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Bulk food safety: Why inspection technology is a game-changer

Mike Pipe, Head of Product Inspection UK at Mettler-Toledo Product Inspection, examines the technological demands of bulk food contamination detection. He analyses how metal detection and x-ray inspection systems address distinct physical hazards across loose-form processing lines, and reports on strategic placement, automatic reject mechanisms and data monitoring capabilities that are redefining quality assurance standards […]

Left to right: Engineering manager at Kraft Heinz Ben Groom, pictured with Lawrence Wood, principal and chief executive of Telford College, Kraft Heinz site director Anton Hickey and Sarah Davies, executive director of partnerships

Kraft Heinz, Avara Foods and Pickstock back new Telford College engineering apprenticeship

Three major food and drink manufacturers, Kraft Heinz, Avara Foods and Pickstock, have partnered with Telford College to design a new Level 3 Food and Drink Maintenance Engineering apprenticeship, aimed at closing a skills gap affecting the sector’s engineering workforce.

Lorenzo Pessini, CEO of Nous

Nous secures €2.315m seed funding led by dsm-firmenich Ventures

Nous, an Italian ingredient company developing functional ingredients for the food, beverage and nutraceutical sectors, has raised a €2.315 million seed round to progress its botanical functional ingredient Koncentra towards commercialisation. The round was led by dsm-firmenich Ventures, with participation from FoodSeed, the foodtech programme of CDP Venture Capital’s National Accelerator Network, and Eatable Adventures […]

Crespel & Deiters scales up dry extrusion technology for plant proteins

Crespel & Deiters has begun industrial-scale production of textured vegetable proteins (TVP) using a patented dry extrusion process developed by Finnish foodtech company Happy Plant Protein. The technology, now running at Crespel & Deiters’ Helmond site in the Netherlands, converts European-grown pulses such as fava beans and peas into functional plant proteins, marking a further […]

Casa Herrera Rolled Tortilla Chip line

Casa Herrera rolls out a new tortilla chip line for large-scale manufacturing

Casa Herrera, a provider of tortilla chip production systems, has launched a Premium Rolled Tortilla Chip line, adding a new format to its equipment portfolio for manufacturers in the specialty snack sector.

Yannick Verry, Brand Director, Fi Events, Informa

From back office to production floor: how AI and digital technologies are transforming food manufacturing

Yannick Verry, Brand Director, Fi Events, Informa, examines how artificial intelligence and digital technologies are reshaping food manufacturing, from energy management and predictive maintenance to digital twins, fraud detection and workforce resilience. Drawing on examples from Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Queen’s University Belfast, he assesses the operational gains on offer while cautioning that successful implementation demands […]

Galactic introduces Galimax Flavor V-100 Pearls, a granulated vinegar preservative

Galactic launches low-dust granulated vinegar for improved food preservation processing

Galactic has introduced Galimax Flavor™ V-100 Pearls, a free-flowing, low-dust granulated vinegar preservation ingredient designed to combine antimicrobial efficacy with improved handling characteristics for food manufacturing lines. The product is being showcased this week at IFT FIRST 2026, taking place in Chicago, Illinois, from 12 to 15 July.

Givaudan opens new Cikarang production facility in Indonesia

Givaudan has opened a new production facility in Cikarang, Indonesia, backed by a CHF 50 million investment aimed at expanding manufacturing capacity in one of Southeast Asia’s fastest growing food markets. The facility will produce savoury, sweet and snack flavour powders, supporting the Taste & Wellbeing company’s ambitions to strengthen its regional footprint and meet […]

Euromed to present Mediterranean botanical extracts at Vitafoods Asia 2026

Spanish botanical extract manufacturer Euromed will present clinical data on two Mediterranean fruit ingredients, Pomanox® pomegranate extract and perFix® persimmon extract, at Vitafoods Asia 2026 (September 2-4), where the company will occupy Booth H6-K09.

Non-GM yeast mutation boosts ornithine levels in craft beer nine-fold, study finds

Scientists at Nara Institute of Science and Technology and Iwate University have isolated a wild yeast mutant carrying a single point mutation in the ARG6 gene, raising intracellular ornithine levels up to nine-fold without genetic modification or loss of fermentation performance, opening a route to functional craft beer production.