22-Oct-2007 By Sarah Britton
Polish union Solidarity has added support to the Unite campaign to save Cadbury’s Keynsham factory, which the company announced plans to close two...
Project explores real-time product tracking
22-Oct-2007 By Rick Pendrous
Partners are being sought for a pilot supply chain project designed to track products in real-time using radio frequency identification (RFID) and...
15-Oct-2007
Bagel producer Mr Bagels has strengthened its management team with the internal appointment of Mark Radberg as director.He joined Mr Bagels in 2004...
15-Oct-2007
Sweet bakery specialist Dawn Foods has promoted Dave Roberts to national account controller for the UK, from his previous role as national account...
GLA appoints new chief executive
15-Oct-2007
Ian Livsey has been appointed the new chief executive of the Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA). He brings a wealth of experience from his...
15-Oct-2007
Sweet bakery specialist Dawn Foods has appointed a new bakery technician for its Evesham site.Lucy Baylem, who has previously worked as a craft baker...
15-Oct-2007
Improve, the sector skills council for food and drink, has appointed four new board members.They are Stefan Barden, chief executive of Northern...
Mintel: top tips for the next generation of premium foods
15-Oct-2007 By Elaine Watson
The future could entail compostible food packaging embedded with seeds that grow into flowers in your garden and chewing gums that impart a subtle...
Value of food mergers and acquisitions soars
15-Oct-2007 By Sarah Britton
UK food mergers and acquisitions nearly tripled in value in the first half of 2007, according to a study by PKF Accountants & business...
Asda threatens to delist big brands
15-Oct-2007 By Rick Pendrous
Asda has warned national brand owners, including those in butters and fats, that more could be de-listed next year in favour of local suppliers if...
15-Oct-2007 By Rick Pendrous
Good green credentials would become a “licence to operate” for manufacturers and retailers going forward, rather than just being a wish list,...
Oxoid food safety winners announced
08-Oct-2007 By Rod Addy
Young’s Seafood, Grimsby, has been awarded £1,000 first prize in the 2006/2007 Oxoid Food Safety Team of the Year Awards.Microbiology firm Oxoid...
Soy still stuck in legislative vacuum, say MEPs
08-Oct-2007 By Elaine Watson
MEPs and soy producers are calling on the European Commission (EC) to drag soya out of legal limbo and allow manufacturers to use the term ‘soya...
Food industry slow to develop environmental awareness
08-Oct-2007 By Rick Pendrous
Environmental awareness among UK small and medium-sized food and drink enterprises (SMEs) still lags behind most other sectors, despite improved...
Milk merger firm hits back at critics
08-Oct-2007 By Sarah Britton
Milk Link has hit back at criticism from city analysts that its recently proposed merger with First Milk threatens competition within the cheese...
Brazilian processors eyeing Grampian Country Food Group?
08-Oct-2007 By Rick Pendrous
Grampian Country Food Group could be targeted for acquisition by major Brazilian food processors in a move to reduce their dependence on commodity...
E-sourcing to become an essential buying tool
08-Oct-2007 By Sarah Britton
Finding suppliers on the internet is set to become a major trend throughout the food and drink sector, helping firms make massive...
08-Oct-2007 By Elaine Watson
Cadbury's decision to shift more chocolate production to Poland is not indicative of a widespread trend towards off-shoring in UK food manufacturing,...
How do you ensure a return on investment in IT? Your personal invitation to a free round-table debate organised by Food Manufacture next month
08-Oct-2007 By Rick Pendrous
Food Manufacture magazine is hosting a round-table debate in Leamington Spa, UK, from 10am to 2pm on November 15 focusing on maximising return on...
02-Oct-2007 By Rod Addy
A revamped south coast unit aims to help grocery and foodservice businesses hone workers' talents and products, reports Rod Addy
'No pressure' accumulator conveyor
02-Oct-2007
The latest zero line-pressure roller conveyor to be announced by Excel Automation incorporates a miniature 24V DC drive and gearbox within one of the...
Multivac and Ishida co-operate
02-Oct-2007
Two leading packaging companies, Multivac and Ishida, are to co-operate to provide customers with fully integrated packing line solutions.Multivac...
Finnish spiral conveyor maker targets UK firms
02-Oct-2007
One of Europe's leading designers and manufacturers of spiral conveyor systems for the food industry, Finnish company Vulganus, is targeting the UK...
