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Tate and Lyle’s decision to mothball its sucralose plant in McIntosh, Alabama, has “nothing to do with weak demand” but follows a scientific breakthrough that...
Ken Wilson, community affairs manager at Tate & Lyle and an employer champion for the Diploma in Manufacturing and Product Design (MPD), certainly has his...
As Improve targets another five year tenure, it reviews its achievements to date and outlines its future hopes to Rod Addy
The new entry-level version of Ishida Europe's X-ray inspection system aims to ensure maximum quality control of packaging.The Ishida IX-EA-2161 has been designed to inspect...
A new conveyor system for yoghurt lines at Yoplait relies on 85 inverter and geared motor drives from Lenze. With yoghurt production on three eight-hour...
Business is booming for plasma lubrication and condition-monitoring expert Hydralube. The firm claims the electrical energy savings achieved from using its plasma lubricants offer managers...
Versatility is the goal of the Vemag Dough Divider from Reiser. Suitable for all types of bread, bun, roll and English muffins, the Vemag is...
T Cards has designed a simple system of recording or pre-warning management of potential site danger, using coloured cards stored on a wall-mounted board.Safety incidents...
When Premier Foods company RF Brookes expanded its range of chilled ready meals, it needed to build new production lines from scratch and start processing...
Since the recession, processors have been focusing on optimising existing product lines, rather than investing in new capacity. That's why liquid food packager Sidel has...
A powerful new single-axis motion controller enhances Mitsubishi Electric's servo drives for machine automation. Designed for demanding movement sequences on single-axis systems, the new controller...
Daniel Thwaites Brewery is enjoying estimated energy savings of more than £30,000 a year through a three-year steam trap management contract with Spirax Sarco. The...
Investing in automation can help to ensure the long-term sustainability of businesses operating in the food and drink industry and this is certainly the view...
Integrating new equipment into an existing line is a smart way for firms to enlarge their product portfolios with minimum investment.The new SBX Master twin-screw...
Food process technology firm, the Walsall Engineering Group is now the UK and Irish sales and engineering partner for Italian oven manufacturer Verinox.Verinox makes a...
AEW Delford Systems, part of the Marel Food Systems Group, has extended its Winning Lines range of production line systems for specific food processing and...
Installation of a Mauting 4-trolley steam cooker by Union Food Machinery (UFM) at RWM Food Group has been followed up by an order for a...
With dramatic reduction in sterilisation time and improved flavour, Shaka is a win-win process for food manufacturers, reports John Dunn
A steel band travelling oven that consumes up to 45% less electrical power than its rival systems is being hailed by its Danish maker as...
Operations managers have two major considerations: maintaining safety standards on site and boosting efficiency. To help them achieve these goals, Transmon Engineering has developed the...
Kingspan Controlled Environments' KS1150 CS insulated panel system has been used to build a £9M extension to a temperature-controlled distribution centre for HSH Coldstores.This project...
Excel Automation, supplier of automated materials handling systems, has recently completed the third phase of its four-phase upgrade of Chivas Brothers' palletisation and automatic despatch...
Manufacturer Hyster has produced weather protection options for its new electric three- and four-wheel forklift trucks.To increase comfort and visibility for drivers operating in wet...
Boosting the efficiency of cold stores has been the subject of intensive research over recent years, because it can yield substantial cost reductions, says Rod Addy
New technology has much to offer warehousing in terms of raising the supply chain game. But beware of quick fixes, reports Rick Pendrous
With Muslims set to account for a quarter of the world's population, there's money in Halal food, says Michelle Knott
Eating in is the new eating out and the premium soups and sauces market is feeling the benefit, reports Hayley Brown
McDonald's head of supply chain Dean McKenna talks to Elaine Watson about life working under the golden arches
Food processors are having to take the bad with the good in the ever-changing world of organic food and drink, reports Elaine Watson
St Austell Brewery is experiencing a record rise in its beer sales. Roger Ryman explains why the company is performing so well
Marks & Spencer (M&S) has signed a 10-year contract with supply chain specialist Gist worth £2bn.Gist has provided supply chain services for the high street...
