The latest food and beverage industry news and trend analysis

Nestlé UK has increased renewable steam generation at its Tutbury coffee processing plant to 47% by converting Nescafé coffee waste into biomass fuel.

Arla Foods Ingredients has completed an €8.3 million heating system investment at its Danmark Protein plant in Videbæk, reducing annual CO2 emissions by 2,500 tonnes.

Roskam Foods is centralising its cereal and granola manufacturing at its Grand Rapids, Michigan campus, resulting in the closure of its San Dimas facility in California.

Asahi Beer USA has installed a high-speed bottling line at its Octopi facility in Wisconsin as part of a $35 million expansion programme to localise production and boost co-manufacturing capacity.

KPM Analytics has introduced its MCT700 Series in-line NIR sensors, delivering continuous real-time measurement of moisture, fat, colour, and temperature in food processing.

Aldi and Arla Foods UK have partnered with Polytag and Sun Chemical to trial UV-tagged wrap-around labels on milk bottles to track real-time recycling data.

ADM is expanding its North American oilseed crush capacity by 700,000 metric tons across four US processing facilities to meet rising biofuel and vegetable oil demand.

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners has introduced Boston Dynamics' Spot robot to its East Kilbride and Wakefield sites to automate predictive maintenance and identify energy leaks.