Food and beverage

Squeaky Bean is launching a  range, to add even more delicious choice to the plant-based category. The new products include a Hoisin Duck Style Pancakes Meal Kit and a dinky snacks range, including Southern Fried Straws, Duck and Hoisin Style Bites and BBQ Pork Style Rolls, which provide tasty alternatives to traditional meat-based snacks. Both…

At an exclusive preview event this week, Zotefoams provided an extensive overview of its collaborative effort with Refresco. This joint project focuses on the development and in-market testing of ReZorce, Zotefoams’ mono-material barrier packaging substrate, specifically tailored for beverage carton applications. Refresco, the world’s largest independent beverage solutions provider for leading retailers and A-brands with…

Almond ingredients can be a go-to partner for snack innovations to take plant-based to the next level and offer the best of both indulgence and health, according to a new report from Innova Market Insights. Almonds are an ideal key ingredient that can help broaden dietary options in snack products through their wide variety of…

Reading University students visit I.T.S Posted: 16 May 2024 Share this page Specialist flavour house, I.T.S recently welcomed a group of BSc Food Science with Business students from The University of Reading to their Newbury Berkshire HQ to find out more about how natural flavours are produced and applied in food manufacturing. The second-year students…

Ahead of the United Nation’s International Day of Biodiversity on 22nd May, Tetra Pak has announced the launch of its ‘Approach to Nature’ – a comprehensive framework that defines the company’s contribution to halting and reversing nature loss and enhancing water security. The approach aligns with global targets, including those outlined in the Biodiversity Plan that calls for action…

Fam Stumabo has introduced what it describes as a “revolutionary and unrivalled” efficient potato slicer that can deliver next-level cutting. Thanks to dual rotation technology, both the cutting head and the impeller of the Scalibur rotate for a controlled and gentle cutting process. Whereas potatoes were previously pushed against a static knife, the Scalibur features…

pladis wants to heat up retailers’ Crisps & Snacks sales with a sizzling non-HFSS flavour set to widen appeal for its £12.9m Jacob’s Crinklys brand. Tapping into the appeal of ‘Spicy’ and ‘Meaty’ flavours – a segment which is far-outpacing total category growth, up +26.8% – Jacob’s Crinklys Chilli Beef will start hitting supermarket shelves…

New funding will boost production at the Pipers Crisps factory in Brigg, Lincolnshire by nearly 80% to satisfy demand both in the UK and in the brand’s growing export market. Existing fryers replaced with new energy efficient machines and new packaging equipment installed as part of the investment, helping reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 200…

With just five months to go until the UK’s largest processing and packaging machinery exhibition, PPMA Show, return to the NEC in Birmingham between 24-26 September 2024 will be marked by a superb platform for visitors to be inspired and expand their knowledge and understanding of the latest developments in the processing and packaging industry. This…

Mondi takes another slice of sustainable packaging by teaming up with Scan Sverige. Posted: 15 May 2024 Share this page Mondi has collaborated with Scan Sverige to create a polypropylene (PP) based mono-material packaging, that is designed for recycling. Scan Sverige, having over a century experience in responsible Swedish food production, uses Mondi’s WalletPack for…