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The UK must support the creation of more strategically sited rail freight terminals if it is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transport, according to...
London consumers offer a potential £9.3bn in sales to local and regional food producers, according to a study by Bidwells Agribusiness for the South East...
Calderdale Magistrates Court has closed down a Yorkshire-based food canning factory that council environmental health officers said was “putting people’s health at risk” When officers from...
A chilled food producer is being sought to take part in a new research investigation. It is hoped that the research will come up with...
The government’s qualifications funding system is “out of date” and needs to be more flexible, according to food and drink sector skills council Improve. The present...
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has been accused of “failing to meet its duty to the public” after it rejected a complaint lodged against Premier...
The Institute of Food Science and Technology (IFST) has appointed Jon Poole as designate chief executive from January 2010. Poole was deputy chief executive...
GS1 UK, the independent global supply chain standards and solutions organisation, has announced the appointment of two new supervisory board members, representing the retail and...
Wensleydale Creamery is contemplating a significant restructuring of its operations to concentrate cheese production at one site in Hawes, Wensleydale; and blending, packing and storage...
The Institute of Food Science and Technology (IFST) has made Professor Hugh Pennington an honorary vice president. The honour recognises Pennington’s contribution in...
Tesco has clarified its position on sustainable palm oil following the introduction of a new code of practice to suppliers issued in the summer.While Tesco...
A new venture fund targeting investments in fast-growing small businesses in nutrition, health and wellness has been launched, just weeks after Capricorn Venture Partners announced...
Food minister Jim Fitzpatrick has agreed to look into the food industry’s criticism of proposed cuts to government incentives for reducing greenhouse gas emissions announced...
Big names including Premier Foods, Diageo and Warburtons are being invited to form a steering group to shape training for operators and technicians in the...
The Regional Food Group for Yorkshire and Humber (RFGYH) has helped to generate £3.5M in new business through an annual Meet the Buyer event. The summit,...
Cadbury has unveiled ambitious new growth targets for its business in a document urging shareholders to reject a “wholly inadequate” offer from Kraft.Cadbury used its...
Legal action to challenge the strict claims assessment process enshrined in the EU health claims Regulation could be pursued on the grounds that it threatens...
Danone is calling for a clear health claims regulatory timetable to be implemented over the next few weeks because the current lack of clarity is...
Marks & Spencer plans to launch a huge relabelling scheme, to include country of origin details on its dairy products.The move, which will be phased...
An economic upturn is unlikely to gain momentum until well into 2010 and there are a number of factors that could keep manufacturing output well...
Rapid advances in the science of genetic modification (GM) could be leaving regulators behind with existing EU laws unable to govern their use, it has...
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is coming under increasing pressure to strengthen its advice to caterers about the sourcing of ‘safer’ eggs from the UK,...
The company behind what is claimed to be the world’s first refinery exclusively handling sustainably produced palm oil is also aiming to be the first...
Three judges will consider an appeal against a High Court ruling over the rights to call aspartame a “nasty” early next year.
UK poultry processors have been plunged into confusion after EU rules were passed banning the sale of defrosted ‘poultrymeat’ and ‘poultrymeat preparations’ sold as chilled product, reports sister title Food Manufacture.
PoleStar Foods forged out of the purchase of Heinz UK's frozen desserts wing aims to use its leadership team's broad experience to build its retail and foodservice businesses.
The world's largest sugar beet factory will only survive in today's market by eliminating waste at every level, says Elaine Watson.
Running Europe's largest food processing facility is no walk in the park, but just a few months into the job, Heinz Kitt Green's Dutch boss Jaap Wilbers is aready impressing the bean counters in Pittsburgh, says Elaine Watson
Greencore's fledgling US business almost doubled its contribution to group operating profits this year and is emerging as the true growth engine of the business.
Upgrading its recipe formulation and average weight systems has increased traceability and product consistency at Hull-based Jackson's Bakery.Producing over one million loaves of bread a...
Marel has recently launched a new range of AEW Delford weigh price labellers with new features for easier operation.The new WPL 9000 series is available...
Test systems specialist Paul Lippke Handels has introduced a new entry-level oxygen headspace analyser, the Mocon Pac check Model 450 EC, designed for companies that...
The Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) has financed a demonstration facility for Clearfleau's high-rate anaerobic digestion system.The BV Dairy, near Shaftesbury in North Dorset,...
Dinnissen's new Pegasus mixer can add 18 different liquids in all combinations and quantities to dry materials such as powders, granules and granulates. These oil-,...
To meet stringent hazard and critical control point regulations, and optimise its production processes, German chocolatier Alfred Ritter needed to improve the quality of the...
Famous in Germany for its 'Brinkchen' branded bread roll baker Bäckerei Brinker has invested in X-ray foreign body detection technology for increased contamination control.Peter Schmidt,...
To control foil contamination and increase production flexibility, premium chocolatier Godiva has invested in a combination of liquid filtration units and vibratory sieves covering two...
Frozen ready meals maker Headland Foods has installed a progressing cavity pump from Nov Mono in a bid to reduce maintenance costs and drive efficiency...
A compact, double-headed hose pump that provides higher flows yet requires less space, is the latest addition to the range of Ponndorf peristaltic pumps. Available...
Greencore Chilled Sauces and Soups has boosted the efficiency of cooking vessels at its Bristol factory with new electro-pneumatic pressure reducing valves from TLV Euro...
The food and drink industry doesn't buy pumps. It buys answers to process problems. Why do you need to know how to specify a progressing...
Lea Green Foods is using peristaltic pump technology from the Watson-Marlow Pumps Group to dispense oil into trays with more precision and cleanliness.The firm, which...
Launched this year for today's data-driven poultry processing, the ChickSort system is capable of controlling multiple grading lines at speeds of up to and in...
Cold cuts are often stored in flexible packages flushed with protective gas to ensure shelf-life. A leak in the packaging can enable gas to escape,...
A new course from Interfood Technology aims to help engineers get the most from their meat packaging machinery. The latest course was the Poly-clip ICA,...
The recession has increased demand for cheaper chicken. However, with such high demand, many processors often have to accept whatever product they can get with...
Seepex says its new type of progressive cavity pump is saving the UK's poultry processors energy and operating costs.It cites the case of one of...
Many have experienced the disappointment of seeing a large and apparently juicy hamburger shrink during frying. Nordic Sugar has been exploring a solution to this...
Shire Foods supplies savoury pies, pasties and sausage rolls to professional football clubs and supermarkets. When the firm launched a new range of square pies...
Sandwiches may well be one of the greatest inventions in the world. Two pieces of bread with a filling simple. They are convenience food at...
Tough times for meat processors mean that the industry has been going through a prolonged period of consolidation. But as businesses merge, that doesn't always...
Situated just a stone's throw from the Gaza Strip, recruiting new staff can be a challenge for Garlic & Herbs Dorot , despite its commercial success,...
Watch out for the terms pulsed electric field (PEF), high pressure processing (HPP) and cold plasma. They may sound like they have been lifted from...
As healthy eating grips swathes of the UK population, the one category you would think would be suffering would be confectionery.But the situation is far...
Spreads with added benefits continue to be negatively impacted by consumer confusion and scepticism, argues market researcher Mintel. New product development (NPD) in yellow fats...
Last month the UK's food and drink industry recognised the very best of the best at the Food Manufacture Excellence Awards, which took place at...
Gormless smile, trousers that are too short, and hair that has not seen a comb in months. Enter Mr Stan Laurel, of Laurel & Hardy.In...
Britvic has joined with Wincanton and Malcolm's Logistics to channel more of its drinks distribution into rail freight.The initiative will take 50 lorries off the...
An Ishida Fresh Food Weigher (FFW) line is proving its versatility by packing two very different products grated beetroot and half and quarter pears for...
Nestlé UK is close to a breakthrough on a scheme to use rail freight wagons specially designed to fit more food pallets inside them, "dramatically"...
Problems with photoinitiators in ultraviolet inks and the increased risks associated with packaging reduction have led to renewed calls for better supply chain communication.According to...
East Lincolnshire-based packaging converter Ultimate Packaging says it has produced flexibles for tea that incorporate not just biodegradable film, but biodegradable inks and adhesives, too.Ultimate...
Unilever UK Ice Cream has installed a waste management system as part of a project to bring improved control, visibility and efficiency to key parts...
