03-Feb-2011 - Risk aversion and a failure to learn the marketing lessons from the US have frustrated the market for energy shots in Europe, according to a new report.
28-Jan-2011 - Allied Bakeries has announced three new seeded loaves for its top grocery brand Kingsmill.
28-Jan-2011 - Ingredients firm Beacon Foods has reported growing demand for sausages and burgers with an ethnic twist.
28-Jan-2011 - Demand for Chase Vodka marmalade is outstripping supply.
28-Jan-2011 - Devon seafood firm Paramount 21 is looking to expand into new markets after a £1M expansion, part-funded by the European Fisheries Fund.
28-Jan-2011 - Campbell Soup Company has made a deal with Leeds-based dry food manufacturer Symington’s to launch Campbell’s branded dry soups and pasta and rice meals in the UK.
28-Jan-2011 - Pre-empting changes in Food Standards Agency (FSA) labelling guidelines, a start-up has produced a system that can provide small firms with nutritional data to label freshly prepared meals and menus.
28-Jan-2011 - Unique events such as this year’s Royal wedding are key sales drivers and platforms for new product development, according to Symphony IRI.
28-Jan-2011 - Bernard Matthews Farms (BMF) has launched chilled turkey created by Marco Pierre White.
28-Jan-2011 - The International Food and Drink Event (IFE11) takes place at London’s ExCel centre on March 13–16. The last show in 2009 saw over 1,200 exhibitors and 22,395 visitors from 83 countries pass through its doors.
28-Jan-2011 - Texture is becoming an increasingly important dimension for consumer-winning foods, according to National Starch Food Innovation
26-Jan-2011 - Former RF Brookes innovation director Alex Simmons is working with Chaucer Foods on a range of novel healthy snacks from freeze-dried smoothie slices to freeze-dried yogurts, following the successful launch of a new range of fruit crisps under the new O! so natural brand in Asda.
25-Jan-2011 - The firm behind a new breed of microscopic salt crystals that is helping manufacturers slash sodium and retain their clean-labels has branched out into the retail market with the development of a consumer product called Solti.
21-Jan-2011 - Bradford-based Seabrook Crisps claims to have developed a "breakthrough" crisp range than contains 90% less salt than normal varieties.
17-Jan-2011 - Peppersmith - the premium gum firm created by former Innocent Drinks executives Mike Stevens and Dan Shrimpton – is venturing into premium mints in the spring.
11-Jan-2011 - General Mills is seeking a partner to help it develop "transformational fruit for yogurt products" that is visibly and texturally superior to the fruit on offer in existing products, without compromising its clean-label credentials.
10-Jan-2011 - UK consumers are increasingly keen on ethnic cuisine, but the market in mainland Europe remains ‘fragmented’, according to a new report from market research firm Keynote.
07-Jan-2011 - London-based Bompass & Parr says its flavour-changing chewing gum that brings Willy Wonka’s famous three-course meal confection closer to reality could be on sale within 12 months.
24-Dec-2010 - The profile of food science is set to rise as a number of initiatives from a reinvigorated Institute of Food Science & Technology (IFST) come to fruition.
24-Dec-2010 - Details are emerging about what the government’s new Public Health Responsibility Deal will expect from industry.
24-Dec-2010 - Although lucrative, the soups and sauces sector is still ruled by tradition. So how are manufacturers attempting to modernise this sedate category? Anne Bruce finds out
24-Dec-2010 - Anticipating and meeting the next generation of consumer needs, while ensuring products offer taste, texture and visual appeal, is vital to stay ahead in this fast-moving industry. Manufacturers need a helping hand to achieve this on a mass scale.
24-Dec-2010 - Takeaways have traditionally met the demand for a late-night curry ‘hit’ with tubs of gravy.
24-Dec-2010 - Scarborough-based family firm, Thomas’s Bakery sought advice from food technologists at regional food group deliciouslyorkshire to bring its confectionery for schools range in line with the new nutritional guidelines established since Jamie Oliver’s campaign.
24-Dec-2010 - Targeting a perceived gap in the cash and carry market, The Authentic Food Company (TAFC) has launched a new consumer-facing brand: Authentic Kitchen.