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Ferndale Foods has just completed a £2.2m extension at its factory in Erith, Kent, to meet demand for its pre-packed, ready cooked meals. The work,...
Functional foods are now well and truly in the mainstream, according to exclusive research conducted by HI Europe for Food Manufacture magazine.A nationally weighted study...
Free-range egg and poultry producers are exploring everything from hiring marquees to surrounding birds with netting if official advice changes and they are told to...
The low-glycaemic index (GI) revolution could be over before it even begins unless the industry persuades decision makers in Brussels that the term ‘low-GI’ should...
The Transport and General Workers’ Union (T&G) is preparing to ballot staff at Grampian Country Food Group on whether to take industrial action over its...
Seafood processor Young’s Bluecrest has saved more than £2m in direct costs alone through a groundbreaking HR project that has slashed staff turnover, cut absenteeism...
Me and My Factory Interview: Lucy Stout, Managing Director, The Sous-Vide Food Company
ME & MY FACTORY LUCY STOUTT MANAGING DIRECTOR, THE SOUS-VIDE FOOD COMPANY
Cott Beverages has acquired rival Macaw Soft Drinks in a £75.5m deal to create a major new force in own-label soft drinks.The UK’s largest privately-owned...
Pumping millions of pounds into tailoring foods to fit the genetic profile of consumers will not solve the developed world’s spiralling obesity epidemic or tackle...
A new one-stop shop enabling UK food and drink employers to access suitable training for their staff should be up and running by the end...
The Transport and General Workers’ Union (T&G) is meeting with Grampian Country Food Group’s chief executive David Salkeld tomorrow (August 16) to attempt to resolve...
Unilever is continuing to blame the Sudan 1 illegal food dye scare for lacklustre sales of its Pot Noodle brand, although other products caught up...
A David and Goliath battle is being played out in East London between the London Development Agency and Britain’s oldest salmon smokery H Forman &...
Ready-to-use pastry manufacturer Saxby's has promoted former operations director Brian Homewood to the new role of commercial director. He has worked for the company for...
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Liquid seasonings: a cheap alternative to dry herbs
Why hire a full-time chef when you only need his expertise three times a year? Elaine Watson looks at the rise of the interim market in product development
While there is demand for authentic herbs and spices to be used in today's Indian ready meals, knowing exactly what you will get at the...
A range of spices sourced from countries around the globe has just been launched
Consumption of herbal teas is bucking the trend of declining tea sales. But the ability to make health claims for them are limited, reports Michelle Knott
Find out about the very latest waste processing technology
Farm-based fruit packer makes a compact move
Conquering the problem of dealing with oily wastes
Conquering the problem of dealing with oily wastes
One year payback on wastewater treatment
While government plans to ban the landfilling of many waste foods next year are to be reviewed, pressure to find alternative disposal routes will intensify, claims Jon Reeds
A range of innovative biomass burners has been launched which are claimed to help companies in the food and drink sector cut waste disposal costs...
Let's start treating consumers like adults and sort out the sugar regime, the new boss of the Biscuit, Cake, Chocolate & Confectionery Association tells Elaine Watson
Fall foul of the Provision & Use of Work Equipment Regulations or Health and Safety at Work Regulations and you could face unlimited fines or even corporate manslaughter charges, says Andrew Litchfield
Umami is being heralded the fifth taste but it could be much more, as Susan Birks discovered at this year's Cheltenham Festival of Science
It's a success story that will have rivals in the ambient aisles drooling with envy; an overflowing order book, a new factory in the pipeline...
A clutch of food suppliers --some in direct competition with each other - are working together on a project designed to reduce empty running and...
Nestlé is switching to a vendor managed inventory (VMI) relationship with Tesco this year in a bid to improve availability.By shifting responsibility for managing stock...
The combination of a quality-printed board sleeve and corrugated inner is providing soup brands with strong graphics, and the consumer with product visibility and insulation.BCP...
I recently came across a bad example of a warehouse draft contract, which failed the two basic rules of 'fit for purpose' for relationships where...
The need to combine higher output with the quality and flexibility required by its retail customers has led meat processor Wignall Foods to invest in...
As the recycling community celebrates an all-time record for UK waste recovery, a major compliance scheme has called for local authorities to be given material-specific...
In less time than it takes a biodegradable bag to break down, an uneasy truce between exponents of different 'degradable' technologies has fallen apart, with...
New controls on the introduction of 'novel foods' into Europe have been described as creating a "fortress Europe" against free trade, keeping out foods that...
Consumer attitudes to allergen labelling of foodstuffs is the subject of a new research project planned by Leatherhead Food International (LFI).The study will assess consumer...
A quick glance at the supermarket shelves shows an unprecedented amount of information on food packaging. As well as the rows of numbers analysing every...
I visited Brazil in June to speak at an export seminar held in Sao Paulo. The purpose of the seminar was to provide assistance and...
Frozen potato products giant McCain has slashed fat and salt levels across its foodservice range in a bid to improve the nutritional profile of its...
BakeMark UK has moved into the Indian snacks market with a new range of filled naan breads aimed at the bakery and foodservice sector. The...
Buxton Foods is targeting the foodservice market with fresh gluten-free organic bread with no preservatives, improvers or artificial flavourings.The company, best known for its Stamp...
The company behind what it claims is the world's first probiotic butter, is launching it in Tesco Ireland this month.The butter, which scooped the Best...
