Interview of Armin Stadler over ESG which stands for Environmental, Social, and Governance. It defines sustainable business practices through resource efficiency, social responsibility, and transparent leadership—crucial for long-term success and trust.

“It is easier for snack processors to use AI today in areas where they couldn't do it 12 months ago,” says Eamonn Cullen, our global category manager. “Obviously snack producers are not data scientists, they're not machine learning experts. So what's really changed? It’s the availability of pre-trained AI services, easy access to foundation models, increase in cloud-based storage capabilities and data silos which ensure data is isolated and secured."

Markus Schlagbauer, CEO of Insort GmbH and a renowned specialist in product safety and hygiene, will be presenting at the EHEDG special course in Klosterneuburg on December 10th. His session, titled “Hyperspectral Imaging and Artificial Intelligence for Foreign Body Detection,” is scheduled from 10:30 to 11:30 am.

The Japanese Tabata group, specialized in processing and trading of high-quality nuts, recognized the benefits of Insort technology early on and purchased a Sherlock Air back in 2016. Since then, the machine has performed with outstanding success, particularly in shell sorting, chemical defect sorting (bitter almonds) and minimizing oversorting. The CIT® technology boosted their pistachio business by 60% and significantly improved product quality.​