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Tex-mex food manufacturing firm Discovery Foods has appointed James Bennett as its new group marketing controller.He joins from InBev, where he worked on leading beer...
The Food Standards Agency is working with specialist recruitment agencies to find an interim manager able to hold the reins at the FSA until a...
FSC, the international foodservice management company, has recruited Jenny O’Donnell to head up its NPD department.O'Donnell completed her studies at Massey University in New Zealand...
Paragon Quality Foods has appointed David Plunkett as technical manager.Plunkett, who was previously technical director at the now defunct Canterbury Foods Group, will head the...
Leading biscuit and crisp manufacturers have been in discussions with Professor Malcolm Povey, a food physicist at Leeds University, about how they can benefit from...
Nutritional and functional ingredients specialist National Starch has announced two strategic appointments in its European management team.Former global director for nutrition and European director for...
Dedicated high speed machines and highly automated production lines are not providing UK manufacturers with the flexibility they need to meet rapidly changing demands from...
Food companies are not doing enough to manage the ‘real’ threats facing their businesses as the industry’s risk profile changes, according to a new report.Risk...
Premium soup maker Yorkshire Soup is planning to move to larger premises this year in order to meet growing demand.Terry Williams, a partner in the...
Up to 140 staff at Geest’s ready meals plant in West Marsh Road, Spalding, face redundancy following moves by the company to transfer production to...
Food manufacturers in the south east of England could be forced to relocate to other parts of the country or even overseas to remain competitive...
The British Pig Executive has a new board member in the shape of Dalehead md John Hughes.He takes over from Ashley Bowes, of Bowes of...
BHJ UK Protein Foods has strengthened its national sales team tomeet growing national demand by appointing Tom Cooke as account manager.Based in Tipton in the...
Mike Denyard has been appointed chairman of the Confectioners Benevolent Fund. A former director of sales at Cadbury Trebor Bassett, Denyard has been a supporter...
Young’s Seafood has appointed Ellen Cockburn to the role of human resources director. Cockburn, who was until recently director of capability and development at Northern...
The EFSA Management Board has nominated Catherine Geslain-Lanéelle as future executive director of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) following the departure of Geoffrey Podger....
Ocean Spray Ingredient Technology Group has appointed Lee Doleman as senior manager, European sales. He joins from ingredients supplier J.O. Sims, where he was commercial...
Maurice McCartney has been appointed director of the British Meat Processors Association in succession to Peter Scott. McCartney joined the Association as deputy director in...
David Berryman, the UK’s leading specialist blender of fruit juice and juice products has appointed Paul Mold as UK sales manager. His role will be...
Grocery logistics specialist Baylis Distribution has struck a three-year renewal contract with tex-mex giant Discovery Foods to provide a nationwide distribution service via a 3,000-pallet...
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Northern Foods appears to have exhausted all legal avenues in its challenge to the government-backed application for protected name status for Melton Mowbray pork pies.Last...
Shelf-ready dilemma for suppliers
Slaughterers dismiss farmer accusations on falling beef prices
Alan Gardner, a sheep farmer and vice president of the Farmers Union of Wales has been appointed as the Food Standards Agency's new Board member...
Massively increased spending on diet products is not having any meaningful impact on the nation’s waistline, according to a new report from market researcher Datamonitor....
Big names in food and drink manufacturing such as Danone, Nestlé, and US firms Campbell and Dean Foods were more likely than small rivals to...
The Federation of Bakers (FoB) has said the battle to keep the traditional British loaf is not over, despite a European Parliament decision on Thursday...
Two big names at the premium end of the food market are venturing into new territory this month in a bid to extend their brands...
Frozen food buyers have started to reduce their use of on-line auctions as a procurement tool after finding them increasingly less effective, manufacturers have claimed.British...
Contamination of highly processed foods with meat proteins or genetically modified organisms (GMOs) that shouldn’t be there could be more readily picked up in the...