The founder of gourmet baby food brand Fresh Daisy is branching out into the frozen desserts category with a novel range of ice creams and...
Hard luck -- Masterfoods is here to stay!
The manufacturing division of foodservice giant Brakes is aiming to double its sales over the next three years through continuing investment in its plants and...
Inconclusive research is a soya point
The pressure group Farmers for Action (FFA) has vowed to continue its direct action against Arla Foods UK until it reverses its recent 0.35 p/l...
More CAP changes could undermine sustainability, says meat lobby
The Chilled Foods Association (CFA) is to publish guidance on microbiological testing as part of hazard analysis and critical control point (HACCP) procedures in advance...
Foods containing animal by-products will not be banned from landfill sites next year, as planned.Industry welcomed the surprise u-turn by the European Commission, which decided...
Foreign workers are boosting UK food and drink manufacturing, according to the sector skills council Improve.In a survey of nearly 100 firms, 74% praised immigrant...
The risk of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) being passed to humans through goat meat and milk products is very small, according to the European Food...
In Whey to add value (Food Manufacture June 2005) we stated incorrectly that GEA Filtration had supplied an Isoflux plant in the UK. Arla's extended...
Supply company Wincanton will repack Heinz ambient products for promotions, carry out quality inspection and extract good stock from damaged pallets under a two-year deal.Wincanton...
Wild Harvest, the London-based speciality food supplier owned by foodservice company Brakes, has opened facilities in New Covent Garden Market to supply top-end restaurants.The £1m,...
The Marlow-based Creative Food Systems (CFS) has sold its food stabiliser business to the American ingredients firm International Specialty Products (ISP).CFS customers are mainly in...
GMB members joined a picket in support of the labour organiser Habtom Weldemicael who was jailed for unionising staff at an Eritrean Coca-Cola plant. The...
Overseas visitors to next year's Foodex Meatex exhibition should be more plentiful following an agreement to fund trips by the UK's International Agriculture and Technology...
Logistics experts have criticised as misguided and ill-informed calls by the GMB union for the banning of GPS satellite-linked wearable computers in distribution centres.The GMB...
Certification promised to outlaw labour abuses among suppliers
Radio frequency identification (RFID) tags could pose problems for the recycling industry if used on food and drink bottles, British Glass has warned.Technical manager Peter...
Westbury Dairies in Wiltshire claims to have reduced its water treatment costs by £1,500 a week with a new water recovery system.A 21.5m high, 15.5t...
Collaboration in distribution looks more likely as costs rise
Manufacturers are bracing themselves for new restrictions on the fat content of processed meat products, according to the new president of the British Meat Processors...
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has issued new draft guidelines on the use of the terms vegetarian and vegan following concerns that they are not...
Cadbury Trebor Bassett has struck a deal with a US manufacturer to make Butterkist popcorn after failing to find a UK supplier to produce it...
Redundancies were expected at Hilliers of Plymouth following a major fire last month which halted the company's production of own-label pies and pastries for Asda.The...
Firms' non-GM claims could be under threat from tighter rules
SABMiller has set up Miller Brands (UK) to take over distribution, sale and marketing of Miller Genuine Draft (MGD) and Peroni Nastro Azzuro beers from...
A pay dispute between the Transport & General Workers' Union and retailer Morrison was due to go to the arbitration service Acas on July 27....
Corporate finance houses are predicting an upsurge in merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the coming year, driven by deals in chilled foods, healthy snacks,...
Time is running out to take the lion's share of research funding
Potential savings of £500m-£800m a year from improved supply chain efficiency in Britain's red meat sector have been identified by the Red Meat Industry Forum...
Devolution has created special problems for the Meat & Livestock Commission (MLC), agreed the senior economist conducting a government review of producer bodies charging statutory...
Products tailored to specific groups of the population with genetic predispositions towards certain diseases could be on sale within five years, according to Unilever.Unilever is...
More action is promised to curb increase in fraudulent labelling
The largest privately owned soft drinks manufacturer and confectionery marketer in the Middle East is thirsty for a senior executive to join its team in...
Sainsbury has taken the lead among the major retailers in emptying its shelves of cheap, tertiary bacon brands made using overseas pork that often fails...
The food and drink manufacturing sector skills council Improve has launched a foundation degree framework as a bridge between the academic, vocational and work experience...
Northern Foods will defend its right to use the Melton Mowbray name on its pork pies at the High Court before Christmas.It wants a judicial...
The Co-operative Group has reformulated 53 products and de-listed 27 after banning 12 common artificial colourings and monosodium glutamate (MSG) in own-label products. Although the...
Ben Gill, chairman of Westbury Dairies and former National Farmers' Union president, has called for structural reform to resolve a "chronic situation" in dairying.He pointed...
Hall & Woodhouse, which brews Badger beers, is planning a major redevelopment of its Dorset brewery to provide modern facilities. Its existing brewery in Blandford,...
Kyprianou denies rules demonise foods or strangle innovation
Adopting a more humorous approach to marketing could help functional foods companies get around tough new health claims regulations, experts have suggested.The Advertising Standards Authority...
Manufacturing will be a key feature of a draft sustainable food strategy for London to be unveiled by early next month, according to London Food...
Inter Link Foods is closing two of its 12 bakeries and opening another to consolidate manufacturing at larger, more-efficient sites.Production is being transferred from its...
Cancer researchers turn their attention to Tate & Lyle sweetener
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