Krones employs deep learning for empty bottle inspection
Anyone who works with empty bottle inspectors knows that not every bottle that the inspector rejects has a defect. In most cases, it might simply be water droplets or a bit of foam still...
New technologies for Inox Meccanica at Meat-Tech 2021
Since 1975 Inox Meccanica designs and manufactures food industry machines and systems. Meat-Tech's organizers asked Nicola Gafforini, the new export manager, about the new technological offer of the Mantua company, which is continually looking...
Unilever sets bold new ‘Future Foods’ ambition
Unilever announced a new annual global sales target of EUR 1 billion (approximately Rs 8800 crore) from plant-based meat and dairy alternatives within the next five to seven years. The growth will be driven...
Guala Closures launches Blossom range of sustainable closures
Italy headquartered Guala Closures Group has launched a new range of sustainable closures under the umbrella brand name Blossom. With sustainability as a fundamental pillar of Guala Closures'Closures' strategy, which aims to use 35% recycled...
SIG secures 100% of its paper board as FSC-certified
SIG announced that from January 2021, 100% of the paper board used in its packs would be procured as FSC certified and matching Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) standards for responsible sourcing.
"This announcement marks another...
Chr Hansen extends FreshQ bioprotection solution for fermented plant-based segment
The new FreshQ DA culture combines Chr Hansen's 145 years of food microbiology expertise, focusing on fermentation solutions for plant-based products to help keep them naturally safe and fresh for longer.
At a time when...
Festival packaging in the Corona times
The Covid-19 pandemic struck India at the beginning of 2020, and now we are approaching the end of this year. We have learned to accept living with ambiguity, not entirely sure of what the...
Nestlé and JDE Peet’s collaborate to launch coffee pod recycling scheme in the UK
Nestlé and Jacobs Douwe Egberts UK (JDE UK, part of the JDE Peet’s Group), the two biggest players in the UK coffee industry, covering brands including Nespresso, Nescafé Dolce Gusto, and Tassimo, have joined...
KHS offers resource-saving technology to CCPB
Coca-Cola Peninsula Beverages (CCPB) consistently focuses on reducing its footprint in a region where climate protection is already a matter of survival. This South African bottler gets support through resource-saving technologies from KHS –...
INEOS Styrolution and Ferrero explore advanced recycling
INEOS Styrolution recently announced an agreement with Ferrero to explore the feasibility of using its advanced recycling concepts, such as depolymerization for future packaging solutions. The aim of INEOS Styrolution is to develop a...