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One in ten food product recipes going organic, according to food tech firm
New research has revealed an upsurge in organic ingredients being used across mainstream food product development, well ahead of trending supermarket shelves. Point74, a Midlands-based food tech firm specialising in product development software, has tracked a steady year-on-year rise in organic ingredient use across the thousands of recipes created within its software. The food tech company confirmed that momentum for organic […]
Company News
BCMPA member wins new business with Colorado distiller after US trade mission
The BCMPA, the Association for Contract Manufacturing, Packing, Fulfilment & Logistics, has seen one of its members secure new international business following an Association supported trade visit to the United States. Brand Tap, a sales, distribution and co-packing company specialising in distilled spirits, has partnered with Spirit Hound Distillers, based in Lyons, Colorado, to manage […]
Features & Interviews
The Spice Is Right – Fajita Kit Maker Santa Maria Reduces Carbon Emissions by 12 Tonnes a Year with Atlas Copco On-Site Nitrogen Technology
At Santa Maria’s Milton Keynes facility, best known for producing fajita kits, seasonings, salsas and tortillas, nitrogen is an essential part of the production process. It is used in the final product as a 30 per cent filler gas within modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) as well as to blanket bulk silos, protecting ingredients from oxidation […]
Events, Awards & Exhibition News
CAMRA names the Champion Beer of Britain 2026 – and it’s fiercely independent
Cambridge Beer Festival unveils the winner of CAMRA’s world famous cask beer competition. Independence (ABV 4.6%), a premium pale ale by Bristol Beer Factory has been crowned CAMRA’s Champion Beer of Britain 2026 at the Cambridge Beer Festival. Fending off competitors from across the UK, the country’s best beers have been whittled down from 12 fantastic finalists […]
Product News
Hartmann Packaging’s FiberWise® Enables Advanced Food Processing with Sairem Microwave Technology
Hartmann Packaging is strengthening the future of food packaging by aligning its FiberWise® MAP trays with advanced processing technologies such as the SAIREM Microwave Pasteurisation Solution. SAIREM enables ready meals and components to be pasteurised for safer and healthier products that extend shelf life and preserve taste and goodness while eliminating the use of preservatives […]









