Food & Beverage Processing

Alkali Environmental delivers MCERTS-accredited emissions monitoring, odour impact assessments, and environmental compliance support for food and beverage processing facilities. The food sector faces unique challenges including cooking odour complaints, process exhaust emissions, combustion plant monitoring, trade effluent discharges, and noise from 24-hour operations. We provide stack emissions testing for ovens, fryers, dryers, boilers, and CHP units, odour impact assessments (IAQM guidance) for new and existing facilities, kitchen and process odour assessments for planning applications, ambient air quality and dust monitoring, noise impact assessments (BS 4142) for residential neighbours, MCP permitting for combustion plant, environmental permit applications, and trade effluent monitoring. Our consultants understand the food industry's operational pressures — continuous production, seasonal peaks, and strict hygiene requirements that limit site access. We work around production schedules, provide MCERTS-accredited data with fast turnaround, and deliver regulator-ready reports that satisfy both the Environment Agency and local authority planning requirements. From bakeries and breweries to large-scale food manufacturing, we help operators maintain compliance, manage odour risks, and secure planning consent.