Bosses at top Northern Ireland chicken processor Farm Fed have launched a consultation with staff over the proposed closure of its Coleraine factory, which employs...
Snack foods company Zetar posted a pre-tax loss of £188,000 on sales of £21.9m in the six months to October 31 2005.The company, which bought...
Government-backed waste reduction initiative WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) still has £3.8m for initiatives to minimise domestic packaging and food waste. WRAP has aleardy...
The European Commission (EC) has published three guidance documents to help food companies understand new European Union (EU) food safety hygiene rules.The documents are available...
St Merryn Foods, part of the Grampian Country Food Group, has approached farmers in the south west of England and Wales, which had been supplying...
Bodycote Materials Testing has acquired Tetra Laboratories for an undisclosed sum. Set up less than a year ago, Grimsby-based Tetra Labs provides chemical, microbiological and...
Asda is moving to the introduction of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology on pallets and cases. It has invited suppliers to join trials of the...
An on-line tool enabling food manufacturers to keep up to date with environmental legislation has been launched by government-led website Netregs. The e-alert service has...
UK sales by Uniq in the last quarter of 2005 rose by 2.5% year-on-year to £85.1m. However, group sales in the quarter fell 7.2% to...
Administrators at snacks giant Golden Wonder were drawing up a shortlist of offers for the business as Food Manufacture went to press. Premier Foods and...
Heinz has sold the ethnic foods business of its recent acquisition HP Foods to Associated British Foods, in line with its focus on: ketchup, condiments...
Uniq has appointed Howard Sims as managing director at its value added fish operation in Annan, Scotland, with immediate effect. Responsible for all aspects of...
Katrina Durward, the sales and marketing manager at seafood processor Macrae Edinburgh, has been promoted to the senior board of the company after five years...
Mettler Toledo UK has combined the sales and service operations of its metal detection, checkweighing and X-ray inspection products into a single product inspection division....
Sensors that can monitor the temperature of targets at distances from a few millimetres to several metres are now available from Calex Electronics.These sensors can...
A new contamination detection system designed to fill the gap that exists between traditional magnetic metal detectors and full featured X-ray imaging systems for use...
Westfalia Separator has supplemented its range of decanters with the CE 205, which has set new standards in terms of decanter technology for wine and...
Supplier of X-ray inspection equipment, Smiths Detection, has opened a specialist UK Product Inspection Centre at Grimsby in Lincolnshire.The area in and around Grimsby is...
Manufacturer of water-based cutting equipment, Power Jet Systems, has developed an entry level machine, called the Mini Jet, for use on foodstuffs.Designed to provide high...
The new Marel OptiCut portion cutter will be on display at the Foodex Meatex Exhibition, which takes place at the NEC in Birmingham from March...
Alfa Laval has added two new models to its PX range of vegetable oil separators. The PX 55 and PX 65 were developed for duties...
Thermal oil systems are often used to heat ingredients, working between 140-310°C. But over time the oil tends to oxidise and it produces sludge -...
DataPaq has designed an essential hazard analysis critical control point (HACCP) tool for companies operating in the poultry processing sector - the MultiPaq21 in-process temperature...
Princes Foods at Chichester has commissioned three Lagarde four-basket rotary retorts through UK and Eire agent, Holmach.The retorts installed at the factory are for pasteurising...
Wright's Pies in the north west of England has made a major investment in BCH equipment to help meet the increasing demand for its pies...
Following his success in selling high quality baps, sandwiches and baked goods from La Patisserie, located at the entrance of Stafford hospital, baker Graham Kelly...
Easiweigh has helped a high volume ready meals manufacturer to produce ready meals with less labour while improving presentation and reducing giveaway.The manufacturer's ready meal...
Mass Measuring Systems and Rospen Industries have installed a muesli line at Dailycer on Deeside to control the blending of cereals, fruits and nuts, which...
A fully automated solution for packing fresh meat into trays will be on display on the Ishida Europe stand at the Foodex Meatex Exhibition, which...
