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MEPCA delivers the latest food processing news for the UK manufacturing sector, covering production technology, automation, hygiene, packaging, and industry innovation.

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Optimising Food Processing

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As food processing becomes increasingly automated, a reliance on manual inspection methods can hold back process optimisation.
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The Secret Ingredient: PlantRun

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Driving improvements is all about the data and while manual data collection methods have long been the norm, they come with inherent limitations with their time-consuming processes and potential for inaccuracies.
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Why Pasteurisation Remains Vital

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Few food processing techniques have had a greater impact on public health than pasteurisation.
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Quality Monitoring & Cleaning Efficiency

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In the following case study, a leading Japanese manufacturer of nutritional therapy foods improved quality monitoring and reduced cleaning time at its facility thanks to a hopper system designed by BFM®.
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Turning Waste into Value

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In food manufacturing, organic waste is unavoidable. However, the way waste is managed can significantly affect efficiency, operating costs and overall plant performance, as SEEPEX illustrates here.
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Controlled Additive Dosing

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From chocolate products to wine gums and liquorice, liquid additives play a decisive role in product quality. Measuring and controlling these flows directly offers a more reliable approach to dosing, explains low-flow specialist Bronkhorst.
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Food Processing’s Hidden Ingredient

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Modern food production lines demand greater connectivity, but what often gets overlooked is the infrastructure needed to support it.
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Smarter and More Flexible Production

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In food processing in particular, the demand placed on manufacturers to both increase production and modernise their operations is considerable.
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Reiser UK to Demonstrate Integrated Processing and Packaging Solutions at PPMA 2026

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Reiser UK, the leading supplier of innovative processing and packaging technologies across the sausage, meat, poultry, seafood, alternative proteins, bakery and dairy sectors, will demonstrate its latest integrated processing and packaging capabilities at PPMA Show 2026.
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Food Manufacturers Sound Warning Bells Over Sector Resilience, With Food Inflation Set to Reach 4% by Christmas

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Food and non-alcoholic drink inflation is expected to reach nearly 4% (3.9%) by December 2026, according to the latest Food Inflation Forecast from The Food and Drink Federation (FDF).
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Profile the Cook & Prove the Process

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Measurement instrument specialist PhoenixTM explains how thru-process temperature monitoring can support food processors with the validation of cook and chill processes as part of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP).
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Precision Motion Feedback

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In food processing, precision motion control is vital for maintaining consistent speed and positioning of equipment. As the industry becomes more automated and connected, selecting the right rotary encoder is ever more important, as British Encoder Products Company explains here.
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