This project supported a large multinational company in the development of a new site designed to produce high-quality animal feed from bakery and supermarket returns. The facility was created to recover valuable food material that would otherwise have been treated as...
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Case study – Ready meal manufacturer food waste depackaging
This project supported a large food manufacturer specialising in ready meals. The customer was generating significant volumes of packaged food waste, which was taking up valuable space on site and creating additional costs through the need to pay a local anaerobic...
Case study – Food waste depackaging project in America
This project supported a food waste recycling operation in America by providing a practical depackaging solution designed to separate organic material from its packaging before onward processing. The customer was receiving expired or out-of-spec food products that had...
Dominator Depackaging Machine supports innovative animal feed production line
Rowan Food and Biomass Engineering has been featured in the Summer 2026 edition of Know How magazine for its role in an innovative project transforming surplus supermarket food into livestock feed. Working with Veolia, Kelvin Cave and International Silage Consultancy,...
Soft fruit producer cuts waste costs and creates value with our ER1800 Dominator Depackaging Machine
https://www.dominator-depackaging.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/From-BERRY-good-to-BERRY-great.mp4 Turning waste into resource In case you missed it, we’ve been talking a lot recently about our new ER model – a compact, mobile depackaging machine designed with...
Food waste: should you prioritise animal feed over anaerobic digestion?
Last month, we reflected on the changes expected to anaerobic digestion (AD) in the UK, because of the Food Waste Reforms. We speculated, alongside others in the industry, whether the trend of increasing gate fees for AD will continue with the increase in demand. ...
Food Waste Reforms, depackaging quality and rising anaerobic digestion costs
In the UK, the Food Waste Reforms are fast approaching, and with them comes anticipated shifts in the economics of anaerobic digestion (AD). Gate fees for food waste treatment are already rising in response to growing demand — and this trend is at risk of...
A year of impact in depackaging and recycling
Everywhere you look, businesses are jumping on the annual reflection trend popularised by Spotify Wrapped — a neatly packaged year of highlights, milestones, and metrics. Some are more welcome than others (a gentle note to the banking industry: we really don’t need to...
The role of depackaging to reduce contamination in food waste
From 31 March 2026, households across England will be required to comply with new regulations for the separation of food waste. While many local authorities have operated food waste collections for years, others must now implement these changes as part of the...
Paws-itively brilliant
How our first ER machine is helping a major pet food manufacturer cut the cost of their food waste. Farmers and food manufacturers across the UK are facing increased pressure on their bottom line, as well as their environmental impact – especially when dealing with...