Process industries

Hifood and Crust & Crumb Bakery have been recognised with “Plant-Based Excellence Awards” for their protein-enriched pizzas. The two companies received the awards for their joint submission of plant-based, wood-fired pizza concepts enriched with Proteios, HiFood’s textured vegetable proteins, as follows: Gold Medal: Protein Woodfired Pizza with Semi-Dried Tomatoes, Basil, and Kale. Silver Medal: Protein…

Sainsbury’s has unveiled a new range of own-brand Pan-Asian ready meals, inspired by popular Japanese, Indonesian, Korean and Thai cuisine. The ‘by Sainsbury’s’ range features seven new ready meal mains starting at £4 each and six sides at £2.50. Mains include Chicken Pad Thai Noodles, Beef Bibimbap, Nasi Goreng, a Sticky Chilli Chicken Rice Bowl,…

Sainsbury’s has unveiled a new range of own-brand Pan-Asian ready meals, inspired by popular Japanese, Indonesian, Korean and Thai cuisine. The ‘by Sainsbury’s’ range features seven new ready meal mains starting at £4 each and six sides at £2.50. Mains include Chicken Pad Thai Noodles, Beef Bibimbap, Nasi Goreng, a Sticky Chilli Chicken Rice Bowl,…

ADM’s new interactive tool provides food and beverage manufacturers with comprehensive data on how people around the world are navigating their sugar reduction journeys, revealing the similarities and differences across nations. ADM Outside Voice research surveyed 13,900 people in 15 countries across four regions about their purchase behaviours. On average, 83% of consumers are limiting…

Masterfoods has introduced new paper-based squeeze-on packs in an Australian first. Australia’s favourite tomato sauce brand, MasterFoods, is trialling the paper-recyclable single-serve tomato sauce packs – using 58% less plastic than the original packaging – which can be recycled via traditional kerbside recycling. The MasterFoods Recyclable Squeeze-On Tomato Sauce packs are made in Mars Food…

I is one of the levers that will make our industry more efficient, and that we should not fall behind with, said Business Director Lars Leopold Hinrichsen at the conference. Photo: Danish Technological Institute. Posted: 11 November 2024 Share this page Danish food companies must act now to adopt artificial intelligence, or risk falling behind…

The Kerry Health and Nutrition Institute (KHNI) has unveiled its 2025 report on the Ten Key Health and Nutrition Trends, providing insights into the future of food and beverage innovation. Developed with insights from an industry network of over 100 scientific experts, including nutritionists, food scientists, sustainability leaders, regulatory specialists and more. This open access…

The UK’s only distillery located within a castle has launched its first line of vodka. Award-winning Hensol Castle Distillery, based in Wales, is further expanding its range outside of the gin and rum markets. After the continued success of its award-winning gins and the recent launch of its very first rum line, Hensol Castle Distillery…

The World Economic Forum has awarded ‘lighthouse’ status to Mengniu’s Ningxia dairy factory, one of 22 new sites to receive this recognition. Mengniu’s factory now joins a community of 172 leading facilities lauded for its technology-driven transformations. One of the world’s most intelligent dairy factories, Ningxia uses Tetra Pak equipment and technology to reduce operational…

The UK Food System has unveiled a net zero plan outlining how the industry and government can work together to meet ambitious emissions reduction targets by 2050. The Institute for Grocery Distribution (IGD) has released the report, A Net Zero Transition Plan for the UK Food System, providing a framework for the food sector to…