September 2024

The oat milk “leaves” produce 94% less packaging and 85% less weight when shipped, removing supply chain inefficiencies “for a better planet,” Erdogan-Trinkhaus explained to FoodNavigator-USA during the Plant-Based World Expo in New York City earlier this week.

Each concentrated oat sheet makes 8 fluid ounces of oat milk when blended with water, which is designed to “shift the burden that we always put on the consumer to do the right thing” around sustainability and waste reduction, she said.

MVTec HALCON: The Global Standard for Machine Vision Software

MVTec HALCON, a leading machine vision software with a built-in development environment (HDevelop), is making waves in industries worldwide. Known for its flexibility and efficiency, HALCON enables companies to streamline development, cut costs, and accelerate time to market—an invaluable advantage in today’s competitive landscape.

The Flexible Plastics Fund, established in May 2021, brings together five founding partners: Mars, Mondelēz International, Nestlé, PepsiCo, and Unilever, under the leadership of the producer compliance scheme Ecosurety.

Powered by AI, the group utilizes an 'evidence system' named eco2Veritas, developed by Greenback Recycling Technologies. This system tracks and certifies the collection, sorting, reprocessing, and end-product outcomes of flexible plastics.

Vision Artificial SRL Transforms Food Industry with Advanced Machine Vision and Deep Learning Solutions

Based in Bione, northern Italy, Vision Artificial SRL is making significant strides in machine vision technology, leveraging over two decades of expertise to develop automated robotic systems for various industrial sectors. The company excels in creating cutting-edge solutions that span from quality control and precise measurement systems to 3D vision, bin picking, and deep learning-powered applications.

Sidel has added a new version to its StarLITE-R range of bottle bases designed specifically for recycled PET (rPET). StarLITE-R Nitro is optimized for nitrogen-dosed products such as still beverages and edible oils in 100% rPET. Nitrogen dosing adds rigidity to ultralight PET bottles filled with still beverages and preserves the shelf life of edible oils by expelling oxygen during filling.