All news articles for September 2016

Food manufacturers should review supply chain traceability for the Modern Slavery Act

Supply chain the key to Modern Slavery Act

By Matt Atherton

Food manufacturers were advised to review their supply chain traceability before the first report deadline under the Modern Slavery Act 2015 came into force last week (September 30).

Innocent Drinks is set to move out of gable top cartons into plastics

Innocent Drinks in recycling innovation

By Paul Gander

A waste management finance scheme based on Packaging Recovery Notes (PRNs), which links a producer’s obligated payments with specific recycling investments, is set to support Innocent Drinks in a move out of gable top cartons into plastics, and aims to...

Meurig Raymond called for a European equivalent to the Groceries Code Adjudicator

Euro grocery boss idea divides opinion

By Matt Atherton

European food and drink manufacturers’ organisation FoodDrinkEurope has failed to back calls for a European-wide Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA).

Fruit&Veggie: WFSI says its new concept combines the classic with the new.

Customised fruit and veg juices unveiled

By Noli Dinkovski

A range of juice contents and blends of fruits and vegetables, customised to specific target groups and consumption situations, has been unveiled by Wild Flavors & Specialty Ingredients (WFSI).

Amazon's Swansea distribution centre to hire 3,000 seasonal staff

Amazon creates 20,000 Christmas jobs

By Matt Atherton

Amazon plans to hire more than 20,000 temporary staff, including 3,000 at its distribution centre in Swansea, to cope with the Christmas rush.

Sharding of plastic film on packs is overcome

Sharding of plastic film on packs is overcome

By Rick Pendrous

The problem of ‘sharding’, where the plastic film covering packs of prepared fruit and salads tears apart upon opening, has been overcome by Sealed Air using its Cryovac Sealappeal product.

System checks integrity of cans inline

System checks integrity of cans inline

By Rick Pendrous

InterVision Global has released the inline CanCheck inspection system for checking the integrity of food canning lines during manufacture.

Dicer comes with and without conveyors

Dicer comes with and without conveyors

By Rick Pendrous

The latest addition to the Urschel line of dicers, the Sprint 2, builds on the technology of the DiversaCut Sprint dicer and is inspired by its Model G.

Dicers that handle a variety of meats

Dicers that handle a variety of meats

By Rick Pendrous

Holac dicers, available from food processing equipment specialist Reiser, offer high versatility, enabling them to produce a variety of product shapes and sizes.

Meat firms get automation advice

Meat firms get automation advice

By Rick Pendrous

The key steps meat companies need to take to achieve a smart factory in line with ‘Industry 4.0’ automation approaches were the focus of open days for the meat sector held in Germany last month.

A system to test a worker's hearing

Test for staff hearing protection

Operators of noisy food and drink factories can now have confidence that their workers receive the very best hearing protection, thanks to an award-winning technology introduced by 3M.

Morrisons was making progress on its six priorities, claimed the retailer

Morrisons makes ‘good progress’ on six priorities

By Michael Stones

Morrisons is making progress towards strengthening its business and fulfilling six strategic priorities, claimed a financial statement accompanying the retailer’s first-half results, posted earlier this month.

Irn-Bru manufacturer AG Barr plans to cut 10% of its workforce

AG Barr announces 90 job losses

By Matt Atherton

Soft drinks company AG Barr plans to cut 10% of its workforce as part of its restructuring strategy.

Top food manufacturers' reported dip in growth for first time in 15 years

Food and drink producers’ revenue falls to 15-year low

By Matt Atherton

The UK’s top 150 food and soft drink manufacturers saw revenue fall last year for the first time in 15 years, due to deflation and investor uncertainty, according to a report from OC&C Strategy Consultants.

Professor Colin Dennis will again chair Food Manufacture’s one-day, safety conference, this year taking place in London on Thursday October 13

Food Manufacture’s safety conference: still time to book

By Michael Stones

There’s still time to book your place at Food Manufacture’s one-day, safety conference – to hear advice from representatives of Nestlé Research Center, Campden BRI, the Food Crime Unit and other organisations – dedicated to improving food and drink safety...

More than 500 jobs could be lost at Gunstones Bakery, claims an insider

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2 Sisters’ Gunstones Bakery ‘could cut up to 524 jobs’

By Matt Atherton

Convenience Foods Limited, which trades as Gunstones Bakery – one of 2 Sisters Food Group’s top divisions – is considering up to 524 redundancies, it has emerged, after the company lost a contract with a major supplier for its chilled filled rolls, sushi...

Baxters fined £70,000

Baxters fined £70k after worker mutilates hand

By Matt Atherton

Soup firm Baxters Food Group was fined £70,000 on September 22 after it admitted serious health and safety failings had caused a worker’s hand to become mutilated in a pie machine.

Gordon Wiseman, senior research associate with Premier Foods, receives the Food & Drink Scientist of the Year Award from Hardeep Singh Kohli

Premier Foods stands out at Food and Drink Federation awards

By Rick Pendrous

Premier Foods was the star of the show at the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) awards last week (September 22), when it walked away with several prizes recognising its achievements in science, healthy reformulation and a campaign to help older people in...

AMR could cause 10M deaths each year by 2050

FDF backs government work on antimicrobial resistance

By Matt Atherton

Food manufacturers have been urged to remain vigilant after a Food Standards Agency (FSA) report found almost 500M campylobacter-contaminated chickens were sold in 2014 that were resistant to at least one antibiotic.

Jordans' export success was praised by environment secretary Andrea Leadsom

Jordans & Ryvita Company boosts exports by 60%

By Michael Stones

Breakfast cereals manufacturer Jordans & Ryvita Company revealed it had boosted exports by 60% to reach more than £90M over the past five years, during a visit by environment secretary Andrea Leadsom on Wednesday (September 21).

Bernard Matthews jobs confirmed to be secure

2,000 Bernard Matthews jobs confirmed safe

By Matt Atherton

The new owner of Bernard Matthews – Boparan Private Office – confirmed to Unite the union that the jobs of its 2,000 workers are safe, following the takeover of the turkey business on September 20.

French firm Solina Group has acquired sauce producer New Ivory for an undisclosed sum

Sauce company acquired by French food group

By Gwen Ridler

French food ingredients firm Solina Group has acquired sauce manufacturer New Ivory from owner Rob Whitehead for an undisclosed amount this week (September 21).

Ivan Menezes announced a 'strong start' for Diageo this year

Diageo reports strong start for the year

By Gwen Ridler

A strong start for the year at alcoholic drinks giant Diageo was fuelled by improved marketing, innovation and commercial execution, claimed ceo Ivan Menezes.

Jonny Bingham (left) and David Jones: ‘A great opportunity has been missed or neglected’ (Photo©Sacha Ferrier)

Retailers should trust suppliers’ innovation teams

By Jonny Bingham & David Jones

Since the big ‘re-set’ of the supermarket shelves, where scores of products vied for a reduced and downsized space allocation, we have seen an escalation in own-label activity.

HyperPure: the ‘eco-green’ technology maintains the nature of the ingredient while achieving improved solubility

Food supplements decline boosts plant extract

By Noli Dinkovski

Diminishing consumer trust in supplements and a clamour for shorter ingredient lists has led to a surge in demand for a plant extract, its maker claimed.

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