Food and beverage

Bpacks, a sustainable packaging startup, announced the launch of the world’s first bark-based packaging technology. The new materials seamlessly integrate with current equipment used for all kinds of plastic rigid packaging production, facilitating the shift to eco-packaging. This is especially important, as the European Union’s policy directives have mandated the transition to biodegradable packaging within…

A new collaboration, UC-DC, between industry and research will be able to convert captured CO2 into biodegradable plastic using gas fermentation, where bacteria convert CO2 into a raw material for basic chemicals used in, among other things, plastic production. “We envision a future where CO2 is transformed from a harmful greenhouse gas into an inexhaustible…

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…

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…

Funkin Fruit Farm – the only farm in the UK to grow the rare Blue Raspberry – is opening its doors to eager fruit pickers for the very first time today. Spread across a two-hectare plot in the English countryside, Funkin Fruit Farm is offering the public the chance to pick its Blue Raspberries for…

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.…

In less than three months’ time Automation UK will return to the CBS Arena in Coventry on 18-19 June. This event is recognised for bringing industrial automation and robotics to life. The wide spectrum of features in the show ensures it delivers something for everyone. This includes showcasing the very latest innovative technologies and solutions,…

BrewDog, the independent craft brewer, has revealed plans to knock Guinness off its top spot as the number one stout brand. Since launching in March 2023, BrewDog’s new stout Black Heart has achieved 13% of Guinness sales in pubs and bars and is now the UK’s #2 stout brand. BrewDog said Black Heart has “significantly…