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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Mark Flanagan Named ‘Innovation Entrepreneur of the Year’

Mark Flanagan, Founder and CEO of Manchester-based Shield Safety Group, has been awarded ‘Innovation Entrepreneur of the Year’ for the NW region at The Allica Bank Great British Entrepreneur Awards, held at the Grosvenor House, London on 20 November. Recognised annually as one of the most prestigious accolades in the entrepreneurial world, The Allica Bank Great […]

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Further simulation is crucial if precision fermentation and cultured meat production is ever to scale-up and deliver commercial success

Large-scale production of food and beverage ingredients using synthetic biology techniques requires the skilful application of supporting technologies, according to Sagentia Innovation. Scientists at the R&D consultancy say holistic approaches are necessary to help overcome technical barriers to commercialisation of precision fermentation, cell culture, and tissue engineering. The integration of additional technologies with core synthetic […]

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HRS welcomes progress on separate food waste collections

By Matt Hale, International Sales & Marketing Director, HRS Heat Exchangers Along with others in the anaerobic digestion (AD) and biogas sector, HRS Heat Exchangers welcomes the recent announcement by the Government that weekly collections of food waste will also be introduced for most households across England by 20261. Defra’s ‘Simper Recycling’ plans also state […]

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Efficiency key as juice producers squeezed

By Matt Hale, International Sales & Marketing Director, HRS Heat Exchangers Orange juice remains one of the most popular soft drinks around the world, but challenging weather conditions in 2021, 2022 and 2023 in the world’s major production regions of Brazil and Florida mean that the supply chain faces record raw material costs. As a […]

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PP Control & Automation aims to be top of the crops with £3m AgriTech ‘outsourcing’ opportunity

One of the UK’s leading strategic outsourcing manufacturing specialists has launched a five-point mandate to explore a potential £multi-million opportunity in the AgriTech sector. PP Control & Automation (PP C&A), which supports 20 of the world’s leading machinery builders, believes its ability to deliver cost savings, ‘scale-up potential’ and speed to market will be essential […]

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Celebration Packaging survey shows consumers confused over which materials best for environment when compared to plastic

A recent survey by Sapio Research, conducted on behalf of Celebration Packaging, looked at consumer understanding of the bans on single-use plastic packaging, the alternative materials available and expectations around reusables. “In our previous report on the findings of the survey, we looked at how over 50% of consumers expect a food-to-go outlet to provide […]

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London Calling: The packaging world unites

All roads lead to next week’s London Packaging Week With just over a week to go until the much-anticipated London Packaging Week, event organisers Easyfairs have confirmed that its flagship two-day exhibition looks set to be its most successful yet. This year, the ExCeL will open its doors to thousands of brands – each looking […]

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LineView gears up for growth with ex-Google and Coca Cola executives

LineView Solutions, a global leader in manufacturing optimisation solutions, announces the appointment of John McFadyen as Chief Revenue and Innovation Officer and Scott Figura as Managing Director of the Americas in a strategic move to drive ambitious global growth across the business. Based in the UK and joining LineView from Google Inc., where he was […]

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