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31-Aug-2006

The real problem is not too little omega-3, it's too much omega-6

Omega-3s have really fired up the imagination of the food industry over the past year, with new product introductions ranging from milk and yoghurts to...

29-Aug-2006

Roast Gressingham duck with spring cabbage, artichoke and baby vegetables

Go for gold with this winning recipe from head chef at the Enverdale, Tristin Farmer

Sleeping beauty

Never one to miss out on a trend, global giant Coca-Cola has launched the Beauty Morning After drink in Japan. The product contains biotin, hyluronic...

Forever young

Parmalat has been getting fruity with Coenzyme Q10. The Italian firm has used the antioxidant in a range of beauty-enhancing foods, which it claims are...

Age-defying juice

If he really wanted to stay young, it seems Peter Pan should have ditched Neverland for the Netherlands. The country is home to the Beauty...

A scentillating development

Wolf down a packet of sweets and still come up smelling of roses. This is the tempting offering from Japan's Kanebo Foods, which has developed...

Get shot of fat with yoghurt drink

Portugese dairy manufacturer Lactogal has launched Europe's first shot-sized drinking yoghurt to help health conscious consumers manage their weight.Introduced under the Adagio brand, the products...

A youthful future

Meiji Dairies of Japan has developed the Beautiful Tomorrow Drink, a fermented milk for the healthy bacterial flora in the intestines. It contains LB81 lactic...

US gets factory first

ABF Ingredients becomes the first US domestic manufacturer of milk protein isolates this month [September 2006] as it brings new capacity on stream at its...

Cheese improves its culture

Improved texture and mouthfeel as well as increased moisture content can be achieved in a range of cheeses, claims DSM Food Specialties, following the results...

Ready, steady, go!

Cereal bars are benefiting from consumers' growing tendency to eat on the run, but how do brands stand out in a crowded market? Rebecca Green reports

Sugar and calorie reduction for low fat dairy desserts

Tate & Lyle has launched an ingredient designed to help manufacturers produce low-fat dairy desserts with reduced or no-added-sugars.Dairy Dessert Rebalance is suitable for use...

Nature vs nurture

Juices and smoothies are booming as healthy alternatives to fizzy drinks, but should producers go functional or stay au naturale? asks Gail Hunt

Green for go?

The issue of front of pack labelling has been hitting the headlines ever since the FSA first announced its traffic lights scheme. But has it changed consumers' habits, or, importantly, their health? Rebecca Green reports

Hello heart Hello brain

It's the one functional ingredient even your granny has heard of, but with competition hotting up, the race is now on to provide omega-3 in its most effective form. Elaine Watson reports

Liquid gold

Added-value milks have lapped up plenty of attention lately, but where are the smart manufacturers investing their money? Sarah Britton investigates the market

Business the LFC way

There is more going on behind the scenes at the London Food Centre than you might imagine. Rebecca Green discovers what it has to offer the food industry

Conveyor belt gets the blues

The Habasit Belting Division of Habasit Rossi has introduced a conveyor belt with a blue Habilene coating for the food market. Part of the polyolefine-coated...

Curd control

New from Tetra Pak Processing is the Tetra Tebel OST control panel for the manufacture of cheese.The panel controls the curd making process in Tetra...

Recyclable aseptic container

Schoeller Arca Systems announces the new Combo Aseptic, a development of its Combo folding intermediate bulk container (IBC), for distributing products that require aseptic filling...

Flexibility from dosing pump Metering

ProMinent Fluid Controls has launched the Delta precision diaphragm dosing pump, which features an innovative pump drive system to give outstanding flexibility in dosing and...

Intelligent modules

Festo has launched two new series of intelligent analogue input/output (I/O) modules to provide food machinery machine builders with unprecedented placement and control flexibility. The...

Easi weighing solutions

Automatic weighing equipment manufacturer Easiweigh, part of the GSH Group, is launching two new weighing systems - a new entry-level system for low volume producers...

French silos for UK

European Process Plant is to distribute the Esteve range of silos, pneumatic conveying and control equipment.Based in Rians in the south of France, the family-owned...

