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Food processors must increase the amount they pay agency workers if they are to prevent them from leaving the UK and causing a labour shortage,...
Smoothie firm Innocent Drinks has begun operating a single forecasting system after completing a research and implementation project that began in 2006.“A lot of challenges...
Scores of ingredients that the food industry had widely assumed would be exempt from the REACH chemicals Regulation (EC1907/2006) may now fall under its remit,...
A new collaborative research project at Leatherhead Food International (LFI) will explore the bioavailability of green tea extracts in a variety of foods from cereals...
Pizzas imported from German convenience food group Freiberger have sparked industry cries that the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA’s) 10-day shelf-life guidance for vacuum packed chilled...
A dramatic increase in retailers’ promotional activity in the past five years shows no sign of abating and could bring down processors if sustained, according...
Dairy processors in the UK have pledged to maintain their raw milk pricing support for farmers, despite weakening market signals.Robert Wiseman Dairies last week announced...
Dairy UK’s new Northern Ireland (NI) director, Dr Mike Johnston, said today he would make the high cost of environmental compliance for dairy companies one...
SEW-Eurodrive has introduced a new modular system for its DR motor series that it claims will set the new standard in drive engineering and provide...
Brighton based, Higgidy Pies, supplier of premium hand-made pies, has taken delivery of a 7.5t refrigerated box van from refrigerated vehicle rental company Petit Forestier.The...
Dinnissen Process Technology of The Netherlands and K-Tron Process Group of Switzerland have introduced a new dosing and mixing concept for the high-quality food industry.The...
Dovecote Park, one of the UK's leading suppliers and processors of British beef for Waitrose, uses a combination of pallet and dolly to move product...
The need to increase steam capacity at its dairy processing facility has led Devon-based cheese maker Quickes Traditional to replace its existing boiler and instal...
Hosokawa Micron has commissioned its latest contract processing suite. Registered to the British Retail Consortium's Global Standard Food 2005 for the receipt, milling, size reduction...
Digmesa, the Swiss manufacturer of electronic control systems for liquids is using Victrex PEEK (polyetheretherketone) polymer in its latest precision flowmeter for demanding food processing...
Processors and academic bodies are joining forces to plug a major skills gap, using Adult Apprenticeships as a key tool, as Rod Addy discovers
LAC Conveyors has launched its first range of plastic modular conveyors, constructed from food-grade plastic. Designed to provide food manufacturers with a cost-effective alternative to...
Demand for omega-3 has resulted in speciality oils supplier The Kerfoot Group paying Moldovan farmers to grow extra Camelina, which can produce oil rich in...
Permira's Birds Eye brand has launched a Creamy Fish & Vegetables ready meal, which flags up its omega-3 content on-pack, as part of a new...
Preliminary sales figures of drinks enriched with omega-3 show strong growth in 2007, taking volumes up 6.5% year-on-year to 2,362Ml, according to the 2008 Omega-3...
Northern Ireland-based Dale Farm has launched the first product in the country to contain Ocean Nutrition Canada's (ONC's) fish oil ingredient Meg-3.Dale Farm Mega Milk...
TM Robotics (Europe), the European robot sales partner of Toshiba Machine, has announced a new machine vision partnership agreement with UK firm PCS Industries. The...
People aren't eating anywhere near enough fish to meet their omega-3 needs. Sarah Britton looks at what food processors are doing to help
Ferdar, the Holland-based supplier of robotic automation systems, has opened a UK office in London. In over 20 years, Ferdar has completed 850 projects involving...
Schubert's new generation of automated packaging machines feature the latest vision systems which are specially designed to undertake a wider range of quality control checks....
ABB Robotics will give the European premier of its second generation FlexPicker delta robot at Interpack in Dusseldorf in April.With increased speed, higher payload and...
