SA Food Review

Europe

16 Nov 2020

A recycling line for used beverage cartons

Stora Enso and Tetra Pak have come together to explore the possibility of creating a new recycling line to significantly increase the recycling of used beverage cartons in Central and Eastern Europe. The partners are initiating a feasibility study to assess the viability of building a large-scale recycling line for Used Beverage Cartons (UBC) at...
23 Jul 2020

Rapid detection of coronavirus on food processing surfaces enabled EIT Food

A new partnership between five innovative European companies and research institutions is receiving funding from EIT Food, in order to build a diagnostic platform to improve the on-site testing capacity of the food industry, delivering results in less than one hour. EIT Food is Europe’s leading food innovation initiative, working to make the food system...
02 Dec 2019

Cinven to invest in Barentz to accelerate global expansion

Barentz has announced that Cinven has agreed to invest in its company. Cinven is a leading international private equity firm focused on building world-class European and global companies.
06 Jun 2019

Record exhibitor and visitor numbers at Vitafoods Europe 2019

A record 24 211 visitors attended this year’s Vitafoods Europe, an increase of 15 per cent from 2018, while the size of the show floor grew by 10 per cent to meet demand, showcasing everything from new ingredients and finished products to packaging and contract manufacturing. As a reflection of the success of the event,...
30 May 2019

World’s largest food trade fair returns in October

The stage opens again for Anuga in Cologne from 5 to 9 October 2019. With 7 405 exhibitors and around 165 000 trade visitors from the trade and out-of-home market, it is the leading industry meeting point for the international food industry and it is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year.
10 May 2019

TOMRA Food to partner with global leader in fresh-frozen vegetables

TOMRA Food has been selected to partner with Ardo, a global leader in the fresh-frozen vegetable sector. Ardo has installed two TOMRA Sentinel II optical sorting machines at its processing plant in Ardooie, Belgium, as part of its ongoing objective to achieve ‘maximum output in both volume and quality.’
15 Feb 2019

Food Supplements Europe welcomes five new members

Four leading European trade bodies have joined Food Supplements Europe (FSE), reflecting growing recognition of the value of its work on the EU stage.
03 Dec 2018

Roquette and Barentz confirm strong future partnership in Europe

Roquette, a global leader in plant-based ingredients for Food, Nutrition and Health markets, has reconfirmed Barentz as the preferred distribution partner for the Roquette food product range in Europe. This new partnership with Barentz is driven by Roquette’s strategic plan to implement the best high-performance distribution network to support its position as a world leading...
27 Feb 2018

GEA technology supermarket shows specialist expertise during FoodEx

The technology group GEA will exhibit its wide range of high-tech equipment and possibilities for customised solutions in the area food and drink processing and packaging at FoodEX 2018 in Birmingham from 16-18 April.
05 Feb 2018

Jörg Pieper appointed new CEO of Romaco

Jörg Pieper has just been appointed new CEO of Romaco with immediate effect by the Advisory Board of Romaco Holding. Truking Investment Co, based in Changsha (China), acquired a majority interest in Romaco at the beginning of July 2017.