The probiotics industry in Europe has launched scientific and legal bids to counter an EU-wide ban on using the word 'probiotic' on packaging and marketing materials.
Bakkavör and Coca-Cola Enterprises are among 30 food manufacturers set to benefit from the government’s £11M plan to make the UK a leader in efficient food technology.
The European Commission (EC) is considering the creation of an adjudicator to police supermarket abuse of power within the EU using the UK as a potential model, according to a member of the Cabinet of the European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural...
Food manufacturers and producers welcomed chancellor George Osborne’s autumn statement yesterday (December 5) highlighting changes to the tax system as benefiting the food and drink manufacturing industry.
Retail giant Tesco announced today (December 5) a review of its US enterprise Fresh & Easy and the departure of the business’ boss, Tim Mason, after years of disappointing financial results.
News that the Groceries Code Adjudicator will have power to fine supermarkets if they break the Groceries Code of Practice has been welcomed by the food manufacturers, farmers and poverty campaigners.
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has launched a five-point guide to sustainable ingredient sourcing to help manufacturers manage risks throughout the supply chain.
Food and drink manufacturers in the Yorkshire and Humber region will benefit from a £1.4M project to improve the take-up of automation, organised by the Centre for Food Robotics and Automation.
BOGOFs - buy one, get one free - offers could become a thing of the past as the power in the food supply chain moves away from retailers to producers and consumers who now seek better value in what they buy rather than unnecessarily generating waste in...
Manufacturers will be expected to meet tougher salt reduction targets, according to the co-chair of the Public Health Responsibility Deal (PHRD) Food Network. This is despite health campaigners' fears that the government was going cold on setting...
Mondelēz International - the new name for the snacking arm of Kraft Foods - is preparing to start biscuit production for the first time at its site in Sheffield.
Multivac demonstrated its latest food packaging kit at last month's Emballage trade show in France. One of the highlights on its stand was an integrated packaging system for making folded packs of sliced ham or cheese.
A fully automated flow-wrapping line is helping Tangerine Confectionery, one of the UK's leading sugar confectionery suppliers, to dramatically increase productivity and efficiency.
For the first time it will be possible for recyclers to sort black crystalline polyethylene terephthalate (CPET) food packs in mixed plastic waste streams, thanks to a novel development from a Danish packaging manufacturer.
The current growth in energy-from-waste (EfW) incineration plants around the UK needs to be restrained by central government, the Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) has said, to allow for a more resource-efficient 'circular' economy.
The installation of an ABB standard drive on one of its dough mixers has helped Fox's Biscuits of Batley, West Yorkshire to improve quality and reduce wastage.
Artisan smokehouse Capreolus Fine Foods installed a new maturing room for its cured, air-dried and smoked meats with the aim of avoiding product contamination issues relating to the drying and maturation of its products.
The news last month that Vion is to sell its UK food businesses, covering 38 sites and employing 13,000 people is a sure sign that the UK's meat supply chain is in crisis.
Work is now well underway on soft drinks manufacturer AG Barr's new £41M manufacturing and logistics facility being built by Gazeley at its Magna Park site in Milton Keynes.
An ingredients importer is claiming that an Australian medicinal bush spice that combines the tartness of lemon with the sweet flavour of basil will be the next big food trend.
Natural astaxanthin producer Algatechnologies has worked with Novel Creation to develop 'Maximum Red Alga', a liquid dietary supplement of natural astaxanthin using AstaPure 10% astaxanthin oleoresin as its main ingredient.
Tate & Lyle says its new salt reduction ingredient, Soda-Lo Salt Microspheres, enables manufacturers to reduce salt levels by up to 50% without sacrificing on a product's taste.
One of South East Asia's largest soy producers, Adani Wilmar, can now offer the European food industry 30Mt a day of non-genetically modified (non-GM) soya lecithin, following certification by Cert ID Europe. Three of the company's five plants...
Part of international farmer-owned cooperative Groupe Limagrain, Limagrain Céréales Ingrédients (LCI), has used its knowledge of different types of flour and their interactions with ingredients and processes to develop a clean-label improver to make crispier...
When three working mothers, Donna Tresadern, Kay Shearing and Nikki Da Costa-Smith, struggled to find healthy, convenient and tasty food for children they decided to create their own frozen ready meals range.
Adverse weather conditions have seriously affected the harvest in le Puy-en-Velay region of central France, resulting in a reduced crop of Puy lentils.
Kerry Foods has recorded a 14.8% increase in revenues in its ingredients and flavour division, largely driven by an impressive performance in the Asia-Pacific region.
Dairy Crest has reported a "continuing difficult trading environment", particularly for its Dairies Division, for the first half of the financial year (H1). This has led analysts to call for an improvement in its performance in the second half...
Britain's food industry was rocked by two announcements over the past month. Premier Foods broke the news that it was to close bakeries in Birmingham and Greenford, west London and restructure its distribution operations with the loss of 900 jobs....
Closing the yawning food and drink industry skills gap by attracting the next generation of industry scientists, engineers and technicians is the top priority of the new director of the National Skills Academy for Food and Drink (NSAFD) and the sector...
Stabilising Tesco’s UK market share and achieving stable UK trading margins should be key goals for the retail giant, according to City analyst Shore Capital.