Is Britain's food and drink industry ready for robotics? A new initiative is helping companies along the path to automation, reports John Dunn
He joined Rich Products in its first week of production and now manages a factory with a multi-million pound turnover. Meet Andy Lill
This is the story of an old but wise pallet. Over the years, it has seen supply chain thinking evolve and lived through many changes.Many...
The Evolution corrugated board pallet is not the first to use the material, nor even the first from David S Smith Packaging (DSSP), but the...
Closed Loop Recycling, owner of the Dagenham plant due to open in June, says it is already pursuing plans for a second plant "within an...
Road pricing nationwide might be off the agenda following statements made by transport secretary Ruth Kelly last month, but those in the transport field fear...
The growth in plastics recycling capacity, and the prospect of non-bottle collection and processing in future, is inspiring UK converters to look at mono-material pack,...
Raw material costs and retailer commitment to reduce the weight of packaging are driving the development of lighter closures as well as containers.Trade show Interpack...
Users of packaging could be liable for unprecedented levels of fines for non-compliance with their obligations under the Producer Responsibility (Packaging Waste) Regulations, say lawyers.According...
In response to the trend towards healthy products, ingredients firm Rousselot has created nutrition, health and beauty product ranges containing Rousselot hydrolysed collagens (RHC).With 97%...
The process of developing nutrition profiles to restrict nutrition and health claims on foods moved forward a step recently with the publication of scientific advice...
Confectioners and bakers are set to benefit from Food Design's new chocolate panning room. The company, which manufacturers toffee and fudge inclusions, can now help...
Kepak Convenience Foods, a major player in the UK's £102M hot snacking category, is launching its Ugo's Deli Café Panini into the convenience sector with...
Burton's Foods is manufacturing new limited edition Toffee Crunch Fingers on behalf of Cadbury.The new flavour was voted for by consumers from a shortlist and...
With the spotlight on reducing the big four macronutrient nasties: sugar, salt, saturated fats and energy, from pre-packed processed foods in recent years, no food...
Roberts of Port Dinorwic has doubled the size of the development kitchen at its North Wales headquarters as part of an ongoing investment programme.The company,...
Pupils at Royal Docks School, Newham, were treated to spicy chicken and cajun wedges, lamb curry with rice, and vegetable pasta and chicken bravas when...
In order to meet the demand for consumers who love the taste of cider, but aren't keen on drinking too much alcohol, Westons Cider is...
In a bid to add some colour to black tie dinners, catering group Brakes has teamed up with outside catering business By George to create...
Booze has started to make a come-back as a core dessert ingredient - but nowhere near the levels it was in the 1980s, when recipes...
A former director at Geest, Andrew Mitchell, has set up True Foods in Yorkshire in a bid to get back to making more creative products."My...
Probabilistic risk assessments, originally developed for the chemicals sector, look set to be increasingly used to determine the risk to the population from the microbiological...
The curious incident of the cheese sandwich
Success breeds success
The BRC tightens its standards in response to Tesco's concerns
People, not IT systems, need to communicate to ease the administrative burden caused by supermarkets' competing product specification systems, according to a leading software supplier.While...
Rising incidents of food poisoning related to the campylobacter bug are causing increasing concern to the Food Standards Agency (FSA), the Advisory Committee on the...
The first certified sustainable palm oil should be available for manufacturers to buy by the end of May, according to bosses of the 'greenpalm' scheme.Under...
FSA study into hyperactivity faces accusations of bad design and unclear results
Wellness Foods, the new owner of upmarket health food brand Dorset Cereals, has promised to pump further investment into the business following last month's takeover.The...
Leading professor says advice from scientific committees on policy must be more open
In a recent Food Manufacture on-line poll 70% of respondents expected the major UK retailers to stop their food and drink suppliers passing on price...
Chilled food giant Bakkavör will boost its presence in faster growing markets and reduce its UK exposure in the next decade.While further bolt-on UK acquisitions...
