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Major British retailer unveils till-free future
The misery of supermarket queues may soon be a thing of the past in Co-op stores as the British retailer trials till-free shopping.
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Discovery shows wine grapes “gasping for breath”
Using a miniature oxygen measuring probe – the first time this has been done in grapes – scientists compared oxygen profiles across the flesh inside grapes of Chardonnay, Shiraz and Ruby Seedless table grape in a study that could have a significant impact on the wine industry.
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New technique lasers graphene ID tags directly onto food
Scientists investigating the potential of using laser-induced graphene to electronically tag food have said that in the future the tag may double as a sensor to detect microorganisms in food.
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Discovering the wines of Great Britain
In the competitive world of wine, the UK ranks as one of the smallest regions, but arguably it is one of the most exciting, attracting not only plenty of attention over here but also making its mark internationally. The future is looking bright for British wines, says Julia Trustram Eve,…
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Country Profile: United Kingdom
In this Country Profile we consider the implications of automation for food safety and we take a look at both the growing wine industry and strong independent craft beer trend in the UK.
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Issue #1 2018 – Digital Version
In this issue we take an in-depth look at various safety issues affecting the food industry.
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“World’s safest” marking system could be on the market within a year
Unhackable, random markings on a digital key have been developed by university researchers to fight against pirated products.
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Project to bring robotics and automation into raw materials handling
A joint university-food industry project has set out to tackle the costly and labour-intensive area of raw material handling, weighing and preparation through automation and robotics.
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The end of the cucumber flyers: harvesting robot under development
Changing labour costs are causing a migration of the labour-intensive cucumber farming industry out of Germany to Eastern Europe and India. Researchers in Berlin have set out to develop technology that will keep the nation's cucumber production 'commercially viable'.
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UK lab to lead Nestlé’s confectionery research and development
Less than a week after selling its U.S. confectionery business to Ferrero, Nestlé has announced that its York lab will lead its confectionery research and development in future.
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Nestlé becomes first major confectioners to commercialise ‘ruby’ chocolate
Four months after ruby chocolate joined dark, milk and white as a type of natural chocolate, the first new entry for 80 years, it has been scooped up by chocolate giant Nestlé.
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Discover the latest in artificial intelligence technology with OAL
Discover how OAL are using the very latest in artificial intelligence technology to protect brands from costly human errors in the food manufacturing industry at Empack 2018, a show dedicated to the future of packaging technology...
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Whitepaper: Steam Infusion Buyers’ Guide
Do you need to expand your soup, sauces and ready meals production?
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Millions to be invested to usher in next-generation almond farming
California produces 82 per cent of the world's almonds. New investment has been announced to bring the USD$2.5 billion industry into the 21st century.
