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The Federation of Bakers has elected a new chairman, Brian Robinson, who takes over from Miles Warnick.Robinson, a former chartered accountant, was born in New...
Already famous for their soup creations, developers at the New Covent Garden Food Company have come up with a selection of indulgent ready meals. “This...
To support the drive towards the removal of additives in food, Indian colourings specialist Roha has developed extracts that deliver colour in beverages, but are...
Asda chef Neil Nugent gives Sarah Britton his views on NPD as Food Manufacture delves inside the mind of one of UK retail's top creatives
Naturally occurring in citrus fruits and other fruits and vegetables, vitamin C has now been launched by DSM Nutritional Products as a high-quality additive. Its...
Swiss firm Frutarom has launched an omega-3 preparation for dairy products, which can be used in yoghurt drinks.Its Food Systems technology permits the incorporation of...
What is the food group with the broadest range of health benefits but which consumers seem to have the greatest difficulty in incorporating regularly into...
The government may be keen to go green, but it will take more than an eco-label to change shoppers' buying habits, says Rick Pendrous
Manufacturers are battling to get the message across to consumers that ready meals can actually be healthy. Nicola Cottam investigates
Free-from foods are finally breaking into supermarkets, but matching the quality of standard products is proving a challenge, reports Lynda Searby
Soft drinks may be a mature market, but there is still plenty of room for expansion as developers combine health and sophistication to appeal to adults, reports Catherine Quinn
NPD chefs tell Sarah Britton why a culinary background is essential to food manufacture and how restaurants continue to influence their work
The potential for products promoting healthy digestion is increasing as research hots up. Rod Addy examines the frenzy of activity in the area
To plug recruitment gaps, designing training that employers want is only half the battle. An industry makeover may also be needed, as Rod Addy discovers at Food Manufacture's fifth HR forum
Calibre Control International is to distribute and market US-based Charm Sciences' rapid one step assay (ROSA) mycotoxin diagnostic tools in the UK.Calibre will feature the...
Confectionery makers can now evaluate and improve the performance of sweet wrappers with a new test from Stable Micro Systems. The Wrapper Release test provides...
Joseph Heler Cheese has invested more than £200,000 in a fully automated, multi-head weigher and bagging system capable of producing one, two, five and 10kg...
Food processing equipment supplier Marel is to change its corporate identity to Marel Food Systems to reflect its status as the sales and service organisation...
Food equipment and ingredients specialist Interfood Technology worked closely with cooker manufacturer Maurer-Atmos to install a range of combined cooking and cooling units at Adams...
A special 14-head version of Ishida's latest R Series multi-head weigher has helped increase production and save on labour costs at a leading Spanish supplier...
Dutch firm Goudsmit Magnetic Systems has developed a filter that removes even the smallest iron particles from wheat flour and other powdery and liquid materials...
Netzsch Pumps' SH/BH range of progressing cavity pumps has been awarded a 3A certificate by the EHEDG European hygienic engineering design organisation for food equipment....
Extruder specialist Buhler has developed a new way to produce coloured breakfast cereals. Extruded product mixes of different colours used to be made by operating...
Kason has developed a three-in-one batch screening system that combines a vibratory screener, a batch hopper and an integral feed control to regulate the material...
Delivery of a Multitex4 dough moulder from Baker Perkins has provided an immediate quality and productivity boost for baker Irwins of Portadown in Northern Ireland....
Endress+Hauser's Soliphant M level limit switch has been upgraded. The new device retains the features of the previous version, Soliphant II, namely insensitivity to build-up,...
Control of Listeria is one of the major challenges facing the cheese industry. Now Cheshire-based cheese supplier J S Bailey has enlisted the help of...
Dale Farm co-operative, which is 100% owned by United Dairy Farmers, decided to look no further than Tetrapak company CPS when it wanted to invest...
Leicester-based weighing specialist Mettler Toledo has provided Butlers Farmhouse Cheeses of Lancashire with an industrial floor scale to provide checkweighing for its dairy products at...
Schmersal is extending the range of its CSS 180 non-contact, electronic machinery safety sensors.It has now introduced the CSS 34, a new non-contact safety sensor...
The choice between a volumetric versus a gravimetric loss-in-weight (LIW) feeder for delivery of high value ingredients is based upon the need to know the...
Fire resistant wall panels from Eurobond's fire resistant Firemaster Extra and Rockspan Extra ranges have been tested by Warrington Fire Research and achieved up to...
White and blue Trucker safety Wellingtons from safety footwear specialist Aimont are ideally suited to the food processing sector, combining comfort and protection.Manufactured from high...
Penny Hydraulics is offering a free booklet giving guidance on current manual handling regulations and practical advice on how to reduce the need to handle...
