
Today, modern Italian food brand Crosta & Mollica unveils a major rebrand as it announces a name refresh to Crust & Crumb, the direct English translation of Crosta & Mollica. The name change follows the brand’s disappointment with consumers’ continuous tongue twisting attempts to pronounce its Italian name. Instead, Brits are commonly referring to the…

Apr 1, 2024 (Credit: MODEC) MODEC has secured the Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) contract for a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) system for Shell’s Gato do Mato development, offshore Brazil. Gato do Mato FPSO will be moored at a water depth of approximately 2,000 meters, some 250 kilometers off the coast of Brazil.…

Tomra’s GAIN technology – today rebranded GAINnext to pay tribute to the product’s significant evolution – resolves all of these challenges by further enhancing the sorting performance of the company’s Autosort units so they are capable of identifying objects that are hard and, in some cases, even impossible to classify using traditional optical waste sensors.…

Mar 29, 2024 (Image: Mitsui & Co) Japanese trading house Mitsui & Co said on Friday it has reached a final investment decision to develop Vietnam’s Block B gas field, with its share of development cost of about $740 million. The project, 330 km (205 miles) off southwest Vietnam, will comprise a gas field and…

In less than three months’ time Automation UK will return to the CBS Arena in Coventry on 18-19 June. This event is recognised for bringing industrial automation and robotics to life. The wide spectrum of features in the show ensures it delivers something for everyone. This includes showcasing the very latest innovative technologies and solutions,…

BrewDog, the independent craft brewer, has revealed plans to knock Guinness off its top spot as the number one stout brand. Since launching in March 2023, BrewDog’s new stout Black Heart has achieved 13% of Guinness sales in pubs and bars and is now the UK’s #2 stout brand. BrewDog said Black Heart has “significantly…

The British Crisp Co. has launched the World’s first fully recyclable crisp bag, made of paper. More than 8 billion crips packets are currently sold every year in the UK, the majority of which end up in landfill – with each packet capable of remaining intact in the environment for up to 33 years. This…

Proper Snacks, proud makers of Propercorn, has launched a new range of Properchips, powered by chickpeas in a range of three new flavours. Tongue-tingling Ghost Chilli & Yuzu, spicy and tangy Jerk Sauce, and mild and moreish Katsu Curry flavour all draw inspiration from a range of popular global cuisines as consumers continue to look…

Ishida Europe has further strengthened its presence and offering to customers on the African continent with the acquisition of specialist South African packaging equipment manufacturer National Packaging Systems (NPS). Established in 1983 and based in Pinetown, near Durban, NPS has built a strong reputation for the design and manufacture of high-performance and reliable vertical form,…