24-Dec-2010 - To provide a bread-free alternative to the sandwich, Warburtons has launched square wraps and sandwich thins.
24-Dec-2010 - Dundee firm Highland Game has managed to get its new meatball range onto the shelves of Morrison supermarkets across the UK.
24-Dec-2010 - Irish firm Lakeland Dairies has launched nutrient-enriched Modern Milk in four flavours.
24-Dec-2010 - In time for Valentine’s Day, Unifine has launched a chocolate heart decoration for desserts, cakes, ice cream and biscuits.
24-Dec-2010 - A Staffordshire baker is using mobile phone technology to promote the British origin of her biscuits, which she is pitching to the catering committee of the 2012 Olympics.
24-Dec-2010 - A food campaign group has renewed its calls for tighter controls on the marketing of foods high in saturated fats, sugars and salt to children.
06-Dec-2010 - A recent survey suggested that the average Briton can make 10 meals from scratch without having to look at a recipe. The meals were: spaghetti Bolognese, roast dinner, chilli con carne, lasagne, cottage or shepherd’s pie, meat or fish stir fry, beef casserole, macaroni cheese, toad in the hole, meat, fish or vegetable curry.
06-Dec-2010 - Sales of Nutrition Point’s dietary special brand continue to rise and the firm says its success has been assisted by its entry into the frozen free-from category. It was the first firm to market frozen gluten- and wheat-free sausage rolls, cornish pasties and short-crust pastry.
06-Dec-2010 - Knorr used an independent agency to recruit over 100 chefs to participate in best-in-class tasting for new and improved sauces.
06-Dec-2010 - Luxury confectionery firm Thorntons has launched its own range of chilled desserts, available exclusively to the grocery channel.
06-Dec-2010 - A new report by market analysts SymphonyIRI Group UK indicates that retailers will continue to reduce their product ranges in 2011.
06-Dec-2010 - According to the BBC, the most boring day of the 20th century was Sunday April 11 1954 when the main news was Belgium’s fourth general election since the war and the theft of a cup worth £50. In those days food issues were not even on the radar. Food rationing did not end until July 1954.The focus was on whether you could get enough food rather than whether it was safe, let alone its country of origin.
06-Dec-2010 - Enzyme-filtration technology enables manufacturers to meet consumer demand for healthier oils and brings further benefits in terms of cost savings and greener production methods, writes Freddie Dawson
06-Dec-2010 - Being able to spot a developing trend is important in any facet of business and none more so than the sandwich trade. Michelle Knott reports on the booming business of street food, novel ingredients and local heroes
06-Dec-2010 - Research is underway between electronics firm Philips and Tesco in the form of an 'experimental kitchen'.
06-Dec-2010 - The beef and sheep industry body EBLEX has published the first authoritative study of the Halal red meat industry in England.
06-Dec-2010 - The UK arm of a Swiss health food firm, Bioforce, is planning to bring a niche health seasoning product to supermarket shelves.
06-Dec-2010 - The trend for launching ‘eat out at home’ style products continues with the arrival of a new range of ‘foolproof’ soufflés from a husband and ex-wife publican team.
06-Dec-2010 - Famous for its traditional botanically brewed soft drinks, Fentiman’s has created its first alcoholic beverage: Hollows Superior Alcoholic Ginger Beer.
03-Dec-2010 - Snowbird Foods has launched a new meatball product into the foodservice and ready meals markets. The firm has created five varieties of flavour-filled 12g meatballs for buffets and ready meals, which it has launched under the name ‘Poppers’.
03-Dec-2010 - Benjoy Nutrition launched a range of healthy snacks for the under-fives at the end of last month. The children’s food firm says the toddler finger foods are packaged in “the first anti-spill, ‘less mess’ packaging of its kind anywhere in the world”: the Munchcup.
03-Dec-2010 - Feasters is launching five new microwaveable snack products and revamping its packaging.
03-Dec-2010 - In response to the growing popularity of Caribbean-style food, Cleone Foods has developed a new ‘Jerk Chicken’ patty.
03-Dec-2010 - Soy-based ingredients supplier Solae has launched a plant-based fibre blend that aims to cut the cost of manufacturing baked goods, while providing additional functionality.
03-Dec-2010 - Northern Irish company Fivemiletown Creamery won a £70,000 contract from Sainsbury to develop a new hand-crafted cheese product for the UK’s Christmas shoppers.