Bag filler alternative to form-fill-seal

The Pronova-Joker bag filling and sealing equipment from Supreme Plastics has been enhanced to handle an even wider range of packaging, with new features for...

Sabalpack UK agent

Sabalpack, the Italian producer of all-stainless vertical form-fill-seal packaging systems, has appointed Selo-Bollans as its representative for the UK and Ireland.Sabalpack specialises in complete packaging...

Sieve that screens as it blows

Sieve specialist Russell Finex will be showing its new Blow Thru Sieve for the first time in the UK. The separator has been designed and...

From glass to metal, PROx sees them all

Thermo Electron Corporation will be showing its extensive range of high performance metal detection, check weighing and X-ray inspection equipment for use by food and...

Fast hydration of powders

Silverson is launching two new product lines - the Flashmix powder/liquid mixing system and the L5 range of laboratory mixers. The Flashmix FM30 uses a...

Sealer fills 100 pots a minute

Packaging Automation is expecting considerable interest in its new Fastfill100 filling and sealing machine.The twin-head high-speed filling, pot sealing and over-lidding machine can operate at...

Filler for thick, lumpy stuff

The Food Machinery Company will launch its Kulp range of volumetric depositors and labelling machines. The VD range of volumetric depositors covers deposits from 20ml...

United Biscuits charges ahead

United Biscuits is using EnerSys's Hawker Motive Power batteries and chargers for its forklift truck fleet at its Midlands distribution centre in Ashby de la...

Lily savages its storage restrictions

The introduction of an Aisle-Master electric articulated forklift has enabled Irish gourmet chocolate manufacturer Lily O'Brien's to increase storage capacity at its plant by 30%.Some...

3663 fits out mixed facility

Link 51 racking and shelving is helping 3663 First for Foodservice, one of the UK's leading foodservice wholesale distributors, to maximise storage at its newest...

High level operator

Imagine working on the ledge of a three-storey building every day. With a maximum lift height of 9.5m, allowing operators to reach to 11.3m, that...

FLT for high bays is a gas

Campbells Shortbread, the oldest bakery in Scotland, has a new state-of-the-art Hyster Fortens H1.6FT-A fork lift truck (FLT) supplied by Barloworld Handling.The lift truck, powered...

McVitie's keeps on truckin'

Improved performance and reliability, increased health and safety, and lower costs are the benefits McVitie's is claimed to have seen since it took delivery of...

Tesco shops for fast loading 'Pod' system

When Tesco needed a method of loading and unloading its fleet of new high-capacity double-deck trailers, used to transfer goods between distribution depots, the solution...

No more wasted time on the dock of the bay

John Dunn reports on the latest retail trends affecting the warehousing of manufacturers' products

Where every coat comes with a silver lining

The relationship between the metal silver and food hygiene goes back a long way - in Roman times, wine was stored in silver urns to...

Revolutionary cold kill for pest control

Insect control specialist Insect-O-Cutor has seen growing demand for its non-pesticidal method for tackling crawling pests.Its patented Cryonite system uses carbon dioxide gas to freeze...

Crisp and clean at Walkers

The introduction of a flame-retardent and dust-resistant screen from Galebreaker has allowed Walkers Snack Foods to begin food production in one part of a new...

Hygienic mixer design as standard

Silverson is planning to launch a completely new range of in-line mixers which will feature hygienic aspects offered by the company's special order UHLS ultra-hygienic...

Soy far, so good?

Despite recent scare stories about the use of soya in food manufacture, the wonder bean still has much to offer, as Sue Scott discovers

Mission critical

Michelle Knott discusses the implications of the new hygiene regulations, that came into force earlier this year, on manufacturers

Feeding the dragon

China is an export market no manufacturer can afford to ignore. But do your homework before you catch the next plane to Shanghai, warns Elaine Watson

Perfectly sweet?

