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Hands off for hygiene

Hands off for hygiene

Improved hygiene is becoming as important as labour cost savings when it comes to justifying the costs of line automation, as Sue Scott discovers

Small but perfectly formed

Small but perfectly formed

Flanders, Wallonia and Brussels may be divided by language and tastes, but they offer very loyal customers for UK suppliers prepared to make the effort. Sue Scott reports

Control your dough

Control your dough

By Michelle Knott

Whether you're handling pastry or bread dough, consistency is the name of the game. Michelle Knott examines how automation can help achieve this

Driving down costs

Driving down costs

Dairy processors face the dilemma of needing to invest to improve their productivity while cutting their costs, says Mike Spear

Rich pickings

Rich pickings

Looking beyond the usual suspects can inject a sense of occasion to your festive beer list. Beer guru Jeff Evans picks out some gems to inspire your...

Beauty and the feast

Beauty and the feast

Eating yourself beautiful? It seems an unlikely proposition, and yet one that some big food firms think offers huge potential opportunities. Kathy Watson reports

Muscle matters

Muscle matters

By Rick Pendrous

Britain's meat processors are consolidating in the face of a tough business environment. Rick Pendrous reports on an industry adapting to greater international competition and some difficult regulatory issues

Whey to add value

Whey to add value

By John Dunn

Techniques are being developed to make money from the waste produced during milk processing. John Dunn reports on the science behind it

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