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Marel launches waterproof box labeller

Marel’s proven OCM9500 box and crate labeller now withstands full washdown to IP69K. Marel’s proven OCM9500 box and crate labeler has been upgraded with a waterproof chassis and indicator to

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An environmentally-friendly production process

An important project will be completed in 2014: a new combined heat, power and cooling plant in partnership with E.On Awareness towards environment is one of Goglio characteristics, testified by

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Produce World Group Expands Through Acquisition

    Produce World Group Expands Through Acquisition

Produce World Group, one of the largest expert growers and suppliers of high quality fresh vegetables in Europe, has acquired TIO, a company based in Forres, Morayshire in Scotland, which

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Arrabawn Co-op and Gaslink Sign Natural Gas Agreement

    Arrabawn Co-op and Gaslink Sign Natural Gas Agreement

Arrabawn Co-op and Gaslink have signed an agreement for the extension of the natural gas network to the Irish co-op’s milk processing plant in Nenagh, County Tipperary. Arrabawn, which has

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HPP Allows Processors to Maintain Freshness, Texture, Flavour and Healthy Nutrients Without Using Heat or Chemicals

    HPP Allows Processors to Maintain Freshness, Texture, Flavour and Healthy Nutrients Without Using Heat or Chemicals

Up until about 25 years ago, heat was chosen as the pasteurization standard because it was practical and easy to apply to large volumes of product. But when applied to

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Danish Technological Institute – A Valuable Resource For the Food Industry

    Danish Technological Institute – A Valuable Resource For the Food Industry

Responsible for developing, applying and disseminating research- and technologically-based knowledge for the Danish and international business sectors, the Danish Technological Institute is playing an increasingly important role within the food

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2degrees to Support Collaboration and Best Practice in the Irish Food Sector

    2degrees to Support Collaboration and Best Practice in the Irish Food Sector

2degrees has been appointed by Bord Bia (the Irish Food Board), following a public tender process, to collaborate on the development, implementation and management of an online platform to facilitate

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FANUC to Showcases Widest Range of Food Handling Robots – PPMA Show, Hall 5, Stand C50

    FANUC to Showcases Widest Range of Food Handling Robots – PPMA Show, Hall 5, Stand C50

Showcasing five different food handling robots, FANUC will present their biggest selection ever at a PPMA show this year. IP67 and IP69K certified robots, will perform palletising and food packing

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Sensient Announces Bright Natural Red Range

    Sensient Announces Bright Natural Red Range

Sensient Food Colors Europe has introduced further innovation enabling food manufacturers to create vibrant red colour shades without having to use carmine. The bright Natural Red Range is especially beneficial

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Sales Slump at Premier Foods But Trading Profit Rises

    Sales Slump at Premier Foods But Trading Profit Rises

UK food group Premier Foods has reported a 2.1% increase in trading profit to £48.1 million for its underlying business despite a 6.1% fall in sales to £364.4 million in

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Sainsbury Supermarket is Powered by Food Waste Alone

    Sainsbury Supermarket is Powered by Food Waste Alone

UK waste management company Biffa and Sainsbury have unveiled an innovative facility that will allow the UK retail group’s Cannock store to run on power generated solely from the supermarket’s

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Ice-cold innovations: Compelling new ice cream products from WILD

    Ice-cold innovations: Compelling new ice cream products from WILD

WILD is using creative ideas to breathe new life into the ice cream segment. The focus is on premium-quality enjoyment. The ingredient expert is also implementing new concepts based on

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Northern Ireland Bakery Takes Traditional Irish Breads to the Gulf

    Northern Ireland Bakery Takes Traditional Irish Breads to the Gulf

Portadown-based Irwin’s Bakery has been assisted by Invest Northern Ireland to win its first export business in Abu Dhabi. Northern Ireland’s leading local bakery has secured a deal to supply

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European Co-Packers Association and EasyFairs Join Forces

    European Co-Packers Association and EasyFairs Join Forces

EasyFairs and the European Co-Packers Association have joined forces behind the easyFairs Benelux Packaging Portfolio. The partnership between the event organiser and the professional association will take shape for the

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Sainsbury’s announces £200m ‘green loan’ to support environmental commitments

    Sainsbury’s announces £200m ‘green loan’ to support environmental commitments

In the first loan of its kind, Sainsbury’s announced today (21 July) an agreement with Lloyds and Rabobank for a £200m corporate ‘green loan’ to invest in its carbon reduction

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Sales for Bta.2015 start off strong, with almost 70% of the exhibition floor booked

Around 70% of the available exhibition space has already been booked for the Barcelona Food Technology (Bta.) show, to be held together with Hispack on 21-24 April 2015 at Fira

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Sidel creates new drinks bottling business unit

    Sidel creates new drinks bottling business unit

PET solutions provider Sidel has created a new business unit to serve drinks products producers globally. Split into six teams including maintenance, line improvement, training, spare parts and logistics, line

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Finsbury Food Group Doubles Capital Investment Spend

    Finsbury Food Group Doubles Capital Investment Spend

Finsbury Food Group, the UK manufacturer of cake and bread bakery goods, has taken advantage of its strong balance sheet to double capital investment spend to over £6 million in

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SABMiller Raising $968 Million Through Disposal

    SABMiller Raising $968 Million Through Disposal

SABMiller has successfully raised ZAR7.6 billion (US$707 million) through sale of 293,896,315 ordinary shares in Tsogo Sun Holdings, the South African gaming, hotel and entertainment group, through a share placing.

