Innovation

Food & Drink Innovation Network

Tomorrow’s new product development in focus

By Rick Pendrous

The latest thinking in food and drink new product development (NPD) will be featured in seminar called ‘Breakthrough Innovation’ taking place in London on April 14.

Allen: 'I see the new centre as key to delivering our business strategy'

Dairy Crest invests £4M in Harper Adams centre

By Rod Addy

Dairy Crest is investing £4M in a food innovation centre at Harper Adams University campus at Newport in Shropshire, which it hopes will help it boost new product development.

FDF boss Melanie Leech argued for an Agrifood strategy rather than just Agritech

Industry calls for Agrifood strategy

By Rick Pendrous

Industry leaders have hit out at the low priority given to food manufacturing within the government's Agritech strategy launched in July last year, which some argue is too heavily biased in favour of the vocal farming lobby.

Promar International senior consultant Matthew Incles warns businesses to balance NPD with adaptations

Manufacturers miss big breaks with small innovations

By Nicholas Robinson

Food and drinks manufacturers could be missing out on ground-breaking new product development opportunities by making too many small adaptations to existing products, a leading consultant has warned.

Food and drink manufacturers are using the internet to identify new idea

Brand owners seek innovation via the internet

By Rick Pendrous

Big food and drink brand owners are now tapping into the global intelligence derived by ‘crowd sourcing’ via the internet, thus extending the reach of ‘open innovation’ to develop the next generation of products targeted at different markets.

Preston claimed firms that don't innovate will fail

2 Sisters’ new director: innovate or fail

By Laurence Gibbons

Food manufacturers that aren’t working on innovative new products risk the failure of their businesses and losing out to those firms that are, according to the new innovation director at 2 Sisters Food Group.

The centre is set to open in 2014

Puratos's big plans for innovation

By Lorraine Mullaney

Ingredients firm Puratos has officially laid the first stone of its new global research and development (R&D) centre at its headquarters in Groot-Bijgaarden, Belgium.

Tate & Lyle is seeking outside help to develop its products

Tate & Lyle takes open innovation online

By Gary Scattergood

Tate & Lyle is the latest big hitter to increase its focus on open innovation to boost its research and development (R&D) capability with the launch of a web portal.

Zeelandia's new recruits Gaunt (left) and Davies (right)

Zeelandia make two new appointments

By Laurence Gibbons

Bakery ingredients manufacturer Zeelandia has made two new technical appointments, in a bid to increase their focus on customer requirements.

Emerging technologies such as novel emulsion processes receiving more attention

Innovation club meets for the first time

By Gary Scattergood

Pan-European manufacturers that have signed up to Leatherhead Food Research's (LFR's) innovation 'club' will get a glimpse of the latest novel emulsion, hygiene and fibre optic sensing technologies at its first meeting later this month.

The R&D investment could help boost export demand for British-made food and drinks

Food manufacturers welcome £15M R&D plan

By Mike Stones

 The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has welcomed the government’s plan to invest £15M in research and development dedicated to boosting food sector growth.

Sime darby pumps cash into veg oils research

Sime darby pumps cash into veg oils research

By Rod Addy

Sime Darby has dedicated 34m euros to new facilities, of which a significant amount has been spent on the European innovation centre in the Netherlands it launched last month.

Mars: An R&D problem shared is a problem halved...

Mars: An R&D problem shared is a problem halved...

By Elaine Watson

Mars, a private company once famed for its secrecy, is cranking up efforts to engage with external collaborators via the launch of a new open innovation website, in which it will invite potential partners to help it solve its research and development...

Mars: Choose evolution (not revolution) for NPD

Mars: Choose evolution (not revolution) for NPD

By Elaine Watson

Game-changing innovation is not – and should not – be the top priority for every new product development team, especially in the current economic climate, according to the boss of one of the nation’s biggest brands.

Ethnic breadmaker invests 
in tortillas and pancakes

Ethnic breadmaker invests 
in tortillas and pancakes

By Hayley Brown

Ethnic breadmaker Honeytop Speciality Foods has moved into the morning goods sector after making a major investment in its Dunstable factory. This has resulted in some "exciting new product launches", according to Honeytop's new product...

Ready to launch?

Ready to launch?

By Elaine Watson

In hard times will firms throw the NPD baby out with the bathwater? Not necessarily, says Elaine Watson

Bright spark

Bright spark

By Rod Addy

When it comes to barriers to innovation, lack of understanding often rates more highly than issues of time and money. Rod Addy reports

NPD supremo for Eat Natural

NPD supremo for Eat Natural

Snack bar manufacturer Eat Natural has appointed Harriet Gregory - also known as ‘H’ - as head of ‘Taste Matters’. She will be in charge of...

Oronoco flows for Diageo at Starpack awards

Oronoco flows for Diageo at Starpack awards

By Elaine Watson

Diageo romped home in this year's Starpack packaging awards, scooping the supreme gold award and the top prize in three other categories for its...

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