Food and beverage

Pernod Ricard UK has launched a new wine range, called Greasy Fingers. The wine is intended to “challenge traditional boundaries of wine and food pairings” with two wines specifically designed to cut through greasy food. The first two wines in the range are Greasy Fingers Luscious Red 2022, a “medium-bodied, fruit-forward” blend of Shiraz and…

A new low carbon energy network, developed by SmartParc supported by Veolia, is set to cut carbon emissions for food manufacturing by 30,000 tonnes per year at the flagship SmartParc site near Derby. Home to the UK’s first ever low-carbon food manufacturing community, covering 186,000 m2 (2 million square feet), the system serving the new…

pladis is helping retailers take a bigger bite out of biscuit gifting with the launch of a debut year-round gifting range. Launching under McVitie’s Victoria, known for the nation’s number one premium assortment (NielsenIQ Scantrack Data), the range comprises two indulgent gift selections: McVitie’s Victoria Chocolate Orange Dreams and McVitie’s Victoria Chocolate Creations Gifting Pack.…

Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company is to invest more than £10m in upgrading equipment at its Northampton Brewery, further increasing capacity for producing Snap Pack packaging and reducing its water usage. The investments will see three significant upgrades realised, with all three set to go live in Q1 next year; a second-generation machine for packaging cans…

The installation of an Ishida AirScan leak detection system at Sinnack Snacks, Germany’s only large-scale bakery to focus on tortillas, has enabled the company to automate its end-of-line packing process, while ensuring that its quality control procedures are able to keep pace with the increased throughput. The Ishida solution can inspect as many as 2,500…

Mondi’s compostable Advantage MF EcoComp is used for paper bags for wet organic household waste. Posted: 2 November 2023 Share this page Mondi has announced that its entire portfolio of kraft papers for packaging has been certified as home or industrially compostable [Home compostable: NF T51-800:2015; Industrial compostable: EN 13432]. The certification underpins Mondi’s MAP2030…

Exberry Peach SoCo; Exberry black carrot yogurt; Exberry rainbow ice cream. Posted: 2 November 2023 Share this page GNT will open up an interactive “color lab” for its plant-based Exberry concentrates at Food Ingredients Europe ((FiE) Frankfurt, 28-30 November 2023). Exberry Coloring Foods are edible concentrates made from non-GMO fruit, vegetables, and plants using physical processing…

As the nights grow longer and the countdown to the festive season starts in earnest, The Delicious Dessert Company is adding a touch of decadence and a sprinkle of Christmas fun to its product range. The Blonde Chocolate Éclairs are on the shelves now in Tesco so too The Naughty But Nice Yum Yums. Available…

Cerulean has redesigned its highly successful FPS-1 tube packer, to deliver high energy efficiency and reduce total cost of ownership (TCO) as manufacturers demand solutions for soaring energy prices and drive down costs. Working with long-term automation partners Festo, Cerulean identified where capex and opex savings were achievable during the tube packing process. Together, they…

Fourth-generation family baking business Roberts has announced plans to relocate its Little Treats biscuit manufacturing business to a new site in Cheshire and start work on a significant rebuild of two other bakeries on its Northwich HQ. The bakers consider the move as the most important operational overhaul in decades. The fourth largest baker in…