It's got 40% fewer calories than sugar and a GI of just seven; it actively promotes healthy teeth, boosts mineral absorption and has even been known to tackle a bout of thrush. So why isn't everyone using xylitol? Elaine Watson finds out

Royal thumbs up gets Bells ringing

Even the Queen was impressed when a certain enterprising baker from Lazonby went from zero to £3.5M quicker than you can say 'free-from'

Dry thoughts on quality

Dehydrated food has for a long time been associated with low quality products in packets. But new techniques have enhanced production to something approaching freeze-drying, reports Catherine Quinn

Self-billing helps identify true costs

I came across a food manufacturer which queried an invoice it received from the third-party logistics provider (3PL) that ran its warehouse and transport. The...

Financial incentive for the adoption of new RFID system

Manufacturers could at last have a business justification for adopting radio frequency identification (RFID), following the launch of a new managed supply chain data exchange...

Material world set to hit PPMA

For the first time, this month's Processing & Packaging Machinery Association (PPMA) show will include materials and tooling suppliers as well as machinery.Reed Exhibitions' Total...

Aluminium sector plans to go ahead with microwave campaign

The aluminium foil sector is following steel packaging in highlighting the suitability of metal containers for microwaveable foods, but no one is doubting the barriers...

Industry own goal on latex research

Blame for food safety scares is usually laid squarely at the feet of the popular press, which too often misrepresents complex research for a good...

Smaller firms look for help in sustainable pack choices

Faced with more choice than ever when it comes to 'environmentally responsible' packaging, many smaller food companies say the decision-making tools are simply not available.Greater...

A new view on legislation

The birth of my first column for Food Manufacture follows a mere nine months (pardon the pun) working within the food industry, preceded by 12...

Flavour firm shares inside knowledge on snacks

A new marination technique for snacks, which enables potatoes to be flavoured internally has been developed by flavour manufacturer Quest.In-dough, or internal, flavours are generally...

Berry good news for meat processors

Cranberries could be the new wonder ingredient for meat manfacturers, according to cranberry firm Ocean Spray ITG.The fruit may enable meat manufacturers to reduce the...

Imposter or the real McCoy?

For those of you who, like me, have been glued to the recent BBC 4 series 'Cooking in the Danger Zone', you will no doubt...

Sweet news for health fans

Despite consumer demand, confectionery manufacturers are failing to drive healthier alternatives because they think healthy eating is just a fad, claims confectioner Leaf UK."It's like...

Cookery kits are child's play

This month sees the launch of McDougalls' Let's Cook range, which aims to encourage pre-teens and parents to cook together."Kids are currently a main driver...

Easy squeezy formulation makes fruit fun for kids

Buxtons Foods has developed a range of Peter Rabbit Organics fruit purées for kids.Packed in squeezy pouches, the purées have no added sugar or salt;...

Glastonbury hard goat's cheese gives cows some stiff competition

After two years of development, Glastonbury-based cheesemaker Green's, a member of the West Country Farmhouse Cheesemakers' group, has created a hard goat's cheese.The product uses...

Honey is raisin' its game with added ingredients

Rum and raisin may be a familiar favourite when it comes to ice cream, but Martlet Natural Food & Drink ventured into unknown territory when...

Feeling hot! hot! hot!

Tabasco and vodka give Brakes' new Spicy Bloody Mary Vodka Bites a kick. The buffet style snacks are a blend of tomato, mature cheddar cheese,...

Go nuts for new coatings

New nut and seed coatings, which cater for both sweet and sour preferences, are set to propel Pecan Deluxe Candy into the limelight.Md Allan Dew...

Retailers on a global mission

Representatives of manufacturers and standards and accreditation organisations will join retailers later this month for the first meeting of a technical committee set up by...

Crisps with a fruity twist

The healthy snacking category has a new contender in the form of Whitworths Apple Crisps.The company claims that its crisps are healthier than many rival...

Trade Talk

Going the extra miles

Proper saves Fairings

Production resumed at theFurniss biscuit factory in Redruth last month after a fellow Cornish firm saved it from closure.One hundred people lost their jobs when...

Honey monster not enough for Big Bear

Food business goes on the prowl for more "unloved" brands

An inspector calls ... but just the once

The beef and lamb standards organisation Assured British Meat (ABM) said it hoped to have firm proposals for a move towards risk-based regulation rather than...

