Food and Beverage

German manufacturing company WITT-Gasetechnik has optimised its gas analyser ‘PA 7.0’, used for measuring oxygen (O2) and carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations, with a revamp into a more compact and hygienic design.

The Food and Beverage group of Airgas, Inc., will attend and exhibit at the International Production and Processing Expo (IPPE) 2016 (Booth #B5759), the largest annual trade show for the poultry, meat, and feed industries.

The Linde Group has unveiled a fresh take on freezing solutions to help preserve the demand for par-baked goods.

MOCON, Inc. has further improved the ability to measure oxygen transmission rates (OTR) with the introduction of its new OX-TRAN® Model 2/22 L analyser, specifically engineered for high-barrier materials and packages.

A new collaborative project involving BOC, a number of major food companies, and the University of Lincoln has now begun and is set to revolutionise ready meals.

The use of liquid nitrogen used to make ice cream is not new, but a group of college friends have launched India’s first ice cream made using liquid nitrogen.

Mark DiMaggio, head of food & beverage at Linde, has said cryogenic freezing is improving the handling characteristics of raw cookie dough to speed production and packaging operations.

Praxair has expanded its offerings to meat and poultry processors with the introduction and recent commercial installation of a cryogenic liquid nitrogen injection system for cooling of meat mixing processes.

Technology from Minneapolis-based MOCON, Inc. is to be used in new tests in the UK food sector as part of a focus on extending the shelf-life of milk.

The Linde Group is understood to be interested in investing in the seafood industry in Andhra Pradesh, southeast India.