23-Dec-2008 By Hayley Brown
Beechdean Farmhouse Dairy Ice Cream has appointed Gwyn Jones as purchasing manager.Jones brings a wealth of experience from the ice cream and dairy...
Food research priorities for 2009 announced
22-Dec-2008 By Rick Pendrous
Food research organisation Leatherhead Food International (LFI) has announced its 10 core research projects in nutrition, food safety and innovation...
Dairy Crest acquisition provisionally cleared
22-Dec-2008 By Hayley Brown
Long Clawson Dairy has welcomed the provisional clearance of its acquisition of Dairy Crest's Millway business, as the site has been continuing to...
Skills council slams migrant worker restriction
22-Dec-2008 By Rod Addy
Food and drink sector skills council Improve has hit out at the government’s decision not to relax rules restricting the number of Bulgarian and...
Cash-conscious consumers turn to frozen food
22-Dec-2008 By Rick Pendrous
Frozen food producers have welcomed the sharp rise in retail frozen food sales that has resulted from consumers switching from chilled to frozen food...
22-Dec-2008 By Hayley Brown
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI), is in consultation with the Irish Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (DAFF), after it...
Soy deserves special treatment, say producers
15-Dec-2008 By Elaine Watson
If dairy and meat products are to get special treatment under the nutrient profiling system enshrined in the Nutrition and Health Claims Regulation,...
Two types of scores on the food hygiene doors
15-Dec-2008 By Rick Pendrous
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) Board last week failed to agree on a single Scores on the Doors hygiene rating system scheme for the whole of the UK,...
15-Dec-2008 By Elaine Watson
Fruit juice and soup maker Serious Food Company (SFC) may have to close one of its production units to help bring it back into the black, chief...
Consumers want to feel definite health benefits
15-Dec-2008 By Rick Pendrous
Suppliers of functional foods must make sure consumers can “feel the benefit” if they want to ride out the recession, a leading food health...
Firms can make more of the ‘eco-pack shopper’
15-Dec-2008 By Hayley Brown
Despite changing consumer demand in favour of value-added and discounted products, consumers are still swayed by the perceived environmental impact...
Call for clearer labels on meat products
15-Dec-2008 By Hayley Brown
Food labelling has been thrust back into the spotlight as concerns intensify over the lack of information on meat products.In the aftermath of the...
Third time unlucky for Walkers in crisp recall
08-Dec-2008 By Hayley Brown
Crisp giant Walkers Snack Foods has withdrawn certain batches of Walkers crisps for the third time this year due to potential rubber contamination....
Supermarket price wars threaten manufacturers
08-Dec-2008 By Hayley Brown
Food manufacturers are being hit hard, as supermarkets slash their prices in the face of slowing consumer spending, warn consultants and advisory...
Business is booming for champions of chutney
08-Dec-2008
Leicestershire-based Simtom Food Products has landed a £220,000, three-year contract, with the Ministry of Defence to supply mango chutney to...
Scottish council calls for more migrant workers
08-Dec-2008 By Rod Addy
Migration advisors are under pressure from the Scottish Council for Development and Industry (SCDI) to lift restrictions on migrant workers entering...
2009 is the year of consolidation for Kerrygold
08-Dec-2008 By Rod Addy
Consolidation and environmentally friendly packaging will be core focuses for Kerrygold next year, according to md Carl Ravenhall.“2009 will be a...
08-Dec-2008 By Hayley Brown
The government should “absolutely” intervene to secure the future of the supply chain, as an increasing number of insurance firms withdraw credit...
Serial adultery?
04-Dec-2008 By John Dunn
What lessons can we learn from the melamine contamination scandal? John Dunn reports
Can't get no satisfaction
04-Dec-2008
The road to a successful satiety food product is paved with EU regulations and complex science
Out of the fat, into the fire?
04-Dec-2008
Rising production costs are causing manufacturers to tighten their belts while still attempting to offer reduced fat content
Naturally beneficial
04-Dec-2008
Sourcing and utilising new natural ingredients is a costly and complex business
Brain food
04-Dec-2008
With a demographic time bomb ticking, nutrition for the ageing brain is a no brainer. But is the science there?
