Inside food & drink manufacturing
Developing a better understanding of the food industry, including its complex supply chains, is a key recommendation of a new report commissioned by the Scottish government to learn the lessons of the horsemeat crisis.
Associated Seafoods aims to commission the Scottish smoked salmon processing area at its seafood plant in Buckie, north east Scotland, by September.
The next generation of omega-9 rapeseed and sunflower oils can help manufacturers slash levels of saturated fats by up to 70%, according to figures from Dow Seeds.
The UK is in dire need of a national strategy to tackle malnutrition, which is at least as big a problem to public health and the public purse as obesity.
Cheesemaker Wyke Farms is aiming to be 100% self sufficient in green energy after ploughing £3M into a biogas and solar project.
The Courtauld Commitment 3 – which aims to further reduce the weight and carbon impact of household grocery and packaging waste – lacks ambition and the threat of a “government stick” to drive through the required changes, the food industry has been warned.
Food safety remains a core issue for manufacturers, as highlighted by the annual report of the EU’s rapid alert system, which reported 8,797 notifications last year.