19-Dec-2011 - Meat consumption is predicted to rise by nearly 73% and demand for dairy products by 58% in the years up to 2050, according to a new report from the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).
05-Dec-2011 - Reverting to the 'snacking habits' of our hunter-gatherer ancestors will help reverse the obesity epidemic facing the developed world and address food security issues, new research has revealed.
05-Dec-2011 - Sponsored by: ZurichWhile the category winners are chosen for excellence across a range of criteria, the Judges' Special Award rewards the entrant that demonstrates outstanding achievement in one particular area of activity.
05-Dec-2011 - Sponsored by: Food ManufactureShortlisted: Keltic Seafare, Lossie Seafoods and Young's Seafood
05-Dec-2011 - Sponsored by: Kimberley-Clark ProfessionaShortlisted: Becketts Foods, Finnebrogue, Taste Tradition and Tulip
05-Dec-2011 - Sponsored by: Air ProductShortlisted: Apetito, Ardo UK, Aunt Bessie's and R&R Ice Cream
05-Dec-2011 - Sponsored by: Coriolis UShortlisted: Arla Foods, Dairy Crest and Rodda's
05-Dec-2011 - Sponsored by: GISShortlisted: IPL Normanton and Willowbrook Foods
05-Dec-2011 - Sponsored by: FoodmanjobShortlisted: Fruitapeel and Kraft Foods
05-Dec-2011 - Sponsored by: The Institute of Food Science & TechnologShortlisted: Dairy Crest, Hitchen Foods and Mash Direct
05-Dec-2011 - Sponsored by: Silverstone Search & SelectionShortlisted: AB World Foods, Premier Foods, Thorntons and Weetabix
05-Dec-2011 - Sponsored by: Lauras InternationalShortlisted: Genesis Crafty, Puratos, United Biscuits and Walkers Charnwood Bakery
05-Dec-2011 - Sponsored by: Silverstone Search & SelectionThis award is presented to the best small UK food or drink manufacturer – typically employing fewer than 100 people and with a turnover of less than £10M a year.
05-Dec-2011 - The Food Manufacturing Excellence Awards the industry's Oscars lived up to their promise again this year with the best companies in the business receiving the recognition they so richly deserved at the awards ceremony that was held in London last month.
05-Dec-2011 - Sponsored by: The Cheese Warehouse The Food Manufacturing Company of the Year is selected by our expert panel of judges from the winners of the nine individual product categories. It goes to the company the judges consider to be the very best of the best.
05-Dec-2011 - Manufacturers are missing out on the commercial opportunities presented by an ageing population by not providing foods targeted at the dietary needs of the elderly, according to experts in the field.
05-Dec-2011 - News that food price inflation had slowed in October gave hard-pressed shoppers some respite. Whether this will lead to greater stability in the roller coaster rise of volatile input costs for manufacturers is another matter.
01-Nov-2011 - Firms from across the food and drink chain celebrated their success last month following the unveiling of the winners of this year's Food and Drink Federation (FDF) Community Partnership Awards.
01-Nov-2011 - Ernest Hemingway once said: "If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast." In the case of one of the food industry's biggest events, this is especially true.
19-Oct-2011 - Mounting pressure on dwindling water resources means that food manufacturers must cut consumption sooner rather than later, according to the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM).
12-Oct-2011 - Further globalisation of the food industry was in evidence at the world’s biggest food and drink trade fair “Anuga 2011” with 86% of the exhibitors coming from outside Germany.
03-Oct-2011 - The shortlist has been announced for the 2011 Food Manufacturing Excellence Awards, following assessment by an independent panel last month.
03-Oct-2011 - News that Denmark is to become the first country in the world to introduce a tax on foods with saturated fat, in a bid to foster healthy eating, has sharply divided British opinion.
26-Sep-2011 - Honeytop Speciality Foods has been bought by Swiss firm Aryzta in a multi-million pound deal that looks set to shake up the UK ethnic breads category.
26-Sep-2011 - One of the most drawn-out disputes in the UK food and drink industry appears to have drawn to a close.
Food Manufacture food safety conference:‘What have we learnt from recent crises?’
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