
Chinese-Inspired QSR brand Chopstix has launched a brand-new range of frozen ready meals available exclusively via the Food Warehouse. Developed and brought to market in collaboration with Chopstix partners Inspired Global Cuisine, the new ready meal range will allow consumers to enjoy seven of the brand’s most loved dishes at home, including Chopstix’s signature Caramel Drizzle…

Image: Claudio Vieira/PMSJC Brazil water utility Sabesp has announced what is slated as the world’s largest IoT-based smart water metering initiative. The contract between Sabesp and Telefonica’s Brazil subsidiary Vivo is aimed at modernising water metering in the utility’s São Paulo and São José dos Campos municipal service areas. The initiative, valued at around R$3.8…

The foundation for ScottishPower Renewables’ first offshore high-voltage direct current (HVDC) converter station has been successfully installed in the southern North Sea, marking a major milestone for the £4Bn East Anglia THREE offshore wind project. The steel jacket structure, weighing approximately 3,700 tonnes and standing 59 metres high, has been fixed to the seabed 69…

Nestlé’s board of directors have announced that Philipp Navratil has been appointed as CEO of Nestlé, following the dismissal of Laurent Freixe with immediate effect. The departure of Laurent Freixe follows an investigation into an undisclosed romantic relationship with a direct subordinate which breached Nestlé’s Code of Business Conduct. In line with best practice corporate…

A recently released worldwide standard will help to boost confidence in the global plant-based food sector, according to ProVeg International. The International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) publishes the standard, which is titled “Plant-based foods and food ingredients — definitions and technical criteria for labelling and claims.” Martine van Haperen, a food service and food industry…
In the world of micro engineering, including stamping, etching and precise 2D and 3D geometry are critical inspection cannot rely on assumptions and manual checks. These small components have critical features which need to be measured without a risk of human error. At Optimax we have a range of solutions which include foundational 2D geometric…

Image courtesy 123rf A state-funded project in Germany, run by TSO Transnet BW, has resulted in the development of a technology for grid stability at times of high use and fluctuating renewables by combining battery energy storage and a hydrogen-capable gas turbine. German TSO Transnet BW, alongside experts from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT),…

Hiperbaric, the global leader in high-pressure processing (HPP) technology, is set to highlight its solutions at Drinktec 2025, taking place from September 15 to 19. As the dominant player holding approximately 60% of the worldwide market share, Hiperbaric will demonstrate how HPP is revolutionising food preservation and product quality across the industry. Visitors to stand…

Hiperbaric, the global leader in high-pressure processing (HPP) technology, is set to highlight its solutions at Drinktec 2025, taking place from September 15 to 19. As the dominant player holding approximately 60% of the worldwide market share, Hiperbaric will demonstrate how HPP is revolutionising food preservation and product quality across the industry. Visitors to stand…

Image courtesy NESO The UK’s National Energy System Operator (NESO) has partnered with Tapestry, an energy moonshot that’s part of Alphabet’s innovation lab, to enhance dispatch optimisation. The project is one of several under NESO’s Volta programme, under which NESO has been partnering on innovation projects to integrate AI for enhanced control room decision making…