Signatrol, the data logging expert, has launched SL60 dLog, a new range of low cost, miniature button-style temperature or temperature and humidity data loggers, ideal for the food industry, to replace the company’s SL50 range. The next generation SL60 data loggers work with Signatrol’s TempIT5 software and offer several improvements on the SL50 including more readings with a wider range of accuracy and resolution, increased battery life of up to three years and a cheaper price. The system also allows users to read data even if the battery is exhausted. All SL60 products are self-contained and ..read more

Provisur Technologies is reporting the successful showcase of a complete high-speed press-to-slice line that meets the aims of the company motto ‘Pushing Boundaries’ at Anuga FoodTec in Cologne, Germany. Heralded as a “next generation module”, it includes: the Hoegger X3 Press, a Press-to-Slice module and the new Formax SX550 Slicer. Additionally, the versatile Formax SX330 Slicer has impressed visitors with its flexibility in combination with improved yields. The leading manufacturer of machines for industrial food processing said at the heart of the Hoegger X3 Press is servo hydraulic-contro ..read more

Vemag Maschinenbau and Maschinenfabrik Seydelmann have founded a sales and service company in the Netherlands to take over the joint sales of the mechanical engineering companies. Vemag CEO Andreas Bruns says customers benefit from the cooperation with an offering of an even broader machine portfolio and optimising planning, expert advice and service. “This will enable us to support our customers even better, faster and more efficiently,” Bruns adds. “The establishment of the new company brings together two strong partners who offer customers individual process solutions. With around 400 emplo ..read more

Hiperbaric has announced the launch of the HPP Research Awards, a global initiative to spotlight and promote cutting-edge research by students and researchers. The leader in high pressure processing (HPP) technology, who is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, wants to harness the power of high pressure for food and beverage applications. HPP is a non-thermal food preservation technology that uses cold water and high pressure to inactivate food-borne pathogens and spoilage microorganisms. The process maintains nutritional integrity and taste and significantly increases shelf life withou ..read more

In the bustling world of meat, seafood, and poultry production, two fundamental pillars stand tall: shelf life extension and uncompromising food safety. The balancing act between delivering fresh, tasty products and ensuring consumer health and satisfaction presents a unique challenge for producers worldwide. Corbion, a leader in the industry, steps up to this challenge with a suite of natural preservation solutions aimed at replacing synthetic chemicals with sustainable alternatives. Natural touch Cristiane Marangoni, meat application manager EMEA notes that in the quest for prolonged shelf l ..read more

Defrosting is a fundamental process in the production of many products and poultry is no exception. Ensuring that the adopted method is safe, has no detrimental effect in terms of texture and taste, and maximises yield through avoiding drip loss are all important considerations when selecting an appropriate solution. Delivering innovative solutions in this area is Interfood Technology, the exclusive distributor and service partner in the UK and Ireland for Sairem, a world leading manufacturer of industrial microwave (MW) and radio-frequency (RF) technologies for the food industry. For almost 5 ..read more

AB Akola Group is investing €9.5m in a seed factory in Latvia. The factory, which is expected to be operational by mid-2025, is being built by the subsidiary SIA Dotnuva Seeds on its own land in Iecava. The maximum annual capacity of the factory will be around 30 thousand tonnes of cereal and leguminous plants seeds. “In the design of the factory, we plan to use a promising new seed preparation technology that will make seed production more sustainable. Colleagues recently visited a factory where this technology is already in use. It is brand new, and we are observing how they get on. We ..read more

Givaudan, MISTA, and Bühler,  have announced the opening of a state-of-the-art extrusion hub at the MISTA Innovation Center in San Francisco. The opening of this new facility advances MISTA’s capabilities in driving food innovation and highlights Givaudan’s and Bühler’s commitment to supporting the transformation of the food system. This collaborative effort between Givaudan and Bühler offers companies the opportunity to conduct innovative and effective product development trials for their extruded products. Equipped with a 30mm twin-screw Bühler extruder, the hub enables both high moistu ..read more

A tripartite agreement has been signed between Kiremko, HyFun Foods and Rabobank Netherlands to build a potato flake line for HyFun Foods in Mehsana, Gujarat, India. Haresh Karamchandani, managing director of Asandas and Sons Pvt, who owns the HyFun Foods brand, Paul Oosterlaken, managing director of Kiremko as supplier of potato processing technology, along with Hajo Cijfer, executive director of Rabobank Netherlands for financing the project, signed this promising agreement at Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit – 2024  event at the Dutch country seminar. According to the parties, this agreem ..read more

Grupo Gallo and the Barcelona Food Institute (IAB) have joined forces to give a second life to by-products derived from the production of Grupo Gallo’s pasta and natural broths Grupo Gallo has proposed to second-year students of the Higher Level Training Cycle of Processes and Quality in the Food Industry of the IAB an R+D project that allow the reuse of by-products generated by the manufacture of pasta and broths. The project had three objectives: the use of the regrind generated after the production of pasta, the improvement of the organoleptic profile of the bean paste the revaluation of b ..read more