Efficient consumer response at its best?
09-Sep-2004
It costs around 50p to get an average, ambient case of grocery products from the back door of a Tesco or Sainsbury regional distribution centre...
Retailers have an eye on the six-pack
09-Sep-2004
Manufacturers and co-packers are coming under pressure to provide a wider range of film shrink wraps and replace 12-packs with six-packs.Chairman of...
09-Sep-2004 By Rick Pendrous
The food and drink industry's main 'pain points' in supply chain planning are likely to emerge when the results of a new industry survey are...
Cartons hang plastics out to dry
09-Sep-2004
Mini-cartons are taking aim at what suppliers are calling a "saturated" plastics markets in the single-serve area, offering benefits of cost,...
Consortium acquires UCB films
09-Sep-2004
A UK consortium led by Dennis Matthewman has bought UCB's polypropylene and cellophane films business.Matthewman, formerly md of Hays Chemical...
09-Sep-2004 By Paul Gander
Greater interest in non-carbonated, 'healthier' soft drinks is leading to increased investment in cold aseptic filling into polyethylene...
Allergen rules go global
09-Sep-2004
The deadline for submission of dossiers requesting exemption from allergen labelling in the European Union (EU) passed on August 25, and Europe is...
Salt campaign adds to pressure for cuts
09-Sep-2004 By Susan Birks
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is to start a high profile awareness campaign on salt this month, running until November. It aims to communicate to...
Back to lard to avoid trans-fats
09-Sep-2004 By Susan Birks
Manufacturers are turning back to lard in an effort to avoid the high levels of trans-fatty acids present in hydrogenated palm fat.Eaten in quantity,...
Bigger isn't always better
09-Sep-2004
From his small production unit on an industrial estate near Dartford you wouldn't think chocolatier Gerard Coleman would give the Godivas of this...
A new deli-very from Ginsters
09-Sep-2004
Ginsters is expanding its chilled convenience foods portfolio with new Deli Bake snacks.Deli Bake keeps with the company's tradition of producing...
Ringos return as Skins surface
09-Sep-2004
Ringos, the popular potato snack of the 70s and 80s, is making a comeback as part of Golden Wonder's new product development drive.The company is...
Daily Bread forgives unhealthy trespasses
09-Sep-2004
Handmade sandwich company Daily Bread has introduced a new healthy eating range of sandwiches, wraps, and salads.Fillings for the range were devised...
The promise of a light Xmas
09-Sep-2004
Anthony Alan Foods is proving that Christmas needn't be a time of excess for consumers with the creation of a number of controlled fat and calorie...
Cadbury milks KitKat's fall
09-Sep-2004
Cadbury is to go head-to-head with Nestlé Rowntree's KitKat this month with the launch of a chocolate wafer bar under its Dairy Milk brand.The...
