28-Aug-2009
Derided as a fad favoured by hippies and middle class goody two shoes in the seventies, organics have come a long way since those early years of...
28-Aug-2009 By Hayley Brown
Manufacturers will have to use ingredients that appeal to parents if they are to penetrate the growing children's food and drinks market in the UK,...
28-Jul-2009
Thanks to your efforts, the UK is now acknowledged to be leading the world in reformulation. Reassuringly, research by Mintel says that nearly 250...
UK food and drink exports at record highs
15-Jun-2009 By Rick Pendrous
Favourable exchange rates have helped boost UK exports of food and non-alcoholic drinks, which have hit record levels according to the latest...
Small is beautiful for export opportunities
08-Jun-2009
Trade promoter PS8 is urging small food and drink businesses to take advantage of overseas opportunities while sterling’s exchange rate remains...
27-Apr-2009 By Hayley Brown
Bakers must prepare for ongoing volatility in commodity markets as the global economy recovers and the population grows, says Hayley Brown
Standards aim to stop sparks flying and dust exploding
24-Feb-2009
Many companies in the food sector are at risk of catastrophic explosions because of three things: air, combustible dust and a source of ignition such...
27-Jan-2009
New EU rules affording agency workers the same rights as full time employees could have a major impact on the food manufacturing sector
Middle managers let down food industry
24-Nov-2008 By Rick Pendrous
Britain’s underperforming middle managers have been identified as one of the main barriers to improved performance in the food and drink sector,...
29-Oct-2008 By Rick Pendrous
The future is bright for the UK's food and drink manufacturers. As long as they invest in automation systems, that is, says Rick Pendrous
The soft sell
23-Sep-2008
Market growth has spurred non-alcoholic beverage firms into a flurry of new product development
EU pesticide regulation threatens British wine
08-Sep-2008 By Hayley Brown
The UK’s wine-making industry is under threat as proposed EU legislation to restrict the use of pesticides will hamper competition and could wipe...
29-Aug-2008 By Sarah Britton
Grand Marnier's pastry chef Nicolas Boussin tells Sarah Britton about the joys of working with alcohol
29-Aug-2008 By Allison Carvalho
Thanks to high demand for frozen foods, the cold storage business is currently booming. But how long can it continue? asks Allison Carvalho
29-Jul-2008
Let common sense beat the boffins
30-Jun-2008 By Rick Pendrous
Road hauliers in the UK, which pay twice the diesel duty of competitors in other EU Member States, are pressurising the government to ease the...
British Food and drink exports break records
16-Jun-2008 By Rick Pendrous
Britain’s food and drink exporters can expect a further record-breaking year in 2008 following their outstanding achievements in 2007, which saw...
Watering the weekend warriors
03-Jun-2008
In sports drinks, the hard sell and hard science are both important, but appear to be heading in opposite directions, says Paul Gander
28-May-2008 By Rod Addy
Soft drinks have come a long way since the launch of the first orange squash. Rod Addy explores a changing market that is far from soft
29-Apr-2008
While Rome burns, the pedants picnic
April is the crucial month for wheat prices
17-Mar-2008 By Rick Pendrous
Next month’s UK weather will hugely affect wheat prices, currently hovering around £192/t, as rising prices drive farmers to devote more land to...
25-Jan-2008 By Elaine Watson
Time to fight back, round-table debate told
26-Nov-2007 By Nicola Cottam
For a sector that is under the cosh, new controls on handling waste are making life even more difficult for meat processors. Nicola Cottam reports
02-Oct-2007 By Elaine Watson
Sainsbury and M&S lead the retail charge to stock up on selenium-enriched food items
E-Nose could sniff out the early signs of food spoilage
02-Oct-2007
Portable electronic 'noses' being trialled in UK hospitals to detect tell-tale bacteria on patients' breath could find their way on to food...
02-Oct-2007 By Rick Pendrous
Nestlé UK's supply chain director has called for greater investment in Britain's rail freight infrastructure, as the food giant embarks upon its...
