Process industries


  • Puratos’ Sourdough Institute to ‘protect, research and inspire’

    Puratos has opened a hub dedicated to celebrating the art, science and potential of sourdough, the Sourdough Institute:. Through a combination of masterclasses, online events, its one-of-a-kind Sourdough Library and ground-breaking research, the Institute in Sankt Vith, Belgium, aims to “protect, research and inspire” the legacy of the popular ingredient on a global scale. The…


  • Industry needs to invest in technical solutions for plant-based ingredients’ development of cleaner labels

    Food and beverage companies must find technical ways to maximise the impact of plant-based actives and make them more attractive to consumers. This is the view of scientists at R&D consultancy Sagentia Innovation who has been exploring ways to overcome challenges surrounding the effective use of non-nutritive plant-based active ingredients also called phytochemicals. More than…


  • Food manufacturers dominate inaugural Made Smarter Adoption Awards

    Food manufacturers pursuing digital transformation have been celebrated at the launch of the Made Smarter Adoption Awards. The Awards champion manufacturing and engineering companies who have committed to adopting technology and skills to digitalise, decarbonise and drive growth. Regional winners from adoption programmes in the North West, North East, West Midlands, and Yorkshire and Humber have now…


  • Equinor Picks Emerson Downhole Monitoring Kit for Rosebank Field

    Jun 6, 2024 Petrojarl Knarr FPSO (Credit: Altera Infrastructure) Equinor has selected engineering services firm Emerson to provide advanced well completion monitoring systems for its Rosebank oil and gas field in the North Sea, the U.K.’s largest undeveloped offshore field. Emerson’s suite of Roxar downhole monitoring tools will empower Equinor to use advanced oil recovery…


  • Endless backed protein manufacturer renamed Karnova Food Group

    The Endless backed protein manufacturer has been renamed Karnova Food Group, bringing together red meat specialist, Yorkshire Premier Meat (YPM) and poultry specialist, Smithfield Murray. Brought together in 2023 to create a major UK force in business-to-business protein supply, Karnova has revenues of over £120 million and services customers with a flexible multi-protein supply of…


  • Heineken UK introduces new flavour of Strongbow cider – Strongbow Strawberry

    Heineken UK is launching a new Strongbow Strawberry cider (4% ABV), an innovative offering from the brand that is the UK’s top-selling cider. Available exclusively in Tesco Group, including Tesco, Booker and One Stop stores, Strongbow Strawberry is rolling out now in 4x440ml can and 500ml bottle formats, just in time for the summer. Commanding…


  • Tetra Pak announces positive step towards sustainability with 20% reduction in GHGs

    Tetra Pak has today – World Environment Day – launched its 25th Sustainability Report, which shows the company has reduced its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across the value chain by 20% since 2019, while lowering operational GHG emissions by 47% across the same timeframe. The latter puts Tetra Pak on track to meet its target of…


  • Hikers scale new heights for charity

    Mike Boswell from Plastribution, the UK’s leading polymer distributor, and Jeremy Webster from Marbles PR, a marketing communications firm, will embark on a non-stop journey to visit each of the 49 highest points of every single English county in just six days in the Highpointer Challenge, a demanding hiking event, set to take place from…


  • Shearwater Kicks Off Pelotas Basin 3D Survey Off Brazil

    Jun 5, 2024 (Credit: Shearwater) Shearwater GeoServices has ramped up its multi-client activity by starting the Pelotas Basin 3D survey, offshore Brazil. The survey represents the fifth multi-client 3D acquisition project so far for Shearwater, the company said. The Pelotas Basin 3D is adding to Shearwater’s existing library in the conjugate Orange Basin of Namibia…


  • DNV Certifies COWI’s Offshore Wind Turbine Foundations for Empire Wind 1

    COWI North America, a subsidiary of engineering company COWI, has achieved approval certification body DNV for its offshore wind turbine foundations design for Equinor’s Empire Wind 1 offshore New York. COWI developed optimized foundation designs for 54 15MW turbines, set to generate 810MW, which has now been approved by DNV. The design not only exceeds…