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Processing equipment and solution provider Hillenbrand has announced plans to acquire Schenck Process Food and Performance Materials for around $730m.

Tesco and WWF have teamed up with start-up tech innovator AgriSound to roll out its insect-monitoring device across several English apple orchards.

AI-enabled tech company Soft Robotics has unveiled its mGripAI machine for high-speed picking solutions at Automate in Detroit, US.

After a six-year break, Interpack made a highly anticipated return in 2023, providing attendees with a comprehensive overview of the latest packaging trends.

Kraft Heinz has unveiled its first customisable and IoT-enabled digital sauce dispenser, Heinz Remix, enabling consumers to personalise their sauces.

Multivac has developed the Multivac Pouch Loader for chamber belt machines to improve the filling and loading process of the film pouches.

Israeli bioproduction company Enzymit has announced the successful development of insulin substituents, in partnership with Aleph Farms.

Minebea Intec has launched Mitus, a new foreign object detection system with MiWave, an inspection feature that can reliably detect contaminated products.

Food tech scale-up Deliverect has acquired Dubai-based mobile ordering and marketing solutions provider for hospitality brands, ChatFood.

Krones has opened a new R&D centre designed to support its customers in the product development processes to meet the global markets' flavour demands.

Pernod Ricard has invested in circular economy technology company ecoSpirits through its venture capital fund, Convivialité Ventures.

Pernod Ricard has invested in circular economy technology company ecoSpirits through its venture capital fund, Convivialité Ventures.