food technology

Robotic canteen set to change the global food and hospitality industry

Karakuri showcasing its pre-production machine

Karakuri, a food robotics company, lifts the lid to unveil the world’s first automated canteen to make meals, the DK-One. Karakuri’s robotic system will revolutionise how and what we eat in restaurants, canteens, buffets, hotels and ...

Indoor-grown greens across Albertsons’ California stores

Collaboration between Albertsons Companies and Plenty will eventually expand to more than 430 locations

Albertsons Companies (ABS), Inc. and vertical-farming company Plenty Unlimited Inc. announced an agreement that plans to provide shoppers in more than 430 stores across California with Plenty’s fresh and flavorful produce.Plenty’s ...

In-store farming: growing parsley inside the supermarket

Purchasing locally grown products

One aspect of globalization means that it’s possible for consumers to buy products from anywhere on Earth. That’s also why a head of lettuce may have traveled more miles from the place it was grown to the supermarket than some salad ...

Retailers growing produce in automated farms

A plug-and-play method to grow clean, healthy food

GP Solutions, a developer of modular, automated micro-farms, announced it is developing systems for major retailers.Throughout the world, companies are embracing the concept of growing clean food onsite in easy-to-operate, automated growing pods. ...

The dot on the apple

Bizerba’s LDI 20 applies labels to fruit

Bizerba introduces the modular LDI 20 labeling system for automatic labeling of fruit and vegetables. Maximum flexibility is achieved by up to 14 label dispensers that can be controlled individually to apply different label formats. The system can ...

Bizerba at Anuga FoodTec 2018

New solutions for today’s and tomorrow’s process technology

At this year’s Anuga FoodTec trade show (Cologne, Germany, March 20-23, 2018, hall 10.1, booth A090 B091), Bizerba will present both hardware and software solutions centered around the motto “Digitize Packaging”. Subjects include ...

Colruyt Amay unveils new-generation store

More efficient and pleasant shopping

Colruyt Amay opened its doors after a few weeks of renovation work.The store has been completely rearranged and restyled into a new-generation Colruyt store. “During closure, we completely rearranged the store”, says store manager ...

Food businesses target sugar alternatives to improve public health

The BRC and the FDF promote sugar reduction efforts

Retailers and manufacturers are calling on suppliers from across the food and drink industry to help identify sugar alternatives in a bid to improve public health by reducing the amount of sugars in food and drink products. The British Retail ...

Carrefour announces its first vertical garden at Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois hypermarket

A new milestone in developing urban agriculture

Carrefour is committed to urban agriculture and is continuing to open urban gardens located near its stores. In Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois, the famous “first hypermarket in France”, which opened in 1963, is breaking new ground by ...

Consumer information: education mitigates food wastage

Consumers often feel informed insufficiently about the storage life of food products

German consumers are food-conscious and increasingly select fresh products. Simultaneously, there is a growing uncertainty regarding storage and storage life. This is one of the results of a recent survey conducted on behalf of Bizerba, a ...

CWCmaxx: Dynamic Checkweigher for the Food Industry

Reliable weight control for filling quantity

Bizerba’s CWCmaxx dynamic checkweigher enables reliable weight control for the filling quantity of sausages. Operating fully automatic, the checkweigher was specifically designed for the food industry. Its feature set is complemented by high ...

Refrigerated cabinets in retail: What the market has to offer

Sustainable, practical and elegant - refrigeration units do not have to be monstrous power eaters anymore.

They can be integrated into the store design and facilitate customers’ selection of products with the help of a clear and easy-open construction. We present some of the cutting-edge models for you. These days, retailers need to pay special ...

Food safety concerns due to popular supermarket restaurant-style foods

With the rise of the grocerant - supermarkets that offer prepared, restaurant-style foods - comes consumer concerns regarding food safety

With the rise of the grocerant - supermarkets that offer prepared, restaurant-style foods - comes consumer concerns regarding food safety.  Although the majority of U.S. consumers feel that foods in supermarkets are safe, the percentage who ...

