by chris | Jul 30, 2019 | News
Earlier this month, Pamela Nugent, Managing Director of M&P Engineering visited Sandy Shore Farms in Canada to catch up with Marc Wall and to see how M&P’s large onion peeling machine was operating. During the visit, Marc showed Pam around his fresh cut...
by chris | Jul 22, 2019 | News
Operating decisions by food manufacturers today are dominated by two aspects: productivity and the environment. With rising populations and adverse weather seen across the globe, demand for foods such as fruit and vegetables are at an all-time high. The result of this...
by chris | Jun 7, 2019 | News
Despite onions being a staple in most recipes and adding delicious flavours to dishes, they are renowned for causing tears in the kitchen when they are peeled and chopped. Onions make you cry due to sulphoxides and onion enzymes reacting when chopped, this releases...
by chris | Jun 7, 2019 | News
A food science mystery surrounding onions that has puzzled researchers for many years may have finally been resolved. Onion enthusiasts may sympathise with the unpleasant discovery of a strange bitter taste in their onions from time to time, despite being from the...
by chris | May 9, 2019 | News
It has been well documented recently that the summer heatwave of 2018 has had a drastic impact on the quality of crops including onions and fruits. Now, a report investigating the risk of climate change to UK fruit and vegetable farmers has revealed that it is the...