Getting up at five on a Monday morning to appear on BBC Breakfast TV is not my ideal start to a week. But that's what...
Premier Foods has installed a novel patented exhaust air treatment technology at its Batchelors factory in Worksop to remove the atmospheric fat generated by two...
Over seven in 10 parents (72%) claim that they read ingredients lists and labels on food and drink products before purchase, research from Tate &...
The European Food Safety Authority's (EFSA) recent rejection of about 70% of over 500 article 13.1 health claims was met with roars of disbelief from...
Manufacturers can use ferments ingredients made from fermented products to enhance the flavour and shelf-life of food and drink, while achieving significant salt reductions, delegates...
Levels of new product development activity (NPD) are continuing to hold up, with the number of launches in the first 10 months of 2009 ahead...
There are a number of very disgruntled individuals in the food and drink industry and in new product development. These people feel their voices have...
The UK's first 100% pomegranate wine range has been launched in the UK in time for Christmas. Israel-based producer, Rimon Winery, said it hoped the...
Honey Monster Foods is launching a breakfast cereal bar called Monster Puffs. Based on Sugar Puffs cereal, the bars are available in single bar formats,...
Warburtons is to launch a British loaf using 100% British wheat from its network of 320 farmers across the UK.Warburtons' current product range is manufactured...
Macsween of Edinburgh has launched a new microwaveable version of its Macsween's traditional haggis.Aimed at the convenience market, the one minute haggis uses a new...
Young's is re-launching its Flipper Dippers with an improved recipe. Products will be free from artificial colours, flavours and preservatives. It will also come in...
Ben & Jerry's, a luxury ice cream brand, is introducing a Fairtrade flavour to its existing range. Available from March 2010, Ben & Jerry's Fairly...
Golden Wonder is launching its noodles in a block format, which consumers heat up at home in a pan and add a sachet of flavour.Golden...
Over the last two years, Premier Foods has increased Hovis's market share of the UK bread market by four percentage points up to 26.3%.It achieved...
Future innovations and new product development (NPD) will be hindered because of the increased costs of research and development for funding clinical trials to satisfy...
The man pictured at the bottom of p68 of the seafood processing feature in the November issue of Food Manufacture is Rob Smith, md of...
Scottish premium food group Baxters is looking for a natural leader to work at its site in Fochabers Moray.As group operations director, you will develop...
For many, the logic of extending the thinking behind 'lean manufacturing' to technical, quality and hygiene functions is irresistible. For those already working in interim...
Upgrading its recipe formulation and average weight systems has increased traceability and product consistency at Hull-based Jackson's Bakery. Producing over one million loaves of bread...
Marel has recently launched a new range of AEW Delford weigh price labellers with new features for easier operation. The new WPL 9000 series is available...
Test systems specialist Paul Lippke Handels has introduced a new entry-level oxygen headspace analyser, the Mocon Pac check Model 450 EC, designed for companies that...
Dinnissen's new Pegasus mixer can add 18 different liquids in all combinations and quantities to dry materials such as powders, granules and granulates. These oil-,...
The Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) has financed a demonstration facility for Clearfleau's high-rate anaerobic digestion system. The BV Dairy, near Shaftesbury in North Dorset,...
Famous in Germany for its 'Brinkchen' branded bread roll baker Bäckerei Brinker has invested in X-ray foreign body detection technology for increased contamination control. Peter...
To meet stringent hazard and critical control point regulations, and optimise its production processes, German chocolatier Alfred Ritter needed to improve the quality of the...
To control foil contamination and increase production flexibility, premium chocolatier Godiva has invested in a combination of liquid filtration units and vibratory sieves covering two...
Frozen ready meals maker Headland Foods has installed a progressing cavity pump from Nov Mono in a bid to reduce maintenance costs and drive efficiency...
A compact, double-headed hose pump that provides higher flows yet requires less space, is the latest addition to the range of Ponndorf peristaltic pumps. Available...
Lea Green Foods is using peristaltic pump technology from the Watson-Marlow Pumps Group to dispense oil into trays with more precision and cleanliness. The firm, which...
Greencore Chilled Sauces and Soups has boosted the efficiency of cooking vessels at its Bristol factory with new electro-pneumatic pressure reducing valves from TLV Euro...