Sauce chiller speeds cooling
02-Oct-2007
A solution for the rapid and continuous chilling of mayonnaises, sauces and pastes has been launched by Air Products. Developed as an alternative to...
Pneumatic cylinder takes a wash-down
02-Oct-2007
The ICS pneumatic round cylinder from Bosch Rexroth is suited for use in wash-down applications. The cylinder meets all levels of corrosion...
Tea bag packing is shaken not stirred
02-Oct-2007
Finlays, the UK's largest packer of own-label tea, is using a versatile Schubert automated packing system incorporating a robot programmed to shake...
Sweet choice for Thorntons
02-Oct-2007
Braby, the world's leading manufacturer of silos, tanks and fabrications has recently upgraded a non Atex-compliant sugar handling system for...
Susie sews up loading safety
02-Oct-2007
Frozen food maker Birds Eye has chosen Castell's Salvo to protect warehouse workers at its Hull factory from unscheduled trailer departure.Birds...
The true cost of stretch-wrapping
02-Oct-2007
Do you know what your annual spend is on packaging and what proportion of this goes on pallet stretch-wrap film? If you do know the true cost per...
02-Oct-2007
Buying lift trucks for use in the food and drink sector can be a lot more complicated than it sounds. So what sort of things do buyers tend to overlook? Robin Meczes finds out
02-Oct-2007
From Spain to Wales, each Kellogg site has its own unique culture, as the man in charge of its successful Wrexham factory soon discovered
02-Oct-2007 By Rick Pendrous
Nestlé UK's supply chain director has called for greater investment in Britain's rail freight infrastructure, as the food giant embarks upon its...
02-Oct-2007 By Hugh Williams
You know it will happen, every time: you grab that slice of pizza by the crust; you give it a nudge with the knife in the hope of a clean cut; then,...
Storage key to cartoning efficiency
02-Oct-2007
The duration and nature of carton storage can have a significant effect on subsequent cartoning performance, research from Pira International has...
02-Oct-2007 By Paul Gander
Medium-sized food companies, traditionally slow to adopt high-cost robotic automation, are showing a greater willingness to invest in this...
02-Oct-2007
It is extremely rare for a regulatory person to express sympathy for marketers, but in the current climate I do feel a bit sorry for those seeking to...
Hybrid tray takes on ready meals
02-Oct-2007
Practical rather than sustainable, a hybrid board and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) tray material from Stora Enso is now being used by leading...
02-Oct-2007 By Sarah Britton
New Brussels-based ingredients firm Bakbel Europe is hoping to appeal to the bakery, confectionery and foodservice markets with its range of glazes,...
Snap, heat and eat snack
02-Oct-2007
Heinz is adding a new 'Snap Pots' format to its Beanz and Pasta ranges to cater for consumers who want a quicker way to prepare a light snack.Similar...
02-Oct-2007
Unless afforded the luxury of basking in the southern European heat wave for the last three months, you cannot escape the fact that the good old...
Bob does the job for children's natural cheddar cheese
02-Oct-2007
The Good Food Village has launched the first natural cheese containing 'Secret Shapes'. The product was created using a new process, which enables a...
02-Oct-2007 By Sarah Britton
Derby-based food firm Marbran has received an £18,000 grant from the Home-Grown Cereals Authority enabling the company to improve its new 'Crips'...
Dual nutrition and carbon footprint labelling to come
02-Oct-2007
A combined nutritional and environmental food labelling system has been made possible by Sheffield Hallam University's discovery of a link between...
02-Oct-2007
DEFRA's FMD fight hampered by lack of resources
02-Oct-2007 By Elaine Watson
Apple ingredients said to be at the heart of good vascular health
02-Oct-2007 By Elaine Watson
Sainsbury and M&S lead the retail charge to stock up on selenium-enriched food items
02-Oct-2007 By Elaine Watson
Manufacturers face egg and poultry shortages as producers pass on a 'feel-bad' factor
02-Oct-2007
Risk strategies key in a market increasingly governed by hedging and forward planning
E-Nose could sniff out the early signs of food spoilage
02-Oct-2007
Portable electronic 'noses' being trialled in UK hospitals to detect tell-tale bacteria on patients' breath could find their way on to food...
Air freight trade risk
02-Oct-2007
ban could threaten growers' livelihoods, warn produce importers