New proposals from the Food Standards Agency could change how certain words are used to advertise products.Terms to be watched include: 'farmhouse pâté', 'handmade', 'quality',...
Melanie Leech, director general of the Food and Drink Federation, has applauded the government for reducing the regulatory burden on businesses in last month's Budget...
To satisfy the demand for locally sourced ingredients, convenience food supplier Greencore is sourcing traditional Bramley apples for its desserts from Kent grower Fourayes.The third-generation...
The Carbon Trust has admitted that aspects of its carbon labelling scheme are in need of a rethink.Speaking at the Westminster Food & Nutrition Forum...
Employers that promote the health and wellbeing of their employees will increase the profitability of their businesses, according to Julian Hunt, director of communications for...
poor paperwork makes bribes hard to spot
Restrictions on guar gum imports into the EU are causing headaches for manufacturers and ingredient suppliers, who are now responsible for proving all consignments from...
Tate & Lyle is including a reference to food miles on cane sugar retail packs to indicate their impact on the environment, rather than declaring...
Overseas demand helped food processors fill their order books last month, reflecting a wider trend within manufacturing as a whole, said the Confederation of British...
The UK's supermarket giant has been using complex weather analysis to predict demand
Fruit ingredients supplier Cobell has reported a three-fold increase in demand for superfruits, particularly blueberries, cranberries and pomegranates.Demand has been created by a surge in...
Finsbury Food Group is pumping £2M into kitting out a 1,858m2 bay at its United Central Bakeries plant to expand its speciality breads business.The new...
Hybrid equity and debt finance provider Close Growth Capital has backed the £12M secondary buyout of the Blueberry Group, providing an exit for 3i, which...
Seafood giant Marine Harvest has implemented a new graphic-based traceability system to help manage food safety and quality risks along its supply chain.Developed by Lawson...
Nestlé has announced the establishment of the Chocolate Centre of Excellence, the company's first research and development facility entirely dedicated to the development of premium...
EU proposals to increase the proportion of energy from renewable resources such as biofuels could seriously threaten food supplies, according to European food trade association...
The number of UK allergen-related recalls looks set to soar in 2008, according to a leading industry specialist.Speaking at a Food Manufacture conference on product...
Industry and consumer groups have hit out at European Commission (EC) nutrition labelling proposals for inconsistency and failing to account for all available research.The criticism...
Rising Inflation hinders manufacturing
Retailer warns manufacturers not to push their luck on promotional sales predictions
Fish importer and processor New England Seafood has created two new senior posts at its £3M site in Chessington, Surrey. Linda Wood has been appointed...
Loch Fyne Oysters appointed Martyn Paterson to the new role of purchasing and supply chain manager. Bringing over 20 years of experience within supply chain...
The food industry should screen out unethically produced products, rather than using particular logos to designate certain foods as ethically manufactured, according to Paul Steedman,...
Envirowise is shifting away from one-to-one work with manufacturers towards more co-ordinated work with trade groups from the beginning of April.According to sources close to...
The profitability of Uniq’s desserts business remains unacceptable, despite a significant turnaround in recent months, bosses have admitted.Uniq, which returned to the black in 2007,...
Many bakers are not capitalising on consumer demand for wholegrain and omega-3 breads according to a survey by bakery ingredients firm British Bakels.“Bakers are inclined...
The implementation of a new EU label to denote organic products has been delayed for a year as regulators try and come up with a...
Processors must improve their flexibility and collaborate across the supply chain if they are to cope with fluctuating product demand, according to Glanbia Consumer Foods...
Observational studies will become more important in deciding future food policy, a leading cancer researcher has suggested.Professor Kay-Tee Khaw, principle investigator in the European Prospective...
Tony Georgakis has joined speciality bread manufacturer Honeytop Speciality Foods in a new role as senior national account manager. With more than 16 years' experience...
Dairy UK has appointed a new environment manager to lead work on energy saving in the dairy sector. Maria Wasley has already started work and...
