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Food Manufacture goes inside the labs at BlakBear to find out how it's revolutionising the world of shelf life testing. Credit: BlakBear

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The future of shelf-life testing

By Bethan Grylls

What if food could tell you how fresh it is, if temperature abuse occurred in your supply chain and where, if fridges could automatically adjust because of predictions made by software? The reality is closer than you think…

The core range of Cadbury sharing bars will be packaged in 80% recycled plastic.  Image: Mondelēz

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Cadbury sharing bars to be wrapped in 80% recycled plastic

By Gwen Ridler

Mondelēz’s Cadbury core sharing bars sold in the UK and Ireland will now be wrapped in 80% certified recycled plastic packaging, the highest percentage of recycled flexible plastic used within the brand globally.

The £700,000 laboratory provides 3D imaging and metrology services. Image credit: RSSL

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New £700k 3D imaging and metrology lab opens in Reading

By Michelle Perrett

Reading Scientific Services Ltd (RSSL) is focusing on expanding its laboratory services after investing £700k in a new laboratory providing a suite of advanced 3D imaging and metrology services.

Kate Clawson (in blue dress, left), following the announcement of her win of Factory Manager of the Year at 2024's award, will join the judging panel for 2025

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What's up for grabs at the Food Manufacture Excellence Awards 2025?

By Bethan Grylls

Whether you're a start-up or an industry leader, the Food Manufacture Excellence Awards invite food and drink processors to showcase their capabilities and celebrate the efforts and achievements of their companies and teams. Here, we summarise each...

Danone has partnered with Microsoft to implement AI solutions into its business. Image: Getty, Userba011d64_201

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Danone partners with Microsoft on AI project

By Gwen Ridler

Danone has partnered with tech giant Microsoft on a multi-year collaboration to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) throughout the manufacturer’s operations.

Most foods are processed to some degree. Credit: Getty/Monty Rakusen

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UPFs linked to 10% higher death risk

By Bethan Grylls

A study of older adults who reported consuming higher amounts of ultra processed foods, as defined by the NOVA classification system, were found to have shorter lifespans.

Food Manufacture explores some tips and tricks to make your supply chain more sustainable and adaptable. Image: Getty

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Building a sustainable and adaptable supply chain

By Gwen Ridler

As food and drink businesses struggle to cope with a constantly shifting world of regulations and geopolitical tensions, Food Manufacture explores how you can make your supply chain more sustainable and adaptable.

Could sweaty cows solve global food security issues? Image: Getty

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Sweaty cows offer solution to food security woes

By Gwen Ridler

Sweaty cows could help solve a number of global warming related food security issues, according to new research by the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS).

The Wytham-based farm teamed up with Agricarbon to measure the impact of its transition to regenerative farming

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Regenerative grazing for carbon sequestration

By Olivia Cooper

Baseline measurements of soil sequestered carbon are enabling one commercial research farm to quantify the impact of its transition to a regenerative grazing system.

Credit: Getty - L-R: Andrew Brookes, ollo & Firn

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UK red tape has ‘killed our innovation’

By Bethan Grylls

In a Westminster session that explored the next steps for novel foods in the UK, founder and CEO of Naturecan UK, explained how his business had been stifled by UK regulation.

The Food Data Transparency Partnership has been tasked on untangling the challenges of data gathering and sharing. Credit: Getty/Yuji Sakai

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The Food Data Transparency Partnership roadmap explained

By Bethan Grylls

After a year of engagement and discussion which sought to understand the gaps in the current and varied processes industry uses to gather and share environmental data, a Food Data Transparency Partnership (FDTP) paper has been published outlining the...

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