The latest addition to the Verti-Pack range is expected to dramatically speed up pre-packing of fruit and vegetables. The new Sorma P14 linear multi-head weighing...
After a global search lasting over a year for a source for stainless steel AC motors compatible with its range of stainless steel mixers, Euromixers...
German fruit juice producer Eckesgranini and equipment developer Ytron Process Technology have developed an alternative method of homogenising fruit juice concentrate using a Ytron-Z homogeniser.The...
Equipment supplier Eurobake offers bakers, confectioners and food processors intense mixing and shorter mixing times with Kemper President - a standalone spiral mixer with wheel...
Manufacturer of filling and depositing machinery Turbo Systems has introduced three new blending options for bakers and food manufacturers through the enhanced Shuffle Mix mixer.Manufactured...
Johnson Pump has introduced the TopGear range of pumps designed to provide the highest levels of reliability and long service life with capacities from 0.5m3/h...
Apple Engineering has developed a new series of positive pressure manifold depositors. The new PPM40, for example, has several useful features, including the ability to...
Recent legislative changes will dramatically restrict the use of landfill to dispose of organic matter and meat waste. This is forcing many food processors to...
Liquid handling specialist Pump Engineering has a solution to pumping difficult pastes and viscous materials. Pump Engineering's CSF piston pump fitted to a twin-ram system...
The supermarket cheese counter, so long held back by the reluctance of retailers to invest in innovative own-label packs, has seen a marked move towards...
John Dunn discusses the huge financial savings that are on offer through wider use of automation and intelligent sensing equipment
The UK thermoforming market is so large and dynamic that no major European supplier can ignore it, according to Danish company Plus Pack.So impressed is...
Finnish scientists have developed a starch-based filling, coating and adhesive agent to replace conventional mineral and oil-based alternatives in paper.The VTT Technical Research Centre worked...
Soaring energy prices on top of raw material and labour costs could see UK plastics packaging leading a Europe-wide process of consolidation in the sector,...
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Fage, manufacturer of premium brand Total Greek Yoghurt, has enlisted the help of top nutritional consultant Michael van Straten to endorse the brand as part...
It's an industry seemingly blighted by an un-sexy image, skills shortages and bad press. But a new initiative on the horizon is lighting up the future for meat producers. Rebecca Green takes a look
It is discarded by children, but to manufacturers packaging is an essential tool to get ahead in a competitive market, says Michael Luckman
The process to agree regulations governing health and nutrition claims is drawing to a close, with the proposals expected to be finalised early in 2006....
The UK division of colour specialist the GNT Group is hoping to strengthen its position in the market by re-locating to a larger facility.The UK...
Worldwide ingredients and functional foods supplier LycoRed has received official approval for the use of its natural tomato lycopene as a food colouring.The US Food...
First it was the Co-op Group, then M&S. As more retailers jump on the 'additive-free' bandwagon, Rebecca Green looks at the challenges facing colour producers
The trend for organic products seems to be seeping through to the colours sector as worldwide caramel colour manufacturer D D Williamson launches its first...
Frozen own-label ready meals producer Headland Foods, part of the Prize Food Group, has found a cost effective solution to its cooling and heating problems...
The risk of tainting food during the installation of new resin floors is just as great even if the flooring produces little or no odour,...
Quest International, which has developed a novel air management system claiming to kill 99.7% of airborne bacteria and viruses, has completed a stringent validation process...
Flowcrete Specialist Flooring has installed an ultra-hygienic floor at Cookieman's bakery in Esher, Surrey, which serves retailers across the UK.As part of a refurbishment to...
Last year a new company, Kingspan Controlled Environments, was launched to supply insulated panels for the cold storage and food preparation market. It followed Kingspan's...
From running marathons to managing manufacturing support for Walkers' new Skelmersdale plant, which starts up in March, it's all in a day's work for Kath Smith
Changes to the British Retail Consortium's Global Standard are forcing manufacturers to review their plant layouts, says Michelle Knott
The British Frozen Food Federation (BFFF) is driving forward its initiative to tackle inefficiencies in the frozen foodservice supply chain by bringing the key players...
