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  • Florette introduces more choice to fresh salads

    With the introduction of two new salad bowls, Florette Spicy Salad and Florette Caesar Salad, the UK’s prepared salad brand is giving consumers more options in the £634 million fresh salad market. Florette Spicy Salad (200g; RRP £2.50) includes a selection of crisp, mixed leaves, peppers and tomatoes, with a Peri-Peri dressing for a spicy…


  • ‘Utilities for net zero’ set out a plan of action

    Image by Sabine Zierer from Pixabay. The Utilities for Net Zero Alliance (UNEZA) has issued its plan of action for 2025 focussed on building up resilient grid infrastructure and building out clean power. UNEZA members and partners have committed to supporting the tripling of renewable energy capacity by 2030 agenda, with annual tracking of their…


  • Independent beer appeals more to younger consumers – SIBA

    New research released shows almost a third (31%) of young beer drinkers surveyed now recognise the Indie Beer campaign, which has set out to promote beer from genuinely independent breweries and help people make an informed choice when purchasing a beer in pubs, bars or retailers. The YouGov research of over two thousand consumers, commissioned…


  • ADI and Pulsar: Co-creating a smarter energy future for Africa

    Image credit: Analog Devices Pulsar and Analog Devices have co-created the GRIDx smart meter to support universal energy access, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. In sub-Saharan Africa, more than half the population lives without electricity and internet access is still considered a luxury, but this paradigm is starting to shift as more homes are being connected…


  • European Maritime Finance and Atlas Maritime sell dual-fuel LNG pure car truck carrier

    European Maritime Finance (EMF), in partnership with Atlas Maritime, has sold the Electric Star, a dual-fuel LNG pure car truck carrier (PCTC) capable of carrying 7,000 cars. “The Electric Star was ordered during the low point of the PCTC market amid Covid-19, which was a contrarian approach,” stated Leon Patitsas, CEO of Atlas Maritime. “We…


  • IFFA 2025: MHM Automation brings handling and freezing solutions

    MHM Automation will showcase its latest advances in materials handling, chilling and freezing solutions at IFFA 2025, highlighting innovations aimed squarely at boosting efficiency and safety for meat processors. The New Zealand-founded automation specialist, now part of Houston-based Fortifi Food Processing Solutions, will exhibit several breakthrough technologies at its stand (Hall 11.0, Stand A01). Visitors…


  • California’s SCE turns to undergrounding for wildfire resilience

    Image courtesy 123rf Southern California Edison (SCE) has released its plan to rebuild impacted electrical distribution infrastructure from the January California wildfires, namely through undergrounding. The plan will cover the Altadena and Malibu areas affected by the wildfires, focusing on increasing reliability and long-term resilience, including the undergrounding of new distribution equipment. SCE’s preliminary plan…


  • Beneo inaugurates new pulse-processing plant

    Beneo has officially inaugurated its first pulse-processing plant after a construction period of just one and a half years. The opening is the result of an investment of around €50 million by parent, the Südzucker Group, in its site in Obrigheim, Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany, where, pulses such as the local faba bean are processed into…


  • Freixenet strengthens its alcohol free portfolio

    Freixenet has announced the upcoming launch of new alcohol-free sparkling wines. Freixenet Cordon Negro 0,0% and Cordon Negro 0,0% Rosé launch in the iconic black bottle, following suit with the recently relaunched Freixenet Cordon Negro Cava, to offer consumers a premium choice for alcohol-free celebrations. Being already the #1 international brand in the alcohol free…


  • Per Eckemark becomes Svenska kraftnät’s Director General

    Per Eckemark (left) and Ebba Busch (right). Image courtesy Svenska kraftnät. The Swedish government has appointed Per Eckemark as the new director general of the country’s transmission system operator (TSO) Svenska kraftnät as it prepares enhanced investment into the power grid. Per Eckemark will take office on May 1 and take over from Lotta Medelius-Bredhe.…