Millennials are driving the rise of the grocerant

Supermarkets are raising the bar on their foodservice offerings and by doing so are attracting the attention of the coveted Millennials

Restaurant-quality and fresh food, chef-driven menus, in-store experiences have given rise to the Grocerant and inspiration to Millennials to visit and spend, finds a recently released NPD report, A Generational Study: The Evolution of ...

Full Power, less energy

Make savings with Bizerba slicers

A newly developed DIN standard for capturing standardized measurements reveals that Bizerba slicers consume significantly less energy than comparable machines. For the first time, the DIN standard approved in early 2016 enables measuring the ...

Research on edible coatings has undergone considerable impulse

Edible coatings able to extend the shelf-life of fish and seafood products

Ximena Carrión Granda, a Food Engineering graduate from Ecuador, has developed edible coatings containing natural substances with antimicrobial properties in order to extend the shelf-life of fish and seafood products by two to four days due ...

FMI creates alliance between culinary and sales leadership in food retail

FMI Connect 2016 to debut supermarket chefs community promoting sales, profits and professionalism.

Food Marketing Institute (FMI) announced a new initiative that lays the groundwork for a trusted business and creative partnership between two unique grocery roles – the supermarket chef and the head of fresh prepared foods. ...

”Many customers are willing to try online grocery shopping“

Interview with Marcel Fuhlmann, CEO of diva-e Digital Value Enterprise GmbH

Marcel Fuhlmann, CEO and Manager of the Business Unit Platform Online Food Retailing at diva-e Digital Value Enterprise GmbH, explains which criteria successful online grocery stores should meet.

Demographic factors seem to influence whether a store carries organic food

NYU study examines where and why New York City retailers sell organic foods

A store's decision to sell organic food depends on its neighborhood demographics, and the range of organic foods offered for sale is linked to the size of the store, finds research by NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development.

Electronic traceability record for all meat that is ground

Harps Food Stores implements P-Cubed Meat Grind Traceability Manager

The P-Cubed Meat Grind Traceability Manager provides an electronic traceability record for all meat that is ground in Harps Food Stores, with sanitation records for the meat grinder equipment.

Smart packaging for food-on-the-go wins PIDA Germany

This year’s winner of the BillerudKorsnäs PIDA Germany design competition is a team from Stuttgart Media University

BillerudKorsnäs’ Packaging Impact Design Award (PIDA) has been running for more than 10 years and is organised in cooperation with leading universities and colleges in France, Germany, and Sweden. The competition highlights innovative ...

Güntner: New plant for commercial units

Focus on the long term situation including expansion capacities

The Güntner Group is expanding: Due to the constantly high workload at the Tata plant in Hungary and the fact that Güntner intends to create further market potential specifically in the range of commercial refrigeration, it was the next ...

High output, low waste

Bizerba presents the A650 slicing machine for precise apportioning by weight

Bizerba expands its Scaleroline family of slicing machines with the fully automatic A650 slicer for industrial food manufacturing. With its high slicing performance, the A650 expands the portfolio of the Scaleroline family and provides ...

Limited time offer pumpkin beverages spice up business for foodservice operators

The seasonal beverage offers can spur additional purchases by established customers

It’s that time a year again for falling leaves, football games, and the annual tradition of limited-time offer (LTO) pumpkin specialty drinks. Turns out that it’s one of the favorite times of the year for foodservice operators who offer ...

SÜFFA 2015: Bizerba supports implementation of the Food Information Regulation

The company will be presenting technologies which support meat processing companies implementing the regulation

Bizerba's appearance at SÜFFA 2015 from 18 to 20 October in Stuttgart (Hall 6, stand E10) is devoted to the European Food Information to Consumers Regulation (FIC). The company will be presenting technologies which support meat processing ...

New service "Farmers market on demand"

Technology model brings farm fresh foods and artisanal goods home on the quick

artizone, the online shop for farm-raised meat, local organic produce, small batch breads and artisanal products introduces a new service, "Farmers Market on Demand," allowing customers to have over 60 artisans offering produce, dairy, ...