Dairy farmers are deserting the industry in droves, writes Michelle Knott. But others hope value-added products will boost their incomes
The European Commission is challenging the UK for not being tough enough on factory accidents. John Dunn reports
Bob Fleming lives and breathes seafood to ensure his company'stays ahead of its game and the newly appointed md has major plans for The Big Prawn Company
I guess at least a few people share my prejudice that the US breeds supply chain people who are highly skilled at talking and 'theorising',...
The unveiling of Coca-Cola Enterprises' (CCE's) £30M factory in Edmonton, north London, will mean 37,700 fewer lorry journeys a year - a reduction of 77,600...
Prepared dark-meat products, such as mini-kebabs and steaks, stand to benefit from a self-venting skin pack for use in microwaves.Sealed Air Cryovac's Simple Steps vacuum...
Nestlé has signed a 10-year contract with Innovate Logistics that will see the temperature-controlled storage and distribution provider taking over the operation of Nestlé's 75,000-pallet...
Sidel says its new generation roll-fed wraparound labeller can reduce changeover times by 30% and give 20% greater accuracy than established systems.The Rollquattro Evolution, from...
Asda has defended its invitation to consumers to deposit excess packaging outside its York and Dewsbury stores, in Yorkshire, to shame suppliers into reducing materials...
Demand for paper and board from accredited forestry management schemes is likely to put pressure on supplies, will require new administration and storage systems and...
So the clock is seriously ticking now on new nutrition and health claims rules. Regulation 1924/2006 comes into force on July 1 2007. The Regulation...
A new study conducted by researchers at the Medical Research Council Nutrition Research Centre in Cambridge and Newcastle University's Human Nutrition Research Centre has further...
One of the largest segments in the natural colours industry is orange, which can be used in an array of applications, such as: confectionery, beverages,...
Since 2004 there has been a drive across the industry to target the foodservice sector, because reports at the time forecast substantial growth in the...
Dairy processor Milk Link has launched a chocolate-flavoured milk as the latest addition to its range of Moo long-life drinks. It is expected to boost...
Witwood Food Products' new product development manager, Trudie Varney, is spearheading the development of a range of authentic coatings to take advantage of the growing...
Many consumers don't have time to stop for breakfast so Northern Ireland fresh fruit specialist Wilson's Country is launching a healthy breakfast option that can...
Dorset-based artisan bakery Honeybuns has launched its first gluten-free savoury tray-bake snack.Inspired by Farinata, an Italian street food, BumbleO has a base made from chick...
I really hope our 42-year metric muddle is finally over
Consumers have always been reluctant to embrace prepared seafood meals, probably because stomach-churning stories abound about food poisoning caused by shellfish.But the Big Prawn Company...
Time is running out to enter the 2007 Food Manufacture Excellence Awards.Categories include Fresh Produce and Small Company of the Year, Ambient and General Groceries,...
First the new magazine, now the website! Food Ingredients Health & Nutrition, the new sister title to Food Manufacture, has launched a website at http://www.foodingredientsinfo.com .The...
Scientist warns safety would suffer if surveillance is reduced
Firms accused of 'ostrich tendencies' on new regulations
Food minister Lord Jeff Rooker has called on the industry to unite behind a comprehensive and consistent 'eco-labelling' system.Rooker argued that a meaningful label would...
Carbon dioxide clarification
Question marks over their commitment to reducing salt content of bread products
Scotland's first carbon-neutral whisky distillery is under construction in Huntly, Aberdeenshire.The facility is being financed with £3.5M raised by Euan Shand, md of Scotch whisky...
The red meat industry is braced for adverse publicity later this year when the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) publishes a review linking meat consumption...
United Biscuits (UB) has warned processors to improve retail-ready packaging (RRP) or risk their product being dropped."If you don't make RRP work for you, people...
Massive interest in new technology sparks plan to hive it off into a separate company
Young's Seafood subsidiary Macrae has opened its new £10M seafood factory at Livingston, Scotland, having outgrown its former site in Granton.The facility employs 230 and...
The second stage of construction has started on a £3.3M training and research centre at the University of Lincolnshire's Holbeach campus. Two new workspaces, the...
The Home Grown Cereals Authority is calling for creative food and drink firms that use UK-grown grain to enter its Enterprise Awards scheme.The scheme provides...
An electrical fault that caused a wax tank to overheat was blamed for a fire at Wensleydale Creamery in Yorkshire last month. Smoke damage was...
Food Manufacture's fortnightly E-alert service will now be updated weekly to enable subscribers to receive updates of the latest news via email even more often....
The Health Protection Agency has launched a proficiency testing system for laboratories that examine foods in accordance with Regulation (EC) 2073/2005. Its Food Law Scheme...
