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Potatoes from a field in Spain. Image courtesy PepsiCo Under a flexibility contract with Dutch grid operator Liander, food company PepsiCo will purchase power only when there is sufficient supply and transport capacity available on the grid. The food maker will use a thermal and storage installation, courtesy Dutch electricity supplier Eneco, to electrify processes…
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KHS is using artificial intelligence (AI) to solve the issues of the variety of closure alternatives and the increased demands on inspection technologies since tethered caps have been required for all single-use PET bottles in the EU since July 2024. The solutions supplier has added AI-based fault identification to its well-proven Innocheck TSI closing inspection…
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IBM Research and Nestlé R&D are collaborating to create a generative AI tool that can recognise new high-barrier packaging materials. Nestlé and IBM scientists leveraged AI-based processing techniques to construct a knowledge base of known materials from public and proprietary documents. The team fine-tuned a fit-for-purpose chemical language model on this curated corpus, enabling it…
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Langtins, a British confectionery company, has launched Noomz, a brand-new range of freeze-dried sweets. The new range takes classic candies and transforms household favourites into unique and lightweight sweets. Made famous by space exploration, Noomz is now bringing freeze-dried to the mainstream market with its extreme flavour and crunchy texture captivating the tastebuds of snack…
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Melissa Law is appointed as chief commercial and transformation officer and Kim Faulkner to join Tate & Lyle as chief supply chain officer. Posted: 6 July 2025 Share this page Tate & Lyle has announced the appointment of Kim Faulkner as chief supply chain officer and Melissa Law as chief commercial and transformation officer. Both…
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Image courtesy 123rf Bill payers saved more than £300 million ($409.7 million) through energy flexibility in 2024, says the UK’s Energy Networks Association (ENA), which relieves pressure on the electricity grid whilst allowing consumers to be paid for modifying their energy use. Last year, electricity networks in Great Britain secured a record high of 9GW…
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IBIS Rice, a Cambodian rice brand, backed by conservationist Chris Packham, has launched an exciting, category innovating product – Bean & Rice Cakes. The nutty bean & rice cakes are a natural source of protein and additional fibre, making them a nutritious snack. IBIS Rice’s new organic Bean & Rice Cakes are being positioned as…
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Coveris Rypin has partnered with the Polish company Brześć to package their “puffs” snacks in recyclable film to increase shelf appeal and reduce packaging waste. The Polish confectionery market, including sweets, chocolate and baked goods, reached about €4.7 billion in 2024, ranking fifth in Europe. According to the Market Monitoring Centre, the largest value is…
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Growing desire for novel tastes, such as flowery, exotic, and regional specialities has prompted Hydrosol to provide specialised stabilising systems for various types of ice cream. The systems acknowledge that aside from taste, consistency is the most important factor when making an ice cream buy. Every type, whether it’s fruit sorbet, dairy ice cream, or…
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Anritsu Corporation is proud to announce that its receiver test (SINK Test) solution for the latest DisplayPort 2.1 standard has been certified by the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA), the international standards organization. Combining Anritsu’s Signal Quality Analyzer-R MP1900A with automation software from Granite River Labs (GRL) or Teledyne LeCroy achieves automated verification of data…
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