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  • Tate & Lyle introduces cost-effective, premium sweetener

    Tate & Lyle is unveiling its new stevia composition, Optimizer Stevia 8.10, saying the “innovative ingredient” delivers the highly desired premium taste profile closest to sugar, even at high sugar replacement levels, while offering a more cost-effective solution than other premium sweeteners. With Optimizer Stevia 8.10, manufacturers gain access to a versatile, great tasting stevia…


  • Ventec’s Value-Added Equipment Division Welcomes Marc Ladle as Project Manager

    Ventec is pleased to announce the appointment of Marc Ladle to the position of Project Manager for Ventec Giga Solutions, its value-added PCB equipment division. Marc takes on his responsibility to assist customers with PCB manufacturing investment decisions by providing process design advice and technical input for equipment specifications. He will also manage and coordinate…


  • Grupo Gallo expands its offer of natural broths with a new variety of seafood

    Grupo Gallo Caldo Marisco Posted: 9 July 2024 Share this page Grupo Gallo has launched the new natural seafood broth, which seeks to respond to the growth in demand for this product in the Spanish market. Fishbroths, paella/fideuá and fumet are the second most important variety in the broth market and represent 19% of the…


  • India’s Genus Power expands into smart water distribution with Australian shipment

    First export of ultrasonic smart water meter from Genus Power. Image: Genus Power Indian smart meter company Genus Power Infrastructures Limited has announced the completion of the first shipment of its Smart Ultrasonic Water Meters DN20 to Australia, which marks a milestone in the company’s expansion into water management solutions. According to Genus Power in…


  • First three-way ball sector valve for the control of flow rates

    Schubert & Salzer has now developed the first three-way ball sector valve for the ideal control of the flow rate of liquids and gases. “Our approach of using the ball sector design for three-way valves is completely new. In this way, we achieve about 20% higher KVS values than three-way valves with a conventional design,”…


  • WineGB appoints Campden BRI as new scientific and technical partner

    WineGB has signed a strategic partnership with Campden BRI which will become the association’s new scientific and technical partner. Campden BRI will provide a comprehensive selection of wine analytical and testing services and wine consultancy to WineGB’s members. Figures from WineGB, the association that represents the English and Welsh wine industry, reveal the sector is…


  • Swedish researchers provide guidance for developing plant-based fermented foods

    Researchers at Umeå University have conducted the first consumer study focusing on the role of plant-based fermentation in creating plant-based fermented foods that offer health benefits. The study is based on a survey of 7,800 EU consumers in over nine European countries, where they surveyed their preferences and attitudes towards plant-based fermented foods. The research…


  • First edition of the World Food Security Summit to showcase solutions to end hunger

    Abu Dhabi will host the World Food Security Summit for the first time at the ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi on 26 and 27 November. The summit, which is part of the activities of Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Security Week (ADAFSW), seeks to attract a range of experts and decision-makers to discuss innovative solutions for…


  • Siemens signs deal to modernise Nigerian power infrastructure

    Partnership signing South Africa, Sabine Dall’Omo – CEO Siemens & Daere Akobo – Chairman PANA Holdings (from left to right). Image courtesy APO Group on behalf of Siemens Siemens has announced a partnership with Nigerian conglomerate PANA Infrastructure to modernise and upgrade Nigeria’s electric power infrastructure through the provision of grid automation and smart infrastructure…


  • pladis diversifies portfolio with The Cocoa One

    Snacking giant, pladis, is expanding appeal for Britain’s biggest biscuit brand with a  flavonewur of its classic McVitie’s Rich Tea. A tasty new take on the tea break favourite, McVitie’s Rich Tea ‘The Cocoa One’ features a deliciously dunkable crisp cocoa biscuit that falls under the government’s HFSS threshold. It aims to follow in the…