During the last few weeks of 2005 there was a flurry of activity in the area of registration of protected designations of origin (PDOs) and...
I hear that Somerfield is aiming to increase its suppliers' cost to serve. The retailer's proposition allegedly consists of a target to cut stocks, improve...
The appetite suppressant bandwagon is getting crowded as yet another ingredients manufacturer jumps on board. Belgium-based Orafti claims that BeneoP95 reduces hunger and prospective food...
Flavours supplier Edlong has developed a cheap technique to improve the flavour of dairy products. Capsulong technology involves incorporating food ingredients into emulsions that can...
Tetra Pak's Hoyer DeepBlue system for low temperature ice cream has revealed a window of opportunity for cost effective new product development.Microform technology means the...
As we are in winter months with Christmas well behind us, few outside the food and beverage industry would appreciate that the product development activity...
The scent of fresh sauces has been wafting out of Griffith Laboratories in Somercotes, Derbyshire, since the company invested in a culinary-inspired new product development...
It seems manufacturers are finally getting the idea that when it comes to functional food, consumers crave straight-talking. The latest trend sees processors using product...
Omega-3 is being propelled further into the limelight as Young's Bluecrest Seafood launches its new Young's at Heart range. Naturally high in omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty...
Lactose intolerant sufferers can now indulge in dairy with Arla's Lactofree, the UK's first dairy drink to taste of milk, but contain less than 0.05%...
Aimia Foods, Danone UK, Everards Brewery, General Mills, Hall & Woodhouse, Sainsbury, Kellogg, Loch Fyne Oysters, Macphie of Glenbervie, Masterfoods, Nestlé UK, Noel Chadwick, PepsiCo...
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) is drafting a new set of standards governing the storage and distribution of groceries in a bid to address concerns...
The British Frozen Food Federation (BFFF) is holding crisis talks with trading directors at the UK's leading food retailers over concerns that relentless discounting risks...
The number of corporate failures in food manufacturing jumped 38% in 2005 as record numbers of businesses were forced to call in liquidators, receivers and...
Hill Station consolidates production in Wales
Pre-selling of whisky eases pain of planning delays for Shetland's first legal whisky distillery
More than 25,000 jobs have been cut across Britain's manufacturing industry over the last three month as employers tried to offset the impact of soaring...
Response to food safety scares is bearing fruit, claims FSA body
Scientists at one of Britain's leading basic long-term food research organisations will find out in the next couple of weeks whether they will lose their...
Cutting edge manufacturing technologies developed in conjunction with Britain's top research institutes will be among the features of the revitalised Foodex Meatex show at the...
Own-label products are powering ahead at the expense of brands in supermarkets, according to the latest market research.Multiple retailers such as Tesco and Sainsbury have...
Elizabeth Shaw has joined a long list of UK manufacturers that have decided to outsource production and concentrate purely on sales and marketing.The luxury chocolate...
Arla Foods UK has launched a consultation with staff over the proposed closure of its Sheffield Park dairy at Uckfield, East Sussex in July following...
Help promised to boost health and safety
Lower costs on the continent are proving increasingly attractive to food producers in Britain
More jobs have been axed at plant baker Harvestime (2005) as administrators continue their attempts to secure a sale.A further 80 employees have been made...
Coca-Cola has been given the green light by planners to build a new £53m factory in Northern Ireland - a move that will result in...
Jobs at all of the former Canterbury Foods plants were secured last month after administrators were able to sell them all as going concerns.Plants on...
Large supplies of the sweetener sucralose could soon challenge Tate & Lyle's SPLENDA product
Urgent applications to vet health claims and novel foods could languish for months in bulging in trays unless the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is...
Dawn Foods has bolstered its UK and European sales team with two new additions. Mikael Paul joins as national sales manager for France, and Dave...
Cutting salt proves hard for meat pie firms
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