The Food Standards Agency will publish results of research into labelling on cereal products this month to address issues arising from front-of-pack labelling.A spokeswoman said:...
Shortages of organic livestock feed have hit poultry and egg producers.The British Egg Information Council has reported that sales of organics fell by 10% in...
crops could be left vulnerable to disease
Manufacturers face hefty fines from next month if refrigeration plants are found to be leaking fluorinated refrigerant gases, which have a strong greenhouse effect.Under F-Gas...
Medic says that fat, sugar and salt can affect consumers' mood
McCain has called on the government to provide more funding so the steam ovens it arranged to be installed in four schools can be rolled...
Sales of Tate & Lyle sweetener Splenda increased by only 3%, to £147M, in the year to March 31, reflecting the firm's failure to persuade...
Sainsbury has rejected claims by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) that smaller retailers subsidise multiples by paying more to their suppliers. It said ACS...
Snacks and confectionery group Zetar has acquired Britannia Biscuits. Britannia, which turned over £4.5M in the year to July 31, 2006, makes crisps, rice crackers,...
The Food Standard Agency's decision last month to approve the mandatory fortification of bread with folic acid - to reduce the number of neutral tube...
The Society of Food Hygiene and Technology Awards will be presented at the society's annual lecture and luncheon on November 15 at the Royal Garden...
Failure to integrate acquisitions in the past decade is largely responsible for Inter Link Foods' problems, claims its new boss.Ian Croxford, who replaced Chris Thompson...
Attempts to keep overzealous buyers at the leading supermarkets in check in recent years have failed miserably, according to a new report from the Competition...
Switching prime agricultural land over to biofuel production is "economically and ecologically indefensible", Nestlé has claimed.Nestlé communications director François-Xavier Perroud said: "It takes 4,560 litres...
Distrust about colourings and flavourings
Food and packaging could be used as fuel to generate electricity and cut energy bills
This year’s Food Manufacture Excellence Awards feature an important new category: Food Manufacture Personality of the Year This award recognises someone who has made a significant...
Unilever has made a commitment to purchase all its tea from “sustainable, ethical sources” through the introduction of a new certification scheme. Ultimately, it will...
The future of the Meat Hygiene Service (MHS), whose vets currently oversee inspections at abattoirs and primary meat processing plants, will emerge at the Food...
Northern Foods looks set to report recovering margins in chilled foods, whereas margins for bakery and frozen were expected to fall for its full-year results...
Almost 100,000 workers in the food and drink industry have been injured in the past decade, according to new data from the Health & Safety...
The Institute of Food Science and Technology (IFST) will probably merge with a similar organisation within five years, according to its new president, Dr Richard...
Leatherhead Food International (LFI) is launching two new studies into the glycaemic index (GI) this year as part of its nutrition and health forum research...
The Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA) has urged food manufacturers to more closely monitor their labour providers, after Operation Trafalgar, its latest investigation, found several agencies...
Dairy Crest will trial a new online ordering system for its doorstep milk delivery business this summer in a bid to “drag it into the...
Food manufacturers have been urged to sign up to The Year of Food and Farming campaign - an initiative teaching school children more about food...
Asda packaging buyer Shane Monkman has spoken out against retailers, such as Morrison and Sainsbury, which use biodegradable packaging. “Biodegradable packaging is not the future....
Associated British Foods (ABF) may have paid substantially less than the £200M speculated by the press for Indian food business Patak’s, according to Graham Jones,...
Maurice McCartney, director of the British Meat Processors Association, will leave the association on May 31, 2007. He joined the association in 2004 as deputy...
Nutritional solutions innovator Glanbia Nutritionals has appointed Sorcha Tobin as international marketing manager as part of its drive to strengthen its reputation as an expert...
Bottle water company Waterbrands has appointed James Cain to the new role of operations director.A specialist in logistics, Cain will be responsible for all stock...
Fatma Hatipoglu has joined Reading Scientific Services as the newmanager sensory and consumer services.She has wide-ranging experience of managing sensory and consumer research projects aimed...
Unilever directors Patrick Cescau, Kees van der Graaf, Ralph Kugler, Leon Brittan, Wim Dik, Charles Golden, Byron Grote, David Simon, Jean-Cyril Spinetta, Kees Storm and...
Specialist quiche manufacturer Thomas Food Group has appointed Mark Randall finance director.He had been financial controller at the company’s Thomas Food Partnership factory in Sheffield....
Handcrafted cake specialist Kate’s Cakes has appointed Emma Burke as technical director.Burke joined the company in May 2005 as procurement technologist and became technical development...
John Dunsmore has been appointed brewer Scottish & Newcastle's md for Western Europe, with responsibility for the UK, France, Portugal, Finland, Belgium and Greece and...
