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  • Provisur redesigns Bone Cannon to recover more meat, use less energy

    With a new design, Provisur’s Bone Cannon offers a capacity increase and even higher levels of recovery. Every part of the raw material moves through a finer separation process that produces high-quality material for human consumption or for pet food. Bone residue, for example, can be sold to the rendering industry. This is coupled with…


  • Apple cider vinegar hits the heights

    Realfoods By Organico is reporting tremendous success following the launch of its apple cider vinegar since the back end of 2024. The zingy tonic was well-placed positioned for January/February 2025 sales as large numbers of consumers re-evaluate their healthier living goals. Pantry ’glow up’ has been identified by food trend seers Forbes and Mintel, refers…


  • Platform to transform robot-collected data into preventative maintenance strategies

    Fredrik Isler, CFO and Dr. Péter Fankhauser, Co-founder and CEO, with ANYmal at the ANYbotics head office, Zurich. Image courtesy ANYbotics. Swiss AI robotics company ANYbotics has launched Data Navigator, an asset management platform that uses robot-collected data for preventive maintenance strategies in the energy, metals, mining, and oil & gas sectors. Data Navigator transforms…


  • Europe’s shift to flexible electrification lagging finds LCP Delta and smarten

    Image courtesy LCP Delta Although there has been progress in demand side flexibility, market accessibility to enable a shift to smart, flexible electrification is not happening fast enough, warn LCP Delta and smartEN in their latest Market Monitor for Demand Side Flexibility. The report, which provides an overview of the accessibility and participation of demand…


  • Cochin Shipyard cuts steel for hybrid-electric SOV for North Star Shipping

    Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) has performed the steel-cutting ceremony for a hybrid service operation vessel (SOV) it is building for North Star Shipping. Hybrid-electric SOV The 68m hybrid-electric Vard 4 07 is the first of two SOVs that CSL is building for North Star. The DP2 class vessel will be powered by a combination of…


  • Ishida multihead weighers key to Aviko’s boost in production output

    Aviko Germany has been working at full capacity to meet the demand for frozen fries from retailers and food service after replacing weighing systems with Ishida’s multihead weighers. Aviko Germany produces frozen potato products from fresh potatoes at its site in Rain, Bavaria. Around 40t of the yellow tubers are processed every hour, the vast…


  • Spike in recorded food supply chain thefts

    Despite inflation and growing food costs in many major nations, food, beverages, and agricultural items remain the most vulnerable commodities in the global supply chain to theft, accounting for nearly a third (32%) of all cases last year. The analysis, from global provider of supply chain intelligence BSI Consulting, finds that nearly all sectors in…


  • Mars and Berry Global unveil packaging made entirely of recyclable materials

    Berry Global Group has partnered with Mars to switch all of its pantry jars for the M&M’S, Skittles, and Starburst brands to 100% recycled plastic packaging, with the exception of jar lids. This achievement advances the ongoing collaboration between Berry and Mars to develop packaging made with recycled content, and builds on a previous launch…


  • Aptar Closures’ SureSnap solution provides leak-free dispensing for reusable hydration devices

    Aptar Closures’ flow control valve and retaining ring combo solution is aimed at the expanding market for reusable drinking containers. Distinguished by contactless, leak-free dispensing, Aptar’s SureSnap two-in-one pre-assembled valve and retaining ring is an attractive option for reusable beverage container brand owners – including those offering water bottles, thermoses and children’s sip cups –…


  • IEA’s Fatih Birol says grid limbo of renewables is ‘economically criminal’

    Dr Fatih Birol The executive director of the International Energy Agency, Fatih Birol, yesterday said it is “economically criminal” that so many renewable energy projects are stuck in limbo because of grid limitations. Speaking at the opening of International Energy Week in London, Birol said that grids were “a major bottleneck to the age of…