01-Mar-2010
A small producer of ready meals made using grass fed Aberdeen Angus beef is looking to join forces with a larger manufacturer to distribute products...
Rice Krispies: soon with 30% less salt
01-Mar-2010
Kellogg has pledged to cut the salt in some of its products by 30%, including Rice Krispies and Kellogg's Corn Flakes.The company claims the move...
Beware tight and inflexible product briefs
01-Mar-2010
The number of times I have seen poor packaging design ruin the opportunity for the success of new products. Packaging and the design of packaging...
Kettle Chips refreshes core range
01-Mar-2010
Kettle Chips is refreshing its core range of flavours and is adding three new seasonings, which hit the shelves at the beginning of this month. The...
01-Mar-2010
A number of ingredient manufacturers and research institutes will pool their expertise in the fight against obesity in a project that will be...
Are date marks approaching their sell by date?
01-Mar-2010
I was pleased to hear that the Food Standards Agency (FSA) is drawing up new guidance on the use of 'best before' and 'use by' dates. Critics of the...
Pipe ducts save time and money
01-Mar-2010
Cadbury chocolate crumb production plant at Marlbook in Herefordshire has installed an extensive stainless steel modular pipework ducting system. The...
01-Mar-2010
A study has revealed that a staggering 61% of senior managers do not know how much money their firms spend on water. At the same time the research,...
01-Mar-2010
A new challenge is emerging from the murky world of policy debate: how best to create a 'healthy, low impact diet' for tomorrow's low carbon...
01-Mar-2010
The current priority for modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) systems for meat and poultry is not to provide improved barrier or longer shelf-life,...
01-Mar-2010
Fresh and frozen seafood supplier Seachill has slashed pallet scanning times for traceability purposes by implementing ImageID's Visidot image...
The joy of new neighbours
01-Mar-2010
Jasper has left me another parcel, right between the rose bush and the daffodils. Now and again, I come across his unpleasant and unwanted gifts....
01-Mar-2010
If you could design your processes again from scratch, asks Glen Annison at Creative Foods, what would they look like?
A lot on their plate
01-Mar-2010
The organic food movement battled falling sales and scientific criticism in 2009. Rod Addy looks at its plans to fight back in the year to come
01-Mar-2010
Despite the weak pound boosting overseas opportunities, the government isn't supporting firms that want to export. Hayley Brown reports
01-Mar-2010
Vision systems, pick and place and palletising are proving popular options as robot capabilities widen and the market picks up, says Rod Addy
01-Mar-2010
The rise of the celebrity chef and the trend towards dining in are stimulating demand for sauces allowing have-a-go home chefs to create restaurant-quality dishes. Lynda Searby gets to the sauce of the matter
01-Mar-2010
An environmental trial at a food processing plant in the West Midlands has reduced harmful microbe levels, such as E.Coli and Salmonella, by 96.4%...
Breath of fresh compressed air
01-Mar-2010
Boge has recently introduced AIReport: a sophisticated compressed air auditing system that can simultaneously analyse up to 12 compressors. Logged...
Marco system gives Cucina Sano 100%
01-Mar-2010
Bakkavör Cucina Sano has installed Marco's Trac-IT line control module at its plant in Lincolnshire. The blend of software and hardware provides...
Hello John, got a new flexible motor
01-Mar-2010
The new Allen-Bradley PowerFlex 753 AC drive from Rockwell Automation promises flexibility, ease of use and increased productivity.The drive supports...
01-Mar-2010
Using water to clean machinery is dangerous due to the likelihood of it interfering with electrical elements and the risk of leftover liquid...
01-Mar-2010
Government funding for food industry training looks precarious. Rod Addy debates the issues
Apprentices do not have to have all the fun
01-Mar-2010
Much has been written about the rewards of taking an apprenticeship within the food and drink industry. But it's not just the apprentices that reap...
01-Mar-2010
The UK's food industry needs politicians with a real grasp of the sector's importance to the nation's wealth, reports Rick Pendrous
