More than £7m awarded to help boost AI growth in UK
The funding has been allocated across four industries, including agri-food, to trial productivity-boosting AI tools for business.
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Müller drives down emissions with new ‘Fast Track’ programme
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.
Global cybersecurity report shows significant financial losses across food and drink firms
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 and its various uses across the food landscape
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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The future of shelf-life testing
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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New study could accelerate machine vision quality inspection
Researchers have seen promising results in the development of machine vision and detecting food quality accurately.
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Cadbury sharing bars to be wrapped in 80% recycled plastic
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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Forever chemicals detection method developed at US university
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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Government investing £16m into manufacturing innovation project
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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LettUs Grow unveils new aeroponic innovation centre
Agricultural technology provider LettUs Grow has opened up its new innovation centre in Bristol for the first time.
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Infinite Roots secures €2.6m for whey upcycling project
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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Eden Mill turns whisky waste into sustainable source of Omega-3
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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Strawberry picking robots trialled by University of Essex
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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New £700k 3D imaging and metrology lab opens in Reading
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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Sainsbury’s to save 26 tonnes of plastic a year with lamb mince packaging
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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Sustainable pulse crops receive £3m funding boost
A project to improve sustainable pulse crops has received a big funding boost from the Government.
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Gene editing: BOFIN trial leading the way for precision-bred crops in the UK
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.
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Fines and lawsuits after data breaches ‘worse than the attack itself’
Fines and lawsuits that arise in the aftermath of a cyber attack on your business could be more damaging than the attack itself, according to network security firm NordLayer.
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Manufacturers urged to open their factories up to the public
Manufacturers have been urged to open up their factories to schools, colleges and the local community on National Manufacturing Day 2024 (NMD24).
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SMEs hesitant about digital transformation due to confusion: Made Smarter
Small and medium sized businesses are hesitant to embrace digital transformation due to a lack of confidence in technology and digital skills, the head of Made Smarter's North West adoption programme has warned.
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71% of F&B suppliers face issues due to outdated processes
TraceGains has released a new report measuring the readiness of suppliers to manage regulatory change and market influences.
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Cultivated meat 'breakthrough' addresses scalability challenges
Cultivated meat could soon be produced at scale and made more accessible to consumers, thanks to a ‘breakthrough’ in production techniques.
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IFST launches food science journal focused on 'commercially viable research'
The Institute of Food Science and Technology (IFST) has announced the launch of a new academic journal called Translational Food Sciences.
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Clean energy tech for food industry gets boost from Government funding
The ‘world’s first’ biofuel cell (BFC) capable of generating clean energy at an industrial scale could be available to food and drink manufacturers within the next two years, thanks to additional funding from Innovate UK.
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What's up for grabs at the Food Manufacture Excellence Awards 2025?
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 of...
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Gene-edited crops a ‘step closer’ in the UK
Precision-bred cereal crops will soon be planted on commercial farms in the UK for the first time as part of new Government-based project.
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Decarbonisation: F&B firms awarded share of £19m grant fund
The Scottish Government has issued grants to several food and drink manufacturers as part of a wider decarbonisation fund.
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Manufacturers capitalise on air fryer trend with government support
Food manufacturers are getting help to capitalise on the air fryer cooking trend with support from the Welsh Government.
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UK lab-grown meat application submitted
Food startup Gourmey has submitted an application to UK regulators for the authorisation of its cultivated foie gras.
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Robotics investment in the food industry fuelled by staff shortages
Staff shortages remain the top reason behind food manufacturers investing in robots in their factories, according to new research by Rabobank.
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Danone partners with Microsoft on AI project
Danone has partnered with tech giant Microsoft on a multi-year collaboration to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) throughout the manufacturer’s operations.
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Strawberries fewer and more expensive thanks to global warming
Strawberries could be fewer and more expensive thanks to higher temperatures as a result of climate change, according to new research from the University of Waterloo.
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Ultra processed foods aren’t ‘silver bullet’ to obesity crisis
In an exclusive interview with Food Manufacture, the FDF’s Karen Betts and Kate Halliwell share their thoughts on the UPF debate that has gripped the nation.
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Cultivated meat pet food gains UK approval
Meatly has announced that it has received regulatory clearance to sell cultivated meat for pet food in the UK.
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Widespread support among consumers for sale of cultivated meat
A new survey has shown that vast numbers of European consumers want to see cultivated meat made available for sale.
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UPFs linked to 10% higher death risk
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.
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Building a sustainable and adaptable supply chain
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.
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Morrisons manufacturing site to use digital twin as part of decarbonisation journey
The manufacturing arm of Morrisons is set to deploy digital twin technology as part of its bid to reduce energy use and carbon emissions.
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Sweaty cows offer solution to food security woes
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).
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innocent names £1m regenerative agriculture fund winners
Eleven farmers across the globe will receive financial backing from innocent Drinks to help support projects that safeguard the future of fruit and vegetables.
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Sustainable seaweed packaging secures £4.35m investment
Sustainably sourced seaweed packaging manufacturer Kelpi has secured more than £4.3m in funding from investors to scale up and roll-out its product to market.
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New light-based tech to tackle antimicrobial resistance in food
A new technology that uses light to kill harmful bacteria is being tested by researchers at the University of Birmingham to see how effective it is for tackling common foodborne diseases.
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French manufacturer submits UK cultivated meat application, targets 2025 approval
Vital Meat has submitted its novel foods dossier to regulatory bodies in the UK as it seeks approval for its cultivated meat products.
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‘The food industry collects a lot of data, but doesn’t make the most of it’
Food and drink manufacturers have access to more data than ever before – but utilising it in a way that helps drives productivity and business growth remains a challenge.
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UK food production costs rise by 9.2% as investment plummets
While food price inflation fell to 4% in March 2024, its lowest rate since November 2021, total production costs have increased by 9.2% on average, over the year to March 2024.
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Ivy Farm to scale cultivated meat production at Finnish Government backed innovation hub
UK cultivated meat firm Ivy Farm Technologies has formed an exclusive scale-up and manufacturing partnership with Finnish company Synbio Powerlabs.
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OSY Group secures £750k for shelf-life boosting tech
OSY Group has secured £750k from investors to support the rollout of its flagship technology that increases the shelf-life of food across the UK and internationally.
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Meatly unveils £1 per litre protein-free culture medium
Cultivated meat company Meatly has announced the development of a protein-free culture medium, which it states is “the first of its kind in the cultivated meat industry”.
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Soy trader loop hole may see deforestation seeping through cracks
Soy traders lag behind new legislation that aims to eliminate deforestation, but a sneaky loophole may see them still able to comply regardless, a report from the Soy Transparency Coalition has revealed.
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Regenerative grazing for carbon sequestration
Baseline measurements of soil sequestered carbon are enabling one commercial research farm to quantify the impact of its transition to a regenerative grazing system.