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First Milk's AD project is progressing

First Milk cheese plant completes first stage of AD

The first stage in a large sustainability project at one of the UK's largest cheese creameries operated by First Milk has been completed by anaerobic digestion (AD) treatment specialist Clearfleau.

Coca-Cola Company is looking to simplify through mergers

CCE ‘in multi-billion pound merger talks’

By Nicholas Robinson

Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) has refused to confirm or deny whether it is in a three-way multi-billion pound discussion to combine its operations with two other European Coca-Cola bottling firms.

Symingtons has restructured its business to reduce costs during difficult times

Symington’s first profit slump in 15 years

By Nicholas Robinson

Symington’s sales and profits have slumped for the first time in 15 years, despite the Yorkshire-based food manufacturer recently pumping £2.5M into a new noodle facility in Leeds.

Customers want to buy Graze products online and in-store, says ceo Anthony Fletcher

Graze ceo: ‘going from clicks to bricks isn’t easy’

By Nicholas Robinson

Graze, the £68M turnover online snack manufacturer, had to make big changes to its manufacturing and operating systems after gaining listings with Sainsbury and Boots, its ceo Anthony Fletcher has said.

Meat firms to benefit from sorter

Tomra helps meat products to get sorted

The Nimbus meat sorting machine from Tomra Sorting Solutions is designed for sorting meat, including bacon bits, beef jerky and individually quick frozen products.

Manufacturing intelligence systems operate in premises or in the cloud

MES ‘vapourware’ that fails to deliver

By Rick Pendrous

Manufacturing execution system (MES) software is failing to deliver on what it promises for food and drink manufacturers, according to the head of a software systems supplier, who previously worked on the integration of MES for UK companies in the sector.

Lucozade is made at Coleford

Suntory upgrades Coleford Lucozade plant

A multi-million pound contract to undertake infrastructure and good manufacturing practice improvements at the Lucozade, Ribena and Suntory factory at Coleford in Gloucestershire has been won by design, engineering, construction and consultancy firm Clegg...

First protein bakery to open in the UK

‘First UK protein bakery’ announced

By Nicholas Robinson

The Protein Works will pump a significant amount of money into a new 1,858m² protein-focused bakery facility in Cheshire, it announced.

Smart lifting and slowdown with new pallet truck

Smart lifting and slowdown with new pallet truck

A new pedestrian powered pallet truck has been introduced by Yale Europe Materials Handling, which is said to offer enhanced productivity capabilities and a smoother and more efficient operator experience.

Investment at Aspall is paying off for the Suffolk firm

Investment brings more control for Aspall

By Laurence Gibbons

Cider manufacturer Aspall’s widespread investment programme has helped it gain more control over its business, according to its boss.

Mariner Foods's equipment is being prepared for auction

Mariner Foods assets sale

By Rod Addy

Mariner Foods’ assets are being sold off after the Grimsby-based seafood firm plunged into administration three weeks ago.

Greencore is focusing on in food-to-go opportunities

Greencore invests in new product development

By Rod Addy

Greencore is investing in longer shelf-life products to boost efficiency and cut waste and hot snacks to meet continued growth in demand for food-to-go, according to chief financial officer Alan Williams.

The FSA issued two recall announcements on May 8 and May 12

Potato blanching equipment sparked product recall

By Rod Addy

The failure of a potato blanching machine caused the contamination of one of Swancote Foods’s potato products with small bits of metal, prompting the recall of several retail own-label lines.

EDME primes for business-boosting investment

EDME pumps £2M into Essex site

By Nicholas Robinson

Bakery ingredients supplier EDME is pumping over £2M into its manufacturing facilities in a turnover-boosting bid to modernise and diversify its operations.

Sensors sort the good from bad

Sensors sort the good from bad

The expanded Mini range of registration sensors from German sensing specialist Sick Reliable is said to provide high-speed contrast, colour and luminescence detection on packaging.

Cageless spiral conveyor for bakery duties

Cageless spiral conveyor for bakery duties

A new cageless spiral system conveyor belt called CamEdge, designed for equipment used in bakery applications, has been introduced by metal conveyor belt manufacturer Cambridge Engineered Solutions. It is designed for cooling and proofing processes, but...

Food processing equipment firm's new kit

Interfood takes on Alco equipment distributorship

Alco machines used in the preparation and processing of meat, fish, poultry, vegetable, potato and dairy products are now available from Interfood, the German manufacturer’s sole distributor in the UK and Ireland.

Food & Drink Innovation Network

Tomorrow’s new product development in focus

By Rick Pendrous

The latest thinking in food and drink new product development (NPD) will be featured in seminar called ‘Breakthrough Innovation’ taking place in London on April 14.

Plant equipment can feed data to managers remotely

Anuga FoodTec 2015

Rockwell Automation foretells food processing’s future

By Rod Addy

Food processing equipment that tells managers what maintenance it needs may soon exist, according to Dominic Molloy, Rockwell Automation’s marketing and channels director for Europe, Middle East and Africa.