An initiative to ringfence thousands of tonnes of malting barley for UK brewers, coordinated by collaborative networking group Farexchange Partnership and involving malt supplier Muntons...
What's the average memory span of a business? Judging by how quickly they make the same mistakes again, I would say six months. In fact,...
A Scottish shortbread manufacturer is among those benefiting from the flexibility and reliability of electronic horizontal form-fill-seal technology.Dean's of Huntly acquired a Carrera 500PC flow-wrapper...
The latest innovation from press manufacturer Heidelberg applies drop-on-demand inkjet to digital short-run pack and label printing.Heidelberg says it is working with Alcan Packaging Singen,...
Convenience features such as ease of opening and reclose can play a major role in enhancing export prospects - as well as domestic sales -...
Dynamic growth in the use of stand-up food pouches masks a reluctance to innovate in materials and equipment technology.While many of today's consumer packs are...
Good news for advocates of clearer on-pack nutrition information. Two significant European studies back guideline daily amounts (GDAs) as the best way of improving consumers'...
A new dual-chamber electrostatic coating system for food production lines has been launched, which is claimed to signal a further nail in the coffin for...
Suppliers of machinery to the food and drink sector are being urged to take on board new rules taking effect at the end of this...
Fizzy drinks, jam and ice cream containing baobab fruit could hit the market next year as firms move from development to launch mode.Extracts from the...
I recently attended the Vitafoods International conference and exhibition in Geneva where hundreds of companies demonstrated the latest developments in functional foods including probiotics, prebiotics,...
Food ingredients manufacturer Macphie has launched a new addition to its ku-li range of fruit coulis. New sour cherry ku-li is launched to coincide with...
A collaborative project exploring new applications for cryo crystallisation is being launched this summer after it emerged that the technique could deliver significant reductions in...
Saclà is turning up the heat this summer with the launch of its first ever fiery chilli pesto. It is made with Italian red chilli...
Manchester Rusk Company's range of seasonings and marinades have been launched in time for the barbecue season. Marinades include Mediterranean tomato and caper, Cantonese style...
Cornish vineyard Polgoon is launching Aval Rose, a sparkling drink made from English apples that are blended with Scottish raspberries before undergoing the 'methode traditionelle'...
Will your products comply with the salt regulations due to take effect in 2010?I was once very sceptical about the link between sodium intake and...
Chewits is relaunching its ice cream flavour after consumers led an online campaign to bring it back. The flavour was popular in the 1990s.The online...
Good process technologists are worth their weight in gold. It is their responsibility to take the approved concept product and trial it through factory processes...
Aulds Delicious Desserts has joined forces with culinary alcohol supplier Thomas Lowndes to launch a frozen dessert with cognac aimed at foodservice outlets.The rhubarb and...
Consumers are starting to turn away from cheap, plentiful, unsustainable food, as world supplies continue to dwindle, according to Philip Lowery, founder and director of...
The UK is significantly behind the US when it comes to using nanotechnology in new product development, according to Sheri Schellhaass, vice president of research...
Complete Food Manufacture's online editorial survey on the state of the UK's food and drink manufacturing sector and you could win £100 of Amazon vouchers...
The Institute of Food Research has launched a new sustainability special interest group and accompanying website at www.ifr.ac.uk/waste.The site provides information on initiatives for waste...
Merseyside-based Aimia Foods has bought Spring Cool Soft Drinks from Norbev, the soft drinks and juice producer, for an undisclosed sum.Spring Cool Soft Drinks has...
Firms chasing more profits from production processes can get help at Food Manufacture's Profitable Production conference at Heritage Motor Centre, Warwickshire, on November 3. For...
British Retail Consortium (BRC) Global Standards has launched a website detailing the standards it requires an organisation to meet to enable production, packaging, storage and...
Portion size reduction could be more effective in helping to reduce Britain's obesity epidemic than reformulating products to reduce levels of fat, sugar and salt.That...
The Tayto Group has set in motion a two-year plan to close its crisp-making site in Wednesbury, West Midlands, which will affect around 300 employees.In...
