Sainsbury boss sentenced to jail in Egypt
Sainsbury chief executive Mike Coupe has been sentenced to two years’ imprisonment in an Egyptian jail, after his conviction by a court in Giza for attempted embezzlement.
Archives for April 28, 2015
BNF: There's a folate deficiency in young women
One in five teenage girls and young women aged 16–24 years in the UK are deficient in the B vitamin folate, according to the latest figures from the government’s National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS).
Norbert Dentressangle bought by US firm
Norbert Dentressangle (ND) has been acquired by US-based giant XPO Logistics for €3.2bn (£2.3bn), one of the biggest supply chain deals of recent years.
Digital design takes a large step into the future
Packaging design and production software specialist Esko’s acquisition of US-based digital asset management (DAM) system provider MediaBeacon has been billed as a “big step forward” and “quite a differentiator” by the new parent company.
Label dispenser rated for IP69K
The latest LD label dispensers from Multivac Marking & Inspection are optionally available for use under strict hygiene requirements, or for use in low-risk areas.
Plastic bottle recycling under threat
The tribulations suffered by at least two major UK plastic bottle recyclers in recent months highlight the larger-scale crisis gripping the UK's bottle-to-bottle food-grade plastics recycling sector, with rock-bottom prices for oil and virgin polymer at...
Animal by-product changes worry industry
Sir,I am writing with reference to your article (‘Industry resists inspection charges’, Food Manufacture, April 2015, p37) on the proposal to impose further costs on the food chain by requiring the industry to accept charges for hygiene inspection.
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...
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.
Carlsberg upgrades its brewery steeping section
Carlsberg UK has upgraded an in-process weigher used for precision batches of barley in the steeping section, part of the malting process, at its Northampton Brewery.
Risk reduction should not be a tick box exercise
Ensuring a safe environment for your workers requires careful thought by everyone and shouldn’t be a ‘tick box’ exercise, as Alyson Magee discovers
Nichols’ drinks deal offers strategic benefits
Nichols’ acquisition of a minority stake in slush and milk drinks distributor Noisy Drinks Co offers both firms considerable benefits, according to one leading analyst.
CCE’s Milton Keynes site boss’s efficiency aim
Coca-Cola Enterprises’ Nicholas Nixon won’t let the age of his site stop him from boosting its efficiency, he tells Nicholas Robinson
Bakkavor installs spiral pizza chiller
Own-label food producer Bakkavor has installed a custom-designed chilling system for pizza production from Starfrost as part of investment in new equipment and facilities.
A big unknown in cereal
Own-label manufacturers are secretive. But John Hiles is ready to rip open the box of the cereal business he heads, Nicholas Robinson reports
Greggs’s ‘strong’ results praised by analysts
High street baker Greggs has posted own-shop like-for-like sales up by 5.9% in the first four months of the year, in “a strong” set of results, according to the analyst N+1 Singer.
Aldi launches chicken in self-venting packs
Aldi's new range of flavoured/added value roast in the bag chickens is the first to feature FFP's Estercook SV laminate, a new self-venting version.
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.
Halal firm extends product line in Tesco
Halal meat brand Ghanim International UK has extended its range of frozen, microwavable products in Tesco.