The food and drink industry doesn't buy pumps. It buys answers to process problems. Why do you need to know how to specify a progressing...
Cold cuts are often stored in flexible packages flushed with protective gas to ensure shelf-life. A leak in the packaging can enable gas to escape,...
A new course from Interfood Technology aims to help engineers get the most from their meat packaging machinery. The latest course was the Poly-clip ICA,...
Many have experienced the disappointment of seeing a large and apparently juicy hamburger shrink during frying. Nordic Sugar has been exploring a solution to this...
The recession has increased demand for cheaper chicken. However, with such high demand, many processors often have to accept whatever product they can get with...
Seepex says its new type of progressive cavity pump is saving the UK's poultry processors energy and operating costs. It cites the case of one of...
Tough times for meat processors mean that the industry has been going through a prolonged period of consolidation. But as businesses merge, that doesn't always...
Shire Foods supplies savoury pies, pasties and sausage rolls to professional football clubs and supermarkets. When the firm launched a new range of square pies...
Sandwiches may well be one of the greatest inventions in the world. Two pieces of bread with a filling simple. They are convenience food at...
Watch out for the terms pulsed electric field (PEF), high pressure processing (HPP) and cold plasma. They may sound like they have been lifted from...
Spreads with added benefits continue to be negatively impacted by consumer confusion and scepticism, argues market researcher Mintel. New product development (NPD) in yellow fats...
Last month the UK's food and drink industry recognised the very best of the best at the Food Manufacture Excellence Awards, which took place at...
Britvic has joined with Wincanton and Malcolm's Logistics to channel more of its drinks distribution into rail freight. The initiative will take 50 lorries off the...
Nestlé UK is close to a breakthrough on a scheme to use rail freight wagons specially designed to fit more food pallets inside them, "dramatically"...
East Lincolnshire-based packaging converter Ultimate Packaging says it has produced flexibles for tea that incorporate not just biodegradable film, but biodegradable inks and adhesives, too....
An Ishida Fresh Food Weigher (FFW) line is proving its versatility by packing two very different products grated beetroot and half and quarter pears for...
Unilever UK Ice Cream has installed a waste management system as part of a project to bring improved control, visibility and efficiency to key parts...
Problems with photoinitiators in ultraviolet inks and the increased risks associated with packaging reduction have led to renewed calls for better supply chain communication. According...
Premier Foods has installed a novel patented exhaust air treatment technology at its Batchelors factory in Worksop to remove the atmospheric fat generated by two...
Getting up at five on a Monday morning to appear on BBC Breakfast TV is not my ideal start to a week. But that's what...
Manufacturers can use ferments ingredients made from fermented products to enhance the flavour and shelf-life of food and drink, while achieving significant salt reductions, delegates...
Over seven in 10 parents (72%) claim that they read ingredients lists and labels on food and drink products before purchase, research from Tate &...
Levels of new product development activity (NPD) are continuing to hold up, with the number of launches in the first 10 months of 2009 ahead...
There are a number of very disgruntled individuals in the food and drink industry and in new product development. These people feel their voices have...
Warburtons is to launch a British loaf using 100% British wheat from its network of 320 farmers across the UK. Warburtons' current product range is manufactured...
The UK's first 100% pomegranate wine range has been launched in the UK in time for Christmas. Israel-based producer, Rimon Winery, said it hoped the...
Young's is re-launching its Flipper Dippers with an improved recipe. Products will be free from artificial colours, flavours and preservatives. It will also come in...
Honey Monster Foods is launching a breakfast cereal bar called Monster Puffs. Based on Sugar Puffs cereal, the bars are available in single bar formats,...
Macsween of Edinburgh has launched a new microwaveable version of its Macsween's traditional haggis. Aimed at the convenience market, the one minute haggis uses a...
Ben & Jerry's, a luxury ice cream brand, is introducing a Fairtrade flavour to its existing range. Available from March 2010, Ben & Jerry's Fairly...
Golden Wonder is launching its noodles in a block format, which consumers heat up at home in a pan and add a sachet of flavour....
Future innovations and new product development (NPD) will be hindered because of the increased costs of research and development for funding clinical trials to satisfy...
Over the last two years, Premier Foods has increased Hovis's market share of the UK bread market by four percentage points up to 26.3%. It achieved...
