Process industries

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) GB has completed the roll out of its attached cap plastic bottles with production now underway at its manufacturing site in Morpeth, Northumberland, making it the final site to make the switch. The attached cap mechanic is the same as that of a normal cap. The innovation lies in the ring…

Univar Solutions and Ingredion’s geo-expansion of a distribution partnership will see a diverse range of specialty ingredients go into Germany, Italy, and Switzerland to meet a growing demand for healthier, more sustainable, and flavour-rich products . The longtime strategic partners have worked together for more than 30 years in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa…

Fooditive Group is looking to “revolutionise” the American food and beverage industry with a plant-based sweetener, keto-fructose (5-keto-D-fructose). The Dutch plant-based ingredient manufacturer said the sugar alternative, currently undergoing FDA GRAS assessment, is set to “establish a new standard for sugar substitutes with its unparalleled taste, functionality, and sustainability”. According to the maker, keto-fructose offers…

Christina Senn-Jakobsen, CEO of Swiss Food & Nutrition Valley flanked by Nestlé, Tetra Pak and representatives from the start ups and Swiss Food & Nutrition Valley partners. Posted: 13 June 2024 Share this page Swiss Food & Nutrition Valley, together with Valley partners Nestlé and Tetra Pak, brought together 60+ Swiss and European partners at…

Pork Farms is expanding its range with two new recipes which include a BBQ Medium Pork Pie and 4-pack Ploughman’s Mini Pork Pies with Cheese & Pickle. The launches follow an explosive year of growth for Pork Farms with sales figures reaching £15.6m and the brand outperforming the wider pork pie market by almost tenfold.…

Bunge and CP Foods are jointly testing a traceability platform using blockchain technology for sustainable soy. To date, three shipments totalling 185,000 metric tonnes of deforestation-free soybean meal have been loaded in Brazil and are headed to Thailand, allowing CP Foods to trace the soybeans from farm origin, processing, transportation, to delivery at destination. Three…

PureCircle will now be able to offer ingredients from bioconversion in the United Kingdom – including Reb D and Reb M – in addition to its broad portfolio of existing stevia sweeteners and natural flavour modifiers, following the UK government publishing a new specification authorising PureCircle by Ingredion’s range of steviol glycosides produced via bioconversion…

A quarter pounder made with the help of AI on a Yorkshire industrial estate has officially been crowned ‘Britain’s greenest burger’. Made with vertically farmed oyster mushrooms, the Hooba burger is developed using one of the most unique and eco-friendly production processes in the food industry. Having recently launched across the UK, the burger has…

Pasta Nostra is aiming to stir up the instant snack pots category with the launch of six healthy pasta pots, made in Italy. Pasta Nostra’s authentic Italian fusilli pasta is made from natural ingredients, using a high-quality preparation process to create a premium product with a distinctive flavour profile to stimulate interest in a category, which…