The market for products that influence mouthfeel is growing very rapidly as consumer awareness of health and nutrition gathers pace, says Florian Bayerlein
Despite lingering doubts about their efficacy, supplements appear to have a very healthy future, Nicola Cottam reports
Every supplement worth its salt is packed with antioxidants, but will popping pills really keep cancer at bay? Paul Hart reports
Water-in-oil-in-water fat replacements that offer optimum mouthfeel and texture are set to take the industry by storm. John Dunn reports on a long-awaited and much-needed process
Sales of fats in Continental Europe are sluggish, but there's good growth in Eastern Europe and Asia Pacific, says RTS Resource
It may come as something of a surprise to him, but Dominique Speleers shares Baden-Powell's famous motto: Be Prepared! Elaine Watson has an exclusive chat with Orafti's new joint md
Living out of a suitcase with only his mobile phone and laptop for company hold no fears for DMV International's Rick de Waard, says Elaine Watson
Unseen, yet structurally vital, dietary options for long-term skeletal health are like a pension fund - by the time you need it, it may be too late to invest, says Paul Hart
Could diglycerides (DAGs) be the solution to the spiralling obesity epidemic? Possibly, but more research is needed, says Bill Lavers
The food industry is ignoring a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to transform the health of consumers, says Sue Scott
The burgeoning growth in biofuels production around the world has prompted a debate on the economics, and ethics, of turning over agricultural land to non-food uses. Mike Spear reports
Many processors are keen to get involved in R&D, but the reliability of commercially funded research is a subject of hot debate. Sarah Britton reports
The essential criteria for good legislation, that it must be clear and easy to understand, and uniformly interpreted and enforced, are ignored at our peril....
Cargill has launched new omega-3 ingredients that can be incorporated into a wide range of foods without discernible changes in flavour or shelf-life.
By using amino acids in combination with high intensity sweeteners, their bitter taste can be masked, according to new research from Ajinomoto.Scientists at the firm...
Waitaki Biosciences has launched Coll2: a combination of type II collagen and glycosaminoglycan (GAG) claimed to assist in the restoration of connective tissues in inflammatory...
DSM has developed BakeZyme WholeGain, an enzyme to help manufacturers of wholegrain bread overcome problems associated with high fibre baking, such as reduced volume and...
Folic acid supplementation can boost cognitive function and slow down age-related hearing loss, according to recent studies conducted by Nestlé
Middle-aged subjects taking a daily supplement of DHA omega-3 (docosahexaenoic acid) from algal DHA supplier Martek Biosciences, showed decreases in diastolic blood pressure, according to...
A new study conducted by Bordeaux Univeristy has shed further light on the fat-burning mechanism behind green coffee extract Svetol - a weight management ingredient...
Health claims about the ability of probiotics to reduce the risk of cancer are very unlikely to gain regulatory approval, delegates at the Vitafoods International...
Kemin Health Europe has announced the European launch of its hunger-busting ingredient Slendesta. The product, available in the US under the Satise brand, is the...
Danisco has launched Dimodan NH: a new emulsifier for the European market designed to help manufacturers provide products free of hydrogenated oils and fats.While trans...
Two stress-beating ingredients have been launched to tap into the burgeoning 'mood food' market.Cyracos, a lemon balm extract from Berkem, is alleged to reduce anxiety-associated...
Chr Hansen is the first to market with oral probiotic capsules designed to help restore and maintain healthy vaginal flora.The capsules, which contain patented probiotic...
GM CAN BE GOOD
Functional foods will account for just 1% of the European food market by value by 2010, despite an explosion of interest in the sector, according...
Taking nutrigenomics from the lab to the supermarket won't be easy, predicts Dr Mark Tallon
Western Europe's functional soft drinks market grew by 6% in 2006 to 4.45bn litres, up 40% on the category's 3.17bn litres in 2001, according to drinks consultancy Zenith International.
Israeli firm Gadot has set up a joint venture with Jiangsu Nuobei Biochemical to build a new $30M citric acid plant in China.The plant, in...
The environmental and social damage caused by biofuels could outweigh their benefits, according to a new report into biofuels by the United Nations.
Flavours firm Synergy has opened a new technical centre in Thailand to serve local markets and provide hands-on support to local customers in the region.
Orafti is conducting another human study exploring the impact of oligofructose on satiety in a bid to amass conclusive evidence of its efficacy before applying...
Tate & Lyle is in advanced discussions with sweeteners firm Syral, a subsidiary of French sugar giant Tereos Group, to sell part of its European...
Large swathes of the dietary supplements market will be killed off unless regulators agree to consider traditional knowledge when assessing health claims for botanicals under...
