Software that enables processed cheese manufacturers to measure, rather than predict the functional protein content of cheese will improve product quality and reduce costs, its developer has claimed.
FoodQuestTQ has launched three new computer software tools that have been designed to help food businesses establish quantitative risk management for food safety.
Purac claims that the new web version of its listeria control software can reduce food product development time by two to three months, saving costs as well as indicating the presence of any harmful pathogens.
Swiss food company Nestlé plans to invest AED500m ($136.09m) to set up a manufacturing plant at Dubai World Central business park, Dubai, a move that will help the company better serve the Middle East.
Australian dairy company Mundella Foods has announced that it is implementing Intelex software to achieve Safe Quality Food (SQF) Level 3 certification, as a part of its effort to ensure food safety.
UK-based Mettler Toledo has introduced InspireX R40LF-800, a high-speed X-ray system which identifies foreign objects and detects shape defects in processed formed foods.
Zurich-based DKSH is planning to open its second innovation center in Mumbai, India by the end of this month for an undisclosed amount. The initiative is a part of its strategy to help confectionery and bakery products manufacturers to introduce innovativ
JBT FoodTech, an American food processing machinery provider owned by JBT, has signed a $5m contract for the renovation of freezing equipment at a US-based food processing facility.
Researchers in Scotland are working on a new project that aims to use robots to determine the quality of meat, an innovation which could lead to significant savings for the meat industry.
Culinary Software Services, a company based in Colorado, US, has launched a food tracking software, which, according to the company, can enable restaurant or other food service company to lower operational costs by 10%.
India-based Keventer Agro has set up a R&D laboratory in the eastern city of Kolkata with an investment of INR35m ($6.23m), following an approval from the Union Ministry of Food Processing Industries.
Indian conglomerate ITC plans to establish a second noodle manufacturing facility in Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal state, in a tie-up with Keventer Group.
SYSPRO has developed SYSPRO ERP, which enables food manufacturers and distributors to fully comply with the newest rules recently issued to the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act.
ScoringAg, a division of ScoringSystem, has introduced a new food safety integrated Hydro-Cooler to the produce industry, which is designed to prevent the spread of foodborne pathogens in the food chain.
Infor, a leading provider of business application software, has announced that Patties Foods, a producer meat pie and dessert brands in Australia, has upgraded its its Lawson enterprise management software to support its international expansion.
EnWave Corporation has announced that Milne Fruit Products has begun production of commercially saleable whole fruit products using EnWave's Radiant Energy Vacuum (REV) technology.
3M Food Safety, a US-based provider of food safety solutions, has anounced that its new '3M Molecular Detection Assay – Salmonella' has received AOAC-PTM Certification from the AOAC Research Institute’s Performance Tested Methods Program.
