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  • Aurora Line connects Swedish and Finnish power systems

    “Together we are now making Sweden, Finland and the EU a little safer, a little greener and more competitive,” said Svenska kraftnät director general Lotta Medelius-Bredhe. Image courtesy Svenska kraftnät. The Swedish and Finnish parts of the Aurora Line interconnection have connected in Risudden in Norrbotten, Sweden. Together with Finland’s transmission grid operator Fingrid, Swedish…


  • Arla Foods Ingredients’ campaign to raise awareness of lifelong benefits of milk fat globule membrane

    Arla Foods Ingredients has launched Whey360 – a campaign to raise industry awareness of the benefits of milk fat globule membrane (MFGM) beyond the infant formula category. The initiative comes as Arla Foods Ingredients welcomes the confirmation that MFGM is not classified as a novel food. The decision, made by the Danish Veterinary and Food…


  • SP Energy Networks taps Vodafone for network communications in Scotland

    Image: SP Energy Networks SP Energy Networks has awarded mobile communications provider Vodafone a four-year contract to future-proof its operational telecoms network in Scotland. Vodafone is contracted to provide operational telecoms projects and operational network operations management support for SP Energy Networks across its electricity transmission and distribution networks in central and southern Scotland. Vodafone…


  • Proper steps into cheese snacks with two bold releases

    Proper says it will shake up the snack aisle once again by taking on the nation’s favourite flavour by designing its first-ever cheese range. Proper is tapping into a demand for cheese snacks where dairy is the biggest flavour in crisps, snacks, and nuts, with over £750 million spent on cheese-flavoured snacks every year. With…


  • Ivy Farm Technologies appoints new commercial VP

    Commercial VP, Gail Francis. Posted: 7 April 2025 Share this page Ivy Farm Technologies has announced the appointment of Gail Francis as its new vice president of commercial. Gail brings more than three decades of experience in the global food industry, having worked across the UK, Europe, and international markets with major food manufacturers, brands,…


  • European Investment Bank co-finances Lantmännen’s new plant for pea protein

    EIB provides a €50 million loan to Lantmännen to build a new factory producing pea protein in Sweden. Posted: 7 April 2025 Share this page Lantmännen has received €50 million in co-finance from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to develop a new pea protein plant in Sweden. The investment lessens reliance on imported proteins and…


  • BC Ferries commissioner approves four hybrid-electric vessels

    The independent British Columbia Ferries commissioner has approved a capital expenditure for the purchase of four diesel-battery hybrid, all electric-ready ships for BC Ferries. The decision comes in response to BC Ferries’ application for five such ships, as part of the New Major Vessels (NMV) project – the largest proposed capital expenditure in BC Ferries’…


  • Azelis boosts its nutraceutical offering in Spain with acquisition of Solchem Nature

    Customers in Europe will have access to a broad portfolio of sustainable nutraceutical solutions after Azelis acquired Solchem. Based in Barcelona, Solchem was founded in 1994 to distribute raw materials for the dietary sector. The company later expanded its portfolio to include a wide range of premium ingredients and formulations for the nutraceutical market. With…


  • Lutosa invests over €200 million

    Lutosa, a Belgian producer of frozen potato products, is about to complete an €200 million investment to significantly increase a plant’s production capacity and environmental performance. The investment follows a rigorous and intensive permitting process, during which local authorities and other stakeholders were extensively consulted. The works – already underway and due for completion in…


  • IFFA 2025: Multivac offers tailor-made solutions for sliced products

    The Multivac Group will be showing how sliced products can be processed efficiently and cost-effectively with line solutions in different output categories at this year’s IFFA in Frankfurt. Among the exhibits on display will be a high-output slicing line for processing raw ham products, as well as a very flexible slicing line, which was specially…