Nutrition

Proactive NPD

Proactive NPD

Over recent months there have been several reports of successful large companies experiencing a fall in sales as their ranges are rejected by...

Hunger busters next on the menu

Hunger busters next on the menu

They stand accused of making us fat; now they're busy working out how we can eat ourselves thin. Manufacturers are now developing foods that help to curb hunger pangs, as Sue Scott discovers

Unilever blasts VAT regime

Unilever blasts VAT regime

By Elaine Watson

Unilever has joined smoothie-maker Innocent Drinks in calling for a rethink of the VAT regime on soft drinks.The move follows a series of high...

Public should decide front of pack labelling

Public should decide front of pack labelling

By Rick Pendrous

Food and Drink Federation (FDF) president Gavin Neath has called for competing 'front of pack' labelling schemes to be reviewed after two years to...

Chocolate gets a labelling makeover

Chocolate gets a labelling makeover

Chocolate bars and sweet packaging are soon to include health messages in an echo of warnings on cigarette packets. In the past, manufacturers have...

Guilt-free indulgence

Guilt-free indulgence

If a cake has less than 100 calories per serving, it's going to taste like cardboard, right? Wrong, says Mr Kipling and a raft of other manufacturers jumping on the guilt-free bandwagon. Gail Hunt reports

Health boom good news mainly for big firms

Health boom good news mainly for big firms

By Rick Pendrous

Big names in food and drink manufacturing such as Danone, Nestlé, and US firms Campbell and Dean Foods were more likely than small rivals to reap...

OTHER MOVERS

OTHER MOVERS

Fage, manufacturer of premium brand Total Greek Yoghurt, has enlisted the help of top nutritional consultant Michael van Straten to endorse the brand...

LETTER

LETTER

Time for transparency at the Joint Health Claims Initiative

Is additive-free the future?

Is additive-free the future?

Until a few years ago no one other than diet obsessives read the back of food packs. Now, we're all food detectives, comparing fat content and...

Don't mention the c-word

Don't mention the c-word

By Elaine Watson

Functional ingredients might sound like a licence to print money, but suppliers need to do more to stand out in a crowded market, says Elaine Watson

Making food fun for kids

Making food fun for kids

Much has been said about the food consumption habits of children over the past few months. I believe strongly that there should not be ‘exclusive...

Worth the weight

Worth the weight

Heinz Weight Watchers is launching a series of new additions to its diet food range, including a low calorie, indulgent soup, malt loaf and...

Simply say it

Simply say it

By Rick Pendrous

Food Manufacture's second healthy new product development (NPD) conference brought together a host of experts who described the opportunities and pitfalls of this emerging area of business. Rick Pendrous reports

New menus on the white board

New menus on the white board

By Michelle Knott

Michelle Knott talks to companies supplying food to schools to find out how they are responding to the new healthy meal proposals

Healthy frustration

Healthy frustration

By Elaine Watson

Chips, chicken nuggets and ice cream. The kids menu at the local pub is enough to get most nutritionists running for cover. But are things any better at school or the supermarket? Elaine Watson finds out

News In Brief

News In Brief

==Has beans? ==Analysts reckon that Heinz's European frozen food and seafood businesses could attract bids of around £400m this month.The...

Don't mess with Omega-3 marketing

Don't mess with Omega-3 marketing

By Rick Pendrous

Consumers are happy about the natural healthy contribution of omega-3 fatty acid fortification of foods, so it isn't necessary to make overblown...

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