Food safety
Tomra Food undertakes major restructure of its global production operations
Belgian-headquartered Tomra Food has confirmed a new organisational restructure focused on two core product areas, Fresh Food and Processed Food, which the company believed would bring major benefits across its global technology and research resources, writes Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Processing, Sustainability
Innovia Films targets confectionery with its latest high grade packaging
Global packaging group Innovia Films is launching the next film in its new Propafilm Strata range of transparent high barrier, mono structure, packaging solution aimed at the confectionery, biscuit and bakery market.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, New products, Packaging, Sustainability
Processing focus: New Mexico’s Stahmanns pecans invests in Bühler Sortex systems
Effective and efficient processing of ingredients for confectionery and wider food sector is of vital importance for supply chains, as New Mexico based pecan business Stahmanns explains of its quest to find the right optical sorter
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, New products, Processing, Sustainability
Tomra’s augmented reality system provides remote assistance amid covid-19
Sorting and inspection equipment firm Tomra Food has responded to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic in developing a new augmented reality tool for providing remote assistance across its systems, including those dedicated to the confectionery market.
Business news, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Focus: Mettler-Toledo enhances checkweighing system targeting faster processing
Developing inspection systems that fulfil manufacturers’ key goals of speed and efficiency in operating time is particularly demanding for equipment specialists. As Mettler-Toledo explains, it has responded for the need to upgrade systems, as it reveals to Confectionery Production about two of its lines
Business news, Food safety, New products, Processing, Regulatory
Mars studies reveals importance of food safety and security in supply chains
The Chinese-based Mars Global Food Safety Centre (GFSC) commissioned a survey of more than 1,750 people in the United States, United Kingdom and China to gauge their awareness and concerns about food safety and security.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Bühler secures latest global ISO certification for its optical sorting systems
A significant milestone has been reached by Bühler has announced its achievement of the latest ISO 9001:2015 certification which recognises the outstanding quality procedures and business practices observed during the manufacturing of its optical sorters.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Campden BRI to host online conference on tackling industry pathogens
With coronavirus continuing to affect the entire food and drink sector, research organisation Campden BRI will hold a three-day online conference focusing on how to control SARS-CoV-2. as well as other pathogens including Campylobacter and Listeria.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, Regulatory, Sustainability
Pecan Deluxe Candy gains double A safety grade from British Retail Consortium
Pecan Deluxe Candy Europe, which specialises in inclusions for confectionery and snacks has confirmed that it has gained a double A grade from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) global standard for food safety within its operations.
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Ensuring production line equipment safety remains a core consideration
Despite the best efforts of manufacturing companies, problems with product quality can and do occur that can potentially have both reputation and financial consequences. Batch monitoring and recording can help to ensure that, in the event of a problem, the affected products can be quickly identified, and measures taken to pinpoint and rectify the root cause. Neville Child global product line specialist, Recording and Control, ABB, explains how this can be achieved.
Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, New products, Packaging, Processing, Sustainability
Metal filter system devised for chocolate and biscuits manufacturers
Netherlands business Goudsmit Magnetic Systems has devised a metal filter solution for the confectionery sector, aimed as business operating within decoration of cakes, biscuits and yoghurt-based products.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Sustainability
Mettler-Toledo adds latest checkweighing systems to its portfolio
Equipment business Mettler-Toledo has launched a new series of washdown resistant checkweighers for precision weighing applications in food manufacturing environments including bakery companies.
Business news, New products, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Bühler pays tribute to the ‘father of optical sorting’ Herbert Max Fraenkel
The Bühler group has paid tribute to former colleague, inventor and engineer Herbert Max Fraenkel, who died aged 95, having been celebrated as the ‘father of optical sorting’ for his work on the world’s first ever Sortex Sorter, the Sortex G1.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Processing, Sustainability
Kerry taste and nutrition business expands clean label food protection
Irish-based taste and nutrition business Kerry, the Taste & Nutrition company has expanded its clean-label food protection capabilities through the acquisition of two companies IsoAge Technologies and Biosecur Lab Inc.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Processing, Sustainability