Food and beverage

Jokey has launched a new packaging line that relies on recycled PET. The transparent containers for the food and pharmaceutical industries use the injection stretch blow moulding (ISBM) process. The plastic is largely made from recycled material. The North Rhine-Westphalia-based packaging manufacturer Jokey is expanding its product portfolio to include PET packaging produced using the…

Machine builder Benner MSA has developed a compact system equipped with Herma 500 label applicators for medium-sized quantities. The multipack machine has a footprint of no more than four square metres and is ideal for situations where an upstream packaging system operates at around 60 to 80 work cycles. “There are, of course, one or…

Interfood Technology has strengthened its bakery solutions division through a new partnership with Purpak, a specialist in flexible packaging equipment. The collaboration is seen as a significant opportunity to enhance Interfood’s ability to provide advanced packaging solutions to bakery manufacturers across the UK and Ireland. Part of the Pak Group, Purpak is known for its…

Atlas Copco has launched a helpful new guide, Industrial Cooling Technologies: A Guide to Evaporative and Adiabatic Systems, providing insights to food industry professionals tasked with selecting the most up-to-date cooling system for their operations. The guide compares and contrasts two of the most commonly used industrial cooling technologies used in the food manufacturing and…

Lipton’s strong and refreshing Lipton Kombucha collection marks the brand’s first foray into the kombucha market in the UK. The innovation is poised to shake up the market, according to the drinks maker, and tap into its immense potential, promising a burst of flavour and variety for new drinkers to the category and existing kombucha…

A family poultry business has invested £850,000 in renewable energy to power its factory. Soanes Poultry commissioned Boston Renewables to provide a 1648 module field-mounted solar system, which will save 156 tonnes of CO2 in its first year. Soanes Poultry’s MD Ben Lee said: “Following advice from John Hudson, MD at Boston Renewables, we opted…

LRQA is urging the food sector to give data-driven supply risk management first priority as the worldwide Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) 2025 Conference draws near to guarantee future food safety resilience. Food businesses worldwide are under mounting pressure to ensure supply chain transparency as they navigate changing regulations while also reassessing sourcing strategies and risk…

An Ishida AirScan in-line leak detector has been installed to ensure full seal integrity for the company’s extensive selection of ready-to-eat fruit and vegetables in modified atmosphere packaging at the Polish factory of Eisberg, one of the top manufacturers of fresh convenience salads, vegetables, and fruit in Europe. As a result of using the Ishida…

Nestlé Research & Development (R&D) will strengthen local capabilities in key innovation areas with the support of the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB). To strengthen its capabilities at the R&D Center in Singapore, Nestlé will commit resources to support various roles ranging from chefs to engineers and product developers. The company said the move will…

Heineken UK plans to revitalise the apple cider market with the launch of two new varieties under its popular Inch’s Cider brand – Inch’s Clou (dyABV 4.0%) and Inch’s 0.0, the first dealcoholised cider in the UK market, according to the drinks maker. The new SKUs will be offered through convenience, wholesale, and supermarket stores.…