The potato could emerge as a serious player in the nutritional ingredients market and as a "far more sustainable" source of protein than many of...
Significant reductions in acrylamide - a known carcinogen - in baked, roasted and fried foods will be achieved only through advanced crop- breeding techniques, not...
Food manufacturers that fail to embrace the principles of 'open innovation' by collaborating with external partners will be left behind in the new product development...
The food industry should not raise expectations about the potential of nutrigenomics to improve public health before scientists have proved it can really deliver, the...
Unilever could struggle to find a European market for its controversial ice-structuring protein (ISP) if regulators force it to tell consumers that the ingredient has...
The first consignments of certified sustainable palm oil should hit Europe by the end of this year, according to the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil...
DSM will employ more than 100 research and development (R&D) staff at its 'China Campus' in the Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park in Shanghai by the end...
Lipid Nutrition will make a Novel Food application for CLA (conjugated linoleic acid) this year after months of wrangling with the European Commission over its...
BASF Plant Science is less than a decade away from producing commercial quantities of omega-3 DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) from rapeseed.BASF has been pumping large amounts...
The marketing hype surrounding the vast majority of weight management ingredients "precedes or grossly outweighs the evidence" backing them, according to a leading scientist in...
Only a handful of foods, drinks and supplements that claim to arrest premature ageing of the skin are supported by sound clinical data, experts have...
Despite lingering doubts about their efficacy, supplements appear to have a very healthy future, Nicola Cottam reports
The market for products that influence mouthfeel is growing very rapidly as consumer awareness of health and nutrition gathers pace, says Florian Bayerlein
Water-in-oil-in-water fat replacements that offer optimum mouthfeel and texture are set to take the industry by storm. John Dunn reports on a long-awaited and much-needed process
Sales of fats in Continental Europe are sluggish, but there's good growth in Eastern Europe and Asia Pacific, says RTS Resource
Every supplement worth its salt is packed with antioxidants, but will popping pills really keep cancer at bay? Paul Hart reports
Living out of a suitcase with only his mobile phone and laptop for company hold no fears for DMV International's Rick de Waard, says Elaine Watson
Could diglycerides (DAGs) be the solution to the spiralling obesity epidemic? Possibly, but more research is needed, says Bill Lavers
It may come as something of a surprise to him, but Dominique Speleers shares Baden-Powell's famous motto: Be Prepared! Elaine Watson has an exclusive chat with Orafti's new joint md
Unseen, yet structurally vital, dietary options for long-term skeletal health are like a pension fund - by the time you need it, it may be too late to invest, says Paul Hart
Many processors are keen to get involved in R&D, but the reliability of commercially funded research is a subject of hot debate. Sarah Britton reports
The food industry is ignoring a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to transform the health of consumers, says Sue Scott
The burgeoning growth in biofuels production around the world has prompted a debate on the economics, and ethics, of turning over agricultural land to non-food uses. Mike Spear reports
By using amino acids in combination with high intensity sweeteners, their bitter taste can be masked, according to new research from Ajinomoto.Scientists at the firm...
The essential criteria for good legislation, that it must be clear and easy to understand, and uniformly interpreted and enforced, are ignored at our peril....
DSM has developed BakeZyme WholeGain, an enzyme to help manufacturers of wholegrain bread overcome problems associated with high fibre baking, such as reduced volume and...
Cargill has launched new omega-3 ingredients that can be incorporated into a wide range of foods without discernible changes in flavour or shelf-life.
Folic acid supplementation can boost cognitive function and slow down age-related hearing loss, according to recent studies conducted by Nestlé
Waitaki Biosciences has launched Coll2: a combination of type II collagen and glycosaminoglycan (GAG) claimed to assist in the restoration of connective tissues in inflammatory...
Middle-aged subjects taking a daily supplement of DHA omega-3 (docosahexaenoic acid) from algal DHA supplier Martek Biosciences, showed decreases in diastolic blood pressure, according to...
Health claims about the ability of probiotics to reduce the risk of cancer are very unlikely to gain regulatory approval, delegates at the Vitafoods International...
A new study conducted by Bordeaux Univeristy has shed further light on the fat-burning mechanism behind green coffee extract Svetol - a weight management ingredient...
Kemin Health Europe has announced the European launch of its hunger-busting ingredient Slendesta. The product, available in the US under the Satise brand, is the...
Danisco has launched Dimodan NH: a new emulsifier for the European market designed to help manufacturers provide products free of hydrogenated oils and fats.While trans...
Chr Hansen is the first to market with oral probiotic capsules designed to help restore and maintain healthy vaginal flora.The capsules, which contain patented probiotic...
Functional foods will account for just 1% of the European food market by value by 2010, despite an explosion of interest in the sector, according...
