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A plant-based revolution
Mark Driscoll considers the shift away from carnivorous diets – what’s driving it, what are consumers looking for and how can the food industry rise to the challenge of catering for their fast-evolving tastes?
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Enabling large-scale production of bio-based plastic bottles
Japanese researchers have developed a high-yielding method of using a glucose derivative of a non-food plant to synthesise FDCA.
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Redefining product quality and power usage in frozen food processing plants
Every business wants to produce the finest quality products at the lowest possible cost. Every business wants to reduce energy consumption to save money and help protect the wider environment.
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Eagle Product Inspection to Display Advanced Detection and Fat Analysis Solutions at InspeccionaLIVE in Barcelona
For the first time, Eagle Product Inspection will show its advanced inspection capabilities in Spain, during the inspeccionaLIVE event, 20 November-22 November in Barcelona at the Hotel Porta Fira.
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New digital refractometer from PCE Instruments
After adding lots of hand-held refractometers last year, PCE Instruments have recently launched a new tabletop Abbe refractometer that stands out by its high accuracy (4 decimal places).
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Plastic waste turned into ultra-light supermaterial
Researchers have developed a method of using plastic waste and turning it into an aerogel with superior thermal insulation and strong absorption capacity.
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Helping plants to cope with stress
Scientists are investigating ways to help plants cope with extremes they are faced with such as droughts and excess salt content in soil.
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US$75,000 food security research grant up for grabs
$75,000 will be awarded to an individual or organisation for research that could revolutionise the food security industry.
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Issue 5, 2018
This issue looks at the listeriosis outbreak in South Africa and how such tragedies can be prevented in the future, the meat curing process, and ethical drinking.
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Confectionery production insights from Maestrani
Carsten Engelhardt, Head of Engineering at Maestrani, offers his insight into the confectionery production process and the complexities of ever moving forward in technology while keeping your product consistent.
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New concept at FoodTech puts knowledge in focus
When FoodTech – northern Europe’s largest expo for food technology – opens its doors from 13 to 15 November 2018 at MCH Messecenter Herning, it will be for the first time ever with the knowledge hall Tech City, which highlights innovation, networking and the most up-to-date knowledge in food technology...
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Compostable polymer: The beginning of a revolution in packaging?
Compostable biodegradable polymers could be the future of food packaging, with the researchers looking to collaborate to further optimise the product.
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Moisture Meter PCE-MA 50X: New Combination of Heating Chamber and Precision Balance
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For lots of materials, the moisture content is very important to know before processing them.
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Hiperbaric displays their first “Hiperbaric 525 Bulk Machine” in the Spanish company Go Fruselva.
Hiperbaric, the global leader in designing, manufacturing and marketing high-pressure processing machines (HPP) for the food industry will display on Friday 21 September 2018 its new Hiperbaric 525 Bulk equipment. This first unite has been installed in Go Fruselva, Spain.
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Stabilising ingredients for vegan foods
Hydrosol have developed stabilising ingredients for vegetarian and vegan food manufacture, whilst promising to keep tastes and textures the same.
