerings beyond packaging machinery to include processing and support equipment and will rename the company SIGMA Equipment, effective August 1, 2015.
Mettler-Toledo Safeline Metal Detection has developed an Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) reporting enhancement to optimize metal detector performance.
TRM Packaging, which manufactures and prints retail ready packaging, has added the next phase of automation as part of an £8m investment to increase plant capacity output by a third.
Food manufacturers are looking to boost their ‘green credentials’ with sustainability and reduction of product waste, particularly in finished product, according to tna.
Valmet has partnered with Yuen Foong Yu (YFY) Packaging to supply an OptiConcept M containerboard production line for the company's Xin Wu site in Taoyuan County, Taiwan.
BEMA (Baking Equipment Manufacturers and Allieds) brought together its exhibiting members at the inaugural Gulfood Manufacturing 2014 at the Conrad Hotel, Dubai, recently.
British equipment manufacturer Starfrost has relocated its UK headquarters and manufacturing base to a purpose built facility near Lowestoft, in Suffolk.
Who made it into October's industry movers gallery with job news in the processing and packaging arena?Clondalkin Group, Comexi Group, RPC Bebo UK, Schneider Packaging Equipment Co., Kiwi, Hughes Equipment and R&B Plastics Machinery all feature...
