Process industries


  • Sparkling Cloudy Lemonade is the latest addition to Cawston Press’s line-up

    Sparkling Cloudy Lemonade flavour is Cawston Press’ latest addition to the brand’s Sparkling Juice Drink range. The new SKU combines pressed fruit juice, freshly squeezed lemons and lemon extract. The Cawston Press Sparkling Cloudy Lemonade will be available from 8 March to on-trade distributors, wholesalers and food service (24x330ml), and also via Amazon (12x330ml). Ben O’Connor,…


  • Decom Engineering Enters Australia with Triple Contract Win

    Northern Ireland-based Decom Engineering has secured three decommissioning contracts worth over $635 million, marking its entry to the Australian decommissioning sector and strengthening its position in the Asia Pacific region. The decommissioning specialist was commissioned to supply and operate its chopsaw cutting technologies on behalf of a major operator in Victoria’s Bass Strait as well…


  • Budget 2024 draws mixed response from industry

    Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s trip to the despatch box to deliver the 2024 Spring Budget to parliament is being seen as little more than tinkering around the edges, from industry. The Food and Drink Federation CEO, Karen Betts said it was great to see the Chancellor’s acknowledgement of the impact of inflation on households with his…


  • Co-president of non-profit to give keynote speech for the opening of Anuga FoodTec 2024

    Sandrine Dixson-Declève, co-president of the non-profit organisation, The Club of Rome, is giving the keynote speech for the opening of Anuga FoodTec 2024. At 9.15am, on 19 March 2024, Sandrine Dixson-Declève’s keynote speech on the Main Stage Responsibility (Hall 9, B080/C081) will address the polycrises we currently face. She will stress the need for a…


  • DataLase introduces laser-active clear-to-white coatings

    DataLase has launched a new range of colourless to white coatings for a range of packaging applications including pouches, laminates and bottles. Centred on a biodegradable and sustainably sourced raw material, the coatings provide highly contrasting white prints at flexographic and gravure coat weights, even on difficult substrates such as 12-micron PET and shrink film.…


  • Mondi’s Advantage StretchWrap secures Fastmarkets PPI Product Innovation Award

    Mondi’s Advantage StretchWrap clinches Fastmarkets PPI Product Innovation Award for revolutionising pallet wrapping. Photo: Mondi Posted: 7 March 2024 Share this page Mondi has been awarded the coveted Fastmarkets PPI Award in the Product Innovation category for its Advantage StretchWrap for pallet wrapping. The Fastmarkets Forest Products PPI Awards are the only global awards dedicated…


  • Proper Snacks unveils fresh chickpea line-up

    There’s a new chip on the block as Poper Snacks launches a new range of Properchips, powered by chickpeas, in three brand new flavours. Tongue-tingling Ghost Chilli & Yuzu, spicy and tangy Jerk Sauce, and mild and moreish Katsu Curry flavour take centre stage as Proper brings bold, exciting options to snacking, celebrating diverse flavours…


  • Enersea Designs CCS Support Frame for North Sea Project

    Mar 7, 2024 CCS support frame (Credit: Enersea) Dutch company Enersea has designed a support frame for carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in the North Sea. According to Enersea, the support frame enables the connection between an existing jacket and a new CCS topside Goal of this project, whose name was not disclosed, is…


  • UK food manufacturers suffer challenging trading period over the crucial ‘Golden’ Christmas quarter

    Food manufacturers have seen profits freeze, the the latest Manufacturers’ Health Index shows. New analysis has found that UK food manufacturers have suffered a challenging trading period over the crucial ‘Golden’ Christmas Quarter. Food was the only manufacturing category to see profitability on inventory stall in the latest Manufacturers’ Health Index – a report of…


  • Anuga FoodTec 2024: Coperion presents intelligent solutions for premium plant-based alternatives

    At this year’s Anuga FoodTec (March 19-22, 2024, Cologne/Germany), Coperion’s Food, Health and Nutrition Division will be showcasing food processing solutions at booth B-011 in hall 10.1. Coperion will present the newly developed and patent-pending cooling die MEGAtex S7 for the production of plant-based products as well as the new full access system for rotary…