Lead the whey
30-Jun-2009
Devon-based cheese maker Parkham Farms has slashed its utility bill by installing a new system that recovers heat from hot whey (a liquid by-product...
08-Jun-2009 By Rod Addy
The dairy industry can recover from Dairy Farmers of Britain’s (DFB’s) plunge into receivership, with receivers at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC)...
08-Jun-2009
Jeff Halliwell has been appointed the new UK md of Bernard Matthews Farms. Halliwell joins the company following a three-year period with the dairy...
First Milk cheese packing jobs go
16-Feb-2009 By Hayley Brown
First Milk has warned that it will be cutting 52 jobs at its cheese packing site near Wrexham, following a further 93 that were announced in...
Shoppers switch to Sainsbury's brand
01-Dec-2008
Sainsbury claims that its Switch and Save campaign to entice consumers to switch from branded foods to its cheaper own-label products has resulted in...
29-Oct-2008 By Hayley Brown
At a time when dairy processors are battling to survive soaring input costs, Long Clawson is ramping up its investment. Hayley Brown reports
A-listers to battle it out for supremacy
29-Oct-2008
The Food Manufacture Excellence Awards (FMEA) shortlist for achievement has been announced.Contenders include: Greencore Grocery, Heinz and Veetee...
Food Manufacture Excellence awards shortlist announced
29-Sep-2008 By Rod Addy
Excitement mounts as the shortlist for the Food Manufacture Excellence Awards (FMEA) is announced, with the winners ceremony now less than two months...
First spreadable cottage cheese smooths the way for healthy diets
29-Jul-2008
Cottage cheese maker Uniq Prepared Foods is set to launch a new branded offering that it hopes will drive incremental growth across this food...
28-May-2008 By John Dunn
A new EU research project aims to improve the safety of unpasteurised, raw milk cheeses by developing friendly bacteria cultures to kill off any lurking pathogens. John Dunn reports
02-Jan-2008 By Sarah Britton
Ingredients firm Hydrosol claims it can cut the raw material cost of feta cheese production in half by removing milk from the equation, but whether...
26-Nov-2007 By Rod Addy
The rolling countryside of Gloucestershire looks set to become home to a vital base of training for the food and drink industry. Rod Addy investigates
Tremendous scope’ for new cottage cheese products
19-Nov-2007 By Elaine Watson
There is a yawning gap in the market for premium cottage cheese, according to a report from analysts at Numis Securities.The gap could be filled...
Cheese maker cuts a wedge from its steam fuel bill
29-Oct-2007
The First Milk Cheese Company has cut fuel consumption by 7.5% on its three heavy-oil fired steam-raising boilers at its Haverfordwest creamery,...
Draft standard could harm cheese quality
26-Oct-2007 By Rick Pendrous
Processed cheesemakers could be troubled by a draft standard that some believe will discourage innovation by focusing on the quantity of cheese...
Bob does the job for children's natural cheddar cheese
02-Oct-2007
The Good Food Village has launched the first natural cheese containing 'Secret Shapes'. The product was created using a new process, which enables a...
29-May-2007
Dairy farmers are deserting the industry in droves, writes Michelle Knott. But others hope value-added products will boost their incomes
Big weigher helps small cheese maker
27-Feb-2007
A high performance process weighing system has enabled a small cheese manufacturer Aeron Valley Cheese to dramatically increase its cheese...
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, says ingredients firm
29-Jan-2007
Crystals are usually recognised as a symbol of beauty, but for a while, this escaped the minds of cheese consumers, who worried that white pigment on...
FSA calls for health report on the 'cocktail' effect of contaminants in food products
02-Oct-2006
More studies are needed on the cumulative health effects of different man-made toxins in foodstuffs, said the Food Standards Agency (FSA), following...
Glastonbury hard goat's cheese gives cows some stiff competition
29-Aug-2006
After two years of development, Glastonbury-based cheesemaker Green's, a member of the West Country Farmhouse Cheesemakers' group, has created a hard...