Sugar war as Greencore mounts court challenge

EU subsidy reform sparks dispute over compensation

Small abattoirs refuse to die

BMPA says losses were less than feared but new threat may be round corner

Aulds well that ends well

Scottish manufacturer Aulds has started building a new dessert factory to replace the one destroyed by fire in September, pictured above. The factory will be...

TQF fails again after takeover

More than 30 staff at cooked meat products firm TQF could lose their jobs unless administrator PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) is able to sell the business as...

Extra-sensory deception by US biotech company

The first products containing ingredients that can fool taste buds into thinking people are eating salty, sweet and rich foods should start hitting supermarket shelves...

Shocks should be expected

A government-funded study has revealed that the UK food chain is shockingly under-prepared for a major disaster.Author Dr Helen Peck, head of research at Cranfield...

Aerobic update

We have been asked to point out that the picture on p37 in the August issue of Food Manufacture showed part of an aerobic digestion...

GLA not afraid to cause production line chaos

Hundreds of businesses are at risk of breaking new gangmaster law

Grampian returns

Redundancies are expected when Grampian Country Food closes its headquarters in Leeds and returns to Scotland - a move expected this month. It said that...

SV goes peanut free

Snack producer Sun Valley has opened a peanut-free factory in Bromborough to meet demand for guaranteed peanut-free products.The facility handles tree nuts, such as hazelnuts,...

Less means more

Premier Foods plans to expand its 'meat-free' range by investing £11M in a chilled manufacturing facility at Methwold, Norfolk.Meat-free products had witnessed "double-digit" sales growth,...

Squeals of delight?

The number of breeding pigs in the UK rose for the first time in four years in June, albeit by just 1%. Although small, the...

Costs not shortages will hit bread-making wheat

Rain fails to spoil yields, but energy prices may add 4p to a loaf

We're not asset strippers, insists Wiseman

Staff at two former Milk Link dairies in Devon and Cornwall have been told there are no plans to transfer liquid milk production to Bridgwater,...

Yorkshire pushes button on robotic centre

The UK's first demonstration, advice and training centre for robotics and automation in the food industry is to be opened in Yorkshire.The £1M centre is...

Icelandic plugs losses at Coldwater

Icelandic Group is transferring its frozen fish manufacturing operations from the UK to plants in Germany and France and concentrating activities here on fresh and...

Organic sense test

The food test centre of the German Agricultural Society (DLG) is offering producers from around the world "attention-grabbing" quality assessments of organic products. Tests will...

Another of Northern's lights is extinguished

Major job losses as shrinking giant closes loss-making bakery

Meat fraud study

The fresh meat sector will be the first to be scrutinised by the Food Fraud Task Force, which the Food Standards Agency (FSA) set up...

Fortifying rethink

Concerns about consumers overdosing on certain ingredients through the growing popularity of food fortification will be aired at a Food Standards Agency (FSA) meeting on...

Meat condemned

Meat seized during an investigation into a Northern Ireland coldstore has been condemned following a court ruling last month. The Food Standards Agency had applied...

S&N results cheer

Scottish & Newcastle said that in the six months to 30 June 2006 UK revenue was up 4.8% year-on-year at £852M and operating profit up...

Few jobs for more migrants, says Improve

Migrants from the next two countries due to join the EU, in 2007, would be unlikely to fill posts in the food and drink industry,...

Toffee firm finds buyer

Principal Capital Management is to buy the Highland Toffee producer Millar McCowan, which went into administration on August 11, for an undisclosed sum.The takeover is...

Baker Greggs gets clever on fire safety

Baker and takeaway retailer Greggs will install a full version at its new Clydesmill factory in Cambuslang, Glasgow of what is believed to be the...

Improve figures reveal that many workers' skills are only basic as job demands rise

Low-skilled employees are expected to have doubtful work future

Anger greets proposal to add meat details to sarnie labels

Proposed guidelines for labelling meat sandwiches are "unworkable", warn producers

25-Aug-2006

Macrae appoints new HR manager

Seafood processor Macrae Edinburgh has appointed Alan Cook as human resources (HR) manager.Cook’s role was previously split between managing human resources and working in operational...

