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  • Seika Machinery Offers Onsite Demonstrations of Advanced McDry Baking Cabinet, Innovative Reel Storage Rack System, and Sawa SC-SA1 Fully Automatic Cleaner

    Seika Machinery, Inc., a leading provider of advanced machinery, materials and engineering services, is pleased to announce that the McDry advanced baking cabinet, innovative reel storage rack system, and the Sawa SC-SA1 Pneumatic Air Fully Automatic Cleaner are now available for demonstration and sale at customer sites. State-of-the-Art Sawa SC-SA1 Stencil Cleaner The SC-SA1 Stencil…


  • 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…


  • Greg Vance from SMTA at IPC APEX 2025

    Justin Worden from What’s New in Electronics TV talks to Greg Vance from SMTA at IPC APEX 2025 in Anaheim, USA. [embedded content] WNIE TV is kindly sponsored by Axxon Mycronic, BTU, Kyzen, Kurtz Ersa, Koh Young Technology, Nordson Test & Inspection, Viscom, EVS, Indium, ROKA Solutions, ART, and Saki.


  • 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…


  • 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…