Labelling and portioning equipment supplier AEW Delford Systems has formally joined forces with its parent company Marel, pooling resources to serve markets in the UK...
The Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) created a storm with its draft report putting recommended daily dietary calorific intake at 16% above traditional measures,...
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has launched an investigation into the use of an 'omnilabel' on food, which details the environmental...
Working with regional marketing body Taste of Anglia has reaped rewards for drinks firm founder Claire Martinsen. One year after launching her soft drinks company,...
Scientists at Campden BRI have met a group of 12 food manufacturers, retailers and others to scope out a project exploring whether Clostridium botulinum could...
Dairy Crest is planning to close the milk bottling operations at its Fenstanton dairy in Cambridgeshire. After a company-wide review of all of its milk bottling...
The new boss of Pasta King is confident of tripling its sales in three years following a £13M management buy-in backed by NBGI Private Equity. The...
The president of the British Frozen Food Federation (BFFF), Paul Freeston, has called on politicians to stop using the food industry as a "political football"...
Fizzy food ingredients, reduced calorie pasta and a natural blue colour with the same vibrancy and stability as its artificial counterpart for the same price. These...
McCain is aiming to roll out light emitting diode (LED) lighting across its UK potato cold stores in a bid to slash energy use following...
The man pictured at the bottom of p68 of the seafood processing feature in the November issue of Food Manufacture is Rob Smith, md of...
Processors must take health and safety more seriously, following the first case brought under the Corporate Manslaughter Act 2007, warned insurance broker Jardine Lloyd Thompson.This...
Reaseheath College is spending £1M on enlarging an advanced dairy processing facility, including those for new product development, at its 500-acre parkland site in Cheshire.The...
Stockley's Sweets has been bought out of administration, securing 38 jobs. Leeds-based wholesaler Morris and Son acquired the confectionery firm, which produces boiled sweets, fudge...
UK households waste a total of 8.3bn tonnes of food a year, worth an average of £480 per household, according to the Waste & Resources...
The firm behind anti-thrombotic tomato extract Fruitflow is now exploring its potential as a dietary solution for reducing the risk of deep vein thrombosis (DVT). DVT...
The European Fisheries Fund pledged over £13M last month to help strengthen the fishing and fish processing sector in Scotland and Wales. The money will...
Fatty foods should not be demonised as the cause of obesity, contrary to popular belief, although they do raise the risk of coronary heart disease,...
Scottish premium food group Baxters is looking for a natural leader to work at its site in Fochabers Moray. As group operations director, you will develop...
Brewing giant Molson Coors has allocated millions of pounds to a project focusing on efficient utility management for its UK sites. A total of £16M of...
"A huge percentage" of UK packaged food and drink would need genetically modified (GM) labels if consumers and environmental lobby groups' latest demands are granted,...
The British Frozen Food Federation (BFFF) has launched its 2010 Annual Awards for New Products, seeking to reward quality initiatives in frozen food and ice...
Firms conducting British Retail Consortium (BRC) audits are reviewing their charging structures, as audits take far longer than they used to now the BRC standard...
Hershey would not achieve the same "hard synergies" from acquiring Cadbury as suitors such as Nestlé, Kraft or Ferrero, according to Investec analysts. "The geographic...
New EU pesticide rules and political inertia on GM crop approvals could leave Europe with declining crop yields and rising commodity prices over the next...
Ajinomoto has embarked on a PR offensive to change consumer perceptions of aspartame by branding it: 'AminoSweet'. While it would still have to be listed...
Sales at Finsbury Food Group were down 2% in the first quarter due to a 6% drop in sales of larger cakes and the exit...
Processors that supply products to Asda's supermarket shelves face strict sustainability audits as the retailer embarks on an environmentally-based supply chain crackdown in April 2010. Over...
A joint venture between Banham Poultry and Vion could create the "most advanced" chicken plant in Europe. If the project goes ahead, the planned site...
United Biscuits (UB) is investing over £2M in its site at Aintree, Merseyside, where it plans to open a Centre of Excellence for cracker production. The...
Unilever could double its sales to euro 80bn over the next decade by focusing on 'disruptive technology', boosting sales in emerging markets and in-fill acquisitions,...
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