23-Aug-2006

Bailey takes account at Loxton

Loxton Foods has appointed Karen Bailey, a classically trained chef, as national account manager to help develop its growing foodservice business.Loxton md Paul Durbin said:...

Day in the life of the Food Chain

Dr Arthur Day, a prominent figure in the field of food innovation, and a specialist in chocolate and confectionery production, has joined The Food Chain...

21-Aug-2006

FDF hits back over claims that manufacturers are unwilling to meet 2010 salt target

The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) claimed to be “baffled” by the Faculty of Public Health's recent claim that some food manufacturers are reluctant to...

Lincolnshire food technology park gets the go ahead

The green light has been given for a £3M cutting-edge food technology centre to be built in Lincolnshire, forming one of the UK's leading food...

Skills Academy will happen no matter what, says Improve

A dedicated Skills Academy for the food and drink industry will go ahead with or without government support, Improve has promised.Paula Widdowson, commercial director of...

Salmonella research could lead to better antibiotics

Improved antibiotics to treat those contracting food poisoning from Salmonella could be developed following the results of new research carried out by scientists at the...

Real Yorkshire Wensleydale aims for PDO status

Wensleydale Dairy Products is aiming to join a string of British Cheese producers that have secured European protected name status for their cheeses. The company,...

Storage and distribution standard published

The ability to trace products through the supply and distribution chain should be improved with the publication today of the British Retail Consortium's (BRC's) newest...

Unilever close to securing site for new UK HQ

Unilever is understood to be in detailed negotiations over a site in the south of England to house its new head office following its decision...

15-Aug-2006

New boss for hygiene service

The Food Standards Agency has appointed Steve McGrath as the new chief executive of the Meat Hygiene Service (MHS). He will take up the post...

Rich marketing manager

Independent bakery, Rich Products has appointed Gabrielle Bond as its UK marketing manager. Bond, who will be based at the company’s UK headquarters in Fareham,...

07-Aug-2006

Continuous Improvement - Where are they now?

Establishing an accurate, honest, and, where required, critical picture of 'where we are now' in improvement programmes is never easy. However, it is possible to...

'Stitch in time' lesson to be learned from Salmonella scare

When one of the biggest names in food manufacturing finds itself in hot water over the interpretation of regulations - as is the case with...

The big shake up

It's training, but not as we currently know it. Rebecca Green examines the radical reform of food and drink qualifications being led by sector skills council Improve to help address the industry's skills problems

Sanitary food first

Grundfos, maker of multistage centrifugal sanitary pumps, has extended its range with a F&B-Hygia, designed specifically for the food and beverage industries.Made from AISA 316...

Another fine mesh ...

A sieve which allows bulk powders to be screened and transported simultaneously has been launched by Russell Finex.Approved for use up to a maximum pressure...

The march of the robots

They might not be as cute as Luke Skywalker's R2-D2, but robots could be a food manufacturer's best friend, according to the Bradman Lake Group...

Oven helps bakery Flourish

You need an oven of distinction if you're going to supply posh pastries, breads and morning goods to some of the most elite dining rooms...

Pumping up the volume

Watson-Marlow Bredel, maker of the pump which helped shore up Nelson's column, has reached another high point.The world leaders in peristaltic pumping and supplier to...

Oxybaby foils great escape

A mini gas analyser for measuring O2 and CO2 in small food packages, including salami, cheese slices and snacks, was launched at last month's Nantwich...

Filtration system strikes of pure genius

Systemate Numafa has introduced a new, water saving filtration system for food companies that need to be squeaky clean.Designed to be used in high pollution...

I spy with Loma's all seeing eye

With supermarkets ramping up the pressure on suppliers to incorporate X-ray inspection as part of their due diligence, the race is on to find an...

Marsden is awash with ideas

Marsden, The Weighing Company has introduced a new washdown, portion control checkweigher, the Digi DS-470SS.The Class III approved stainless steel scale, which meets IP66, features...

Hitting the chocolate buttons

Overdosing on chocolate ice cream coatings was having a ripple effect on Fredericks Dairies' costs, until it installed a Krohne Optimass Coriolis mass Flowmeter to...

