Processing Equipment & Systems, Automation, Control

First Milk ordered to pay £60,000 after cheese plant explosion

24-Aug-2012 By Mark Astley

UK-based First Milk has been ordered to pay nearly £60,000 in fines and charges following a court case relating to an explosion at a cheese factory in Cumbria.

A$200m manufacturing investment will help us meet export demand – Murray Goulburn

09-Aug-2012 By Mark Astley

Australian dairy co-operative Murray Goulburn plans to invest approximately A$200m ($211m, €172m) over the next three years on expanding and updating its manufacturing capabilities.

Muller Quaker Dairy breaks ground on first US yogurt plant

08-Aug-2012 By Mark Astley

Muller Quaker Dairy, the joint venture between PepsiCo and the Germany-based Theo Müller Group, has broken ground on its first US yogurt manufacturing plant – less than a month after entering the market.

Sealed Air takeover birthed dairy ‘farm to fork’ hygiene concept - Diversey

07-Aug-2012 By Mark Astley

Sealed Air’s 2011 acquisition of cleaning, sanitation and hygiene solutions provider Diversey has birthed a unique concept in the dairy industry – hygiene solutions from ‘farm to fork’.

Fast, sensitive beverage filling meets Chinese PET single-serve needs - Sidel

04-Jul-2012

Sidel has told BeverageDaily.com that its new High Speed Combi Predis FMa filling system was designed meet the high volumes demanded by the single-serve PET beverage market in countries like China.

Lye-contaminated milk recalled in latest blow to Chinese dairy industry

28-Jun-2012 By Mark Astley

Hundreds of cartons of milk have been recalled in China after a production line error left some products contaminated with alkaline water.

'Untargeted' milk adulteration detection method in development – IDF

11-Jun-2012 By Mark Astley

An “untargeted” infrared (IR)-based approach to preventing milk adulteration is under development, offering the dairy industry the ability to detect the presence of unknown adulterants.

Nestlé condensed milk investment will meet export format demands

31-May-2012 By Mark Astley

Swiss food and beverage giant Nestlé has completed a €6m investment at its Pontecesures, Spain condensed milk plant in an effort to expand its product and packaging formats portfolio to meet export demands.

Nature’s One step-up efforts to cut arsenic levels in baby formula

22-May-2012 By Mark Astley

Organic infant formula manufacturer Nature’s One will step-up its efforts to minimise and eliminate the presence of environmental contaminants such as arsenic in its products.

Shanghai innovation centre will tap into Chinese dairy demands - Fonterra

21-May-2012 By Mark Astley

Dairy giant Fonterra has announced the opening of a new Shanghai-based innovation centre, in its latest effort to tap into Chinese demand for new, innovative dairy products.

Emerging market liquid dairy product demand is big growth opportunity – Tetra Pak

07-May-2012 By Mark Astley

Tetra Pak has pinpointed the dairy industry’s next big growth opportunity – the ever-growing demand for liquid dairy products (LDP) in emerging nations such as India and China.

DISPATCHES FROM ANUGA FOODTEC 2012

FOSS claims new NIR dairy analyser offers profit and sustainability

04-Apr-2012 By Ben Bouckley

At Anuga Food Tec 2012 FOSS launched its new near infrared dairy analyser, and in this exclusive video shot at the show, dairy market manager Dorthe Bisgård Oldrup told DairyReporter.com that it broke new ground in terms of analysing milk powder to cut...

DISPATCHES FROM ANUGA FOODTEC 2012

New separator range offers dairy processors cost savings over our competitors: GEA

02-Apr-2012 By Ben Bouckley

GEA Westfalia has launched a new generation of milk separators for smaller dairy processors, and claims that use of patented technology to reduce protein losses provides it with a competitive advantage in the marketplace.

DISPATCHES FROM ANUGA FOODTEC

Anuga FoodTec - innovation powerhouse

02-Apr-2012 By Rory Harrington

The food and beverage production industry is ramping up its innovation pipeline as a way of bucking the uncertain economic trend, Anuga FoodTec show director Peter Grothues told FoodProductionDaily.com at the event last week in Cologne, Germany.

‘New manufacturing capabilities’ in Sri Lanka will boost our consumer offer, Nestlé

02-Apr-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Nestlé says its latest investment in a UHT milk factory in Sri Lanka will have a positive “ripple effect” on suppliers and farmers in the country, and lend it the ability to extend its product offering to consumers.

DISPATCHES FROM ANUGA FOODTEC 2012

Day Two: Relive Anuga FoodTec 2012 in pictures

29-Mar-2012

Relive the best of the action from day two of the major processing and packaging show ongoing in Cologne, Germany this week.

Fonterra unveils first new processing site in 14 years and ‘key megatrends’

13-Mar-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Fonterra plans to build a second milk drier costing NZD $300m at its Darfield site, citing higher milk production levels and increased demand from the Middle East, Southeast Asia and China, while CEO Theo Spierings had pointed to “six key megatrends”...

Major dairy co-operative First Milk invests in cheese packing rebuild

07-Mar-2012 By Ben Bouckley

UK dairy co-operative First Milk claims that a £17m investment to redevelop its cheese packing and storage site, in a move that it said would spur future growth for brands such as Lake District Cheddar.

Tetra Pak’s production doubles at factory in China ‘due to demand’.

06-Mar-2012 By Joe Whitworth

Tetra Pak say a new production line at one its plants in China will boost output to 20bn liquid dairy cartons annually to ‘keep up with market demand’.

Novel dairy waste disposal process offers significant savings on anaerobic digestion, UK firm

01-Mar-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Lindhurst Engineering has successfully tested microbial fuel cell (MFC) technology to help dairy processors dispose of waste streams and generate energy, and MD Martin Rigley told Dairy Reporter.com that an installation could cost 75% less than its anaerobic...

