Building a circular economy in the packaging industry: progress and challenges in 2023
Once again this year, the subject of how to establish a circular economy has gained significant pace. This has been driven most notably by the European Commission’s plans set out at the end of 2022 for an EU packaging regulation, which will affect the entire economy and has been hotly debated as a result. But the associations and businesses in the packaging industry are also forging ahead with building a circular economy by pursuing their own innovative developments and ideas.
Fi Europe 2023: Setting new milestones as the global F&B industry reunites in Frankfurt
This year’s Fi Europe embodied all the ingredients of a successful event, showcasing a winning combination of sourcing, innovation, networking and education.
Amsterdam/The Netherlands, December 2023: In a milestone year for benchmarking organised event success, Fi Europe 2023 has shown that there is more demand than ever for a dynamic platform uniting the international ingredients industry.
Foodmate Acquires Barth Industrial Automation
Poultry processing equipment leader Foodmate expands automation hardware and software solutions with acquisition of Barth Industrial Automation.
Foodmate B.V. (“Foodmate”), a leading global designer and manufacturer of poultry processing equipment and a member of the Duravant family of operating companies, has acquired Barth Industrial Automation (“BIA”) enhancing its technology offerings and expanding its services for integrated production line solutions.
The first spadeful of earth is dug for the new Wolfertschwenden #2 production factory
The MULTIVAC Group is investing once again at its site in the Allgäu
As part of an official ceremony, the Management Board of the MULTIVAC Group today turned the first spadeful of earth for a new production factory, which is intended for manufacturing parts and handling spare parts logistics in Wolfertschwenden.
Meat and dairy replacement technologies continue to evolve
Worldwide innovation in potentially-viable alternatives to meat and dairy products is seeing continued investment, according to the latest patent data revealed by Appleyard Lees. The leading intellectual property firm's third annual edition of the Inside Green Innovation: Progress Report, has analysed the latest patent filings across several, alternative food-related technologies:
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Winners of the 2023 Fi Innovation Awards and Startup Innovation Challenge revealed
Innovators scoop top honours in the F&B ingredient industry's most prestigious awards.
Amsterdam/The Netherlands, 29 November 2023: Informa Markets, organiser of the Fi events portfolio, announced the winners of this year's Fi Innovation Awards last night at a glittering ceremony held at the Panorama Hall, Messe Frankfurt.
Alternative proteins could replace a third of meat by 2040
Plant-based, cultivated meat and fermented products could account for as much as a third of the meat we eat by 2040, but achieving such growth depends on effective government policy, a think tank finds today.