Morrisons’ food production arm pioneers digital path to decarbonise food manufacturing

Myton Food Group’s manufacturing site uses digital twin in first for retail sector A 49,000 sq. ft. site in Winsford, Cheshire, has become the UK’s first large-scale food production facility to deploy innovative digital twin technology from IES to reduce its building energy use and carbon emissions, and inform its pathway to net-zero. This live digital replica […]

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How the Internet of Things is enhancing the contract catering industry

By Ruby Whipp, VP of Product, at mpro5 The ongoing integration of Internet of Things (IoT) technologies is revolutionising how caterers, hotels and restaurants operate. IoT devices, in conjunction with process management apps, automate processes and gather data, helping businesses to make more informed decisions and improve the customer experience. With IoT sensors, caterers can confirm, […]

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Pizza Pilgrims earns BCORP Status

We’re thrilled to share some exciting news from Pizza Pilgrims – they have officially secured BCORP certification, joining over 8,000 businesses globally and more than 1,500 in the UK, that want to use their businesses as ‘a force for good’. Over the last two years, the whole team at Pizza Pilgrims, across every element of […]

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PPMA Show, the UK’s largest processing and packaging machinery exhibition, will be back in September

The PPMA Show is gearing up for another tremendous processing and packaging machinery event when it returns to the NEC in Birmingham on 24-26 September 2024. Established over 35 years ago, this is the UK’s largest event of its kind, bringing together well-known brands to showcase their innovative cutting-edge processing equipment, packaging machinery, industrial robotics […]

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Moy Park hits milestone moment, reducing its overall packaging by 10% in 12 months

Leading food company Moy Park has reached a significant milestone in its sustainable packaging strategy, reducing its overall packaging by 10% in the past 12 months. The milestone is a result of the company’s Remove, Reduce, Recycle and Research strategy, which is aimed at reducing its overall packaging by 5% year-on-year, while also increasing the […]

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Fresh Direct Expects a Christmas of the Traditional and the Innovative

 Fresh Direct, the UK’s leading foodservice provider of fresh produce, is predicting that innovation will help drive sales of traditional vegetables this Christmas.     Traditional vegetables continue to perform well, with volumes up year on year, pointing to some more normality returning to Christmas trading. However, the growth in prepared products is more spectacular, […]

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Parkside in sustainable partnership with Compleat Food Group on resealable festive sausage roll packs

Parkside is aiming for a sustainable festive season after again partnering with the Compleat Food Group to launch an innovative resealable pack for mini sausage rolls. The pack, developed for iconic British brand Wall’s, consists of a RPET tray weld sealed with a matching PET lidding film. Parkside used its trademark ParkScribe™ laser system to […]

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