Inside food & drink manufacturing
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.
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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 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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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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TraceGains has released a new report measuring the readiness of suppliers to manage regulatory change and market influences.
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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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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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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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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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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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The Scottish Government has issued grants to several food and drink manufacturers as part of a wider decarbonisation fund.
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Food manufacturers are getting help to capitalise on the air fryer cooking trend with support from the Welsh Government.
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Food startup Gourmey has submitted an application to UK regulators for the authorisation of its cultivated foie gras.
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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 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 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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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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Meatly has announced that it has received regulatory clearance to sell cultivated meat for pet food in the UK.
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A new survey has shown that vast numbers of European consumers want to see cultivated meat made available for sale.
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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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 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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Baseline measurements of soil sequestered carbon are enabling one commercial research farm to quantify the impact of its transition to a regenerative grazing system.
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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.
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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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More than half of UK food industry businesses say adopting new technologies is a key priority, but access to funding is making it difficult to turn into a reality.