21-Aug-2006 By Elaine Watson
Wensleydale Dairy Products is aiming to join a string of British Cheese producers that have secured European protected name status for their cheeses....
07-Aug-2006 By Elaine Watson
The future has already begun, so keep up, says the boss of the UK's fourth largest cheese making plant
Dairygold buys base
26-Jun-2006
Dairygold Food Ingredients (UK) has bought Dan Dairies of Leeds for an undisclosed sum, largely as a production base for its new Ezycheese liquid...
18-Apr-2006 By Rick Pendrous
A novel process that ensures reproducible quality of semi-hard cheeses such as Gouda and Edam was awarded a gold prize for innovation at the recent...
Manufacturers compete to take home a slice of the cheese sector
29-Mar-2006
The cheese market has witnessed an array of new ventures this month, with companies taking cheese outside of the sandwich arena and embracing the...
Energy efficient cheese
29-Mar-2006
The Cheese Company, part of Milk Link, has opted for an energy efficient turn-key compressed air solution at its Lockerbie creamery. The installation...
13-Jun-2005 By Rick Pendrous
Consortium struggles against pressure from dairy companies
Novel piercing systems
13-Jun-2005
Blue cheese shows how to get a pierce of the action
Cholesterol lowering cheese alternative
13-Jun-2005
Bespoke oil addition system produces cheeses that help maintain healthy hearts
Branston spices up snacks sector
13-Jun-2005
Premier Foods has seen two successful pickle brand tie-ups launched this month. Snack maker United Biscuits (UB) has introduced Mini Cheddars in a...
Europe's largest cheddar- making plant is modernised
13-May-2005
Tetra Pak Processing has supplied a wide range of equipment to the new Dairy Crest plant in Davidstow, Cornwall, at which Cathedral City cheese is...
11-May-2005 By Rick Pendrous
Investors show mixed views of the viability of dairy processing
Pork Farms moves in on quiche sector
04-Apr-2005
Supplier of pork pies and savoury rolls Pork Farms is entering the quiche sector with the launch of a Large Quiche Lorraine, Large Cheese & Onion...
07-Mar-2005
PDO Restriction on use of feta name could prove costly for brits
Cottage cheese vat installation flows smoothly
07-Feb-2005
Damrow, which is part of the Carlisle Process Systems group, has designed and commissioned a new 18,000-litre enclosed cottage cheese vat at the...
New tower 'revolutionises' cheese cutting operations
07-Feb-2005
The Cheese Company, part of Milk Link, the UK's third largest integrated dairy business, has invested in a revolutionary cheese tower supplied by...
Tartan fromage
07-Jan-2005
French cheese manufacturer Lactalis has bought Glasgow-based cheese company McLelland Group for an undisclosed sum.McLelland's Seriously Strong...
Parmesan roulade with blue cheese and sunblush toms
14-Dec-2004
Simon Rimmer describes one of his favourite vegetarian recipes, involving the finest ingredients and minimal cooking
13-Dec-2004
Me & my factory: Mandy Kitchingman, Factory Manager, Dairy Crest - Hartington Creamery
Process promises instant mature cheese
06-Oct-2004
Instant mature cheddar cheese could soon be a reality if Kraft Foods commercialises a process which involves creating cheese texture using...
Goodbye yellow brick road
10-Sep-2004 By John Dunn
John Dunn reviews the burgeoning cheese market in which companies are tempting consumers to swap block cheddar for products that offer convenience, healthy attributes, and regional variety
Bigger isn't always better
09-Sep-2004
From his small production unit on an industrial estate near Dartford you wouldn't think chocolatier Gerard Coleman would give the Godivas of this...
Caterers are industry's frozen asset
15-Jul-2004
Catering will offer frozen food producers the best prospects for growth in future, according to Alf Carr, director general of the British Frozen Food...