Aja takes the cables aweigh

Manual weighing might be the only solution in some fresh food environments, but it's also proved inherently difficult to manage, with poor yields and little...

Easi does it with a Midilite

Easiweigh's new system might be targeted at start-ups, but it's certainly no lightweight when it comes to functionality.The compact Midilite, at just 120cm x 30cm...

It's a blini good idea

Mini-pancake maker Crepe Cuisine is keeping better track of its blinis following installation of a combined checkweigher and metal detector from Avery Weigh-Tronix.Previously, just 5%...

Balanced thinking

Life has just got more complicated for weighing equipment users, with new rules on the use of kit and pressure to integrate systems. Bob Brooks reports

New partners in grime go with flow

Pulsonic Technologies and Bionetix UK have joined their grime busting forces to offer food manufacturers a route to reduced trade effluent bills."With all high grease...

Less money down the drains?

Devon-based industrial filtration specialist Micromac Filtration has come up with a compact, low-cost waste water treatment system to help smaller scale producers meet the ever...

Munchers make a meal of it

Cutting a firm's waste down to size can slash disposal bills by up to 70%, according to Mono Pumps, one of a handful of firms...

Seepex helps fruit processor to pig out!

Work with a major fruit salad producer in the Midlands has ripened into a worthwhile recycling contract for environmental management specialist, Seepex UK.Engineers revolutionised the...

A chilling tale of poor forecasts

New research hopes to cut the huge amount of waste generated by poor demand management in the chilled food supply chain. John Dunn reports

Spiralling costs help make the business case

Reduce, reuse and recycle could at long last be a phrase that has moved out of the classroom and is now being discussed at Board level. Rick Pendrous reports

Gentle approach gets results

A light touch helped freezing and chilling systems specialist Eurotek beat off the competition to win an order from Flex Foods, India.The IQF system is...

Spices get hot, steamy and ... clean

With an increasing number of checks being carried out on suppliers, the issue of cleaning herbs and spices has never been more important.With this in...

Industry rises to challenges

Essex-based spices and seasonings supplier Unbar Rothon has carried out a major product flow redesign to ensure 'clean' supplies to its customers in the wake...

Employee shelf-life

People don't generally like to think about age, but new laws will force employers to pay careful attention to it, says Richard Lee of Wragge & Co

Red alert

Now the hysteria has died down, Rebecca Green examines what impact last year's illegal dyes scandals have had on the spices industry

Vive la difference

Brits' love-hate relationship with France has waxed and waned for centuries. But, as Rick Pendrous discovers, the French still have a thing or two to teach us about food

Creamery of the crop

The future has already begun, so keep up, says the boss of the UK's fourth largest cheese making plant

All Asda's eggs in one basket

Until it was called off, Asda stores across the country were threatened with empty shelves following a vote in favour of strike action by staff...

Dressing with great style at M&S

Robinson Plastic Packaging is supplying Northern Foods with a range of injection-moulded soup pots for Marks & Spencer.While many brands are opting to use in-mould...

Solutions for small deliveries

A small logistics firm offering creative solutions to the problem of distributing small loads to supermarkets and foodservice outlets is on course to almost double...

Degree course changes fail to cut a career path for packaging

Proposed changes to degree-level qualifications in packaging technology still leave the UK lagging behind other parts of Europe where the discipline is recognised as a...

Sleek can signals swing to aluminium

Rexam plans to launch its Sleek, slender can shape in Europe in the 330ml size, challenging steel in key markets as the balance across the...

UK set for launch of easy-pour stand-up pouch for milk

The UK dairy market has never been one to mix fresh milk and flexibles, but that could be about to change with the launch of...

Novel cheese application gives cheddar the soft touch

Trials by DSM Food Specialties have proved that Delvo-Add 100-F improves the texture and mouthfeel of cheese as well as increasing its moisture content, claims...

Firm strikes gold with coated honeycomb

The sweet toffee flavour of honeycomb means that it has long been a favourite with confectioners and bakers, but its hygroscopic nature causes it to...

Slimline meat: a matter of fat

Demand for low fat products is currently going through the roof, inspiring a wave of innovation in fat replacement ingredients for processed meat.Many processors use...

