Category: In The Spotlight

93% of food and beverage (F&B) businesses feel confident they could manage a live product recall quickly and accurately – yet confidence is masking a readiness gap Nearly 4 in 5 of these same businesses believe product recalls and withdrawals are on the rise, and they estimate it would take them an average of four hours – almost half a shift – to trace every affected batch More than three […]

When prominent wine producer Cave de Lugny needed additional cooling capacity during harvest season, Aggreko was chosen to provide an efficient and sustainable solution to preserve the quality of the wines while stored in the cellar. With the increased demand and prominence of heatwaves and droughts in Burgundy, France, putting this system in place came […]

Packaging is no longer judged by appearance or efficiency, but by its measurable impact across systems, where design, regulation and commercial consequence now converge, says Sema Tezel Basbug, Head of Marketing at London Packaging Week. This is the defining shift. Packaging is increasingly understood as the outcome of interconnected decisions, including material, structure, logistics, storytelling […]

Sustainability is increasingly becoming a decisive economic factor in the packaging industry. Rising energy prices, growing cost pressure, and stricter regulatory requirements are forcing companies to rethink their processes. Poly-clip System, a specialist in clipping machines and clip packaging solutions, demonstrated at Interpack 2026 how ecological and economic goals can be successfully combined: through modern […]

Every year, between 10% and 40% of fresh produce harvested worldwide never reaches the consumer. In industrialised countries, postharvest losses run consistently at 10–20% — driven not by poor growing conditions, but by what happens after harvest: spoilage, mishandling, and inadequate packaging during distribution. For fresh produce businesses under margin pressure, this is not just […]

~ Rethinking transport on production lines ~ There was a time when VHS was cutting-edge, revolutionising how we watched our favourite films, but compared to the streaming services we have today, you see just how far the world has moved on. Traditional conveyor systems are the VHS of manufacturing. While they’ve served the industry for […]

By Antonio Guillermo Jara Ponce, Sales Manager Europe, HRS Heat Exchangers The benefits of pasteurisation on the safety and shelf life of fruit and vegetable juices and smoothies are well proven. While thermal processing can occasionally have unwanted effects on product quality such as nutrient loss and changes in colour, flavour and texture, a recent […]

Alongside this, a recent study found that the level of food wasted globally is expected to rise by another third by 20302. This could result in 44% of all food produced being wasted. But what can be done to slow this? Food waste experts at BusinessWaste.co.uk have shared 5 key actions. 5 Ways We Can […]