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Meat, Poultry & Seafood

13-Dec-2004

If you ever wanted proof of the benefits of focus, look at Salar Smokehouse. It produces just one basic product -- its 'Flaky' hot-smoked salmon --...

Chilled ready meals & prepared foods

13-Dec-2004

They're no strangers to awards at Freshway Foods. Voted Sandwich Manufacturer of the Year in 2002/3, the Wolverhampton-based company has since picked...

Frozen Foods

13-Dec-2004

With her hair tied in an old-fashioned bun and her sturdy figure suggesting a liking for her own Yorkshire puddings, she seems to have been with us...

Dairy

13-Dec-2004

In the high-stakes business of fresh milk, Robert Wiseman Diaries has been battling it out with Dairy Crest and Arla -- not without success.In this...

Ambient & General Groceries

13-Dec-2004

Like shortlisted company Better Tasting Snack Foods, ambient category winner Tyrrells Potato Chips has been riding the wave of interest in...

Judges' Special Award

13-Dec-2004

Not every achievement fits neatly into the framework of an industry awards scheme. But excellence deserves recognition -- especially when it's...

Best of breed

13-Dec-2004

Ginsters demonstrated all round improvement to take top spot as this year's Food Manufacture Company of the Year. Mick Whitworth reports on some remarkable achievements

Curd perfect

13-Dec-2004

Me & my factory: Mandy Kitchingman, Factory Manager, Dairy Crest - Hartington Creamery

Are you 'shelf-ready' for Tesco?

13-Dec-2004

Tesco is about to cause yet another shake-up in the UK supply chain with an initiative that will send shivers down the spines of many suppliers.The...

Demand for product recall insurance is set to spiral in the new year

13-Dec-2004

A leading insurer is predicting an increase in demand for product recall insurance following the introduction of new European rules.According to AIG...

Partnership for reliable identification tag traceability

13-Dec-2004

Product traceability is at the core of a new partnership which brings together Domino Printing Sciences and Omron Electronics.The two companies have...

8m fund is targeted at retail pack waste

13-Dec-2004

A government-backed £8m innovation fund is seeking to entice teams of designers, product managers and retailers into commercial projects which...

A flavour for change

13-Dec-2004

Flavouring substances have recently been subject to significant legislative changes and 2005 will be a very significant year for the flavour industry...

Nanoparticles set to invade pack materials

13-Dec-2004 By Paul Gander

The future of packaging could come down to particles just one billionth of a metre in diameter.Nanoparticles are increasingly being combined with...

Environmental cost to cheap vanillin

13-Dec-2004

Production of synthetic vanillin by China's chemical industry could be affected by tighter environmental, health and safety controls in future, warns...