Two stress-beating ingredients have been launched to tap into the burgeoning 'mood food' market.Cyracos, a lemon balm extract from Berkem, is alleged to reduce anxiety-associated...
Taking nutrigenomics from the lab to the supermarket won't be easy, predicts Dr Mark Tallon
GM can be goodReview: genetically modified plants for the promotion of human health.Genetic engineering of plants is being reviewed, with regard to the latest generation...
Western Europe's functional soft drinks market grew by 6% in 2006 to 4.45bn litres, up 40% on the category's 3.17bn litres in 2001, according to drinks consultancy Zenith International.
Israeli firm Gadot has set up a joint venture with Jiangsu Nuobei Biochemical to build a new $30M citric acid plant in China.The plant, in...
The environmental and social damage caused by biofuels could outweigh their benefits, according to a new report into biofuels by the United Nations.
Flavours firm Synergy has opened a new technical centre in Thailand to serve local markets and provide hands-on support to local customers in the region.
Tate & Lyle is in advanced discussions with sweeteners firm Syral, a subsidiary of French sugar giant Tereos Group, to sell part of its European...
The potato could emerge as a serious player in the nutritional ingredients market and as a "far more sustainable" source of protein than many of...
Orafti is conducting another human study exploring the impact of oligofructose on satiety in a bid to amass conclusive evidence of its efficacy before applying...
Significant reductions in acrylamide - a known carcinogen - in baked, roasted and fried foods will be achieved only through advanced crop- breeding techniques, not...
Large swathes of the dietary supplements market will be killed off unless regulators agree to consider traditional knowledge when assessing health claims for botanicals under...
Food manufacturers that fail to embrace the principles of 'open innovation' by collaborating with external partners will be left behind in the new product development...
The food industry should not raise expectations about the potential of nutrigenomics to improve public health before scientists have proved it can really deliver, the...
Unilever could struggle to find a European market for its controversial ice-structuring protein (ISP) if regulators force it to tell consumers that the ingredient has...
The first consignments of certified sustainable palm oil should hit Europe by the end of this year, according to the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil...
Lipid Nutrition will make a Novel Food application for CLA (conjugated linoleic acid) this year after months of wrangling with the European Commission over its...
BASF Plant Science is less than a decade away from producing commercial quantities of omega-3 DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) from rapeseed.BASF has been pumping large amounts...
DSM will employ more than 100 research and development (R&D) staff at its 'China Campus' in the Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park in Shanghai by the end...
The marketing hype surrounding the vast majority of weight management ingredients "precedes or grossly outweighs the evidence" backing them, according to a leading scientist in...
Only a handful of foods, drinks and supplements that claim to arrest premature ageing of the skin are supported by sound clinical data, experts have...
Robert Wiseman’s revamped Bridgwater dairy is set to start operations in December, the company has announced.The Somerset dairy’s output will be increased from 250M litres...
Dairy Crest may close its site at Totnes in Devon.The company plans to consult unions and its 164 employees who work at the plant within...
The premium food market faces being shaped by sustainability issues as much as by quality, according to the boss of grocery think tank IGD.Speaking at...
A £4M food innovation and technology centre is being built to help fledgling food and drink manufacturers develop their products.Malmo Park - due to open...
A package of 16 qualifications in food manufacturing has been devised by sector skills council Improve as part of a programme set to dramatically transform...
Egg sales took off in the first quarter of the year, rising faster than they have for more than eight years, according to the British...
Food safety fears could harm the poultry sector much more than animals dying or being culled if bird flu took hold in Britain, the president...
Dispensing with outplacement services on grounds of cost could prove a false economy for many firms, says Gail Hunt
Organic soups and sauces manufacturer Pasta Reale has installed Loma Scientific's Celsius non-invasive temperature measurement system.Despite having to handle a projected 750t of product a...
Temperature control solutions specialist Dawsonrentals helped one of Europe's leading food companies save £30,000 by providing a new freezing system that eliminated the company's need...
A new, high-performance carbon cloth filter medium, Zorflex HF, claims to offer the highest flow rates to date for any activated carbon cloth medium.Charcoal Cloth...
Three high performance X-ray systems designed to provide high levels of contaminant detection have been installed by Pukka Pies.The firm produces about 50 million pies...
Vortex is following up the launch of its Quantum gate valve in the UK with the introduction of its Vortex Wye Line Diverter. It delivers...
Warburton's Wednesbury bakery has purchased two Russell Finex Compact machines to screen hand-fed ingredients and reduce the risk of bags being tipped over. The sieving...
Rannoch Food Group has installed a Marco TRAC-IT MES system to provide control and management from goods-in through manufacture to packaging and despatch at its...
