All news articles for July 2020

Smith: 'People are falling back in love with baking'

Fatherson Bakery launches vegan flour range

By Rod Addy

Fatherson Bakery, winner of the Small Bakery Manufacturing Company of The Year at this year's Food Manufacture Excellence Awards, has launched a range of flours for consumers.

Flavourfresh Salads has begun working with the North West pilot on technology adoption

Made Smarter gains traction as SMEs adopt digital tech

By Michelle Perrett

Four food manufacturers have secured support from the Made Smarter North West pilot, a scheme designed to help small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in north-west England benefit from the use of digital technology.

Metal could be used to achieve a premium feel in packaging

Crown shines light on metal

By Gwen Ridler

Crown Food Europe is advocating the use of metal to convey a premium feel to packaging in the “booming” snacks market.

The revamped factory offers additional reassurance for consumers scouring allergen labelling for 'nut-free' tags

Finsbury Food Group turns cake factory nut-free

By Michelle Perrett

Finsbury Food Group, the cake manufacturer supplying supermarkets including Tesco and Sainsbury's, has turned its Hamilton Celebration Cake factory in Scotland into a nut-free site, offering consumers additional reassurances regarding allergen labelling.

Warburtons has launched an accelerator to promote bakery innovation

Warburtons supports start-ups with new fund

By Gwen Ridler

Warburtons has teamed up with small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) accelerator Mission Ventures to launch a new joint venture to support bakery start-ups.

Taylor: 'Over 80% of our ingredients are grown in the EU and the majority from right here in the UK'

Development hub

Keeping it real at Purition

By Ellie Woollven

Purition founder Edward Taylor explains how the company is taking a different tack to other protein powder companies and is not afraid to stand by its principles.

New product launches from Mars, McVitie's and Mondelēz

Sweet treats lead latest NPD round-up

By Gwen Ridler

New spread launches from Mars, a trio of new releases from biscuit brand McVitie’s and limited edition Dairy Milk chocolate bars from Cadbury head up this snapshot of the latest new product development from food and drink manufacturers this month.

The food and drink industry has reacted to the Chancellor's Summer Economic Update

Food industry reaction to Chancellor’s ‘mini budget’

By Gwen Ridler

The Chancellor of the Exchequer’s Summer Economic Update has been broadly welcomed by members of the food and drink industry, but concerns were raised over the speed at which the sector would be able to recover.

MPs listened to concerns about the proposals for immigration

Agriculture and food face immigration labour hit

By Michelle Perrett

The Government’s proposed immigration policy is “simply not fit for the future of agriculture”, Tom Bradshaw, vice president of the National Farmers Union (NFU), has told MPs.

Workplace fatalities have dropped since 2018, according to the HSE

Workplace fatalities fall in 2019

By Gwen Ridler

Workplace deaths across the manufacturing sector – including food and drink firms – have fallen over the past year, according to the Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE’s) annual workplace fatality figures for 2019/20.

 Hovis is tapping into the consumer demand for healthier products

Hovis launches immunity boosting bread

By Michelle Perrett

Hovis is tapping into the consumer demand for healthier products, with the launch of Glorious Grains, a new loaf of bread, designed to support the immune-system.

The new innovation kitchen is based at its Liverpool site.

Princes invests £5m to encourage rapid growth

By Michelle Perrett

International food and drink group Princes, which boasts brands including Princes, Napolina, Batchelors and Branston Beans, has revealed it is to invest £5m in the next three-years to encourage “rapid growth”.

Ellen Norman talks to Food Manufacture about this year's Royal Society of Chemistry Emerging Technologies Competition.

Prizes up for grabs at food innovation contest

By Gwen Ridler

Food and drink entrepreneurs could be in the running for a share of a £160,000 prize pool at this year’s Royal Society of Chemistry Emerging Technologies Competition.

Duncan Everett has been appointed chief executive of Noble Foods

Kerry Foods CEO joins Noble Foods

By Gwen Ridler

Kerry Foods chief executive Duncan Everett has left the chilled foods manufacturer to head up egg processor Noble Foods.

FareShare has worked with almost 150 additional food businesses to aid vulnerable consumers

Coronavirus support maintained by food industry

By Rod Addy

Food industry coronavirus initiatives have continued over the past month, with a range of companies offering support to consumers, the NHS and firms in the supply chain.

Nick Robinson has been appointed chief executive of Kerry Foods

Kerry Foods appoints new chief executive

By Gwen Ridler

Chilled food manufacturer Kerry Foods has promoted Nick Robinson to the role of chief executive from his current position as managing director of consumer brands.

2 Sisters Llangefni reopens today, two weeks after a cluster of COVID-19 cases were reported there

Coronavirus hit 2 Sisters factory reopens

By Gwen Ridler

The coronavirus-hit 2 Sisters Food Group poultry processing site in Llangefni, Wales has reopened today (3 July), after being given the go-ahead from local safety bodies.

Fraunhofer Institute's new cleaning robot uses advanced sensors to reduce man hours in the factory

Robot cleaner for food factories developed

By Gwen Ridler

Food safety, hygiene and cleaning in food factories has gained a boost in the form of a robot cleaner developed by Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV in Dresden.

2 Sisters Coronarvirus cluster has been contained

2 Sisters coronavirus cases contained

By Michelle Perrett

Health officials have revealed that the 2 Sisters Coronavirus outbreak at the Llangefni factory in Wales has been “contained” and there is no evidence of community transmission.

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