Wrights Pies, the baked goods and confectionery manufacturer, has promoted Neville Carruthers to the newly-created position of operations director at its Crewe site.Carruthers has been...
The British Standards Institute (BSI) has launched a Publicly Available Specification (PAS) providing guidance for suppliers on how to prevent malicious tampering with food and...
Tate & Lyle has dismissed allegations that outsourcing raw sugar operations at its Silvertown refinery in London could compromise workers’ health and safety. The contract...
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is merging its Chemical Safety & Incident Prevention Division and its Emergency Planning, Radiology and Incidents division to improve its...
Processors will face last minute retail price wars as the worsening economic climate forces major supermarkets into a promotions offensive, according to grocery think tank...
Next month’s UK weather will hugely affect wheat prices, currently hovering around £192/t, as rising prices drive farmers to devote more land to cultivation, according...
Consumers will no longer be advised to re-wash ready to eat (RTE) leafy salads sold in supermarkets, following a change in expert advice supplied to...
The UK’s biggest egg company, Noble Foods is about to be broken up following the enforced sale of a business it has only just acquired....
Blended cheese producer Ilchester Cheese Company has appointed Jonathan Smith as chairman.He has been working with the company for over 10 years in various capacities,...
Liverpool-based Renshaw, manufacturer of marzipans and ready-to-roll icings, has strengthened its management team with the recruitment of Tony Sharpe.He joins Renshaw as md, with more...
Clive Frampton and Ian Jones have been re-elected as chairman and vice chairman, to lead the British Egg Product Association.They will promote the concept of...
A survey funded by industry body Seafish is set to reveal industry trends and hardships as processors struggle to survive in a challenging environment.The first...
The food industry has slammed the European Commission’s (EC) proposal of a 3mm minimum type size on food labels for being “short-sighted” and impractical.Speaking at...
Marks & Spencer (M&S) will have completed two major labelling initiatives by March 31, according to its senior nutritionist, Claire Hughes.Hughes said the retailer will...
An advisor to the British government has called for a more holistic approach to food policy, involving the adoption of a raft of measures to...
Converting the cornmill at its Trafford Park plant from maize to wheat processing will improve pest control and allow more ingredients to be sourced locally,...
Many processors are neglecting crisis management and so could encounter serious difficulties over product recalls, according to the latest survey of members of the Society...
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) is in the US this week on a mission to convince firms such as Wal-Mart and McDonald’s to adopt BRC...
The Milk Link Governing Board has announced that Barry Nicholls is to stand down as Milk Link’s Chief Executive at the end of March. He...
Seafood processors are to benefit from the launch of Seafish South West - a one-year pilot project which plans to maximise seafood value.The project is...
Glanbia Group has announced its exit from pigmeat activities, Glanbia Meats Ireland.In August 2007 a major fire destroyed a significant part of a Glanbia Meats...
Preservatives will probably remain in food products, despite being labelled as E-numbers, according to nutrition scientist Claire Williamson, writing in the latest edition of the...
The Specialist Cheesemakers Association (SCA) has launched a tailor-made auditing scheme for small cheesemakers based on the SCA Code of Best Practice for Cheesemakers updated...
John Adams, chief executive of Food From Britain (FFB), has admitted the body may have no future whatsoever after hearing its government funding would be...
Claims in a survey that shoppers have switched to buying chicken produced in more welfare-friendly conditions have been described as “statistically invalid” by the poultry...
Consumers need to rediscover the spirit of World War 2 Britain in their approach to food consumption to avoid a looming food security crisis, according...
Sainsbury is nearing completion of work towards clean labelling for its own-label products, but the process has been tough, according to integrity manager Sue Henderson.Speaking...
The Chilled Food Association (CFA) has dismissed the carbon footprint labelling of individual products as “misguided”, “expensive” and “potentially misleading”, claiming that carbon footprinting a...
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