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Coca-Cola to Invest $8.2 Billion in Mexico by 2020

    Coca-Cola to Invest $8.2 Billion in Mexico by 2020

The Coca-Cola Company and its bottling partners in Mexico are making a joint, six-year investment of $8.2 billion. The investment, which will be made from 2014 to 2020, will boost

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English Apricot Industry Starts Up

    English Apricot Industry Starts Up

It has taken several years of careful preparation but 2014 will go down in agricultural history as the year that the UK got its own apricot industry. While very small

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Danone Partners With Brookside in East Africa

    Danone Partners With Brookside in East Africa

Danone has strengthened its standing in Africa by acquiring a 40% stake in Brookside, East Africa’s leading dairy products group. Established in Kenya in 1993 and with 2013 revenues of

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General Mills – Innovating in China For Growth

    General Mills – Innovating in China For Growth

US food group General Mills has opened a new innovation, technology and quality center in China, just outside Shanghai. The state-of-the-art facility will focus on developing high-quality products for Chinese

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Tetra Pak – Leading the Way in Whey Processing

    Tetra Pak – Leading the Way in Whey Processing

DSS, a Tetra Pak Company, is leading the way in introducing new whey production technology to meet the changing demands

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European Commission and European Investment Bank (EIB) to Co-operate in Agriculture and Rural Development

    European Commission and European Investment Bank (EIB) to Co-operate in Agriculture and Rural Development

The European Commission and the the European Investment Bank (EIB) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for co-operation in

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The Bombay Sapphire Distillery at Laverstoke Mill to Open in October 2014

    The Bombay Sapphire Distillery at Laverstoke Mill to Open in October 2014

Bombay Sapphire, the world’s number one premium gin by value and the fastest-growing premium gin, has announced that the doors

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Tesco Customers Donate 5.1 Million Meals to Feed People in Need

    Tesco Customers Donate 5.1 Million Meals to Feed People in Need

Generous Tesco customers have donated 5.1 million meals for people in need. The total was calculated following the Neighbourhood Food

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New Research Shows Soil Microorganisms Can Help Farming Contribute to Cutting Harmful Greenhouse Gases

    New Research Shows Soil Microorganisms Can Help Farming Contribute to Cutting Harmful Greenhouse Gases

Newly published research into soil microbes shows how, eventually, farmers might reduce greenhouse gas production through the way they manage

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Pearlfisher Creates a Whole New Look For Single Serving Desserts

    Pearlfisher Creates a Whole New Look For Single Serving Desserts

Pearlfisher New York has created the brand strategy, identity, packaging and web design for new single serving dessert brand, Just

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Grupo Bimbo Continues International Expansion

    Grupo Bimbo Continues International Expansion

Having recently completed the C$1.83 billion (Eur1.22 billion) acquisition of Canada Bread Company, including its UK business, Mexico-based Grupo Bimbo

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Bühler Group: Marked rise in order intake

    Bühler Group: Marked rise in order intake

The Bühler Technology Group received orders worth CHF 1309 million in the first half-year of 2014. This is a substantial

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WRAP chief calls for UK to aim for food waste-free future

The UK needs to take bolder steps in tackling food waste to help future generations avoid resource scarcity challenges, according

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OMS Horizontal Pallet Strapper for T.H. Clements

Gordian Strapping has supplied a Horizontal Strapping Machine to T.H. Clements in Boston. T.H. Clements is a family-owned vegetable company,

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Greene King and AB InBev Sign Goose Island Distribution Agreement

    Greene King and AB InBev Sign Goose Island Distribution Agreement

UK brewer and pub operator Greene King has become the national distributor for US craft beer Goose Island following agreement

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Italian Mineral Water Acqua Panna Marks 450 Years of History

    Italian Mineral Water Acqua Panna Marks 450 Years of History

Acqua Panna, the Italian mineral water beloved by Florence’s powerful Medici family, has been re-styled to reflect the water’s Tuscan

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Packaging Innovations London Serves Up a Tasty Treat

    Packaging Innovations London Serves Up a Tasty Treat

Food and drink companies will have plenty to see at Packaging Innovations London, the exclusive event for branded and inspirational

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HERZA Schokolade presents exotic fruity variety for ice cream and muesli

    HERZA Schokolade presents exotic fruity variety for ice cream and muesli

Enjoyment is fundamental to any food product. Consumers are always searching for unusual new taste sensations. Now HERZA Schokolade has

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Preliminary report: International FoodTec Brasil 2014

The international food technology industry will meet for the first time from 05.08. to 07.08.2014 at the International FoodTec Brasil

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European Commission to Recover €57 Million of CAP Expenditure From Member States

    European Commission to Recover €57 Million of CAP Expenditure From Member States

A total of €57 million of EU agricultural policy funds, unduly spent by Member States, is being claimed back by

