Innovation
Europe: SIG release 50% water saving feature in filling machines
SIG releases water-saving innovation that reduces water consumption up to 50% on new and already installed third generation filling machines.
This breakthrough is another...
Europe: Givaudan joins start-up accelerator as founding partner
Givaudan joins start-up accelerator, MassChallenge, which is expanding into Switzerland with members Bühler Group, Nestlé, Inartis Foundation and the Swiss Economic Forum.
MassChallenge is active...
Europe: Apps could boost alcohol sales, says Canadean
The art of pairing food with alcoholic drinks, particularly wine, is a well-established and common practice.
Mobile apps, however, are starting to offer a...
Europe: Krones licenses technology from LiquiForm
Krones has entered into a technology licensing agreement to further develop and commercialize LiquiForm’s breakthrough forming and filling manufacturing technology.
The technology combines container forming...
Europe: Checking quality of chocolate with ultrasound
The quality of Belgium's famous chocolate largely depends on the crystals that form during the hardening of the chocolate.
Researchers from KU Leuven, Belgium,...
Americas: Extending product shelf life with active and intelligent packaging
Thanks to their unique multi-functionality, active and intelligent packaging (A&IP) features are already in use for many consumer packaged goods.
In particular, the food...
Africa: Startup provides clean drinking water technology to Kenya
Maji Safi has installed 10 large slow sand filters in rural schools in Kenya, and Jafvert and Howarter have installed similar filters in Colombia,...
Europe: DTU project to study consumer traffic in food court
By monitoring mobile phones searching for Wi-Fi signals, students from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) are testing a tracking system to show how...
Asia Pacific: Scientists in Singapore invent material that kills E Coli in 30 seconds
Researchers at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) of A*STAR have developed a new material that can kill the E. coli bacteria within...
Middle East: Region can enjoy consistent milk supply, says Tetra Pak
Tetra Pak’s OneStep processing technology is now enabling milk producers to prepare ultra-high-temperature (UHT) milk from powder in one step, reducing operational cost by...