Meat processors focus attention on improved hygiene controls
Hygiene is a high priority for processors investing in new equipment, as well as chemical wash-down systems and related training services.
Archives for December 19, 2016
Food packaging: options open up for in-line forming and sealing of cup lids
New options have opened up for dairy and other cup-and-lid combination products with the introduction of a system that thermoforms a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) snap-shut lid in-line with cup forming, filling and sealing (FFS), avoiding the need for...
Tax relief is available to aid research into sugar reduction
Companies that plan to reformulate their products in the run up to the sugar tax and voluntary reduction targets are likely to be eligible for tax relief on research and development (R&D) costs, a specialist in the field has advised.
Chicken processors latch on to automation of lines
The UK may be leaving the EU, yet the poultry-processing sector is following the lead of its European neighbours by embracing automation.
Food manufacturers face huge labour crisis
The food and drink industry is facing its worst labour shortage in over a decade, and some firms risk failing to fill vacancies in the peak demand period before Christmas, the head of a labour providers’ association has warned.
Glass effects support craft alcohol growth
The latest bottles to join the busy beer category, in particular, demonstrate how special effects and new options with glass are allowing brand-owners in the growing craft alcohol segment to differentiate their products effectively.
Cake maker wins £250k after The Apprentice win
Premium cake maker Alana Spencer earned a £250,000 investment for her Narnas cake manufacturing business from Lord Alan Sugar, after winning BBC’s The Apprentice 2016 last night (December 18).
2 Sisters’ biscuit factory in second blaze
Firefighters battled a second blaze at 2 Sisters’ Fox’s Biscuits factory in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire last week (December 15), less than two weeks after attending a fire at the premises.
Food prices ‘must rise for our security’
Consumers will have to pay more for their food to enable British farmers to invest and ensure the future food security of the nation following the Brexit vote, leading food critic, writer, journalist and broadcaster Jay Rayner has claimed.
Bird flu found in 5,000 birds poses ‘no safety risk’
Bird flu poses no food safety risk for consumers, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) insists, after avian flu (H5N8) was found in 5,000 turkeys at a farm near Louth, Lincolnshire on Friday (December 16).
Nestlé loses Kit Kat trademark case
Nestlé’s four-finger Kit Kat chocolate bars are no longer covered by EU trademark protection, after a European court ruled the bars were not distinct enough.
Food manufacturing jobs competition to rise next year
Competition to fill food and drink manufacturing vacancies is set to rise next year, after a report revealed a strong UK labour market will see continuing jobs growth increase.