
Ahead of the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) Conference 2024 in April, leading global assurance partner, LRQA, is warning that food businesses need to uphold regulatory obligations and meet consumer expectations of safe, authentic, high-quality products and demonstrate integrity across their supply chain. In the age of Assurance 4.0 – the new era of risk…

New World Foods, the healthy snacking company of Valeo Foods Group, has announced Sides, its first in a series of product collaborations with YouTube sensation the Sidemen. The high-protein, low-calorie meat snacks come in three flavours; Buffalo Chicken, Chipotle Steak and Korean BBQ Steak – and are inspired by the Sidemen chicken shops (of the…

Image: 123rf The DSO Entity has released its work plan for 2024 with three major projects highlighted – the integration of gas DSOs, the grid action plan and a technical vision. While 2024 marks something of a transition in the EU, with European parliamentary elections in June and the ending of the current phase of…

Contrinex inductive sensors are a well-established choice for CNC milling and turning machines because of their high performance, robustness and choice of small sizes. As CNC machine manufacturers look to improve efficiency and precision and provide the flexibility to handle a diverse array of materials and cutting speeds, Contrinex’s new SMART inductive sensors are starting…

Image: IBM Hydro-Québec has joined the Québec Digital and Quantum Innovation Platform (PINQ2) opening the way to quantum computing opportunities. PINQ2, the Platform for Digital and Quantum Innovation created by the University of Sherbrooke and Quebec’s Ministry of Economy, Innovation and Energy, is the exclusive user of the IBM Quantum System One located in IBM…

Flaming Grill pubs, the experts in grilled food, has launched a new range of dishes to quite literally bring the flame from the grill to its customers, serving every meal on fire. Every diner must now sign a legal waiver upon ordering, with each delicious flame grilled delicacy brought to the table straight from the…

Today, modern Italian food brand Crosta & Mollica unveils a major rebrand as it announces a name refresh to Crust & Crumb, the direct English translation of Crosta & Mollica. The name change follows the brand’s disappointment with consumers’ continuous tongue twisting attempts to pronounce its Italian name. Instead, Brits are commonly referring to the…

Image by Couleur from Pixabay FirstEnergy announced it has completed the previously disclosed sale of an additional 30% ownership interest in its FirstEnergy Transmission (FET) subsidiary to Brookfield Super-Core Infrastructure Partners for $3.5 billion. The Ohio-headquartered electric utility company received $2.3 billion of cash proceeds at closing, with the remaining $1.2 billion in interest-bearing notes due from Brookfield, which are…

Tomra’s GAIN technology – today rebranded GAINnext to pay tribute to the product’s significant evolution – resolves all of these challenges by further enhancing the sorting performance of the company’s Autosort units so they are capable of identifying objects that are hard and, in some cases, even impossible to classify using traditional optical waste sensors.…