Anuga FoodTec attracted more than 43,000 visitors

Anuga FoodTec 2015

Top innovations showcased at Anuga FoodTec

By Rod Addy

This year’s Anuga FoodTec achieved a 14% rise in visitor numbers over the last time it was held in 2012, with more than 1,500 companies presenting the latest food processing solutions.

Weetabix reduces its motor failures

Weetabix reduces its motor failures

Weetabix has saved thousands of pounds in maintenance costs by eliminating motor failures at its factory in Corby, following the installation of Marlin stainless steel AC motors from Lafert. These replaced conventional motors on its breakfast cereal extruders.

ERP raises the game for German meat processor

ERP raises the game for German meat processor

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) software from CSB-System is providing control of the value-added supply chain at German meat processor Wolf. It ensures effective planning and product management as well as traceability of all products.

New service for pumps launched

New service for pumps launched

AVT Reliability, a new company created by the merger of AV Technology and Aespump, which brings together established experts in plant reliability and maintenance and pump management, was launched at the Maintec show held at The National Exhibition Centre...

GEA's MultiDrum machine can recreate hand-crafted breaded chicken products at high volumes

Anuga FoodTec trends

Mass production moves closer to manual skills

By Rod Addy

Technology is moving closer to delivering hand-crafted effects on an industrial scale, with innovations such as Fritsch’s Multitwist twisting machine and GEA’s MultiDrum system, winners of International FoodTec Gold Awards at Anuga FoodTec 2015.

Panesar Foods makes more than 750 branded and own-label products

Panesar Foods invests £9M to create 30 jobs

By Rod Addy

Panesar Foods is investing almost £9M in the expansion of its West Bromwich sauce manufacturing business, creating at least 30 jobs and potentially boosting its turnover.

The UK is lagging behind on robotic uptake

Get to grips with robots

By Michelle Knott

Robotic systems don’t have to be as complex as many people believe. Michelle Knott reports

There are eight varieties in the B.Fresh core range

£2M invested in new high pressure juice processing site

By Linda Groves

A first time fresh juice producer has pumped £2M into a new cold press and high pressure processing (HPP) juicing facility in Shropshire and has secured a contract with upmarket supermarket chain Booths. 

Haggis firm outsources

Macsween out-sources its assembly

Macsween of Edinburgh has signed a deal with Nagel Langdons, the UK subsidiary of the Nagel-Group, which will see the company expand its outsourced storage and distribution service to include contract freezing, tempering and case picking for the haggis...

OAL can install steam infusion kit in-line with pipework for continuous product heating

Steam infusion breakthrough saves processors cash

By Rod Addy

Food manufacturers could slash processing costs following breakthroughs in steam infusion technology that enable food to be heated at least three times faster than previous steam techniques.

From left to right: Paul Lewney, md Kavli; Erik Volden, Kavli group ceo; Elaine McConnely, general manager; and Finn Jebsen, Kavli chairman

£5M investment boosts pâté production

By Nicholas Robinson

Castle MacLellan has pumped £5M into its Kirkcudbright, Dumfries & Galloway pâté manufacturing facility, securing current jobs and creating the potential for new roles in the future.

Weetabix's new motors are less prone to dust and water contamination

Weetabix cuts costs with more efficient motors

By Rod Addy

Weetabix has saved thousands of pounds by replacing motors on the breakfast cereal extruders at the Corby factory that makes products such as Weetos and Crunchy Bran.

Inside AG Barr's modern canning line

Inside AG Barr Milton Keynes

By Nicholas Robinson

AG Barr’s £41M high-tech Milton Keynes canning facility has been at the centre of an £8.3M investment plan, according to factory manager Tim Stacey.

Scottish biscuit firm boosts capacity

Nairns Oatcakes raises its capacity with a second line

Edinburgh-based biscuit manufacturer Nairns Oatcakes has raised its production capacity with a new fully automated line, which includes a second CW3 combination checkweigher and metal detection unit from Loma Systems. Both of its production lines are...

Baby food moved using vacuum conveyor system

Baby food moved using vacuum conveyor system

An unnamed baby food manufacturer has boosted productivity by installing a flexible intermediate bulk container (FIBC) filler and vacuum conveyor system from Spiroflow.

Higher quality air is required when in direct contact with food and drink

New guidance airs a pure food hygiene issue

By Rick Pendrous

New best practice guidelines for compressed air use in food and beverage manufacture are now available, which cover the direct and indirect contact of air with products. The guidelines have been produced by the British Compressed Air Society (BCAS) in...

A new fermenter will boost Quorn's mycoprotein production by 60%

Quorn talks of fourth fermenter

By Nicholas Robinson

Consumer demand for Quorn will outstrip the Teesside firm’s supply within a decade, unless it continues to invest to boost capacity.

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