Agrantec launches new food production tracking system

UK-based food production tracking experts Agrantec today announced the release of their all-new NotaZone food production management software. NotaZone is a new, all-in-one cloud-based data management system designed specifically for the needs of ...

Güntner Product Calculator now also with R449A, R452A, R513A

New refrigerants with low Global Warming Potential

Since January, the new version of Güntner's popular design software Güntner Product Calculator (GPC) has been available. Besides additional ErP-compliant units across the entire product range, the software now also globally offers the ...

New Güntner website focusing on product information

Representing the availability of the different technologies in its new set-up and content

The new website with its clearer arrangement is even easier to navigate now, also representing in its new set-up and content the availability of the different technologies. With our new structure and layout, the products have become the focus of ...

Four tips from Bizerba on hygienic operation of slicers

Clean cut: Validoline VSC 280 from Bizerba has again been awarded the seal of quality from the BVLK

The manual slicer Validoline VSC 280 from Bizerba has again been awarded the seal of quality from the BVLK, and can therefore continue to be sold with the additional mention of “recommended by the Federal Association of German Food ...

Winners of the 2015 Edens Retail Challenge

The most compelling new retail concepts have been announced in New York

Jules and Jim Cocktail and Bottle Shoppe led by Rob Pietroforte and Jesse Jahr from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania has won the 2015 Edens Retail Challenge, a nationwide university student competition seeking the most compelling ...

Air coolers – up to 80 bar as standard

Innovations in the area of commercial refrigeration

The innovative GASC (Güntner Air cooler Slim Compact) and GACC (Güntner Air cooler Cubic Compact) air cooler series are among the new model ranges exhibited by Güntner at Chillventa under the motto: "Innovations for all ...

County of San Diego approves ServSafe Food Handler online training course

The ServSafe Food Handler online training course is now an approved form of food handler training in the County of San Diego. The training program helps restaurant operators and employees earn their San Diego Food Handler card, covering key areas in ...

More men are grocery shopping

But they do so grudgingly, reports NPD

More men are grocery shopping for themselves or their families now than in the past, but they’re not happy about it, reports The NPD Group, a leading global information company. Men now represent 41 percent of all primary grocery shoppers, but ...

FMI and Alchemy release new food safety manager course for retail

Food Marketing Institute (FMI) and Alchemy Systems have collaborated with retail food safety directors to create an online, interactive training course, SafeMark™ Food Safety Manager: Certification Training for Retail Food Stores. Alchemy ...

Güntner Innovations at Chillventa

At the Chillventa trade fair show, the company Güntner again presented new and innovative products

All exhibited heat exchangers follow the motto “Innovations for all fluids”. This means that the new product generations are not only set up to fulfil all regulations that are valid as of next year; it also means that on the technical ...

Güntner expands production facilities at several locations

The Güntner company is known for being locally present. This continuous contact with the market allows us to follow the requirements of the different market segments and to implement these requirements in innovative products. In order to ...

Güntner Group expanding

With their consistent strategy of being close to the customer, the Güntner Group is able to identify market potentials and be actively involved in creating market developments. The Group address these challenges by consequently expanding their ...

Güntner Group Highlights at Chillventa

The entire industry is working feverishly to get ready for one of its most important events: the Chillventa fair is just around the corner. We look forward to showing you our latest innovations from October 14 to 16. Together with our sister ...

Fifth member of leading supermarket group adopts ReposiTrak

ReposiTrak helps manage regulatory, financial and brand risk associated with issues of food safety

Park City Group announced the successful initiation of the “on-boarding” process for the suppliers of the fifth member of ROFDA (Retailer Owned Food Distributors & Associates), the largest cooperative of independent food wholesalers ...

Applied Data Corporation (ADC) Releases “Guide to Fresh Item Management” Online

Applied Data Corporation (ADC), a leading provider of fresh item management (FIM), recipe management, and scales management software to the grocery retail and food service industries, is pleased to announce the release of their “Guide to Fresh ...