Biscuits get a makeover

United Biscuits UK is hoping to crack the £253M 'everyday biscuit' sector with the launch of McVitie's Fruitsters.In response to the national trend towards healthy...

Hot rules for a new kitchen

Most chefs need a kitchen. Now there's a statement you can hang your hat on.But where does the kitchen come from? If I asked you...

Baker uses its loaf

Greenhalgh's new Country Crown loaf uses a blend of four different flours: natural white, wholemeal, malted and rye, and contains linseed, rolled oats, sesame seeds...

Cook up something new

Straithard Salmon in Inverness is looking forward to casting its product innovation net even further following the erection of a 438m2 office facility, which will...

Get in the mood for food

Whether you want to feel refreshed, rivitalised, or relaxed, the new Mood range of organic fruit yoghurts from Rachel's Organic promises to give consumers the...

It's champagne all round as naan fans pop their corks for bubbly bread

Honeytop Specialty Foods is celebrating a 20% sales growth following the reformulation of its naan bread.Nine months in development, 'Project Champagne' saw the firm take...

Pink beer makes the boys blush, but for how long?

A new fruit beer, named Roisin (pronounced Rosheen), has been developed by Williams Bros Brewing Company in Alloa using the tayberry, which is native to...

Pellets point to a salt-free future

Salt-free pellets from Limagrain Céréales Ingredients (LCI) make it possible to create reduced salt savoury snacks such as fries and crisps. Using the No Salt...

Filling a gap in the market for sandwich spreads

Unilever has launched what it claims is the most versatile new food to hit the snack market. While most spreads are used either to flavour...

LETTER

Robotic answer to altered taste

LETTER

Record straight on mycotoxins

Functional food is in good health

The UK market for functional food is worth almost £1bn, according to a report from Leatherhead Food International (LFI).It said the market was led by...

Monks' cheese asks for Europe's blessing

Staffordshire cheese should gain European protected designation of origin (PDO) status by the end of the year.An application to register the crumbly cloth-bound cheese was...

Isn't it time we banned the BOGOF?

Several people have remarked recently that when foods are offered at reduced prices sales have fallen. It is suggested that this may be because consumers...

Dairy Crest milk round gets a £33M Express delivery

Takeover gives big boost to doorstep sales

VMI seals it for Salvesen

The ability to support vendor managed inventory (VMI) was key to temperature-controlled logistics specialist Christian Salvesen winning a five-year contract worth up to £45M from...

Food researchers hoping to power ahead with cost-cutting process energy project

Researchers behind a proposed project to explore novel ways of using waste energy from food manufacturing plants will find out this month whether they have...

Business magazines combine

Food Marketing & Manufacturing, the management journal for the food processing industry, has been acquired by Food Manufacture's publisher William Reed as part of its...

Green slur on sector as firms fail to deal with waste issue

Environment Agency unveils initiative to improve food and drink's Green planning

Union squeezes last dregs of hope from HP closure

The Transport & General Workers' Union (T&G) has drawn up a cost savings package for the HP Sauce plant at Aston Cross, Birmingham, in a...

In vitro GI test could save expensive NPD

Scientists at Campden & Chorleywood Food Research Association (CCFRA) have developed techniques that could predict a product's glycaemic index (GI) in the early stages of...

Corrections

In the NPD Insight section in the March issue (p14), the name of the isotonic powder being developed by Santeau has been changed to O2go...

All you want for Xmas?

New licensing laws could mean casual labour is in short supply

Design fudge

Harrogate-based Food Design has invested £500,000 to lift capacity for its toffee and fudge inclusions from 780t to 1,600t a year. The cash was spent...

Lump sums

Sugar processor Tate & Lyle has launched a venture capital arm with initial funding of £24M.Tate & Lyle Ventures will invest in start-ups and expanding...

Hot chocolate

Scientists from the Cocoa Research Institute in Nigeria have developed a heat-resistant chocolate for hot climates. By adding cornstarch or gelatine, they were able to...

PM reassures industry over traffic lights

Prime minister Tony Blair has given a clear indication that the government is in no hurry to impose the traffic light labelling system bitterly opposed...