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PPMA Show 2014 Returns to the NEC to Demonstrate Opportunities For UK Manufacturing Prosperity

    PPMA Show 2014 Returns to the NEC to Demonstrate Opportunities For UK Manufacturing Prosperity

As growth in the UK’s manufacturing sector continues to accelerate, industry professionals are poised to flock to this year’s PPMA

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Nestlé UK Joins Forces With Defra, Coca-Cola and Tesco to Trial Recycling Solutions

    Nestlé UK Joins Forces With Defra, Coca-Cola and Tesco to Trial Recycling Solutions

Nestlé UK & Ireland, in partnership with Enval, SITA UK, LRS Consultancy, Coca-Cola Enterprises and Tesco UK, has received funding

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New High Efficiency Light Duty Scraped Surface Heat Exchanger

    New High Efficiency Light Duty Scraped Surface Heat Exchanger

Combining the strengths of its APV, Gerstenberg Schrӧder and Waukesha Cherry-Burrell Votator brands, SPX has released a new light duty

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New Research Shows Significant Nutritional Differences Between Organic and Non-organic Food

    New Research Shows Significant Nutritional Differences Between Organic and Non-organic Food

New research from Newcastle University, which is published in the British Journal of Nutrition, has shown that organic crops and

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New sunflower lecithins feature top application properties

    New sunflower lecithins feature top application properties

Hamburg, July 2014 – The rapid increase in the amount of GMO soy under cultivation has led to more and

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Important online auction of food and pharma processing and R&D plants in Switzerland

    Important online auction of food and pharma processing and R&D plants in Switzerland

The internationally renowned industrial auctioneer Troostwijk will sell food and pharma processing and R&D plants in Switzerland via an important

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Allma’s Chlorella makes its debut – in bubble tea and sorbet

    Allma’s Chlorella makes its debut – in bubble tea and sorbet

Global microalgae company Allma has marked its recent entry into the ingredients market with the announcement that it has agreed

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Lindt & Sprüngli Expands in the US

    Lindt & Sprüngli Expands in the US

Lindt & Sprüngli Group is acquiring Russell Stover Candies of the US, to broaden its existing premium brands portfolio in

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Princes Unveils New State-of-the-art Soft Drinks Factory

    Princes Unveils New State-of-the-art Soft Drinks Factory

Princes, the leading UK-headquartered international food and drink group, has announced the completion of a £40 million major redevelopment project

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Nestlé Deepens Business Commitments in Mexico

    Nestlé Deepens Business Commitments in Mexico

Nestlé has opened Mexico’s first Purina Pet Park just north of the country’s capital Mexico City, underscoring the company’s commitment

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Pernod Ricard Takes Majority Stake in Tequila Brand

    Pernod Ricard Takes Majority Stake in Tequila Brand

Pernod Ricard has completed the acquisition of a significant majority stake in Avión Spirits, owner of the ultra-premium tequila brand

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Fonterra and Abbott to Form Strategic Alliance For Dairy Farming in China

    Fonterra and Abbott to Form Strategic Alliance For Dairy Farming in China

Fonterra Co-operative Group and global healthcare giant Abbott have signed an agreement to develop a proposed dairy farm hub in

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UK Consumption of Frozen Yoghurt Triples Over Past Three Years as Ice Cream Sales Cool

    UK Consumption of Frozen Yoghurt Triples Over Past Three Years as Ice Cream Sales Cool

New research from Mintel finds things are hotting up in the UK freezer cabinet as frozen yogurt gives ice cream

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Unilever Sells Slim-Fast to Kainos Capital

    Unilever Sells Slim-Fast to Kainos Capital

Unilever has sold its Slim-Fast brand to private equity firm Kainos Capital. Unilever will retain a minority stake in the

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Tetra Pak Expands Capacity in Brazil

    Tetra Pak Expands Capacity in Brazil

Tetra Pak®, the world leader in food processing and packaging solutions, has completed a €65 million upgrade for its packaging

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Toray Offers a Full Suite of RO and UF Membranes

    Toray Offers a Full Suite of RO and UF Membranes

Toray develops and manufactures spiral wound membrane elements for specialty applications. The company offers Reverse Osmosis, Nanofiltration, Ultrafiltration, and Microfiltration

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£1 Million Investment By Kilkeel Seafoods

    £1 Million Investment By Kilkeel Seafoods

Kilkeel Seafoods is investing £933,000 and plans to create 33 new jobs with support from Invest Northern Ireland’s Jobs Fund.

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Great Tasting Low-fat Cheeses and Cakes Could Soon be on the Menu

    Great Tasting Low-fat Cheeses and Cakes Could Soon be on the Menu

Low-fat cheeses and cakes that are just as tempting as full-fat equivalents could be heading for supermarket shelves, thanks to

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Nestlé Acquires Rights to Aesthetic Dermatology Products in the US and Canada

    Nestlé Acquires Rights to Aesthetic Dermatology Products in the US and Canada

As a result of the successful conclusion of the regulatory process and customary closing conditions, Nestlé has completed its acquisition

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