All news articles for October 2015

New technology has made breakfast cereal maker Dailycer more competitive

Dailycer to double turnover to £54M

By John Wood

Breakfast cereal manufacturer Dailycer is aiming to double its turnover to more than £54M in the next three years following a £4.2M investment in a high-tech production line.

A new GCSE in Food Preparation and Nutrition, but no A-level

Campaign to save food A-level hots up

By Rick Pendrous

A campaign launched to save the Food A-level, which is to be scrapped next year in favour of more vocational “technical” qualifications, is gaining momentum.

Joanne Denny-Finch

IGD launches healthy eating programme

By Michael Stones

Grocery think tank the IGD has launched a new healthy eating programme to begin next year, designed to improve the nation’s diet.

Dave Lewis: said sorry to suppliers

Tesco boss apologises to suppliers for past mistakes

By Michael Stones

Tesco boss Dave Lewis has said sorry to the retail giant’s suppliers, together with its customers and other stakeholders for “the bad choices of the past”, made in the relentless pursuit of unsustainable profit.

Tesco has posted another big profit fall

Tesco posts 55% slump in first-half profit

By Michael Stones

Tesco has posted a 55% slump in first-half underlying profit to £354M from £779M last year, the day after its boss Dave Lewis pledged to standardise payments to its suppliers.

Being too comfortable could cause food safety problems

Food safety conference

Beware of food safety comfort zones

By Laurence Gibbons

Food and drink manufacturers should be aware of falling into food safety comfort zones or they risk costly recalls, producing inefficiently and not satisfying their customers.

Front, with, left to right: George Nobbs, Norfolk County Council, Nicola Barker, NatWest, Katie Whitmore, Lombard, Carl Baker, RS Baker & Sons, John Fuller, South Norfolk Council and New Anglia LEP Food, Drink and Agriculture Sector Group, and Chris Starkie, New Anglia LEP.

Chinese firm creates 50 UK jobs

By Laurence Gibbons

Chinese food manufacturer Freshasia will open a new production facility in Little Melton, south Norfolk, creating more than 50 jobs, thanks to securing investment from a number of funders.

Five top tips will help manufacturers plan for more effective supermarket audits

Supermarket supplier visits: five top tips

By Darren Smith

For suppliers to the big four supermarkets and the supermarkets themselves, there looks to be no reprieve is in sight from the tough and bloody price wars.

Andy Morling aims to build new a new relationship with food and drink manufacturers to beat crime

Food Safety conference

Crime boss appeals for food industry partnership

By Michael Stones

The new boss of the Food Crime Unit, Andy Morling, issued a passionate plea for partnership to beat food and drink crime, in this exclusive video interview, filmed at Food Manufacture’s Food safety conference.

Kanes Foods hopes its new system will help accomodate supply chain developments

Kanes installs a new ERP system

By Pendrous

Fresh prepared foods company Kanes Foods, based in the Vale of Evesham, has replaced its legacy enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems in a move designed to accommodate supply chain developments associated with its rapid growth.

Fowler Welch reports changes in distribution needs from its food clients

Logistics in a new retail landscape

By Paul Gander

With growing online sales, is it time for manufacturers to adapt their own planning and logistics to accommodate them? asks Paul Gander

New flavours hit the sausage market

New flavours hit the sausage market

By Aaron McDonald

With the arrival of autumn, ingredients supplier Unbar Rothon has unveiled six imaginative sausage flavours, created to establish something unique for the market. Cinnamon-flavoured pork and toffee apple, and a warm and spicy pork and mango chutney are...

Cranswick's trading statement impressed City analysts

Cranswick sales boost lifts share price

By Michael Stones

Meat supplier Cranswick’s shares climbed 6%, after the Hull-based firm posted 10% revenue growth to £481.5M, in the six months to September 30.

Baxters was found guilty of serious safety failings

Baxters sentenced over worker’s injury

By Michael Stones

Baxters Food Group has been fined £60,000 after a worker suffered “life-changing injuries” caused by an accident on one of its production lines.

Staff at the Edmonton site celebrate 40 years of operation

CCE invests £300k in London site

By Laurence Gibbons

Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) has invested £300,000 in its Edmonton factory in north London as part of its commitment to manufacturing excellence and innovation.

Action on Sugar revealed 88% of soft drink cans exceed recommended daily intake

Soft drink manufacturers urged to slash sugar levels

By Alice Foster

Soft drink manufacturers worldwide have again been urged to set sugar reduction targets, while the advertising regulator plans to consult on new rules for non-broadcast adverts targeted at children.

The Cheese Warehouse upgrades its labellers

The Cheese Warehouse upgrades its labellers

The Cheese Warehouse, based at Whitchurch, Shropshire, has installed advanced printer applicators with high-performance printers on its production lines to replace inefficient labelling equipment, which no longer met its needs for reliability and speed...

Ulma displays line automation skills

Ulma displays line automation skills

Visitors to Ulma’s stand at the Processing and Packaging Machinery Association show, which was staged at the National Exhibition Centre near Birmingham earlier this month (September 29 to October 1), would have been introduced to the company's line...

Cost holds back electronic labels

Digital temperature-check labels still blocked by their cost

By Paul Gander

Printed electronic labels allowing item-level digital temperature monitoring are still being held back by cost and, in some cases, technical considerations, an active and intelligent (A&I) packaging seminar will hear later this month.

Kiddyum used ovenable board rather than CPET

Ovenable board makes new converts

By Paul GanderThe creator of a children's frozen meal range now selling in over 320 Sainsbury stores says that sourcing sustainable - and particularly recyclable - packaging was an early priority, with brightly-coloured dual-ovenable fibreboard trays...

Ultrasonics used to portion Soreen malt loaf

Ultrasonics used to portion Soreen malt loaf

Portioning and cutting using ultrasonic technology from Telsonic UK offers a solution to the problem of producing the desired qualityand appearance of soft and delicate products, which are sometimes difficult to achieve with mechanical cutting blades.

Pinguin Foods treats plant walls with novel coating

Pinguin Foods treats plant walls with novel coating

Pinguin Foods’s frozen vegetable and fruit processing facility at Roeselare in Belgium has undergone a refurbishment which has involved treatment of walls and panels with a special coating for refrigerator walls, which allows work to be carried out in...

Loma launches new suite of client services

Loma launches new suite of client services

Metal detection, checkweighing and X-ray inspection equipment supplier Loma Systems, which works with companies such as chilled foods specialist Bakkavor, has introduced a new suite of service agreements to complement its expanded range of aftermarket...

11Mt of food is landfilled

Food waste to landfill hots up

By Alyson Magee

Reducing the amount of waste food businesses produce enhances their bottom lines as well as their reputations, as Alyson Magee discovers

Refrigerants that cause damage to the environment are being phased out

Ammonia refrigeration set to expand

By Rick Pendrous

Ammonia refrigeration systems are set to become more widely used by food processors as other refrigerants, which damage the earth’s ozone layer or causes global warming, are phased out.

The flavour is suitable for desserts

Synergy adds to range of vanilla extracts

By John Wood

Flavours and ingredients manufacturer Synergy Flavours, has expanded its range of vanilla flavours with the introduction of a new variant of its core Madagascan vanilla extract.

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