A work experience student whose ready meal idea wowed Tesco, food workers allegedly forced to work in slave-like conditions and a food manufacturer forced into administration after losing a key Morrisons contract were just three of the topics in our list...
Unicorns, Premier Foods, and Morrisons are just three of the topics to feature in our list of the seven most popular food and drink manufacturing articles published on FoodManufacture.co.uk in September.
Chilled food manufacturer Greencore’s acquisition of International Cuisine Limited (ICL) is positive for the group and for the wider convenience food market, according to City analysts.
Chilled food manufacturer Greencore has acquired the own-label chilled ready meal business International Cuisine Limited (ICL) from the Hain Daniels Group in the UK for an undisclosed sum.
Food and farming minister Jim Paice has pledged to fight new EU rules ordering changes to the labelling of desinewed meat (DSM) products, which come into force tomorrow (May 26).
Birds Eye Iglo chief executive Martin Glenn aims to spearhead a frozen food renaissance building on the category's current success, but acknowledged its consumer image had been slow to improve.
The results of a Nestlé study revealing German consumers’ growing preference for snacks and on-the-go eating are equally valid in the UK and across Western Europe, according to the firm.
The value of the frozen food sector has soared to over £5bn so far this year, with 3.6% growth in the third quarter alone, the British Frozen Food Federation announced yesterday (October 25
Apetito has launched a range of soft and puréed sandwiches and cakes for healthcare caterers providing for elderly and vulnerable patients suffering from swallowing difficulties, a condition known as dysphagia.
Samworth Brothers is hoping to turnover around £1bn within three years, as the Leicester firm confirmed that it will create at least 70 new jobs at its Kettleby Foods business.
For the first time, plastics converter Faerch Plast UK has said it is forming frozen food trays from a high-impact strength grade of crystalline polyethylene terephthalate (CPET) for better performance at low temperatures.
The Findus Group says it may well pursue “selective bolt-on acquisitions”, after it emerged that chilled and frozen foods giant’s owner is trying to renegotiate its banking covenants.
What has always been a ‘belt-and-braces’ relationship between passive barriers and active oxygen scavenger (OS) systems could become more one-sided, with OS additives taking far more of the strain.
With Greencore’s proposed engagement to Northern Foods now looking decidedly rocky, it might make sense for bosses to turn their attention to Premier Foods’ own-label bakery and prepared foods businesses, Avana Bakeries and RF Brookes, according to City...
By Paul Jerram, factory manager, apetito, Trowbridge
Apetito is part of a larger German company and is still privately owned. We are the biggest provider of food and services to the elderly, through Meals on Wheels (partnering with 150 local authorities), care homes and our Wiltshire Farm Foods franchise,...
Five fire engines and a foam unit attended a fire at ethnic snackfood maker Imperial Snack Foods at the Culwell Trading Estate in Wolverhampton yesterday.
Dual ovenable board trays look set to grab a share of the ready meals and other prepared foods markets, as performance improves and environmental and cost pressures mount.
Despite a rash of recent closures in the ready meals sector, some manufacturers remain hopeful about the prospects for eventual recovery. Michelle Knott reports
Innovation and technology centre Malmo Park is on a mission to seek out the development chefs of tomorrow. Sarah Britton joined its Chef Idol judging panel to see what was cooking
Astec Conveyors has helped Walkers Snack Foods increase output at its Leicester plant by modifying its carton handling system.Cartons of product are...
Chiltern Thermoforming made sure it was ready to handle the Christmas and New Year rush of orders for bespoke plastic food containers.It had recently...
The introduction of a flame-retardent and dust-resistant screen from Galebreaker has allowed Walkers Snack Foods to begin food production in one part...
Chilled ready meals producers heaved a sigh of relief last week as a key committee agreed to recommend that government imposes a 10-day shelf-life on...
Dedicated high speed machines and highly automated production lines are not providing UK manufacturers with the flexibility they need to meet rapidly...
Wraparound board sleeves are winning new converts in ready meals, as well as the already familiar dairy sector, thanks in part to new technology from...
A bad in-flight meal can make a trip abroad memorable for all the wrong reasons. Susan Birks examines what goes into the development process to ensure meals pass with flying colours