Culina builds £20M Suffolk depot as Continental supplies grow
20-Aug-2007 By Elaine Watson
More than 50% of chilled goods handled by Culina Logistics for onward distribution to UK customers are now coming from the Continent, bosses have...
25-Jun-2007
The Food Manufacture Excellence Awards recognise the very best in UK food and drink manufacture. But to enter you must act fast, as the closing date for entries is June 29. To find out more about these prestigious awards and how to attend the celebratory...
25-Jun-2007 By Paul Gander
New products, lower costs and increased concern over food wastage are rapidly eroding UK retailers' resistance to time temperature indicators (TTIs),...
A pill for all reasons
22-May-2007
Despite lingering doubts about their efficacy, supplements appear to have a very healthy future, Nicola Cottam reports
WOW! factor
22-May-2007
Water-in-oil-in-water fat replacements that offer optimum mouthfeel and texture are set to take the industry by storm. John Dunn reports on a long-awaited and much-needed process
Control flavour bursts in gum
27-Feb-2007 By Sarah Britton
Confectionery giant Cadbury's expansion into the UK chewing gum market last month is a sure sign that the sticky substance is making a comeback....
27-Feb-2007 By John Dunn
It's no longer enough to produce a fresh loaf - bakers are now hard at work creating speciality breads, as consumers demand more for their dough. John Dunn casts his eye over the latest developments
16-Oct-2006 By Elaine Watson
Products with a retail value of more than £1.5bn are being ‘dramatically reformulated’ to reduce harmful trans fats, according to new research...
04-Sep-2006 By Rick Pendrous
Root crop prices are expected to rise as producers report poor yields of potatoes and onions due to soaring July temperatures and a prolonged...
29-Aug-2006
Despite recent scare stories about the use of soya in food manufacture, the wonder bean still has much to offer, as Sue Scott discovers
Degree course changes fail to cut a career path for packaging
07-Aug-2006
Proposed changes to degree-level qualifications in packaging technology still leave the UK lagging behind other parts of Europe where the discipline...
07-Aug-2006 By Paul Gander
The UK dairy market has never been one to mix fresh milk and flexibles, but that could be about to change with the launch of stand-up Ecolean...
26-Jun-2006
Flanders, Wallonia and Brussels may be divided by language and tastes, but they offer very loyal customers for UK suppliers prepared to make the effort. Sue Scott reports
12-Jun-2006 By Rick Pendrous
The UK is underplaying the risk of contracting toxoplasmosis from home-reared pig meat, according to a French food safety expert who claims the...
30-May-2006 By Rick Pendrous
A UK producer of prepared salads and vegetables could be the first in the UK to install a chlorine-free process, based on an enzyme found in breast...
04-May-2006
The Gangmasters Licensing Act comes into force later this year, but employers and agencies need to start preparing now if they are to avoid falling foul of the new regulations. Rebecca Green looks at what the changes will mean for the food industry
01-Mar-2006 By Elaine Watson
Making products for multiple markets would no longer be viable, warns industry body
01-Mar-2006
A raft of new training courses and programmes has been developed to help employers cope with their increasingly multicultural workforces. Rebecca Green takes a look
01-Feb-2006 By Elaine Watson
Lower costs on the continent are proving increasingly attractive to food producers in Britain
24-Oct-2005 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...
New skills academy up and running by the end of 2006, says Improve
15-Aug-2005 By Elaine Watson
A new one-stop shop enabling UK food and drink employers to access suitable training for their staff should be up and running by the end of next...
13-Jun-2005 By Susan Birks
Innovation in the UK market is in decline these days but the smaller companies are proving to be the best innovators, often out-doing their larger...
Momentum builds for global farm assurance
07-Feb-2005
Global farm assurance standards for meat and cereals will be published this month in an attempt to harmonise national schemes.Set by the worldwide...
IGD chief encourages more UK food processing "off-shore"
17-Nov-2004 By Rick Pendrous
Manufacturers say it is hard to see benefit of staying in Britain
