Food Preservation

Dry thoughts on quality

Dry thoughts on quality

Dehydrated food has for a long time been associated with low quality products in packets. But new techniques have enhanced production to something approaching freeze-drying, reports Catherine Quinn

Frozen frustration

Frozen frustration

By Elaine Watson

He's been ramming it home for years, but Captain Birds Eye's 'If it's fresh it's frozen' mantra just hasn't hit home with consumers, who still see frozen as the poor cousin of chilled, says Elaine Watson

Chill winds over a cold climate

Chill winds over a cold climate

By John Dunn

New rules governing the use of refrigerant gases will have a major impact on end users. But it could also present an opportunity for introducing some novel processing technology, as John Dunn reports

Freshbake fails

Freshbake fails

Frozen food firm Freshbake Foods has gone in to receivership with the loss of over 300 of its 990 jobs.The receivers at PricewaterhouseCoopers made...