06-Feb-2012 - More than half (55%) of manufacturing firms are planning to outsource maintenance to help supply increased demand, according to research commissioned by trade fair organiser EasyFairs.
06-Feb-2012 - Focusing on added-value products will help the UK dairy sector to meet rising global demand and avoid short-term fluctuations in commodity prices, according to industry experts.
03-Feb-2012 - BakeAway – the manufacturer of chilled doughs for home-baking and food service – has made its new £2M facility in Corby, Northamptonshire fully operational, creating 40 new jobs.
01-Feb-2012 - Supermarket chain Morrisons, the only major multiple retailer to operate its own meat processing factories, has struck a deal to acquire a 9,755m2 meat processing facility in Winsford, Cheshire from Vion UK.
01-Feb-2012 - Linde Gases has launched a new high-capacity compact cryogenic spiral freezer designed to boost frozen food productivity, reduce the amount of liquid nitrogen used in the freezing process and lower maintenance and sanitation costs.
30-Jan-2012 - With a performance co-efficient of 7, IsoCool says its NAX-ID inverter water chiller has the highest energy efficiency ratio in its category.
30-Jan-2012 - CFB Boilers' range of Loos horizontal packaged steam boilers all feature a graphic thin film translator display with a touch-sensitive screen for more intuitive operation.
30-Jan-2012 - Ishida Europe has launched an enhanced version of its weigher designed for granular products, which can be easily damaged by auger or volumetric cup fillers.
30-Jan-2012 - Tong Peal, kit manufacturer for the vegetable industry, has introduced a new generation crop cleaning system.
30-Jan-2012 - Waste solutions firm Greenbank has solved a food company's waste storage problem and preserved a rare breed of water vole at the same time.
30-Jan-2012 - Firms may have taken the use of digital photographs for auditing validation too far, experts say.
30-Jan-2012 - Cleaning efficiency is under attack. Firms have expanded production schedules, leaving less time for cleaning, while cutting down on water and energy use. This trend has reached a level where firms with older facilities are struggling to maintain standards.
30-Jan-2012 - PAL-Cut, which specialises in equipment and consumables for automated palletising systems, is launching a new sheet dispenser designed for continuous operation in industry cold stores.
30-Jan-2012 - Starfrost has supplied five spiral freezers to a leading chicken processor in Thailand.
30-Jan-2012 - Interfood Technology has added the German company Fessmann to the list of manufacturers for which it distributes in the UK and Ireland.
30-Jan-2012 - Russell Finex says its self-cleaning liquid hygiene filter is the highest specification model on the market.
30-Jan-2012 - Potato processor Greenvale AP has been given the go-ahead needed to generate energy from wind at its site in March, Cambridgeshire.
30-Jan-2012 - Manufacturers are being urged to take advantage of increased government support to increase their exports this year.
30-Jan-2012 - Robotic sampling of meat quality on slaughterhouse production lines could be commercially available next year, as a result of a £1M research project.
30-Jan-2012 - The National Skills Academy for Food and Drink (NSA) has appointed Leicester College as its champion of bakery training.
30-Jan-2012 - Food and drink products containing nanotechnology ingredients are unlikely to appear on UK supermarket shelves anytime soon, despite research into their use taking place in Asia, the US and Brazil.
26-Jan-2012 - The UK poultry industry in 2012 must tackle legal differences between the UK and other EU countries and soaring feed costs, according to Philip Wilkinson, director of 2 Sisters Food Group.
26-Jan-2012 - Ethnic food specialist The Authentic Food Company (TAFC) is expecting its Chinese ready-meal range to almost double in value to £20M, after partnering with chefs from Gordon Ramsay’s favourite Chinese restaurant.
25-Jan-2012 - Chilled food processors must remedy overcapacity and meet financial challenges, such as pension deficits, to realise the sector’s potential, according to Geoff Eaton, former chief executive of chilled firm Uniq.
24-Jan-2012 - Multi-million pound investment in the Scottish salmon industry has created more than 400 jobs over the past two years, a leading industry expert will tell a scientific meeting in Dundee this evening (January 24).