Warburton expands

Warburtons is doubling capacity at its Enfield Bakery in north London with a 3,700m2 factory extension and 1,500m2 of new distribution space as part of...

Food firms 'blind' to impact of health issues on business

Action plan launched to protect industry

Flying food shot down

Air-freighted fruit and veg are a growing contributor to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and need to be curbed, the co-ordinator of the UK-based Food Climate...

Waste not, want not

The Institute of Food Research (IFR) is hoping to patent new methods of extracting valuable ingredients from food waste.IFR senior scientist Keith Waldron co-ordinates the...

Showing results

This year's Foodex Meatex show at the NEC, Birmingham attracted 16,591 visitors. The show was part of William Reed's first Food & Drink World Exhibition,...

Ethical bin men offer a cheap way to get rid of food waste

Fareshare claims it can undercut conventional waste disposalcharges by 20%

Half eggs in basket

Egg giants Deans Foods and Stonegate have merged to create Noble Foods, a business controlling almost half of the UK's production. The Office of Fair...

Soya so good

The British Nutrition Foundation says consumers should not avoid soya in the wake of a Guardian report linking it to a string of health problems:...

Profits melt away

Ice cream maker Hill Station has been forced to delay closure of its Cheadle factory until late autumn until it installs an extra production line...

Sweet and savoury

Savour pastry producer Tamar Foods of Callington, Cornwall is to create 100 jobs after winning "multi-million pound" supermarket contracts starting in September.

SK cuts 50

More than 50 staff at SK Chilled Foods' spring rolls factory in Skelton, Cleveland, have been made redundant following moves to close the site and...

Trans label call

Labels should list trans fats - solid fats found in margarines, biscuits, cakes and fast food and produced by partial hydrogenation of vegetable oils -...

Currants to get a boost

Scientists are working with Ribena's owner GlaxoSmithKline on a £1.2M project to develop new strains of 'super blackcurrants' with very high levels of vitamin C.The...

Equipment sales booming

The European market for food processing equipment is still growing at 4% a year, despite moves by many manufacturers to tighten purse strings in response...

Big retailer slams Cadbury for salmonella outbreak

Chocolate maker could face prosecutions

Premier could shut factories

Premier Foods has not ruled out factory closures as it integrates the UK division of Campbell Soup.Premier joined a consortium eyeing up United Biscuits just...

Cereals spark debate

A leading nutritionist has accused consumer watchdog Which? of misleading people in its Cereal Re-Offenders report, which claimed that many cereals were high in salt,...

Food firms at risk from money laundering

Global food traders must safeguard themselves against the risk of exposure to money laundering, urged International law firm Eversheds following the publication of a new...

Summer scorcher adds to fear of rise in autumn sugar price

Silos could be empty for the first time in years as post-CAP reform harvest begins

Uniq opens £4M dessert factory extension

Riviera Desserts, Uniq Prepared Foods' recently renamed desserts business in Paignton, has opened a £4M extension to its high care production facilities.The 12-month project transformed...

Regulators request more information on Unilever's 'anti-freeze' ice cream ingredient

Regulators say they need more information before they can give Unilever the green light to sell products made using a genetically modified (GM) fish 'anti-freeze'...

Sunny D slammed, but manufacturer fights back - again

Sunny Delight has faced a fresh barrage of criticism from the Food Commission, which dismissed its latest reduced sugar 'reinvention' as a triumph of style...

Budget cuts at DEFRA could hit food science spending

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has confirmed that swingeing budget cuts could hit its food technology unit and the Central Science...

Heinz strikes suspended

Two 24-hour strikes at Heinz's frozen potato factory in Westwick have been suspended while the Amicus trade union ballots members on new proposals over working...

New research to investigate link between binge eating and food cravings

A new research project has been launched in the US exploring the link between food cravings and obesity. The work, conducted by the Monell Chemical...

Cadbury salmonella defence is weak, claims lawyer

The case against Cadbury for breaching food safety laws looks “very compelling”, a product liability expert at legal firm Reed Smith has argued.Speaking after Cadbury...

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