Klöckner Pentaplast launches recyclable kp Infinity fruit trays for fresh produce, cutting food waste with lightweight, mono-material EPP packaging.

Klöckner Pentaplast adds fruit trays to kp Infinity range

Klöckner Pentaplast (kp), a global supplier of rigid and flexible packaging and specialty film solutions, has extended its kp Infinity® portfolio with a new fruit tray range built for packed fresh fruit. The launch moves the mono-material, fully recyclable format beyond food-to-go applications and into fresh produce packaging, addressing sector-wide demand for solutions that support […]

Hosokawa Alpine adds the Ultraplex UPZ 100 III fine impact mill to its multi-processing system

Hosokawa Alpine bolts a seventh mill on to its powder platform

Hosokawa Alpine AG has added the Ultraplex UPZ 100 III fine impact mill to its range of multi-processing systems. A newly developed universal mounting solution allows the mill to be integrated seamlessly, giving food scientists and process engineers another route to controlled particle size reduction during early-stage product development, where grinding behaviour is not always […]

TraceGains has launched a Europe-wide study assessing digital maturity among food and beverage manufacturers ahead of major regulatory change.

TraceGains launches Europe-wide food and beverage digitalisation benchmark

TraceGains, a provider of compliance, quality and innovation solutions for the food and beverage sector, has launched a new industry research initiative examining how manufacturers across Europe are responding to rising operational, regulatory and commercial pressures. The European Food & Beverage Digitalization Benchmark 2026 asks operational leaders to share how their organisations are approaching digitalisation […]

Lubrication Engineers releases an eBook explaining NSF H1 lubricant standards

Lubrication Engineers publishes guide to food-grade lubricant compliance

Lubrication Engineers has published an eBook, “Understanding Food & Beverage Lubricants,” setting out compliance, performance and application considerations for food and beverage processors selecting food-grade lubricants. The guide is aimed at manufacturers seeking to balance product safety requirements with equipment reliability across processing lines.

Flexicon flexible screw conveyor with trough hopper

Flexicon fits a trough hopper to its flexible screw conveyor for wide-discharge equipment

Flexicon Corporation has introduced a flexible screw conveyor fitted with a trough hopper, designed to receive material from multiple outlets of feeders, grinders, blenders, bulk bag dischargers, or any process equipment with a wide-style discharge. For food scientists and processing engineers managing bulk ingredient transfer, the design addresses a common bottleneck: collecting material from broad […]

Great Taste 2026 winners

Guild of Fine Food announces Great Taste 2026 winners

The Guild of Fine Food has announced the results of Great Taste 2026, its annual food and drink accreditation scheme, with Dutch producers featuring prominently among this year’s award winners.

Lubrication Engineers specialist conducts an onsite lubrication reliability

Beyond the grease gun: Turning lubrication into a strategic reliability advantage

Mark Montgomery, Vice President, Lubrication Reliability Solutions, Lubrication Engineers, examines why lubrication remains an overlooked variable in industrial asset reliability, despite its measurable influence on component longevity and operational uptime. Drawing on oil analysis methodology and documented case data, including results from Lubrication Engineers’ own Wichita facility, he assesses how structured, condition-based lubrication programmes can […]

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Daabon becomes largest palm oil producer in the Americas after Agropalma deal

Grupo Daabon has become the largest producer of sustainable palm oil in the Americas following its acquisition of Agropalma, Brazil’s leading palm oil and derivatives producer. The deal significantly scales Daabon’s supply chain and is set to increase the availability of fully traceable, EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) compliant palm oil for food manufacturers across the […]

LyondellBasell Mondelez recycled packaging

LyondellBasell and Mondelez bring recycled plastic to Marabou wrappers

LyondellBasell has partnered with Mondelez International to launch a flexible packaging solution for Marabou chocolate bars made from 75% recycled content, marking one of the more significant applications yet of chemical recycling technology in food-contact flexible packaging.

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ACI Group warns whey protein costs face long-term structural rise

Specialist ingredient distributor ACI Group has warned that unprecedented demand for protein is placing significant pressure on global ingredient markets, driving up whey protein costs, tightening supply and increasing the need for more resilient formulation strategies across the food and beverage sector.