All news articles for September 2016

Burton's and Dairy Crest join food manufacturers signing the Courtauld Commitment

Burton’s and Dairy Crest sign food waste agreement

By Gwen Ridler

Burton’s Biscuit Company and Dairy Crest have joined a range of other food manufacturers, foodservice companies and retailers in signing up to the Courtauld Commitment 2025 food sustainability agreement.

Meet Greencore’s new chief financial officer: Eoin Tonge

Greencore appoints new finance boss

By Michael Stones

Greencore has appointed Eoin Tonge as its new chief financial officer and as a director of the group, with effect from Monday October 3.

The fatal eight-vehicle crash involved a Carlsberg delivery lorry. Photograph supplied by Leicestershire Police

Carlsberg lorry crash prompts police warning video

By Michael Stones

A hard-hitting police video and accident photograph – warning against the dangers of using a handheld phone while driving – have been released after a fatal crash involving a car driving into a Carlsberg heavy goods vehicle (HGV) delivery lorry.

Cathedral City was expected to suffer a small volume decline in the first half

Dairy Crest’s key brands to deliver volume growth

By Michael Stones

Dairy Crest’s four key brands – Cathedral City, Clover, Country Life and Frylight – are expected to deliver combined volume growth in the first half of this year, according to the firm’s pre-close trading update for the six months to September 30.

Finsbury's profits grew by 40% in the 53 weeks leading to July 2 2016

Finsbury profits grow by over £4M

By Gwen Ridler

Finsbury Food Group’s pre-tax profits soared by 40% in the 53 weeks to July 2 2016, driven by acquisitions and strong sales.

Müller's investment will focus on healthy and luxury yogurts and expanding capacity

Müller £100M investment to unlock £700M growth

By Gwen Ridler

Müller plans to invest an extra £100M into new product development, operations and marketing over the next 18 months to unlock £700M in category growth for the UK dairy sector.

Whisky distillery investment created up to 20 jobs

Jobs created through £881k whisky investment

By Gwen Ridler

Up to 20 jobs are to be created at two new distilleries in Scotland, thanks to investment of £881,000 from development agency Highlands and Island Enterprise (HIE).

Muntons: has sent digestate to Dr Adam Roberts at University College London for analysis

Maltster’s plant harbours antibiotics potential

By Noli Dinkovski

A Suffolk maltster is investigating the potential that its anaerobic digestion (AD) plant is producing antibiotics that could potentially be developed as a medicine to combat Micrococcus and drug resistant E.coli.

Moy Park appointed Sian Land as its new CFO

Moy Park appoints new finance boss

By Gwen Ridler

Poultry processor Moy Park Holdings has appointed Sian Land as its new chief financial officer (CFO) and will join the company’s executive board.

Ornua's new £32.2M dairy facility will hire 65 staff initially

Ornua’s £32.2M dairy facility created 65 jobs

By Gwen Ridler

Dairy co-operative Ornua has created 65 new jobs with the opening of its new £32.2M (€38M) butter production and packing facility Kerrygold Park in Ireland this week (September 14).

Fire crews tackled a fire at a Lincolnshire tea processing plant

Fire battled at tea processing plant

By Gwen Ridler

A blaze a Lincolnshire tea processing plant is the latest in a string conflagrations to have plagued food and drink manufacturers this summer.

Food Standards Scotland has banned the sale of Errington Cheese Ltd's products

E.coli fears spark cheese ban in Scotland

By Gwen Ridler

Food Standards Scotland (FSS) has banned the sale and ordered a recall of all Errington Cheese Ltd’s products following a fatal outbreak of E.coli.

Research: chicory root fibres have metabolic effects that are of particular benefit to people at risk of diabetes

Chicory root fibre shown to lower diabetes risk

By Noli Dinkovski

Two research studies, conducted by Professor Gary Frost and his team from Imperial College London, and funded by Diabetes UK, have shown three major beneficial effects of Beneo’s chicory root fibre Orafti Synergy1 (oligofructose-enriched inulin) in reducing...

Testing: the aim is to offer businesses a bigger selection of people from a wider demographic

University opens up taste panel testing to public

By Noli Dinkovski

Cardiff Metropolitan University is opening its food sensory evaluation testing to the public to allow food and drink businesses to access data from specific demographic groups.

A raft of Christmas food launches lead this month's NPD photogallery

Christmas launches lead food NPD – photogallery

By Gwen Ridler

Christmas launches lead this month’s latest photogallery of new product development (NPD) in the food and drink industry, ranging from the weird and wonderful to more traditional offerings.

Hilton Food Group's operating profits rose by 25.7%

Hilton Food Group’s profits rise 25%

By Gwen Ridler

Meat processor Hilton Food Group has reported a 25.7% growth in operating profit to £17.3M in its interim results for the 28 weeks to July 17 2016.

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Food Manufacture Excellence Awards: the shortlist

By Michael Stones

Congratulations to the 60-plus food and drink manufacturers and individuals shortlisted in this year’s Food Manufacture Excellence Awards (FMEAs).

Will a spoonful of sugar make the regulatory medicine go down?

‘Mary Poppins Act’ needed to reduce sugar intake

By Rick Pendrous

The UK will probably strengthen rules governing the front-of-pack nutrition labelling of food and drink packs – something it has been restricted from doing as part of the EU – rather than watering them down following the Brexit vote, a food labelling...

Restricting disinfectant use could jeopardise hygiene in food production

Food safety update: biocides defy clean definition

By Paul Gander

Food industry disinfectants are battling a motley band of pathogens. But how do you maintain food hygiene while minimising biocide residues? Paul Gander asks whether legislation is helping or hindering this process.

Children are eating twice as much sugar as their recommended daily allowance

Sugar intake in children is double daily allowance

By Matt Atherton

Children between the ages of four and 10 are consuming twice as much sugar as their recommended daily allowance, despite intake from sugar-sweetened soft drinks falling, according to Public Health England (PHE) figures.

Two men were sentenced for illegal shellfish gathering

Fishermen sentenced for illegal shellfish gathering

By Matt Atherton

Two men received suspended prison sentences last week for illegal shellfish gathering, after an investigation by North Wales Police and the Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA).

Kingsmill owner ABF has announced a rise in operating profits

ABF posts growth ahead of end of year results

By Gwen Ridler

Kingsmill owner Associated British Foods’s (ABF’s) operating profits will be ahead of last year, according to its trading update released today (September 12).

The Fuji Vision system is mounted in the film-drive roller housing

Integrated vision comes into focus

By Paul Gander

The pressure on the food industry to align more with the automation, quality control, traceability and wider security standards of sectors such as pharmaceuticals appears to be feeding through, at least in the availability of integrated vision systems...

Bottle filling flexibility has been highlighted by Sidel

Carbonated drinks get filling flexibility

By Rick Pendrous

Bottle filling accuracy, along with production flexibility and sustainability are crucial for the packaging of carbonated soft drinks (CSD) in polyethylene terephthalate (PET), claims equipment supplier Sidel.

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