All Food & Beverage


Carlsberg

Carlsberg to slash workforce

Added: 13 Nov 2015

Carlsberg announced plans to cut 2000 jobs this week as it revealed a DKr4.499bn (£425m) net loss i…

Crunch time

Food line reaches crunch time

Added: 10 Nov 2015

Zweifel combines automation and safety into a new food packaging line.

Food and drink manufacturing

Food workshop envisions future

Added: 28 Oct 2015

The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) will host a workshop next month that aims to deliver a step-cha…

Ready to roll

Ready to roll on maintenance

Added: 27 Oct 2015

Food company Bakkavor Group takes a more proactive route to maintenance.

SABMiller

Beer giants agree £68bn takeover

Added: 14 Oct 2015

SABMiller has agreed to a £68billion takeover by AnheuserBusch InBev (AB InBev), heralding the crea…

Kerry Group

Kerry opens food innovation hub

Added: 5 Oct 2015

Kerry Group has opened a €100m (£74m) global technology and innovation centre in Ireland.

Cost of Bearings - AVT on site 2008

Malt maker

Added: 2 Oct 2015

Thermal monitoring and vibration analysis kit sees malt manufacturer improve productivity and cut c…

Testo thermal imaging camera

Hot spot: thermal monitoring technology

Added: 28 Sep 2015

Food manufacturers use thermal monitoring technology to control a wide variety of their processes. …

Pilz seminar

Food & bev machinery safety seminar

Added: 22 Sep 2015

Automation technology supplier Pilz is hosting a free machinery safety seminar on the 5th of Novemb…

Cyber security

Hacked off?

Added: 22 Sep 2015

Microsoft’s new operating system (OS) Windows 10 was officially launched in July. But how has it af…

Manufacturing Barometer

Scrap ineffective green taxes, says EEF

Added: 14 Sep 2015

A report published by manufacturers’ organisation EEF calls on the government to scrap the Carbon F…

Food and drink sector

Food & drink exports take a tumble

Added: 7 Sep 2015

The value of UK food and non-alcoholic drink exports fell by 5.3% to £6bn in the first half of this…

Food sector set for hiring bonanza

Added: 3 Sep 2015

Local food and drink producers expect to create more than 73,000 new jobs over the next five years,…

Fanuc CR-35iA robot

Fanuc extends ‘cobot’ range

Added: 27 Aug 2015

Fanuc Robotics UK has launched what it calls a “game-changing” human-safe robot, with a higher payl…

Food and drink sector

'Bouyant' outlook for food sector

Added: 25 Aug 2015

Growth in the UK food and drink manufacturing sector is forecast to rise between 3-4% over the next…

Manufacturing Barometer

UK manufacturers boast innovation

Added: 24 Aug 2015

Manufacturers in the UK are using innovation to deliver productivity improvements and export growth…

Salmon processing

FSA funds food innovation

Added: 18 Aug 2015

The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) is handing out new funding for research into a range of topics f…

LEWA pump

Pumps help maintain beer quality

Added: 14 Aug 2015

The LEWA ecodos sanitary/hygienic diaphragm metering pump’s combination of reliability and metering…

Cereal drying plant

UK trails in food waste study

Added: 14 Aug 2015

The UK has been named as the worst-performing region in a European study on food waste.

Honeywell Experion PKS Orion

Honeywell updates Experion LX

Added: 11 Aug 2015

Honeywell Process Solutions (HPS) has rolled out an updated version of Experion LX, its distributed…