Food and beverage

With the introduction of two new salad bowls, Florette Spicy Salad and Florette Caesar Salad, the UK’s prepared salad brand is giving consumers more options in the £634 million fresh salad market. Florette Spicy Salad (200g; RRP £2.50) includes a selection of crisp, mixed leaves, peppers and tomatoes, with a Peri-Peri dressing for a spicy…

New research released shows almost a third (31%) of young beer drinkers surveyed now recognise the Indie Beer campaign, which has set out to promote beer from genuinely independent breweries and help people make an informed choice when purchasing a beer in pubs, bars or retailers. The YouGov research of over two thousand consumers, commissioned…

MHM Automation will showcase its latest advances in materials handling, chilling and freezing solutions at IFFA 2025, highlighting innovations aimed squarely at boosting efficiency and safety for meat processors. The New Zealand-founded automation specialist, now part of Houston-based Fortifi Food Processing Solutions, will exhibit several breakthrough technologies at its stand (Hall 11.0, Stand A01). Visitors…

Beneo has officially inaugurated its first pulse-processing plant after a construction period of just one and a half years. The opening is the result of an investment of around €50 million by parent, the Südzucker Group, in its site in Obrigheim, Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany, where, pulses such as the local faba bean are processed into…

Freixenet has announced the upcoming launch of new alcohol-free sparkling wines. Freixenet Cordon Negro 0,0% and Cordon Negro 0,0% Rosé launch in the iconic black bottle, following suit with the recently relaunched Freixenet Cordon Negro Cava, to offer consumers a premium choice for alcohol-free celebrations. Being already the #1 international brand in the alcohol free…

The system is available for all GEA decanters ranging from CF 3000 to CF 8000 and is suitable for both two-phase and three-phase processes, regardless of decanter size. Image: GEA Posted: 11 April 2025 Share this page GEA has introduced Varipond C, a new technical solution for decanter centrifuges that enables simple, fast and precise…

UPM Raflatac claims it has become the first labelling business to offer product footprints in customer quotes. The product footprints, known as product passport prototypes (PPPs), provide label converters with transparent environmental data, helping them to make informed material choices and to reduce Scope 3 emissions* at source. The PPPs are automatically linked to UPM…

Cultivated Biosciences is now Cosaic. Using the same team, same technology, and same purpose, the company says it will work with an enhanced product and enhanced identity using its state-of-the-art biotechnology to solve the food industry’s pressing challenges. Cultivating yeast, it is introducing its ingredient Cosaic Neo — a yeast-derived natural emulsion, which Cultivated Biosciences…

Young’s, Britain’s leading seafood brand, is expanding its core range with the launch of two flavour-packed breaded frozen fish products, as it looks to reinvigorate and drive growth in the breaded fish category. The breaded fish category has been in decline over the past year, with value down 11.6% and volume down 10.7% (source: Nielsen,…

Unconform, a pioneering disruptor within the UK’s burgeoning cold brew movement is broadening its flavour horizons this May with three stylish, vegan brews that blend the sublime taste of meticulously soaked, top drawer Arabica beans with healthier living nootropics. Flat White with Ashwagandha, Ginkgo Bilboa & Vitamin 12 Salted Caramel Latte with Inulin and Turmeric…