< Previous50 Food & Drink International www.fdiforum.net FoodandDrinkInternational@fdiforum company/fdiforum Once more Food & Drink International provides your ultimate guide to the industry – making sure you’re informed on what’s going on and looking closer at what’s happening. Don’t forget to keep up to date via www.fdiforum.net! Online this month… www.fdiforum.net is the best place to go for up-to-date food and drink industry news. Here’s a sneak peek at one of our latest stories. Loughborough University spinout closes seed investment round to take nanotech solution to the drinks industry Loughborough University spinout Figura Analytics has successfully closed a seed funding round, led by a syndicate of angel investors, to bring its nanopore technology to the drinks market this year. Taking equity in the high potential start up, in return for cash and know-how, the high-net-worth ‘angel’ individuals join SFC Capital in backing Figura to enable drinks manufacturers to rapidly and accurately detect abnormalities and contaminants through the production process, saving them time and money. Founded in 2021 by Chemistry researchers Dr Mark Platt and PhD graduate Dr Rhush Maughi, Figura has been on a fast track since launching in LUinc., the University’s incubator on its science and enterprise park, LUSEP. Following a highly successful first year building prototypes, testing and validating them in industry, Figura has just launched its new testing service for drinks manufacturers. This year will see the first commercial customers take delivery of this innovative hardware and software solution. Diary Food & Drink Stay in touch with Food & Drink International For more up to the minute information from the food and drink industry, visit Food & Drink International online at www.fdiforum.net. Keep up to date with Food & Drink International, and let us know what you think, by following us on Twitter at @fdiforum, at www.facebook.com/FoodandDrink International or by searching for fdiforum on LinkedIn. February 1 - Food Safety Europe 2023, UK 8 – 10, FRUIT LOGISTICA, Germany 15 – 15, Packaging Innovations & Empack, Birmingham, UK 20 – 24, Gulfood, UAE 25 – 28, AFFI-CON, USA March 28 Feb – 1 Mar, Retail Supply Chain & Logistics Expo, London 20 – 22, IFE Manufacturing, London 28 – 29, IntraLogistex, Birmingham, UK 28 – 29, Robotics & Automation 2023, Birmingham, UK April 1 – 2, KolnWein, Cologne, Germany 24 – 26, Food & Drink Expo UK, Birmingham 50.qxp_Layout 1 30/01/2023 11:17 Page 1Food packaging for your business powered by employee share-ownership 02476 420065 kitepackaging.co.uk Corrugated insulated box liners Recyclable & biodegradable &^ĞƌƟĮĞĚ 100% Ice packs Keeps content chilled for31 hours Discover our chilled packaging range CONSTANTMONITORING ADJUSTMENTSMADEEASY Operationalpersonnelareabletomakecrucial,immediate adjustmentsonthelinetoavoidwasteanddowntime Allowsforaconstant,non-contactsolutiontomoistureandoil measurementdirectlyontheproductionlineinrealtime CLOSEDLOOP Measuringmoisturedirectlyontheproductionlineproduces instant,accuratedatathatcanbeeasilycommunicatedtoa PLC-creatingaclosedloopprocess IMMEDIATEIMPROVEMENTS AMoistTechsystemprovidesimprovedproductquality,lower wasteandenergycosts,processoptimization,increasedplant efficiency,ovencontrol&reduceddowntime Moisture&OilMeasurementin Food Production ANADVANCEDONLINEMOISTUREDETECTIONSYSTEMISKEYTOPROVIDINGTOPOFTHE LINERESULTSFORMOISTURE&OILMEASUREMENTINFOODAPPLICATIONS EXPERIENCETHEBENEFITSOFNIRMOISTURECONTROLDIRECTLYONTHEPRODUCTIONLINE! info@moisttech.com / 941-727-1800 www.moisttech.com 51.qxp_Layout 1 30/01/2023 11:17 Page 1 LOGKLL DH\UHYRHYDKORFH 26*1,3083 2(02+(+7 . 12,78/2 2&6,9) 2 IRVUD VQRLWDFLOSSDODLUWVXGQL HJVDOOHZVDVWHNUDP RFGQDODFLWXHFDPUDKS WQLVWFXGRUSVXRFVLYIR JQLOGQDKQLHFQHLUHS[H ODUHQ VFLWHPVR GRRIHKW VHS\WOODJ ZVWFXGRUSIRHOSPDV$ 6ᅚ DUDFVD0ᅚ \OOH-PXHORUWH3ᅚ \HQR+ᅚ ƁSPXS\GDHUODHZ HHUX3RWDPR7ᅚ OH*JQLKWHH7ᅚ EXUF6HFD)ᅚ [D:ᅚ PD-ᅚ WOD0ᅚ HWVDSKWRR7ᅚ HWVD3WLXU)ᅚ &\UDQLUHWH9ᅚ KG$ODFLGH0ᅚ NXRFORFHNZZZ : NXRFORFHN#VHODV ( 7 [D:QLIIDUD3ᅚ HWVD3WDH0ᅚ WQHPWQL2H\(ᅚ VHFQHVV(ᅚ VVRO*SL/ᅚ QLORQD/ᅚ VHFXD6ᅚ VPDHU& VHYLVHK NXRFORFHNZZZ : See us at See us at Stand No. 4E 02 52.qxp_Layout 1 30/01/2023 11:43 Page 1Next >