Food and beverage

Urban Farm-It, pioneers in sustainable mushroom cultivation, has announced the opening of its second farm in partnership with leading logistics provider Oakland International. Situated at Oakland’s Redditch site, the new farm marks a major step forward in reducing food miles and building a greener supply chain. The cutting-edge mushroom farm features a 190-square-metre fruiting room…

The UK government has defined ten priority outcomes to reach its goal of a achieving a more resilient, sustainable, economical, and healthy food system. In producing an outline of its new food strategy, which it calls the “good food cycle”, a 5,000-word policy paper explains how government will transform the food system via a long-term…

Müller UK & Ireland is spending an additional £45 million in its West Lancashire (UK) milk production plant to improve the capacity, capabilities, and quality of its liquid milk production as well as establish a flagship facility for milk drying,  The plans to invest significantly in its Skelmersdale site, its people and supplying farmers, following the…

pladis is adding to its indulgent snacking range, Signature, with the launch of McVitie’s Signature Dark Chocolate Caramel Rounds. McVitie’s Signature Dark Chocolate Caramel Rounds – rich, gooey caramel on a crunchy biscuit covered in thick dark chocolate – offer a luxurious, multi-textural snacking experience and further extends the McVitie’s Signature range, which was created…

In addition to a vast array of packaging-related products and services and a supporting program, trade show attendees can anticipate two new additions this year: “FuturePack – The European Packaging Startup Summit” on September 22, 2025, and a brand-new pavilion called “Converting meets Packaging” in Fachpack Hall 7. Fachpack exhibition director Phuong Anh Do is…

The Absolut Group is meeting customers’ growing need for alternate consumption options with the launch of Beefeater 0.0%. Inspired by the original Beefeater London Dry Gin, Beefeater 0.0% maintains the brand’s iconic citric and juniper-forward profile but without the alcohol, Produced by adding the essence of Beefeater London Dry Gin’s classic recipe to the base,…

Ohly has launched two new culinary hot sauce powders: Prodry Chipotle Puree Powder and Prodry Aged Red Jalapeño Sauce Powder. These join the existing range of Prodry The Original ˈLouisianaˈ Hot Sauce Powder, Prodry Brined Jalapeño Powder, Prodry Cayenne Pepper Sauce Powder and Prodry Mustard Powders, to help food manufacturers deliver true taste and appeal to evolving…

Kai Acker, CEO of KHS GmbH. The KHS production site in Hamburg, Germany, is celebrating its 50th anniversary and looking back on half a century as a PET technology pioneer as well as setting standards in the future. “Our factory in Hamburg is one of the pillars and drivers of the success andgrowth of the…

More than a 1,000+ global attendees to HPP Innovation Week learnt how high pressure processing can shape the future of the food industry, from improving food safety and extending shelf life to meeting changing consumer demands. Showcasing the technology’s evolution from niche to mainstream, the online conference, which featured experts from five continents, confirms that…

Veolia has helped a UK maker of meat substitutes in lowering its energy usage by reducing the requirement for wasteful and energy-intensive boiler blowdown by identifying possible upgrades to its boiler system and suggesting a new reverse osmosis facility for the feedwater. The customer produces and packages a range of meat substitute products at its…