Ayurvedic medicine meets science in amla fruit extract
Functional ingredients maker Taiyo says scientific research is backing the ayurvedic medicinal heritage of its functional ingredient: SunAmla.
Archives for January 6, 2014
Three buyers in the running for Premier’s Hovis bakery
Premier Foods’ plans to sell its troubled Hovis plant bakery business should become clearer over the coming months, as news emerged towards the end of last year that a shortlist of three candidates were interested in buying or investing in the business.
Vanilla flavour for high-protein products
Synergy’s recently launched powdered vanilla flavours for high-protein products were designed to deliver high-impact flavour in the challenging sports nutrition segment, where vanilla tops the popularity stakes.
New product categories for asparaginase
In recent years, acrylamide has triggered health concerns among food manufacturers and health authorities. To address these, Novozymes introduced the asparaginase Acrylaway in 2007: a product that is used industrially in more than 30 countries in...
The power of three in Elliott’s interim report
Among the recommendations in the Elliott interim report on the horsemeat fiasco three stood out, not because they were necessarily the most important, but because they addressed issues that have long been matters of great concern to the industry. But it...
Low-fat labels drive overeating
Nutrition labels indicating low levels of fat and energy could paradoxically lead consumers to eat more, a new study has revealed.
Gas burner optimises brewing
Installing a TX 30 modulating gas and air burner system from Lanemark International has brought cost and efficiency benefits to AB UK's new brewery.
CSM secures ancient seeds
CSM Bakery Supplies has made a commitment to its grain growers ahead of harvest to ensure a secure supply of ancient cereals.
Novel cooking cuts production time
Siemens Industry and Olympus Automation have joined forces in a partnership to deliver a novel cooking process that is claimed to dramatically reduce production time and enhance the quality of soups, sauces and ready meals.
India’s new law could cost the UK millions
UK food and drink manufacturers could lose millions of pounds as exports to India languish at Mumbai docks after authorities blocked shipments following sudden regulatory changes.
China-based expert to support pork exports
Environment secretary Owen Paterson is expected to announce the appointment of a full-time agricultural expert in Beijing early in the New Year to assist with growing UK food exports to China.
Soya protein crisps you can customise
Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) says its new line of soya protein crisps are a cost-effective way to enhance nutrient content, texture and flavour in a range of applications, including nutrition bars, cereals and healthy snacks.
Tulip boss outlines bright future ahead
The future’s bright for Tulip’s Bodmin meat production site, reports Gary Scattergood
EC guidance published on food colourants
Food manufacturers have welcomed new European Commission (EC) guidance on the classification of food extracts with colouring traits and additives that colour food.
No sign of gluten-free growth stalling
Many more gluten-free foods are set to hit retail shelves this year, with one company alone planning to launch 15 new products.
Food Manufacture: 2014 editorial calendar
This year is predicted by most leading UK food industry commentators to be one of the most significant ever in terms of political and regulatory scrutiny of the sector. It is also set to be one of economic and environmental uncertainty.
Installation triples snack output
The installation of Ishida’s latest snacks packing solution - 18-head multi-head weighers and Atlas bagmakers with advanced Ishida integrated Total Packaging Systems (iTPS) software - at Kolak Snack Foods in London, is helping to nearly triple output of...
Veg firm ordered to pay £200k for forklift death
A Lincolnshire vegetable business has been told to pay £200,000, after a manager died when he was struck by a forklift truck.
Elliott report leads to calls for modernisation
Paper-based systems in the food industry are not robust enough to help fight food fraud, a quality management boss working in the sector has claimed.
Optimise high-throughput of emulsified meat
Seydelmann machines are designed to produce hamburgers, chicken nuggets and other emulsified products.
Sodexo removes colours linked to hyperactivity
Sodexo is the latest UK caterer to remove the six food colours associated with hyperactivity in young children from the food it supplies to schools.
New FIR rules ‘to change the goalposts’: DWF law firm
Food and drink manufacturers should check their preparations now for the new food labelling rules – due to be introduced on December 14 2014 – which will “change the goalposts”, according to law firm DWF.
2 Sisters voted one of most admired food companies
2 Sisters Food Group has been voted one of the nation’s most admired food companies by its industry peers.
Dairy cooperative almost doubles farmer owner numbers
Arla Foods aims to strengthen sustainable supplies by adding 300M litres of owner milk to its supply chain this year and has almost doubled the number of its British farmer owners.
Food labelling should be priority for Greek presidency
The Greek presidency of the EU Council should make industry consultation on new food labelling rules one of its four key priorities, says the European food manufacturers’ organisation FoodDrinkEurope.
Free webinar to tackle FIR questions
Food and drink manufacturers now have less than a year to plan their response to the Food Information Regulation (FIR) – due to be enforced on December 14 2014 – but Food Manufacture’s free, one-hour webinar next month will provide timely advice.
Tea packager prints to envelop point of difference
Gloucester-based tea packager Infusion GB is printing directly on to enveloped tea bags for the first time, following its investment in three Domino G220i thermal ink jet printers.
Unilever’s retrofit lightens the energy load
Unilever’s food production site in Purfleet, Essex has cut its lighting energy consumption by 40% by replacing fluorescent lamps with low-energy equivalents.
Grain D'Or's £4M expansion increases capacity by 40%
Grain D'Or - part of the Fletchers Group of Bakeries - has completed a £4M expansion of its food manufacturing facilities to increase production capacity by 40% and enhance technical standards
'Belt and braces' barrier extends shelf-life on plastics
The possibility of doubling up oxygen barrier in in-mould labels with the same barrier in the pot itself has enabled a Scandinavian seafood firm to move from metal packaging to ambient plastics, with a current shelf-life of two years potentially...
Will the government admit it got it wrong?
Professor Chris Elliott’s interim findings of his inquiry into last January’s horsemeat contamination scandal were published last month.
Greencore sees growth in ‘food-to-go’
Greencore is expected to improve its financial performance over the coming year as its new focus on ‘food-to-go’ products both in the UK and US gathers momentum. Most City analysts have predicted a positive outlook for the Irish own-label convenience...
‘Quantum leap’ in food packaging
A peelable lidding film has been introduced for ready meals that removes the need for cardboard sleeves, while delivering cost savings and reducing packaging.