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PPMA Show 2026: unlocking next-generation packaging and production

GEA expands separation testing capacity

AKA Foods sends AI into the formulation room

Ice cream production hits 3.44bn litres

Expansion puts automation on the menu at Schwarz Produktion

From bean to butter

How suppliers and industrial technology are shaping cocoa processing.

posted 14 September, 2026

Factory Insight

A smarter approach to simplifying motion architecture

posted 10 September, 2026

Case study: overcoming facility constraints

posted 9 September, 2026

Comment: can biotechnology save the world’s most vulnerable food crops?

posted 7 September, 2026 | By James Dale

Inside Mars Slough

posted 7 August, 2026

Inside the process

Non-thermal PEF accelerates olive processing

posted 10 September, 2026

Snack smart: meat chips, cleaner label

posted 9 September, 2026

Sowing the seeds of change – ADM’s Candy Siekmann and Paula Labine

posted 10 September, 2026

PFAS limits arrive overnight for EU packaging – Niko Markkinen

posted 21 August, 2026

Second-generation owner of Bells of Lazonby, Michael Bell

Bells of Lazonby: batch to the future

posted 14 August, 2026

Staying sharp under pressure

posted 26 June, 2026

Cross-category trends

Expert insight: complete nutrition’s whole meal deal

posted 14 September, 2026 | By Camille Augustine Berdugo, Tate & Lyle

Expert insight: the packaging trends brands need to prepare for

posted 9 September, 2026

Applied Manufacturing Intelligence

Does automation still continue to serve society?

posted 8 September, 2026 | By Virendra Shelar

Smart factories, green future

posted 1 September, 2026

Exhibition Spotlight

PPMA Show 2026: the future of food and drink production lands at the NEC

posted 11 September, 2026

PPMA Show 2026: Automate UK unveils Innovation Eleven schedule

posted 10 September, 2026

PPMA Show 2026: the technologies shaping production lines

posted 9 September, 2026

PPMA Show 2026: unlocking next-generation packaging and production

posted 9 September, 2026

Does automation still continue to serve society?

posted 8 September, 2026 | By Virendra Shelar

Time for UK exporters to take action now PPWR in place

posted 3 September, 2026 | By Rob Mulligan

Manufacturers get ahead on health reporting

posted 14 September, 2026

BeneMeat’s beef with Downing Street

posted 14 September, 2026

IGD: brands must compete beyond quality

posted 11 September, 2026

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Product roundups

Christmas 2026: a fresh spin on festive favourites

posted 14 September, 2026

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