All news articles for August 2016

Collaborationin automation

PPMA Total Show 2016 preview

Collaborationin automation

By Rick Pendrous

Automation equipment supplier Festo will showcase a range of new developments for the processing and packaging industry.

Human friendly cage-free robots

PPMA Total Show 2016 preview

Human friendly cage-free robots

By Rick Pendrous

A collaborative robot, or ‘cobot’, designed for working safely with shopfloor staff, challenged to work alongside a caged cell containing a conventional robot, will be the centrepiece of Fanuc’s stand at the show.

Ops management showcased

PPMA Total Show 2016 preview

Ops management showcased

By Rick Pendrous

Supplier of manufacturing operations management systems Cimlogic will showcase its automation and IT expertise.

Magnets remove rogue metal debris

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Magnets remove rogue metal debris

By Rick Pendrous

The Hydrohansu-type rotating cleanflow magnet will be on show. Developed in collaboration with food processors, it was recently introduced by Dutch company Goudsmit Magnetics Group.

Captain Morgan ad: the ASA ruled it implied drinking alcohol can boost popularity and confidence

‘Irresponsible’ Diageo ad banned by ASA

By Noli Dinkovski

A TV commercial for Diageo’s rum brand Captain Morgan has been banned after the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruled it implied drinking alcohol could boost popularity and confidence.

Arla is to launch a new range of on-the-go beverages in a bid to triple its global sales

Arla taps into on-the-go drinks market

By Gwen Ridler

Milk processor Arla has launched a number of milk-based drinks in a bid to tap into the on-the-go market and triple its global beverage sales to £585M.

Welcome to next month's news

Next Month’s News: our podcast preview

By Matt Atherton

Welcome to Next Month’s News, the latest edition in Food Manufacture Group’s new podcast series predicting what topics will dominate our headlines over the next four weeks.

Public Health England has recommended vitamin D supplements to compensate for lack of sunlight

Government guidelines propose vitamin D supplements in the diet

By Michelle Perrett

People in the UK need to consider dietary supplementation of the essential vitamin D in their diets to compensate for the absence of that produced in the body from exposure to sunlight during the months of October to March, according to new government...

Jungheinrich has extended its internal combustion series

Counterbalance truck range drives throughput

By Rick Pendrous

Just two years after the launch of its series 3 and 4 hydrodynamic drive counterbalance trucks, Jungheinrich has extended its internal combustion series.

3M has launched a new lactic acid bacteria count plate

Lactic acid bacterial count efficiency raised

By Rick Pendrous

A new lactic acid bacteria count plate that facilitates fermentation and prevents unwanted spoilage of products, has been introduced by laboratory testing specialist 3M.

Bakers Basco: manages and licenses a pool of around 4M Omega bread baskets and dollies

Sandwich maker hit with £7k bread basket fine

By Noli Dinkovski

A Wolverhampton-based sandwich maker has been hit with a £7,000 fine after global positioning system (GPS) technology showed it had been using bread baskets belonging to another firm without permission.

Mondelēz International has abandoned its pursuit of Hershey

Mondelēz abandons pursuit of Hershey

By Matt Atherton

Mondelēz International has abandoned its pursuit of US confectionery giant Hershey, the company announced yesterday (August 29), after its $23bn (£18bn) offer was rejected.

Professor Colin Dennis will chair Food Manufacture’s one-day food safety conference in London on Thursday October 13

Safety conference: early bird ticket price ends tomorrow

By Michael Stones

Just two days remain to benefit from the early bird delegate rate for the Food Manufacture Group’s annual one-day food safety conference, which takes place on Thursday October 13 at etc.venues, Prospero House, London.

A slaughterman has been sentenced to 10 months imprisonment for animal welfare offences

FSA welcomes conviction of abattoir worker

By Matt Atherton

A man was sentenced to 10 months imprisonment on August 22, after pleading guilty to 24 animal welfare offences, including serious animal welfare breaches, food safety offences and trading standards offences.

FSA launched its food safety campaign against rare burgers

FSA launches campaign against rare burgers

By Matt Atherton

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has launched its food safety campaign – ‘Burgers aren’t like steaks’ – warning the public against serving rare burgers at home.

UK exports rise after 2015 dip

FDF first-half results show 9% rise in UK exports

By Matt Atherton

The value of food and non-alcoholic drink exports rose by 8.7%, up by £528.3M over the past 12 months to £6.6bn, compared with the previous year, according to the Food and Drink Federation (FDF).

The FPA rejected claims that polystyrene packaging was unsafe and non-recyclable

London chef packaging campaign slammed

By Gwen Ridler

A campaign to ban polystyrene packaging in London by top chefs has been slammed by the Foodservice Packaging Association (FPA).

BFAWU general secretary Ronnie Draper claimed to be suspended from the Labour party

Bakers union boss suspended from Labour Party

By Matt Atherton

The Bakers’ Food and Allied Workers Union (BFAWU) general secretary Ronnie Draper has been suspended from voting in the Labour leadership election, despite being a member of the party for most of his life, he claimed.

Arla Foods is raising the price of its milk in September 2016

Arla Foods raises milk price to 20p a litre

By Matt Atherton

The National Farmers Union (NFU) said it was “a relief” that Arla Foods planned to increase its milk prices by 1p a litre from September 1.

The UK High Court has given the green light to SABMiller’s plan to split the shareholders vote

High Court backs vote on AB InBev takeover

By Michelle Perrett

The UK High Court has given the green light to SABMiller’s plan to split the shareholders vote, which would allow a takeover by AB InBev.

The survey will monitor the huge changes underway in the food and drink supply chain

Supply chain survey: your views are wanted

By Rick Pendrous

Time is running out for you to take part in Food Manufacture Group’s online survey of logistics and supply chain professionals and get the chance of winning £100 of Amazon vouchers.

Swizzles featured on BBC Two's Inside the Factory

Love Hearts maker Swizzles features on BBC show

By Matt Atherton

Sweet manufacturer Swizzels opened its doors to BBC Two series ‘Inside the Factory’ last Tuesday (August 23), as the programme explored its Derbyshire-based factory, which produces Drumsticks, Love Hearts and Parma Violets.

Bag-in-box packaging on show at Italy's Cibus Tec

Bag-in-box packaging on show at Italy's Cibus Tec

By Rick Pendrous

Sacmi is preparing for the biennial Cibus Tec food and drink equipment exhibition that takes place in Parma, Italy from October 25–28 2016, with its latest technologies, including automated end-of-line systems.

Resealable film for food trays

Resealable film for food trays

By Rick Pendrous

The range of lidding films from KM Packaging Services has been extended with an innovative new resealing film called K Reseal that can be opened and reclosed multiple times.

Haacht Brewery in Belgium uses robots to fill and palletise kegs

Belgian brewer uses robots to palletise its kegs

By Rick Pendrous

The Haacht Brewery in Boortmeerbeek, said to be Belgium's third largest brewery, has revealed it has been using Fanuc industrial robots for around six years to process, fill and palletise the heavy beer kegs it handles, following a decision made...

MH Poskitt has installed a new carrot handling line

Carrot packer automates work

By Rick Pendrous

Vegetable and combinable crops processor MH Poskitt has installed a carrot handling line at its Goole facility in East Yorkshire.

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