09-Sep-2004
Me & My Factory: William Duncanson, Operations Manager Uniq-Annan
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...
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...
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...
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...
09-Sep-2004 By Susan Birks
Heinz has launched a new offensive in the ambient soups market with a £10m recipe revamp of its classic soups range and a new line of contemporary...
How to get blood from a scone Letter
09-Sep-2004
SirI found it fascinating to read an article about Russian scientists making food products like chocolate biscuits and yoghurt from blood rather than...
Yearsley will expand regional frozen depot network further
09-Sep-2004 By Rick Pendrous
Distribution firm opens £14m centre as part of growing network
Jackson pulls out of retailing to focus on manufacturing
09-Sep-2004 By Rick Pendrous
Cash-rich group looks for further investment opportunities
Nichols md bids for own foods firm
09-Sep-2004
Soft drinks, food and foodservice supplier the Nichols group is to sell off its food manufacturing interest Nichols Foods -- probably to former group...
Dairy farmer co-op moves into top three with £75m takeover
09-Sep-2004
Creameries buy-out will "change the face of dairy farming"
Warburtons raises its game in Yorks
09-Sep-2004
Warburtons, the UK's largest independent baker, has begun work on a "super bakery" in Wakefield.Due for completion in 10 months' time, the £60m...
Favourite dram may slip from Scottish hands as clan quits
09-Sep-2004
Spirits industry shaken as highland Battle lines are drawn
Arla's loss is Wiseman's gain
09-Sep-2004
Musical chairs in the milk processing market as JS announces deal
Taxes to cut under-age drinking threaten sales hopes for RTDs
09-Sep-2004
Big brand hopes of alcopops sales growth may be thwarted
No cure found by troubled bacon firm
09-Sep-2004
The last traditional bacon curer in the south-east has closed, blaming escalating insurance costs and poor prices.Horsham Bacon Factory processed...
Farmers signal rush to leave organics
09-Sep-2004
More than 10% of organic farmers say their businesses are failing and nearly two thirds rate their viability as borderline. Many of them doubt that...
Pasta factory opens for business
09-Sep-2004
A new company is looking for customers for its new cooked pasta and noodles factory which is due to open in Nottingham this month.Pasta Solutions was...
09-Sep-2004 By Susan Birks
More cuts likely as Unilever tries to meet its financial targets
Christmas comes early
30-Jul-2004
Picture the scene -- it's the hottest day of the year and you're trying to photograph a bowl of brandy butter before it melts. Sounds ridiculous?...
Convenient marinades in sachet form
29-Jul-2004
Consumers are looking for added flavour options that offer greater convenience
Wild and colourful seasonings
29-Jul-2004
Marinades and seasonings can add visual appeal to barbecued meats
Bush tucker made easy with authentic flavoured meat rubs
29-Jul-2004
Australia has its own mix of flavours that can be recreated using native raw materials
Against the grain
29-Jul-2004 By Susan Birks
Overuse of that most common of seasoning agent, salt, has led to government action forcing industry to slash levels in food. Susan Birks reports on alternative seasonings
The menu is set for some mind-bending foods
29-Jul-2004 By Susan Birks
Susan Birks reports on the potential for new food products that can relax, stimulate or boost consumers' mental and physical powers
Pole position
29-Jul-2004
With a population of 40m Poland is central Europe's largest food and drink market. Stefan Chomka looks at the potential for UK manufacturers to get in on the act
Technology helps you keep in touch
29-Jul-2004
I recently met a man who told me about the way his company had adopted a really innovative way of managing proof of delivery (POD) and updating...
Manufacturers push factory gate pricing up the chain
29-Jul-2004 By Rick Pendrous
Factory gate pricing (FGP) could soon become an approach commonly used by manufacturers in dealings with their own suppliers, following the success...
PET technology favours wider ranges, shorter runs
29-Jul-2004
Developments in polyethylene terephthalate (PET) injection blow moulding technology are now benefitting UK manufacturers, with options of wider...
Views from Las Vegas
29-Jul-2004
... Or to be more specific views from the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) show -- that wonderful US gathering of industry and scientists for...
Cartons gain and plastics lose in recycling league
29-Jul-2004 By Paul Gander
Cartons have edged ahead of plastics in the environmental responsibility stakes, with the environment minister opening the UK's first carton...
GM maize gets green light for feed, but jury's still out on food
29-Jul-2004 By Susan Birks
European ministers have again failed to approve the use of Monsanto's genetically modified (GM) maize in food, although the European Commission (EC)...
Buy-British campaigners demand honesty over pork
29-Jul-2004 By Rick Pendrous
Retailers and processors face pressure to reveal more about meat
Sugar industry blames Atkins for spinning an obesity myth
29-Jul-2004
Manufacturers complain that they are being unfairly targeted
Heinz steams ahead on energy-saving canning
29-Jul-2004
Heinz has signed a 15-year contract with energy services company Dalkia which will see a £5.3m high-efficiency energy centre installed at Europe's...
Time for BSE testing to replace over 30-month ban, says MLC
29-Jul-2004 By Rick Pendrous
Older british beef could replace 175,000 tonnes of imports
Sweet sorrow as Europe bursts inflated sugar subsidy bubble
29-Jul-2004 By Susan Birks
European Commission signals end of sugar support regime
Good news for UK organic milk survivors -- but not until 2006
29-Jul-2004
The market for organic milk will stabilise in 2006, with supply being balanced by demand, according to a survey by Organic Monitor.The survey said...
Dairy Crest makes 320 redundant as own-label venture turns sour
29-Jul-2004
Dairy Crest is to close its plant at Enfield, which is part of the Yoplait Dairy Crest (YDC) joint venture, with the loss of around 320 jobs.The...
Merrydown's Sussex cider house is victim of sales success
29-Jul-2004
50 years' production ends as drinks company changes direction
Paragon expands
29-Jul-2004
Paragon Quality Foods, which supplies British beef burgers to caterers and frozen food wholesalers, has moved from its single-line 230m2 facility in...
Trading standards demands clearer labelling on water-injected pork
29-Jul-2004 By Rick Pendrous
Inspectors claim shoppers are being duped into paying more
29-Jul-2004 By Rick Pendrous
Leading own label processor responds to pressures
29-Jul-2004
Me & My Factory: Tim Wilson, md Loseley Dairy Ice Cream
Disabled workers help solve recruitment issues
29-Jul-2004
Companies that employ workers with disabilities are not just fulfilling their corporate responsibility -- they are tapping into a resource of well-trained people, says Stefan Chomka
