Food manufacturing Archives

13 Mar 2024

Tomra Neon, the AI-Powered Pre-Grader

By Staff Writer

The latest advancements in blueberry business. TOMRA Neon, innovative solution made optimize to machine harvesting using AI technology

13 Jul 2023

West Africa's 10th edition manufacturing event visitor registration is open

By Staff Writer

Propak West Africa will welcome the region’s manufacturing industries back under one roof in just nine weeks’ time and registration is now open for visitors to sign up to attend the exhibition and conference. With this year marking the tenth edition of Propak, a record number of visitors are expected to attend to discover the...

10 Jul 2023

Bearings International empowers South Africa's food & beverage industry

By Staff Writer

South Africa’s food and beverage industry plays a vital role in the nation’s economy, serving as a cornerstone of employment, trade, and sustenance. With an industry that demands efficiency, quality, and reliability, it becomes crucial for businesses to collaborate with trusted partners that can provide the right tools to enhance productivity. Bearings International, with its...

20 Jun 2023

Introducing a 3 in 1 multigrain and yoghurt offering

By Staff Writer

DanUp has introduced DanUp Boost – a 3 in 1 multigrain and yoghurt offering with added guarana extract and vitamin B to keep you energised to make the most of everyday. DanUp Boost is designed to fill the consumer with goodness and encourage them to show up. As a brand, DanUp is always about meeting...

15 Jun 2023

Product labelling in SA - little margerine for error

By Staff Writer

Round 3 was decided with Clover winning the war (despite losing a battle along the way) after a favourable decision was recently churned out by the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA). Readers may remember that the writer first reported in June 2021 that Clover’s urgent application to interdict the use of STORK BUTTER SPREAD by...

29 May 2023

Plan now for future packaging tasks

By Staff Writer

When describing SOMIC’s latest generation of machines, “better is the enemy of good” comes to mind. The manufacturers from Amerang in Upper Bavaria debuted the SOMIC 434, a new machine for one-piece corrugated packaging using the wraparound concept of two-piece packaging solutions comprising a tray and cover and featuring new sorting and alignment technology for...

18 May 2023

Beating the load shedding crisis in the ‘ready to eat’ market

By Staff Writer

The escalating energy crisis throughout South Africa has seen food producers who manufacture to order being hit hard by current load shedding power outages. Unable to deliver full orders, they need to turn to technology which can assist them greatly with maximising their production in the current disruptive ‘load-shedding’ environment. With the DC Norris Cook...

12 May 2023

Paprika oil offers options for orange shades in fat-based and low-water applications

By Staff Writer

EXBERRY by GNT has developed the first purely oil-based colouring food, enabling manufacturers to achieve vibrant orange shades in applications with a low water content. Made from paprika seed oil and paprika pulp, EXBERRY Shade Vivid Orange – OS was created to meet the global demand for low-dosage, clean-label colouring ingredients that deliver bright orange...

11 May 2023

Nature got it right the first time

By Staff Writer

Oterra, global leaders in natural colour solutions and an industry innovator within dairy, since its establishment in 2021 has continued its strong sustainability work, and as a member of the United Nation’s Global Compact, the company continues to put nature at the forefront of what it does. In April 2021 private equity firm EQT finalised...

02 May 2023

HERMA label applicators for Gernep rotary labelling machines

By Staff Writer

Gernep, a technology-leading specialist for rotary labeling machines, currently installs a three-figure number of HERMA label applicators per year. Anyone who installs a three-digit number of HERMA 500 label applicators per year is someone whose judgment carries a good bit of weight. “The simple, standardised integration of applicators into our systems and their controls, their...

27 Apr 2023

Can advanced food processing technologies make the food industry more sustainable?

By Staff Writer

By Marius Wessels, professional services manager for SYSPRO Africa The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) reports that we waste just over a third of the food we produce yearly, which is unsustainable in a world where around 870 million people need additional food. Additionally, food waste in landfills generates approximately 10%...

26 Apr 2023

Heat and Control returns to Interpack

By Staff Writer

Next month, around 2,700 companies from around the world will meet in Dusseldorf to present cutting-edge technologies and packaging trends from the entire value chain. As leading suppliers of processing and packaging equipment to the global food industry, Heat and Control is excited to return to the world’s biggest industry trade fair after six long...