Officials move quickly to shore up UK export market in response to industry criticism
Evidence-based policy making will be key
British firms are missing opportunities to invest in UK agri-food and processing, yielding ground to overseas businesses, according to English Farming and Food Partnerships (EFFP)."Although...
Events take a turn for the ludicrous
Schemes recycling food waste will only make commercial sense if manufacturers can utilise all of the waste stream to create a range of different food...
A public sector healthy food initiative could raise supply chain costs, the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) fears.The Healthier Food Mark, which is expected to...
Property firms snap up Tyneside factory
Marks & Spencer (M&S) could soon be stocking branded foods for selected product lines and in selected areas of the country, following trials across the...
A technological breakthrough building on work by scientists who have cloned human taste receptors could help manufacturers achieve the most challenging salt reduction targets, according...
Tea has emerged as one of the only categories in which organic lines have outperformed the market in the recession.According to TNS Worldpanel, sales of...
A team of butchers is cycling from London's Smithfield Market to Rungis Market, Paris - more than 186 miles - for charity on June 5....
Palm oil supplier claims that Certified option is only available for crude and refined oil
Lacey's Cheese in Yorkshire has won a contract to supply Sainsbury stores nationwide, thanks to acquiring Safe and Local Supplier Approval (Salsa) with the specialist...
Sales of beverages firm Nichols' Vimto brand rose 11.8% in the 12 weeks to April 18, versus total soft drinks sales growth of 0.6%, reported...
Custom-built oven and cooker manufacturer Double D Food Engineering has been acquired by US food processing equipment supplier JBT FoodTech for an undisclosed sum. JBT...
The Society of Food Hygiene and Technology (SOFHT) will be holding its annual lecture, lunch and awards on November 26 at the Landmark London Hotel....
Pasta meals supplier Pasta King has been made official meals supplier to NHS hospitals in England and parts of Wales. The nomination, initially for one...
Industry welcomes change after criticising 'impossible' reduction targets for 2012
The trend towards assembly cooking will lead future growth in UK chilled food as individual meal components threaten chilled ready meals, according to research by...
Innovation in the soft drinks market in 2008 increased in comparison with 2007, according to the British Soft Drinks Association's (BSDA's) 2009 UK Soft Drinks...
UK food processing efficiency is hampered by a lack of joined up thinking, lack of skilled staff and poor maintenance standards.That's the verdict of MCP...
A lack of eco-friendly waste disposal sites remains a crucial sticking point for processors' environmental programmes, according to seafood processor Pinneys, based in Scotland.Referring to...
The government has been "fighting in Europe" to ensure that "over the top" regulation does not hamper the future of food security in the UK.Legislation...
The June 29 deadline for entry to the Food Manufacture Excellence Awards 2009 is approaching fast.Free to enter, the accolades recognise the best in UK...
Leatherhead Food International is preparing to run feasibility trials using an experimental ultra high energy mixer in a bid to manufacture nano-emulsions with unusual properties.The...
Expert highlights allergen label overload
Britain's food processors would be better served with the Department for Business Enterprise & Regulatory Reform as their sponsor, rather than the Department for Environment,...
Survey showed over a quarter of raw materials production sites didn't manage systems
Processors, particularly crisp manufacturers, using potatoes in foods are missing out on opportunities to improve their products by rash decisions over the varieties they use.That's...
Finding cash for automation still dogs processors, delegates heard at Food Manufacture's Robotics and Automation roundtable on April 29.Sponsored by Pace Mechanical Handling, the event...
Plant bakers could learn a lot from breakfast cereals producers when it comes to promoting the benefits of the product range and growing the sector,...
Up to 80 firefighters were called to a 2 Sisters factory over the bank holiday weekend to tackle a blaze, which resulted in locals being...
Britain’s food and drink manufacturers are showing renewed interest in robotics and automation as equipment costs fall, labour costs rise and the benefits of robot...
Dairy Farmers of Britain (DFB) has sold its £25M turnover cream business in Peterborough to dairy ingredients firm Meadow Foods in a bid to pay...
The Food Processing Knowledge Transfer Network (FPKTN) will join with the Bioscience for Business KTN and the animal-genetics based Genesis Faraday to become a new...
