Food and beverage


  • Berrymakers goes direct to consumer

    Berrymakers has launched officially a direct to consumer offering, taking the best tasting and sustainably grown British berries straight to consumers’ front doors. With berry sales continuing to soar,  Berrymakers says it is “here to make buying British berries easier than ever”. Available to purchase via the Berrymakers website www.berrymakers.co.uk all berries can be delivered…


  • Vision UK integrates into Automation UK for 2025 show

    Following the overwhelming success of this year’s Automation UK, the show organisers, Automate UK  have announced that next year’s event will be significantly bigger than before. The  previously co-located Machine Vision Conference (MVC), now known as Vision UK, will be fully integrated into Automation UK upon its return to the CBS Arena in Coventry between…


  • Ingredion’s Fibertex offers texture and viscosity to support clean label

    Ingredion EMEA has launched multi-benefit, naturally sourced, clean label citrus fibre ingredients. Minimally processed and cost-effective Fibertex CF 500 and Fibertex CF 100 offer texture and viscosity to provide preferred on-pack claims and nutritional benefits. These products will be available in APAC in August, by the end of the year in the US and Canada,…


  • Ingredion’s Fibtretex offers texture and viscosity to support clean label

    Ingredion EMEA has launched multi-benefit, naturally sourced, clean label citrus fibre ingredients. Minimally processed and cost-effective Fibertex CF 500 and Fibertex CF 100 offer texture and viscosity to provide preferred on-pack claims and nutritional benefits. These products will be available in APAC in August, by the end of the year in the US and Canada,…


  • Sainsbury’s adds new range of Caribbean drinks to summertime offering

    Sainsbury’s is enhancing its soft drinks range this summer with the addition of the new one-litre, user-friendly, shareable format of Grace Tropical Rhythms. Grace Tropical Rhythms by Grace Foods UK, the UK’s number one supplier of Caribbean food and drink, is a range of drinks that features four tantalisingly refreshing, thirst-quenching flavours – Mango Carrot;…


  • Anritsu’s new X-ray technology eradicates tiny contaminants

    Anritsu Ltd has launched its class-leading X-ray inspection equipment, the brand new XR75 DualX+ to the global fish processing market, following a successful introduction to the poultry sector. The launch of the XR75 DualX+ brings cutting-edge technology to a global market worth $624bn in 2023. Its photon counting technology, powered by a unique algorithm specifically…


  • Manufacturers can boost carbon footprint credibility with latest SGS Green Marks

    SGS has launched two additions to its SGS Green Marks program: Product Carbon Footprint and Carbon Footprint Reduced. The  testing, inspection and certification company said the Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) is an essential measurement of greenhouse gas emission and removal within a product’s life cycle. The verifications are positioned so brands, manufacturers, suppliers and retailers…


  • OAL and GS1 help food manufacturers prepare for the second barcode revolution

    OAL is leading the “Second Barcode Revolution” roll-out to cut food waste with the launch of its latest software solution for creating, printing and verifying data-rich, on-pack QR and 2D codes designed to meet consumer demand for greater transparency of ingredient origins and methods of production. The software allows unique traceability and manufacturing data to…


  • Comprital offers three new vegan bases

    Comprital has introduced Pure Vegan, a line which includes three vegan bases, which are all clean label and naturally lactose-free. The ice cream and pastry ingredients maker is providing ice cream and pastry operators with a wider range of products to meet the growing demand of vegan and lactose-intolerant consumers. According to research by Renub…


  • Corona Cero launches Olympic & Paralympic Games partnership with limited-edition packs

    With the Paris Summer Olympics 2024 kicking off today, Corona Cero, the alcohol-free product of Corona, is offering limited edition packs to celebrate its partnership with the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Corona is offering an array of prizes through its scan-to-win mechanic, including a chance for shoppers to see the Men’s 200m Final or the…