United Kingdom

Trade Talk

08-May-2007

Celebrate EU by all means - but please don't scrape the barrel

UK trails Continental Europe in robotics investment

30-Apr-2007 By Elaine Watson

UK food manufacturers are trailing well behind their Continental counterparts when it comes to investment in robotics, according to robotics supplier...

Tesco looks set to roll RFID out across the UK

02-Apr-2007 By Rick Pendrous

Tesco is expected to start installing radio frequency identification (RFID) readers throughout its UK supermarkets later this year following trials...

Foodborne parasitic disease under-reported

27-Mar-2007

Many millions more people than previously thought could be infected with the foodborne parasitic disease toxoplasmosis.It is estimated that up to 10M...

Ethnic producers to get free business help

27-Mar-2007

A new mentoring scheme for ethnic entrepreneurs running small food and drink companies in the West Midlands has been launched by Heart of England...

Princes' shopping list could boost turnover to £1.5bn

27-Feb-2007 By Elaine Watson

Mitsubishi offshoot to speed up growth

UK misses out on offal

27-Feb-2007

opportunities for export to european buyers to be promoted

Manufacturers pull kids' ads in advance of Ofcom ruling

27-Nov-2006

Confectioners Leaf UK and Haribo were the latest firms to call a voluntary halt to TV and radio commercials aimed at children, as the regulator Ofcom...

Whitworths gets new chief executive following sale

20-Nov-2006

Private equity firm European Capital has appointed Will Carter as chief executive of Whitworths, the UK supplier of healthy fruits, nuts and seeds...

Cheap imports undermine the viability of UK’s chicken processors

13-Nov-2006 By Rick Pendrous

The future looks bleak for the UK’s poultry processors unless they can do more to reduce costs, add further value to differentiate themselves from...

Allied tosses £6M into Irish pancake mix

02-Oct-2006

Northern Ireland's biggest baker, Allied Bakeries Ireland (ABI), is investing £6M to expand its Belfast business, with the creation of 18 new...

Dawn of a new age in Europe

12-Sep-2006

Bakery products supplier Dawn Foods has appointed Jean-Francois Duquesne as its new senior vice president for Europe as part of its global expansion...

Sabalpack UK agent

29-Aug-2006

Sabalpack, the Italian producer of all-stainless vertical form-fill-seal packaging systems, has appointed Selo-Bollans as its representative for the...

Summer scorcher adds to fear of rise in autumn sugar price

07-Aug-2006 By Rick Pendrous

Silos could be empty for the first time in years as post-CAP reform harvest begins

Corrections

07-Aug-2006

In the NPD Insight section in the March issue (p14), the name of the isotonic powder being developed by Santeau has been changed to O2go Sport...

A souper sonic purchase

08-May-2006

Pursuit Dynamics, developer of the multi-tasking PDX Sonic-System - hailed as a "revolution in fluids handling and processing" - has acquired the UK...

Extra vigour

05-Apr-2006

Vimto was the star performer in Nichols’ rejigged portfolio of soft drinks brands last year, growing 6% in the UK against a falling market and...

UK manufacturers missing foodservice trick, says Food from Britain

03-Apr-2006 By Elaine Watson

UK manufacturers are ideally placed to cash in on rapid growth in the foodservice market in continental Europe and the US, according to a new study...

Voluntary vs compulsory -- what's what?

29-Mar-2006

It's been a while since I touched on claims, mainly due to the fact that we have been awaiting the second parliamentary reading of the proposal on...

Mixing and filling systems offer full traceability

29-Mar-2006

Dairy mixing and filling systems are now available from CC Automation since being appointed the sole UK and Ireland agent for German manufacturer...

Jobs go at Nestlé Rowntree

06-Mar-2006 By Rick Pendrous

Nestlé Rowntree is cutting 275 jobs in the UK, including a number within its manufacturing operations, following speculation for several years about...

Ethnic food producers urged to hit Europe's new hot spots

01-Mar-2006 By Elaine Watson

Firms' island mentality means they could miss the cross-channel boat, warns agency

Own-label surges ahead and grabs further market share from branded rival products

01-Feb-2006

Own-label products are powering ahead at the expense of brands in supermarkets, according to the latest market research.Multiple retailers such as...

Energy costs could trigger plastics rationalisation

01-Feb-2006 By Paul Gander

Soaring energy prices on top of raw material and labour costs could see UK plastics packaging leading a Europe-wide process of consolidation in the...

European ethnic foods sales to hit €7bn by 2009, says Datamonitor

12-Sep-2005

New research by independent market analyst Datamonitor reveals that the British love affair with ethnic food is now spreading across Europe. Sales of...

Devolution headache for MLC

10-Aug-2005

Devolution has created special problems for the Meat & Livestock Commission (MLC), agreed the senior economist conducting a government review of...

THE FIRM:

30-Jun-2005

Your cut-out-and-keep guide to top employers. No 60: Inter Link Foods

Patent dispute could threaten the future of flexible packaging supply

30-Jun-2005 By Paul Gander

The use of six and seven-colour sets in packaging print -- an approach which is rapidly gaining ground in the UK -- could be halted by legal action...

LETTERS Working all hours is a poor recipe for productivity

13-Jun-2005

SirThe catering and food manufacturing industries should welcome plans for the UK to come into line with the European Union's (EU's) maximum 48-hour...

Automated sachet line for tea-maker

13-May-2005

Ilapak has designed and built an automated sachet line for tea-packing company, Premier Foods.Based on the Alfa 700 PC vertical sachet machine, and...

Sugar daddy may try to add some sauce to the ABF mix

11-May-2005

Associated British Foods (ABF) has given its strongest hint yet that HP Foods is on its shopping list of companies that could reduce its reliance on...

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...

Revised law gives a shot in the arm for bio-plastics

07-Feb-2005 By Paul Gander

Changes to German packaging laws will have a far-reaching impact on markets for biodegradable plastics in the whole of Europe, according to the...

Safety of European meat imports is largely a "matter of trust"

07-Jan-2005

It's up to meat processors to request veterinary records

Sale Kraft

13-Dec-2004

A Kraft factory at Bridgend, South Wales which employs 190 people making Altoid mints, mainly for export to the US, and some travel sweets for the UK...

The case for a UK centre of excellence

17-Nov-2004

Researchers are canvassing opinion from producers and users of packaging about a proposed International Packaging Centre of Excellence, with options...

Sugar daddy takes over Renshaw

06-Oct-2004

Renshaw, the industrial bakery ingredients business formerly known as Renshaw Scott, is to focus on product development following its takeover by...

Cost of supervisory control and data acquisition continues to fall

06-Oct-2004

Pantek has launched a 'rapid adoption programme' for products such as InTouch

Warmer UK reception for cold aseptic filling

09-Sep-2004 By Paul Gander

Greater interest in non-carbonated, 'healthier' soft drinks is leading to increased investment in cold aseptic filling into polyethylene...

Good news for UK organic milk survivors -- but not until 2006

29-Jul-2004

The market for organic milk will stabilise in 2006, with supply being balanced by demand, according to a survey by Organic Monitor.The survey said...

Atkins supporter has high hopes for new British-made low-carb snacks

30-Jun-2004

When city lawyer and Atkins diet follower Hannah Sutter became jaded with the US snacks on offer for low-carb dieters in the UK she decided to try...

Halal stamp

30-Jun-2004

The inspection company EFSIS has introduced a halal standard for the first time.The standard is certified by UK Halal Corporation, which advises food...