Two fires in three days disrupt Kellogg’s production

14-Feb-2012 - Fire has halted production twice in three days at Kellogg’s Bryn Lane facility in Wrexham, North Wales

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Kingdom Bakers: 135 jobs under threat

06-Feb-2012 - A total of 135 jobs at Scottish bakery Kingdom Bakers hang in the balance after the firm’s receivers announced that it has received six enquiries from potential buyers.

Spiral freezer helps high production baker maintain competitive edge

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.

Tamper-evident openings give easy access to clamshell

30-Jan-2012 - Tear tape has enabled a New York-based packaging firm to create a tamper-evident yet easy-to-open clamshell food pack for lettuce and bakery products.

Sure as eggs are no longer eggs

30-Jan-2012 - Arla Foods is promoting its egg replacement products as a way of easing the impact of Europe-wide animal welfare legislation, which could result in rising egg prices and supply shortages.

Leicester College appointed bakery training champion

30-Jan-2012 - The National Skills Academy for Food and Drink (NSA) has appointed Leicester College as its champion of bakery training.

French pastries oust British breakfast baked goods

24-Jan-2012 - French pastries, such as brioche and pain au chocolat, are increasingly replacing traditional British baked goods, like English muffins, on the nation’s breakfast plates, according to new research from market research group Mintel.

Monument Foods to open Sunderland bakery

23-Jan-2012 - Monument Foods expects to open a new Sunderland bakery “within the next few weeks”, its director Tracy Lyons told FoodManufacture.co.uk.

Maple Leaf cuts 236 jobs at Walsall bakery

16-Jan-2012 - Canadian firm Maple Leaf has confirmed that it plans to close its West Midlands bakery, after failing to find a buyer for the site, with the loss of 236 jobs.

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Greggs rises on strong Christmas results

11-Jan-2012 - Bakery retailer Greggs has performed ahead of analyst’s expectations during the festive season after posting “excellent” results for the period ending January 7.

Warburtons' 73 job cuts 'had to be made': union

11-Jan-2012 - Bakery firm Warburtons' move to axe 73 jobs at its Oldham site was a “difficult decision that had to be made”, according to the Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union (BFAWU).

Giant multi-nationals to dominate food production

09-Jan-2012 - The balance of power in global food production is shifting away from national governments to multi-national firms and from western economies to emerging nations, warns a new report from SAC’s Rural Policy Centre. In the first of a two-part series, we focus on the growing power of trans-national corporations (TNCs).

General Mills launches new global innovation technology

09-Jan-2012 - General Mills has expanded its worldwide open innovation programme with the launch of new technologies to allow it to collaborate with external organisations that can help it to market its product range online.

Food industry confident of meeting Olympic challenge

06-Jan-2012 - Food and drink manufacturers are predicting that the London 2012 Olympics will give the industry a big boost – provided effective plans are put in place.

Software boosts stock traceability and productivity

01-Jan-2012 - Poultry, chilled, frozen and bakery products supplier 2 Sisters Food Group has installed a Microsoft Dynamics navigation-based LINKFresh supply chain business management system from Anglia Business Solutions.

Two new protein and fibre nuggets for snack bars

01-Jan-2012 - Solae has developed a new protein and fibre nugget, Supro 138, and a new soya protein isolate, Supro 430, for use in nutrition and snack bars.

Cut monoglyceride costs by 30%

01-Jan-2012 - AB Enzymes has launched the most recent addition to its Veron baking enzyme range: a monoglyceride replacer called Veron GMS+.

Food manufacturers deny targeting children online

19-Dec-2011 - UK food manufacturers have rejected claims made by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) that the industry is “preying on children and targeting them with [online] fun and games.”

Real Good Food ‘ripe for investment’

16-Dec-2011 - Bakery, desserts and sugar distributor The Real Good Food Company (RGF) is “an attractive investment opportunity”, according to financial specialist Shore Capital, after the firm posted an interim statement.

Department of Health to ditch tougher salt targets

09-Dec-2011 - Further evidence has emerged that the Department of Health (DoH) will not implement tougher salt reduction targets after 2012, despite denials that it planned to “ditch” them entirely.

Frutarom offers bakers herbal energy boosters

09-Dec-2011 - Energizing croissants to kick-start the day are just one product Frutarom could help bakeries develop thanks to a range of bakery compounds derived from herbal extracts it has just launched.

Warburtons to double in size to £1bn

05-Dec-2011 - Warburtons plans to double the size of its bakery business to £1bn over the next 10 years. The firm will extend its range, build on its brand values and expand further across the globe, its executive director Ross Warburton has reported.

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Free Xmas food for heroes’ families

05-Dec-2011 - Red Lion Foods, the firm which gives 100% of its post-tax profits to British armed forces charities, is inviting serving personnel to win Christmas dinner for their families.

Bakkavör doubles its capacity with continuous ovens

05-Dec-2011 - New Primebake, part of the Bakkavör Group, makes chilled and pre-cooked speciality breads.