Gist aims to introduce further mechanisation to Marks & Spencer’s (M&S’s) distribution centres after signing a new 10-year contract with the retailer worth an estimated...
Samworth Brothers is boosting capacity in two factories in response to increased demand, creating at least 150 new jobs over the next two years, according...
The European Commission (EC) has insisted that it is still on course to meet its legal deadline of January 2010 for publishing the ‘Community list’...
The illegal food dye Sudan 1 has reared its head again in the UK food supply chain after the major food scare in February 2005.The...
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has appointed Melanie Ruffell to the post of nutrition manager.Ruffell joins FDF after a career in dealing with health...
Javed Ahmed will join Tate & Lyle, as its new chief executive by November 15, 2009.Iain Ferguson, currently chief executive of Tate & Lyle, will...
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is tackling the thorny issue of date marking on food at a stakeholders meeting on June 3.
John Hodge has joined international bakery group Lantmännen Unibake UK as the new group technical manager.This is a newly created senior role that brings together...
A project looking at using specially selected Barley to make healthier bread is being worked on by ingredients manufacturer Macphie of Glenbervie. The EU-funded Framework Six...
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has published its revised salt reduction targets for 2012 for 80 categories of foods.The FSA said the new voluntary targets...
Marks & Spencer (M&S) is launching a host of healthy eating initiatives as part of the health component of its Plan A strategy. Speaking at the...
A saviour could yet emerge for the Food Refrigeration and Process Engineering Research Centre (FRPERC), based at the University of Bristol, which closes before August...
United Biscuits (UB) has finally confirmed plans to offshore more than 100 jobs to India, a move provoking fierce opposition from Unite the union and...
Low incomes alone are not preventing poorer people in the UK from eating better, according to the latest assessments from the Food Standards Agency (FSA).Results...
Global industrial agricultural systems are creating breeding grounds for viruses, which can mutate and spread to humans, environmentalist Zac Goldsmith has warned.“Factory farming is producing...
The market for products boasting satiety claims has not grown as fast as many market observers had predicted, ingredients suppliers at the Vitafoods show in Geneva have admitted
Pork Farms is proposing to make up to 90 employees redundant, after completing a £11M investment at its Queens Drive site in Nottingham. The firm said...
The Fresh Produce Consortium (FPC) has raised fears that the draft protocol between supermarkets and the Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA) might lead to retailers discovering...
Food and drink manufacturers risk incurring even greater financial penalties if they pollute the natural environment following the introduction of new laws, warned an insurance...
New product development with omega-3 fatty acids is continuing apace, despite reports that the market has run out of steam, according to exhibitors at the...
Thousands of British bakers could be at risk of developing a debilitating respiratory condition unless they take sensible precautions, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)...
Asda has slammed the government for failing to provide a comprehensive policy framework to address the future of food security in the UK.The government needs...
British food science research faces another serious blow unless a new home can be found for the Food Refrigeration and Process Engineering Research Centre (FRPERC)...
Scotland Food & Drink has announced the appointment of Professor Mike Pittilo to its management board. Professor Pittilo is principal and vice-chancellor of The...
President of the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) Ross Warburton has called on the UK government to create a policy framework that puts sustainable food...
Fraudulent identification is becoming “incredibly difficult” to spot, warned recruitment agency Barker Ross after it was served a notice of liability following the arrest of...
The EU is failing to take sufficient regard for sound science when making food policy decisions, the UK government’s chief scientific advisor professor John Beddington...
Intellectual property (IP) rights and slashing unit costs are top concerns for processors exploring robotics and automation, according to David Cheeseman, commercial director of the...
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has welcomed continued flexibility on working hours following the breakdown of EU talks on a revised text for the...
The European Commission’s (EC’s) proposed legislation on the regulation of Alternative Investment Fund Managers will restrict the flow of much needed private equity investment in...
Food manufacturers have “learned the lessons of GM” and will not allow nanotechnology to spiral into a public relations disaster zone, Coca-Cola has insisted.Speaking at...
Uniq has increased its share of Marks & Spencer’s (M&S’s) sandwich business to more than 60% after emerging as the biggest beneficiary of a supplier...
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