Food and beverage

Next generation oat m!lk chocolate H!P (Happiness !n Plants), has revamped its plant-based eggs for Easter 2024. Targeting sweet-toothed vegans and flexitarians alike, the brand’s two egg variants – Salted Caramel and Cookies No Cream – have been updated so they’re not only 50% bigger – and also contain smooth oat m!lk chocolate buttons. The…

Bottles on the line cold end. Posted: 16 February 2024 Share this page O-I Glass has announced the launch of a lightweight glass wine bottle with reduced carbon impact in the French market. The rating is the latest proof point in O-I’s pursuit of its approved SBTi (Science Based Targets Initiative) target to reduce GHG…

Döhler is offering citrus taste solutions, assisting customers and driving market resilience, as critical challenges arise in the citrus industry as demand outpaces supply chain capabilities. Shortages of fresh fruit caused by environmental factors and greening, are creating uncertainties about the future availability of citrus movement. Population growth, environmental factors, greening disease and most parts…

Innovia Films has extended its product range for floatable polyolefin shrink films that contribute to the light blocking properties of the shrink sleeves on containers for dairy, food supplements, and nutritional products. The new film is a low density white film made from polyolefin (WAPO) that maintains floatability when printed. The material science pioneer,  that…

London’s Museum of Brands is to partner with innocent drinks to deliver an educational programme guiding young adults in the fundamentals of product development. The programme, called Smoothie Lab, launches on 19th February 2024 and aims to teach over 1,250 secondary school and college students across the UK about the fundamentals of product development, brought…

Truly Nuts! a White Lion Foods Company announces its strategic partnership with the UK’s largest natural and organic wholesaler CLF Distribution. The Southampton based company is the UK’s most successful wholesaler of health foods and sports nutrition products working with 16,000 brands nationwide. This collaboration marks a significant milestone, Truly Nuts! says, as it joins…

Planteneers is now offering plant-based alternatives for a wide range of fermented milk products whether yogurt, quark, cream cheese, or crème fraîche. These alternative products are based on a variety of protein sources and ingredients, closely resemble animal products in taste and texture, and are just as versatile in use, the company says. For yogurt…

The anniversary block goes to the Philippine bottler Philippine Spring Water Resources Inc (PSWRI). Posted: 15 February 2024 Share this page Krones has sold its 500th ErgoBloc L to a bottler in the Phillippines as the German packaging and bottling machine manufacturer celebrates the success of the block technology. Ever since the first ErgoBloc L…

Berry Global has opened the doors to its “Circular Innovation and Training Center” in Tulsa, Oklahoma that will accelerate the development of highly innovative products driven by superior materials science and engineering. It is hoped the new 12,000 square foot centre will foster a collaborative space for training, and incubate cutting-edge stretch film projects that…

The Valpro Path Project is looking to pioneer fresh possibilities, validating and showcasing ways to enhance plant protein production for food and feed in the EU. The project, led by Teagasc, aims to turn the food-chain towards sustainable plant protein production. Five innovation production systems (IPSs) – a core part of Valpro Path – located…