Informatics is set to transform risk assessment and management in the food supply chain. Rick Pendrous reports from Food Manufacture’s food safety conference.
New die technology developed by bakery equipment specialist Baker Perkins for the snack industry extends the co-extrusion process by producing tubes containing two fillings.
A compact stand-alone robotic cutting cell, specifically for use in the food industry, has been developed by Mitsubishi Electric Automation and Western Mechanical Handling (WMH) UK.
Many food manufacturers are missing out on the latest advances in fluids engineering, which help improve throughput, while enhancing the stability of products, according to an expert in the field.
Synergy Flavours has launched a range of eight new flavours that have been created for the weight management market. The flavours can be used in a range of applications, including shakes, powders and bars.
Two starches that are claimed to increase the shelf-life of loaves significantly and enhance the height and softness with no detriment to taste or texture, have been launched by clean label ingredient specialist Ulrick & Short.
Essentia Protein Solutions has launched into the flavours market with a new range of meat-broth-based flavours for meat, savoury and seasoning applications.
A new online reference tool The Pulsepedia has been launched by Ingredion to help the food industry understand how pulse-based proteins and flours can meet consumer demand for nutritious, protein-rich ingredients.
The government agency Innovate UK is launching a competition to fund up to £10M in collaborative research and development projects aimed at reducing sugar, salt and fat and increasing dietary fibre in food and drink.
Premium rustic breadmaker Délifrance UK has unveiled the results of a £30M investment programme at its west London bakery, which has boosted its capacity for supplying frozen products to foodservice and retail.
Close to 350 anaerobic digestion (AD) schemes in the food and drink sector are at risk if the government continues with its latest plans to reform the Feed-in Tariff scheme, the Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association (ADBA) has claimed.
Magners producer C&C has reported “difficult trading conditions” in its core markets as operating profit fell 9.5% to 62.2M in the six months to August 31 2015.
Morrisons has opened a new front in the supermarket price war with a pledge to make its own sandwiches in store, battling the upper crust chains in a bid to claim a bigger slice of the UK market worth £2.8bn.
2 Sisters Food Group chairman Charles Allen has been recognised for 40 years of work across the private, public and charitable sectors – including his contribution to food manufacturing – with an Institute of Directors (IoD) Lifetime Achievement Award.
Cyber sexism is putting girls off careers in engineering and contributing to a “worrying” shortage of food and drink engineers, according to industry body EngineeringUK.
Food Standards Scotland (FSS) has launched a campaign to improve consumer understanding of food labels in a bid to reduce food poisoning cases and food waste.
The long wait to discover who will lift a food and drink manufacturing Oscar trophy at tomorrow night’s Food Manufacture Excellence Awards (FMEAs) is nearly over.
Brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev’s declining volume sales prove how much it needs its planned merger with SABMiller to achieve growth, according a leading business professor.