Top SPX exec 'encouraged' by multinational and local dairy demand in China

16-Feb-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Leading food processing machinery manufacturer SPX says it is 'encouraged' by recent successes within the dairy sector, and the firm's president, Food and Beverage Systems, Kenneth Rodi, told DairyReporter.com that the company anticipated...

SPX signs bumper deal to kit out Shanghai dairy factory

14-Feb-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Food processing machinery specialist SPX has won a multi-million dollar contract to kit out Bright Dairy & Food Co’s new processing plant in Shanghai, China.

Automation necessary to meet 'critical' food safety requirements: Tetra Pak

09-Feb-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Tetra Pak has told DairyReporter.com that it believes plant automation systems are necessary to meet critical food safety requirements worldwide, and reduce the risk of human error.

Alfa Laval says fourth quarter dip can’t spoil successful 2011

08-Feb-2012 By Rory Harrington

Alfa Laval hailed 2011 as “successful” as orders and operating income grew year-on-year but the company noted slowing in demand in the final quarter.

Krones looks to seal deal at Anuga with new aseptic valves

31-Jan-2012 By Ben Bouckley

German food machinery giant Krones has confirmed to BeverageDaily.com that it will launch new aseptic valves as the latest additions to its EvoGuard series at the Anuga FoodTec trade show in March.

Silver-ion silicone boosts dairy processing safety – developer

27-Jan-2012 By Mark Astley

A silver ion-laced silicone material that absorbs and destroys pathogens such as E.coli and Salmonella will ensure safety standards are met in the dairy sector, its developer has claimed.

Eco concerns clear in recent Chinese, Indian customer visits: Tetra Pak

16-Jan-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Tetra Pak says that during recent client visits in both India and China, customers have shown an increased interest in environmental issues such as energy use, water consumption and product loss.

State-of-the-art serrated plastic pipe cleaning tech unveiled by Arla

20-Dec-2011 By Ben Bouckley

The UK arm of Scandinavian based dairy giant Arla has installed a new ‘state of the art’ pipe cleaning technology at its creamery in Stourton that it says will help it reduce product waste and save water.

‘Paradigm shift’ in mixing industry sees SPX commercialise cavitation technology

01-Dec-2011

US machinery firm SPX Corp is commercialising patented cavitation mixing and dispersing technology for beverage and food sector use, and says it believes the equipment is unique within the marketplace.

Energy-efficient plate heat exchanger has ‘huge potential’, Alfa Laval

17-Nov-2011 By Ben Bouckley

Alfa Laval has launched an energy-efficient and cost-effective heat exchanger called FusionLine that it claims has immense potential to effect a ‘technology conversion’ for food firms.

Tetra Pak claims 20 per cent cost savings with new cheese blockformer

15-Nov-2011 By Ben Bouckley

Tetra Pak claims that its new Tetra Tebel Blockformer will enable cheese producers to achieve electricity, air and water savings of 20 per cent per kilogram of cheese compared to its older model.

GEA targets dairy-based beverages with new high-shear mixing IP

26-Oct-2011 By Ben Bouckley

GEA Process Engineering has acquired intellectual property (IP) rights to a range of high-shear mixing technology from Danish company Limitech and established its own mixing business.

Powdered milk demand in China driving Abbott's expansion

29-Aug-2011 By Ankush Chibber

Abbott has said it will invest US$230m to build a new nutrition manufacturing facility in China, representing the company's largest investment in China to date.

Dairy industry source slams Arla for CO2 ‘greenwash’

10-Aug-2011 By Ben Bouckley

A well-placed dairy industry source has attacked Arla for publishing what he describes as ‘greenwash’ in its 2011 report detailing progress on environmental targets.

Feihe sells dairy farms in China

08-Aug-2011 By Ankush Chibber

Feihe International Inc., formerly known as the American Dairy, has announced that it intends to sell its two dairy farms in China to a Chinese Investment Company.

Call for more evidence on unpasteurised cheese safety

01-Aug-2011 By Rick Pendrous

Food experts have called for more evidence before they can consider revising the advice they offer on the safety of unpasteurised or raw milk cheese.

UK collaboration to develop renewable energy for food industry

26-Jul-2011 By Helen Glaberson

Two renewable energy technology companies are working together with an aim of developing their scope for anaerobic digestion in the UK food sector.

Analysts cautious as Dairy Crest spreads bets

20-Jul-2011 By Ben Bouckley

City analysts have expressed continued concerns over Dairy Crest’s dairies business, following the release of the firm’s first quarter trading results yesterday.

Tetra Pak acquires Chaswill Process Technology

18-Jul-2011 By Mike Stones

Global packaging and processing giant Tetra Pak has acquired Cape Town-based Chaswill Process Technology; a process engineering company active in the food and beverage sectors.

Dairy to shrink energy bills with anaerobic digestion investment

04-Jul-2011 By Helen Glaberson

A UK dairy company is to cut processing costs after investing £3.4m in an anaerobic digestion (AD) technology to turn food waste into renewable energy.

New ice cream mixer promises to slash processing costs

13-May-2011 By Helen Glaberson

A new ice cream mixing machine can cut heat and energy processing costs between 65 and 85 per cent, as well as creating a smoother product, according to manufacturer Rokk.

Tetra Pak programme cuts Bright Dairy’s costs by 10 per cent

12-May-2011 By Helen Glaberson

Tetra Pak claims it has cut Bright Dairy’s operational expenses by more than 10 per cent, through a consulting service aimed at reducing labour, maintenance and utility costs.