The plot thickens
04-Dec-2008
The prediction is for a relatively low rate of growth in the use of hydrocolloids in the foreseable future, but it should still be ahead of the overall market
Save your skin
04-Dec-2008
Known for its ability to improve eye health, lutein is now promising protection for the skin
04-Dec-2008 By Elaine Watson
Will consumers continue to buy dietary supplements in a recession? Jonathan Shorts of Gee Lawson thinks so
Jump the Q10
04-Dec-2008
What will it take for the multi-benefit ingredient CoQ10 to gain acceptance in Europe?
All your eggs in one basket?
04-Dec-2008
Egg substitutes have numerous tangible benefits and are now in common use
Move in for the krill
04-Dec-2008
Krill's numerous health benefits are causing an escalating demand for the marine crustaceans
Island mentality
04-Dec-2008
Just off the coast of Northern France lie the Channel Islands: Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, Sark and a few others whose tiny populations apparently...
Firmenich signs sucralose enhancer deal
04-Dec-2008
Biotech firm Senomyx has struck a deal with flavours giant Firmenich to develop S2383, a new ingredient that enhances the taste of the high intensity...
Media storm as supplements are scrutinised
04-Dec-2008
Whatsinit.com, a controversial new website designed to alert UK consumers to adulterated or poor quality dietary supplements, has defended its...
BENEO-Remy finds new functionality in rice
04-Dec-2008
BENEO-Remy has developed a series of new rice derivatives including RemyLiVe: a stabilised high-fibre bran rich in protein, B-vitamins and healthy...
Primary function
04-Dec-2008
DSM's Anthony Hehir gives the lowdown on the future for functional ingredients
Whose fault is it we're fat?
04-Dec-2008
How about a New Year's Resolution to re-establish some personal responsibility?
Research update: new ideas under the microscope
04-Dec-2008
Grain of truthWhole grain intake and cardiovascular disease: a meta-analysisA meta-analysis was conducted to explore the relationship between intake...
Diet is key to reducing Alzheimer's risk
04-Dec-2008
Alzheimer's is not an inevitable part of ageing and the risk of developing it could be significantly lowered through changes to diet and lifestyle,...
Low folate levels linked to dementia, depression and mental health issues
04-Dec-2008
Mental health could be significantly enhanced through improved nutrition, according to scientists specialising in the treatment of depression and...
Solanic to open factory number two
04-Dec-2008
Potato protein maker Solanic is on course to open a second, far larger, manufacturing facility in 2010 next door to a potato starch facility in Ter...
Results of major omega-3 study to be published
04-Dec-2008
The results of a major new study looking at the cognitive effects of long chain omega-3 supplementation on 'mainstream' school children (without any...
Retailers jump flavouring gun
04-Dec-2008
Food retailers are pre-empting new EU regulation and telling suppliers to avoid using certain flavouring substances before they have even been vetted...
Naked bias of green tea action?
04-Dec-2008
White consumers may not benefit as much as their Asian counterparts from green tea in the weight management stakes, according to researchers at...
Dossiers seeking approval for health claims are 'poor quality'
04-Dec-2008
The quality of some dossiers submitted by applicants hoping to gain approval to make health claims under article 14 of the Nutrition and Health...
EU green light for stevia could take years, predicts professor
04-Dec-2008
Manufacturers keen to use extracts of the much-hyped stevia leaf as a sweetener are unlikely to get the green light from EU regulators for at least a...
Starch offers an ‘additive-free’ solution
01-Dec-2008
National Starch Food Innovation has launched two products, Novation 4300 and Novation 5300, which can be used to thicken cold water in a variety of...
01-Dec-2008 By Hayley Brown
Trials of a prebiotic similar to that found in breast milk have been found to counter a decline in elderly people’s immune systems, according to...
Weetabix outsources spares sourcing
01-Dec-2008
Weetabix has signed a three-year outsourcing contract with Eriks Integrated Solutions, a division of Eriks UK, to take control of its maintenance,...
White water ride via reverse osmosis
01-Dec-2008
As The Milk Roadmap - designed to make the Britain’s dairy sector more sustainable - reaches it first review stage, one leading dairy equipment...
01-Dec-2008 By Rod Addy
The quality of business coaches varies wildly, but Rod Addy finds the good ones are worth their weight in gold
01-Dec-2008 By Rick Pendrous
Manufacturers are at risk of losing their competitiveness unless they do more to counter rising energy costs, according to a new report from business...
