Chocolate giant Cadbury Trebor Bassett is continuing to breathe new life into the chocolate category with the introduction of two new products to its...
A breakaway group of packaging professionals may be set up, following a vote to merge the Institute of Packaging (IoP) with the much larger Institute...
A new grouping of the five sector skills councils (SSCs) in the food and drink industry is to set down guidelines for meeting new European Union (EU)...
Thames Valley University (TVU) hopes to launch what it claims will be the first course in the UK for chefs working in, or hoping to work in, product...
Leading toxicology experts will gather in Rome this month to discuss the latest research on the toxicity of acrylamide in food.The risk posed by food...
Berger Wild, based in Passau, Germany, is Europe's largest processor of European game and, among other products, supplies 2.5kg and 5kg bags of cubed...
The Sentry VF metal detector, introduced by Cintex at the Total Processing and Packaging Show last year, is now in full production, says Carla Whyte,...
Fluid control equipment, used as part of a new automated dosing system to add minor fluid ingredients to the dough-making process, has been specified...
New rules governing the use of refrigerant gases will have a major impact on end users. But it could also present an opportunity for introducing some novel processing technology, as John Dunn reports
Geest's group HR director Mark Martin has dealt with some tricky staff issues of late, including the redundancies of 10% of its management jobs. Yet the company is still a model employer, he tells Rick Pendrous
Gums, starches and all manner of gelling agents can help manufacturers meet key convenience and indulgence trends as well as cut costs. Susan Birks reports on new product ideas to be had from tweaking food textures
Chocolate-flavoured dairy beverages are popular with consumers, but without proper stabilisation, most of the chocolate powder ends up at the bottom...
A central location makes the Czech Republic an ideal base to reach emerging eastern European markets, but strong competition in its crowded domestic market makes food retailing tough. Susan Birks reports
Lipgene is a huge pan-European research project that could result in manufacturers adopting radically different ingredients and processes, as Sue Scott reports
