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  • The Botanist launches Islay cask matured gin range

    The Botanist Gin has unveiled two new additions to its range: The Botanist Cask Rested Gin and Cask Aged Gin. The new releases mark the first domestic innovation from the award-winning gin brand. Located on Islay in the Inner Hebrides in Scotland, Bruichladdich Distillery is well known for pushing boundaries. The Botanist is conceived, distilled…


  • How the biggest US grid operator could add 6.6GW without rebuilding lines

    Image courtesy 123rf Analysis from Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) reveals how PJM Interconnection, the biggest grid operator in the US, could enable the integration of 6.6GW of clean energy onto the grid through the use of grid enhancing technologies (GETs), rather than reconductoring or rebuilding power lines. According to the US-based research institute and consultancy,…


  • Romania’s Retele Electrice DSOs launch 300,000 smart meter tender

    Image: Rețele Electrice The new tender forms part of the ongoing smart meter rollout for the three Retele Electrice DSOs, which together have over 1.5 million end points installed. The new tender, with a value of €24.25 million ($26.2 million), is for up to about 300,000 smart meters, with a minimum volume of 120,000 units,…


  • Consumers lack the necessary guidance to make informed and healthy choices

    A new pan-European study from the EIT Food Consumer Observatory reveals that consumers across Europe are concerned about the impact of ultra-processed foods on their health. Yet, a lack of awareness, understanding and means are preventing people from making informed, healthy choices. The research, combining a survey of 10,000 consumers from 17 European countries alongside…


  • Macsa id’s print and apply systems help olive and seed oil producer ensure compliance

    Macsa id’s recent supply of its Integra modular software has helped olive and seed oil producer, Aceites Urzante strengthen its global logistics management process. The manufacturer of high performance coding and marking equipment has also supplied Lineal idBlocks 4020 / 6020 print and apply systems to the Spanish business to ensure compliance with worldwide labelling…


  • Lyle’s Golden Syrup range undergoes first rebrand since 1883

    Lyle’s Golden Syrup has announced its first true rebrand since 1883, rolling out across the UK this month. The new design will unify the Lyle’s product range with fresh new branding and a contemporary logo, still based on a lion, marking the first full logo change and redesign for Lyle’s since its inception in the…


  • Lyle’s Golden Syrup undergoes first rebrand since 1883

    Lyle’s Golden Syrup has announced its first true rebrand since 1883, rolling out across the UK this month. The new design will unify the Lyle’s product range with fresh new branding and a contemporary logo, still based on a lion, marking the first full logo change and redesign for Lyle’s since its inception in the…


  • Corona adds lighter alternative to a popular beverage

    Corona, a proud part of the Budweiser Brewing Group, has announced its newest product, Corona Ligera which will debut exclusively in the Tesco Group with a six-month exclusive. Corona said it is entering the light category with a 3.2% ABV variant to tap into evolving shopper preferences. Corona Ligera is brewed to be lighter-bodied, and…


  • Corona expands its product line-up a lighter alternative to a popular beverage

    Corona, a proud part of the Budweiser Brewing Group, has announced its newest product, Corona Ligera which will debut exclusively in the Tesco Group with a six-month exclusive. Corona said it is entering the light category with a 3.2% ABV variant to tap into evolving shopper preferences. Corona Ligera is brewed to be lighter-bodied, and…


  • PowerPod proposes a blockchain-based decentralised EV charging network

    Image: PowerPod Technology startup PowerPod is developing a blockchain-based ‘decentralised physical infrastructure network’ (DePIN) of community-owned EV charging stations. To enable the integration, PowerPod is to use the community run blockchain from peaq as the layer 1 backbone. PowerPod’s initiative is founded on the lack of available EV charging infrastructure, reportedly putting off around one-third…