Inside food & drink manufacturing
From manual checks to automated controls and AI, to the use of root cause analysis, Food Manufacture’s 2025 Food Safety Briefing dives into some of the ways F&B producers can ensure they are managing allergens safely.
Food-tech firm Saveggy has commercially launched an additive-free and plant-based edible protection for fresh produce.
The panel from our recent webinar on the possible uses of AI in the food sector answer questions from the audience.
The Co-op has said it suffered an £80 million hit to operating profits after a cyberattack on the business in April.
Co-op is aiming to make it easier for consumers to join its membership scheme through new in-store electronic labels.
Wyke Farms is using artificial intelligence to measure and improve biodiversity across its supply farms and own farms.
In food and drink production, AI has the potential to transform the way we do things – giving way to incredible efficiencies, improved safety standards and new insights.
Researchers have demonstrated how AI can be used to detect contaminated food in fields and factories before it reaches consumers.
The Science Museum has opened a new exhibition which highlights historic milestones that have shaped today’s food system.
A new pilot business support service to assist firms developing cultivated meat products has been launched in the UK.
Earlier this month, Food Manufacture and TraceGains brought together a group of industry representatives to discuss the topic of data dominance and how information can be translated into meaningful action for business efficiency, food safety, NPD and...
The sale of cultivated meat has been approved in Australia, with a Japanese quail product set to be available shortly. But what impact might the decision have?
The Danone Industry 5.0 Academy is a new global training initiative designed to accelerate the company’s adoption of artificial intelligence, automation and smart technologies across its operations.
Australia has officially approved the sale of a cultivated meat product manufactured by food technology firm Vow.
A specialist manufacturer of insect farm technology believes it holds the key to addressing two critical sustainability challenges.
Nanoscience is being widely used in the pharma sector and with further research could offer the food sector a superb new method for quick and accurate allergen detection.
The Co-op has made ‘significant progress’ towards a ‘complete recovery’ from a recent cyberattack, group CEO Shirine Khoury-Haq has said.
Cultivated meat company Meatly has completed the first cell growth run in its pilot bioreactor that could reduce costs by as much as 95%.
Co-op has shut down parts of its IT systems due to hackers attempting to gain access, as M&S continues to grapple with the fallout of a cyberattack.
Food Manufacture hears from machinery manufacturers serving the food and drink sector about new automation technologies designed to increase efficiency and reduce waste.
British vertical farming technology manufacturer Intelligent Growth Solutions (IGS) has sent its first major consignment of specialist parts to the UAE for the ‘world’s first’ GigaFarm at Dubai Food Tech Valley.
BioCraft Pet Nutrition has partnered with Prefera Petfood to commercialise a hypoallergenic, nutritionally complete cat food made almost entirely from cell-cultured mouse.
New short documentary to air at FoodEx Manufacturing Solutions showcasing the past, present and future of food production.
Gen Z is leading the charge in support of gene edited food, with 80% of the demographic in favour of the technology.
AI could soon replace human taste testers, saving manufacturers time and money during the development of new products.
AI adoption is on the rise within the food and drink industry, but business fail to see its potential to help them achieve their sustainability goals, according to supply chain consultancy Foods Connected.
The managing director at consumer and business analyst firm Mindmetre claims a lack of management skills is preventing food and drink manufacturers from investing in digitalisation.
Cultivated meat manufacturer Meatable has bolstered its senior team with the hires of two meat industry veterans.
Noble Foods is the ‘first in the sector’ to adopt bioacoustic technology to monitor pollinators on its Purely Organic farms.
Manufacturers could soon be using odours on nutritional labels to influence the buying habits of consumers, according to a new study by researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging.
Waiting for test results could be cut from two weeks to just two minutes, thanks to new tech developed for food authentication provider Bia Analytical.
A new multimillion-pound project leveraging computer vision and AI tech to develop more sustainable paper-based drinks packaging has received backing from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).
Cranfield University has partnered with PepsiCo and Solynta to develop methods that extend the storage life of potatoes.
The funding has been allocated across four industries, including agri-food, to trial productivity-boosting AI tools for business.
Müller UK & Ireland is aiming to drive down carbon emissions from its supplying farms using real-time data analysis with the launch of its new ‘Fast Track’ programme.
An independent, global survey commissioned by Claroty, investigating the business impacts of cyberattacks in the past 12 months has revealed steep financial losses among food and beverage companies.
Fermentation is hardly a new discovery, but it has nonetheless become a hot topic in the food and drink sector in recent years. To learn more about this trend, Food Manufacture reached out to firms utilising this ancient process in the pursuit of...
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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…
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Researchers have seen promising results in the development of machine vision and detecting food quality accurately.
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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.
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Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have discovered a new way to detect the presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water.
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Thousands more SME businesses will benefit from Made Smarter funding as UK Government commits to spending £16m to extend its technology adoption programme.
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Agricultural technology provider LettUs Grow has opened up its new innovation centre in Bristol for the first time.
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Biotech firm Infinite Roots has secured €2.6m (£2.17m) of investment to support a new project to upcycle waste whey into feedstock for alternative proteins.
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Independent Scottish distillery Eden Mill has partnered with biotech firm MiAlgae to repurpose whisky effluent into a sustainable source of Omega-3s.
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New strawberry picking robots that could help speed up harvest and cost a fraction of the price of their predecessors have been trialled by researchers at the University of Essex.
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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.
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Supermarket chain Sainsbury’s is continuing its sustainability push by being the first supermarket to vacuum pack all its lamb mince.
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A project to improve sustainable pulse crops has received a big funding boost from the Government.
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Founder of the British On-Farm Innovation Network (BOFIN), Tom Allen-Stevens, shares the details of an ongoing trial focused on the production and processing of precision-bred crops.