IoT monitoring of blue cheese quality Blue cheese is still very much an artisanal product in Spanish cuisine. At the family-run dairy company Los Caserinos, new digital tools are required to meet growing demands for uniform high quality and to comply with food safety regulations. This exploration project with CTIC Technology Centre [...]
A simpler process to match deliveries with sales Bakery order processes are filled with time-consuming calculations of consumer demand in order to deliver just the right amount of products to each bakery store. Bakeries that deliver too much can expect unsold products to be returned, resulting in expensive waste. If they deliver [...]
Optimised stock management for uncertain times Fluctuating markets and the uncertainty of a global crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic are difficult challenges for food SMEs. This has inspired the Spanish meat company Carnicas Hicor to explore the development of a digital platform for real-time stock management and accurate production planning based on [...]
Portable laboratory for fast fermentation control Fermentation is a widely used process in the food industry for the production of alcohol, beer and enzymes. But keeping it under control can be time consuming. Now, instead of having to wait for analysis results from the lab, Belgian Manetco wants to bring the lab [...]
Transparent trading through digital transactions Digital contracts are an important tool for reducing transaction costs between buyers and sellers in the food chain and ensuring compliance with international trading laws. To this end, ICT start-up Plataforma Agrocontratación (AgroC) has developed a platform to facilitate efficient and transparent transactions within the meat sector. [...]
High-speed packing prioritises safety Doroti Pack aims to achieve several goals in one by developing a new packing line automation system for chicken wing processors. In addition to reducing energy consumption by 30% and cutting 20% off packing costs, the Hungarian packaging machine specialist wants to improve the working conditions for operators [...]
From mushroom to meat substitute with robot vision Stems left over from oyster mushroom production have gained new value at BeefyGreen, which transforms the waste stream into a novel ingredient with a meat-like texture – perfect for meat substitution. Faced with escalating demand, the company has an ambition to up-scale production from [...]
Intelligent fermentation makes superior wine Fermentation is a quality-defining process in wine production. With end-to-end monitoring, wine producers could improve product quality and productivity and optimise resources. This is the objective of the SENSWINE project led by the cloud-based automation experts at Cubilog in Hungary. Drawing on its in-house IoT platform and [...]
Building a blockchain for distinctive cheese Vega de Tordín is a traditional family-run business, where the sixth generation is now responsible for the production of Cabrales cheese – a local speciality with a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) label. Consumers buy the cheese for its distinctive characteristics, which must be consistent from batch [...]
New biosensor targets pathogens in rinse water Efficient cleaning in place (CIP) systems are essential to ensure high food safety standards in food production. In that connection, one of the top priorities for manufacturers is that the last rinse water is entirely free of pathogens, such as E. coli. Real-time PCR-based tests [...]
