News & Articles
A collection of the latest news from the business as well as industry commentary and advice.
Latest News
Magnavale Opens New Cat 3 Storage Facility in Lincolnshire
Magnavale Opens New Cat 3 Storage Facility in Lincolnshire We are very pleased to announce the launch of a new, dedicated Category 3 storage facility at our Magnavale Easton site in Lincolnshire, significantly expanding our capacity to support the frozen and...
How Microwave Tempering Works
How Microwave Tempering Works for Food Products Intro; Microwave tempering, or defrosting is an advanced industrial technique that allows food manufacturers to raise the temperature of frozen products rapidly and consistently to chilled temperature levels, enabling...
What is Blast Freezing?
Blast Freezing: What it is and how it works. Using Blast freezing to preserve food quality and nutritional content. Intro Blast freezing is a rapid cooling technique that has revolutionised the way food is preserved across the cold chain. By freezing products to below...
Developments
Magnavale Easton Phase II Update: Envelope is Complete
With the finish line rapidly approaching, in Q3 2024, we are delighted to announce that the external structure of our new 101,000 pallet temperature-controlled facility is now complete! Along with the completion of the cladding, the Magnavale areas of the Sadel Food...
Magnavale Chesterfield Expansion Continues to Take Shape
Our expansion project at Magnavale Chesterfield continues to make excellent progress! The Chesterfield development, which broke ground in early 2023, represents a significant investment in growing our temperature-controlled storage capacity. Driven by increasing...
Magnavale Easton Approaches Finish Line
Set to open in Q3 2024, our development taking place at our Easton site is approaching the finish line. In recent weeks, we have watched the development come together piece by piece, with the installation of refrigeration pipework, cladding, roofing, and the...
Service-Related Articles
Direct – To – Consumer. Pick & Pack.
Magnavale: Your Trusted Partner for D2C Cold Chain Fulfilment. Here at Magnavale, we offer a variety of contract packing and fulfilment services for the food manufacturing sector. Our current services offer product and order packing, re-packing, and...
Contract Packing & Repacking
Contract Packing At Magnavale we offer a variety of contract packing and repacking solutions from our UK facilities. Contract packing is the practice of outsourcing product packaging to a specialised company. This approach can be highly beneficial as it allows...
Date & Batch Code Printing
Date Coding & Batch Coding Date coding is one of many critical processes within food production. Best before and use-by dates are an integral piece of information for consumers so they must be legible. At Magnavale we offer date coding and many other...
Food Product Packaging – Sleeving
Product Sleeving with Magnavale Product sleeving refers to a band of paper or cardboard packaging that wraps around a product, sometimes referred to as a belly band. This allows a business to brand their product without necessarily putting it in a custom...
Labelling Food Products
Co-Packing Services with Magnavale We provide food co-packing services using specialist, automated equipment to apply labels onto a vast range of food products. Such food products vary in formats and surface materials, including big or small boxes, flow wrapped and...