Food and beverage

Syntegon will show how life cycle services, sustainable processes, and packaging technology can all be merged into a single integrated solution to address difficulties throughout the food processing and packaging lines’ life cycle. The company’s trade show presence at Fachpack 2025 will emphasise two key product highlights and emphasise future viability, adaptability, and production reliability.…

PPMA Total Show 2025 has announced Mike Coupe as the keynote speaker on Day 2.  A highly respected former CEO of Sainsbury’s, Mike Coupe is credited for leading the company’s transition to online and convenience shopping, championing the brand’s digital transformation and guiding its sustainable journey. Automate UK, organisers of the PPMA Total Show 2025,…

According to Innova Market Insights, the global market for deli sauces and seasonings has grown at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6% during the past five years. Trend analysts predict that the segment’s growth will stay steady during the next five years. By considerable margin, Europe leads the world in new product introductions,…

Quorn’s daring new collection seeks to change how people view its category and brand with the launch of its first range to claim high protein with no artificial ingredients. With all artificial ingredients removed, Quorn’s best-selling vegetarian products are in retailer offering: Quorn Mince, now made with four ingredients Quorn Pieces, now made with three…

Twelve companies in England and Northern Ireland can export high-quality British goods, including favourites like pork chops, to Mexico’s quickly growing market. Through focused negotiations with Mexico, the UK has gained new access specifically for Northern Irish exporters, according to the government who said the deal secures long-term access to the lucrative market.  British pork…

A newly released Ipsos survey commissioned by ClientEarth has revealed a gap between consumer perceptions and the environmental reality of plastic packaging.   The study (all survey results can be found here) conducted across France, Germany, Great Britain and Poland highlights how recycling claims on plastic packaging mislead consumers into thinking plastic products are environmentally friendly.  This comes as global…

Entrepreneur Urs Bühler has passed away at the age of 82 on August 1, 2025. With his passing, Bühler loses a figure who significantly shaped the company as an owner, chairman of the executive board, and chairman of the board of directors since 1970, overseeing more than five decades of its successful development. In 2014,…

The first item in Fox’s Burton’s Companies’ (FBC) cookie line to be non-HFSS (not high in fat, salt, or sugar) is Maryland Delightfully Good. The new range, Maryland-FBC-Cookie-Delightfully-Good, represents a turning point in the brand’s development, offers health-conscious consumers the distinctive flavour of a Maryland cookie while having more than 30% less sugar than its…

The team at a Middleton on the Wolds-based chicken business is celebrating after winning three prestigious awards for the taste of its chicken. Soanes Poultry’s Red Tractor-assured Grain Fed and Higher Welfare chicken were awarded the accolades in the Guild of Fine Foods’ Great Taste competition 2025. The business’s Higher Welfare Whole Chicken and Grain…

The Middleby Corporation has announced the acquisition of Frigomeccanica, expanding its portfolio of Middleby Food Processing equipment. The worldwide manufacturer of equipment for the commercial foodservice, food processing, and residential kitchen industries, said Frigomeccanica is a global leader in equipment solutions for drying, defrosting, fermentation, refrigeration and preservation used in the food processing industry. Based in…