China will allocate more resources to Africa’s industrialization and agricultural production, as well as train thousands of African students in their professional skills. This is what Chinese President Xi Jinping promised to African leaders at the end of the BRICS summit in Johannesburg (August 21-24). “China will leverage its resources to support Africa in growing
Unilever is tapping into the power of advanced AI to revolutionize how they manage their product portfolio. Through data-driven insights, they are making strategic decisions about which products to keep and which ones to phase out. It’s like a digital crystal ball that predicts what customers want. This approach, known as SKU simplification, helps them
JBT Corporation (NYSE: JBT), a leading global technology solutions provider to high-value segments of the food & beverage industry, today announced that its OmniBlu™ offering, a subscription-based digital ecosystem that offers JBT customers transformative features that target key challenges, has been awarded the Predictive Analytics Solution of the Year in the 2023 from AgTech Breakthrough
The first step towards a more sustainable catering industry has been taken by introducing the legal obligation to reuse. But the legal framework is followed by the urge for solutions that make the rental of reusable containers even easier – both for customers and for the company. “Reusable without additional effort” is the motto of
With the aim of providing a smallholders’ cooperative in the Ugandan sub-county of Kangulumira with future prospects, a fair income and a sustainable increase in prosperity, the Austrian company Twiga Sun Fruits GmbH recently launched a project for the production of solar-dried pineapple: organic, fair and meeting European quality standards. The new production facility has
Krones has big plans regarding sustainability, as it demonstrated to striking effect at the drinktec 2022. As a supplier to the international food and beverage industry, the company has a responsibility to help solve three of humankind’s greatest challenges: firstly to supply the growing world population with affordable, sustainably produced food and drink; secondly to
The world of retail is evolving hand in hand with consumer lifestyles and the socio-economic scene. In this sense, a study conducted by Deloitte regarding consumer needs in 2023 reveals how they prefer foods that can contribute to physical and mental well-being. A quest for gratification that is reflected in a growing demand for healthy
A Single-Piece Picking Robot for Maximum Performance Down to Every Second SSI Schaefer is launching a fully automated piece picking system with numerous innovative features – the SSI Piece Picking application. This versatile solution, which includes a dedicated smart software, boasts advanced functions such as pick-and-place, object recognition using artificial intelligence (AI), a patented gripping
Handtmann acts as sponsor and speaker of the International Food Tech Congress, taking place in Warsawfrom 31st May to 1st June 2023. The congress is dedicated to “Rethinking foodand nutrition”, with the aim of establishing a more sustainable food and nutrition basis and encouragingstakeholders to act quickly. The organizers are relying on the power of
The cluster of hotels – InterContinental Dubai Festival City, InterContinental ResidenceSuites Dubai Festival City, Crowne Plaza Dubai Festival City and Holiday Inn & SuitesDubai Festival City – to prevent the disposal of about 2 million single-use plastic water bottles within the next 12 months. IHG Hotels at Dubai Festival City have announced a series ofinitiatives
Dubai Municipality has completed its preparations to ensure a safe and enjoyable Eid Al-Fitr celebration across the Emirate; by taking several measures to promote food safety and public health, as well as the cleanliness of public facilities and roads. The preparations include equipping inspection teams and intensifying the efforts of supervisory and field teams to
GEA completes the T.VIS® control top series with a version for potentially explosive processes: GEA T.VIS® E-20 is of interest to the dairy industry, among others, which processes highly flammable hazardous substances in the form of milk powder and sugar dust – for example in the production of fruit preparations. In the food, dairy, chemical
Living in the Bioeconomy is the title of the two-day conference Sweden is organizingduring the Presidency of EU. Today, Billerud’s President and CEO Christoph Michalskispoke about the role of fibre-based packaging in the needed green transition. Theconclusion is that material and design of package matters. The bioeconomy is an important part of the circular economy.
UAE and Romania to support investment exchanges in food security along with others like technology, transportation and logistics H.E. Bin Touq: The UAE-Romanian relations are solid thanks to a shared desire to promote them H.E. Abdullah Bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economy, and Mircea Abrudean, Head of the Chancellery of the Romanian Prime Minister,
Latest model in the UBC range can hold two different sizes of G/N pans Williams Refrigeration has launched a new model in its range of Under Broiler Counters, model UBC16, which is capable of storing 2/1 and 1/1 Gastronorm pans simultaneously. The Williams UBC range is designed to provide chefs with refrigerated storage right in