Air Products has launched a continuous cryogenic solution for freezing, chilling and slicing meat products.Its Freshline TRS freezer has been designed for continuous-crust chilling of...
The factory that makes breakfast cereals for millions has hired a new helper: Kalic, Buxton Lime's liquid-lime dosing system.The Kellogg's factory in Trafford Park, Manchester...
Unilever Netherlands has recently installed a Berson ultraviolet (UV) light disinfection system to treat process water at its margarine manufacturing plant in Rotterdam.The UV system...
Faced with an anticipated drop in cocoa production again this year, David Michael & Co in the US is reminding manufacturers of the benefits of...
Growing interest in healthy eating and widespread belief in the health benefits of cranberries has led to increasing demand for ingredients based on the superfruit....
The ability to provide healthier products has moved up the agenda for British Sugar, the leading supplier of sugar to the UK food and drink...
Kluman and Balter, which lays claim to being the UK's largest independent supplier to the baking industry, is rebranding its Kaybee range and increasing the...
A patented instant cake emulsifier has been launched to offer producers "ultimate convenience and security in the field of industrially produced cakes"SA6600 can be used...
Bakery giant BakeMark UK has launched a creme cake mix designed to make busy bakers' lives easier. Craigmillar All In Creme Cake Mix is the...
Schoolchildren are the target for the latest better-for-you cookie from BakeMark UK. Its soft-bake Apricot and Raisin Cookie is free from artificial flavours and colours,...
Most people want to lose weight, reports Michelle Knott, but they refuse to compromise on taste when buying treats such as bakery products
Brakes is extending its range of culinary nuts and dried fruit to include seeds with the launch of Sunflower Seeds and Toasted Mixed Seeds.Brakes Sunflower...
Driven by demand from the convenience food sector for total packaging solutions, D2 Food Systems has launched its Ulma Scorpius 600-tray sealing system, complete with...
Bradman Lake Group is introducing its Integrated Cartoning System (ICS) to the UK. Described by the manufacturer as a "flexible and advanced solution to top-load...
Fast, advanced gas-flush pot filling equipment has been despatched to the Western Isles of Scotland to help meet growing demand for alternatives to dairy products.Packaging...
There is confusion over changes to European health and nutrition claims in food labelling, but the revisions create opportunities, argues law firm Pinsent Masons.The biggest...
Shelf-ready packaging (SRP) may be all about in-store efficiencies and on-shelf availability, but is its impact on efficiency and space availability on supplier production lines taken into consideration? asks Paul Gander
Companies may escape penalties by buying credits awarded to firms that exceed carbon dioxide emissions reduction targets, writes Derek Goodban
Paul Haigney liked the business he joined so much that he decided to buy himself a share in it
Collaborative "speed dating" distribution sessions between retailers, their suppliers and logistics providers, set up as part of an industry-wide project, could help to remove up...
The food industry bemoans being forced by powerful buyers to operate on low profit margins for most lines. Not only are margins low and under...
A micro-thickness vacuum layer inside a film is giving food and drink manufacturers the opportunity to insulate product more efficiently, and potentially to reduce the...
Environmentally driven policies that give preference to certain packaging polymers, chiefly polyethylene (PE) and polyethylene terephthalate (PET), are eroding demand for other plastics, converters report.Marks...
Flow-wrap equipment specialist Ilapak is completing final machine tests on Rapid Action Packaging (RAP) Softpack paper-and-polylactide (PLA) laminate pack, while also looking for a licensing...
The list of finalists in the Starpack 2007 Awards clearly illustrates the renewed impact that environmental considerations, such as the use of lightweight and sustainable...
DHA omega-3 specialist Martek claims it is ahead of the game when it comes to masking the taste of algae-derived omega-3. "It has gained increasing...
I was lucky enough to have the chance to visit Cairo recently, after having been invited to speak at a conference on oils and fats.I...
Ingredients suppliers get very excited about science but fail to look at the commercial side of business, according to a new functional foods report."Only 5%...
Smedley's Salads is set to launch its first branded, organic offering in the £185M pot salads sector.It will feature two products: Smedley's Organic Coleslaw and...
Rachel's Organic has extended its range to include new fruit flavours. Its revamped Luscious Low Fat offering now includes cherry, strawberry and raspberry products aimed...
Keen to meet growing demand for healthy snacks on-the-go, GC Hahn & Co has developed a praline yoghurt.The German ingredients firm, in which Tate &...
Wilkin & Sons is to produce a new version of its Tiptree sauce containing red and green peppers, honey and tomato purée.The firm says Tiptree...
O2go, the range of sachets that can be used to flavour water, has now been reformulated with Splenda Sucralose - the no-calorie sweetener made from...
