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Industrial technology company ABB has expanded its ACS580 drive range with new IP66 and UL Type 4X-rated variants designed for use in demanding food, beverage and agricultural environments.

Momo Kombucha is significantly expanding its production capabilities with the introduction of custom-designed fermentation vessels and a move to a new purpose-built brewery.

Sixteen44 is moving its livestock emissions technology from the laboratory into real-world farming conditions.

Louis Dreyfus Company is investing in the construction of a new plant to process sunflower seeds and soybeans at the site of its existing facility in Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.

KPM Analytics has opened a new baking lab within its Rheology Centre of Excellence in Villeneuve-la-Garenne, France.

PepsiCo has partnered with autonomous truck company Gatik to bring driverless freight into its North America F&B supply chain, marking the largest commercial autonomous freight deployment to date.

Munson Machinery has introduced a new sanitary paddle blender designed to blend, de-agglomerate and disperse a wide range of food ingredients.

At Interpack 2026, Sidel showcased its latest innovations, from complete lines to high-efficiency equipment, designed to master growing packaging and production complexity.

Sustainable fats and oils start-up Sun Bear Biofuture has completed its first successful production run at less than 10% of the industry’s average set-up cost, utilising its new £25,000 automated pilot facility.

Mocco's Jeasy brand received the accolade of Best News/Start-up Business 2025 and was recognised as a finalist for Technology Innovation at the esteemed World Beverage Innovation Awards. In this piece, Steinar Knutsen, a product developer at Mocco, shares further insights.

GEA has unveiled the PowerPak 5000, a new thermoforming packaging machine for medium-sized food producers.

Bühler has unveiled the next generation of two of its chocolate processing technology solutions: the Finer S Edition 26 five-roll refiner, and the ELK Edition 26 single-shaft conche.