Process industries


  • More information, less pressure on healthier options, supermarket shoppers tell Dutch researchers

    How can you entice supermarket customers to make healthier and more sustainable choices? This is what researchers from the Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) of the University of Groningen (UG) have been researching for the past five years, in collaboration with Wageningen University & Research (WUR). Among other things, they discovered that supermarket customers…


  • Valeo Foods Group Acquires leading Italian bakery company Dal Colle

    Valeo Foods Group has completed the process to acquire assets of a renowned Italian producer of high-quality bakery products, Dal Colle. With a history and heritage dating back 120 years, Dal Colle produces a range of bakery products, sweet treats and snacks for every occasion including Pandori, Panettoni ad Croissants. Its range of over 180…


  • HTBA welcomes EFSA’s no safety concern on naringenin

    HealthTech Bioactives(HTBA) is openly welcoming the publication of the no safety concern opinion on naringenin as a flavouring substance by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), which was based on the company’s scientific dossier. The producer of polyphenols and vitamin B12 for health and nutrition notes that Naringenin is naturally occurring in citrus fruits and…


  • The Famous Grouse launches new Sherry Cask Finish in Morrisons

    The Famous Grouse has unveiled a new permanent edition to its portfolio, The Famous Grouse Sherry Cask Finish – now available in the UK. The new premium expression is a rich, flavourful blend with unmistakable sweetness earned from a period of maturation in ex-sherry casks. Launching first exclusively at Morrisons this month, it will then…


  • OctoFrost helps poultry producer set new standards

    Octofrost has announced a significant milestone in its ongoing efforts to deliver state-ofthe-art freezing solutions after successfully securing an order for an IQF freezer from HanGang Food, a prominent chicken and poultry producer in South Korea. HanGang Food is a subsidiary of the Harim Group, which processes 34.5% of South Korea’s chicken market, making it…


  • Huisman Inks Deepwater Crane Supply Deal with Malaysia’s Oilfield Services Firm

    May 29, 2024 (Credit: Huisman) Dutch company Huisman has secured its first contract from Coastal International Marine, part of Malaysia-based oil and gas services company Coastal Contracts, for the supply of deepwater Knuckle Boom Crane. The Knuckle Boom Crane has a lifting capacity of 100 mt and features a deepwater winch and active heave compensation.…


  • Lack of technology standardisation, port investment and manufacturing capability major hurdles in unlocking future of floating wind

    Published:  29 May, 2024 A survey by Westwood Global Energy Group (Westwood), a specialist energy market research and consultancy firm, has revealed a lack of standardisation of floating technology (55%), manufacturing capability and capacity (51%) and port infrastructure (50%) as the most commonly cited major hurdles and risks to floating offshore wind progress, indicating a…


  • ABL launches professional training courses

    Published:  29 May, 2024 Global energy and marine consultancy ABL has announced the launch of dedicated training products to support competence, technical development and reinforce best practice, across the oil and gas industry. The company says the courses have been developed through a combination of ABL’s multi-disciplined technical expertise and wealth of practical and operational…


  • Roquette adds first fava bean protein isolate from Nutralys plant protein range

    Roquette is launching Nutralys Fava S900M fava bean protein isolate in Europe and North America – the latest addition and first protein isolate derived from fava bean in Roquette’s Nutralys plant protein range. Delivering 90% protein content across various applications, including meat substitutes, non-dairy alternatives and baked goods, Nutralys Fava S900M also offers a clean…


  • Tetra Pak introduces a new “Factory Sustainable Solutions” approach aimed at reducing energy and water consumption

    Tetra Pak’s Factory Sustainable Solutions provides food and beverage (F&B) producers with a customised mix of technologies and advanced plant integration capabilities to optimise energy and resource consumption, supporting their sustainability goals and reducing operational costs. The factory-wide approach to energy, water and cleaning-in-place (CIP) optimisation comes amidst rising operational expenses, including the cost of…