People become interim managers for a variety of reasons.Some fall into it through job loss and others, like me, make a positive career decision.To be...
Food manufacturers are recognising the value of using branded ingredients in their products. Yorkshire farmers Debbie and Andrew Keeble, founders of the debbie & andrew's...
When it was developing its five new Knorr Patak's sauces, Unilever Foodsolutions picked the brains of chefs working in the foodservice industry to gain an...
Consumers looking to spice up their lives can rely on a new range of chilli jellies to set their tastebuds on fire.North Wales-based Seren Foods...
Researchers have come up with a new way of working that, they say, bridges the gap between new product development (NPD) and marketing.Robert Möslein, senior...
Celebrate EU by all means - but please don't scrape the barrel
FISS environmental champions pessimistic on CO2 emissions cut
Readers can get the latest news from Food Manufacture as it goes to press by checking out its new interactive digital edition.Subscribers can browse the...
Industry will just have to live with school meals rules, says SFT
Organic milling wheat prices, which rocketed by £100/t to more than £200/t at the turn of the year, show no sign of cooling as global...
The 2007 Food Manufacture Excellence Awards showcase the best firms and people in the sector in the past year.The awards, now in their seventh year,...
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is said to have received more than 50 submissions from companies trying to keep goji berries on supermarket shelves.If evidence...
Firms are missing a chance to create high-value prebiotics from carbohydrate waste produced during processing because they have not invested in new technology.Reading University has...
Rush to develop alternatives to petroleum has already pushed up palm oil prices by 50%
Cereals processors are wasting more than £13.3M of grain a year, according to a report commissioned by grain marketing firm Centaur Grain."Our industry lags way...
Guideline daily amounts (GDAs) 'bamboozle' consumers instead of helping them make healthy choices, the boss of Seabrook Crisps has claimed.Ken Brook-Chrispin, chief executive of the...
A Food Standards Agency (FSA) botulism alert over chilled vacuum-packed meat comes a year after warnings that the packaging could increase the risk of the...
Cadbury has become the first food manufacturer to face prosecution under EU General Food Law for failing immediately to inform the authorities of a potential...
but supermarket asks european commission to amend regulation in bid to save them
Heinz is installing a bespoke new production line at its Kitt Green factory in Wigan that has been designed to produce the company's major new...
The UK seafood processing sector has been valued at £3.9bn and employs 118,000 people, according to a report by industry body Seafish.The analysis has revealed...
The Transport and General Workers' Union is due to meet Tulip on May 2 to urge the firm to release the full information behind its...
Successful launches in the 'mood food' arena are possible without spending millions on clinical trials, a brand expert has claimed.Speaking at Leatherhead Food International's Food,...
Consumers often think twice about buying products if front-of-pack label percentages exceed 30% of the recommended Guideline Daily Amounts (GDA) for snacks or 40% for...
Universities link-up could boost profitability
Confectioners are losing out on £43M of sales because retailers aren't giving confectionery countlines (single items) sufficient shelf-space, according to Mars.The manufacturing giant ran trials...
A new test to help employers make a rapid assessment of the English skills of migrant workers has been launched.Developed by Yorkshire recruitment agency Horizon...
Leatherhead Food International (LFI) is holding a meeting on June 7 for companies interested in joining a new working group to explore applications of nanotechnology...
Reguatory barriers interfere with ingredients achieving commercial potential
A health-enhancing chocolate aimed at diabetics is in the pipeline at Barry Callebaut.The confectioner has funded research into the positive effects of cocoa butter on...
The Guild of Fine Food has accused Tesco of having an "unhealthy" market share and selling standard products as premium."Consumers believe the hype - they...
Findus has launched Frozen Farmed Cod from Norway to ease pressure on overfished oceanic cod stocks.Commercial director Vidar Engen, said: "We all know cod is...
Traffic light labelling would not prove the "disaster" for the biscuit, cake and confectionery sector that many companies had feared, according to market researcher TNS.Speaking...
Scientists at the University of Plymouth are looking for a partner in the food or robotics industry to work on a blue sky project aimed...
Allied Bakeries (AB) is implementing a business intelligence (BI) model it claims has improved efficiency, helping it tailor product launches to consumers and save tens...
How healthy is Britain's food and drink manufacturing sector? Food Manufacture's annual 'state-of-the-industry' survey, published in the July issue, will address this and other issues.To...
new sign should reduce packaging waste
Food may follow white goods down the pre-selection route
Industry body Dairy UK has criticised the Food Standards Agency's (FSA's) saturated fat proposals as "positively harmful" to the sector."The FSA is not addressing the...
Ian Croxford (49) has replaced Chris Thompson as chief executive of Inter link Foods with effect from May 1, with the big task of turning...
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