Big Interview
08-Nov-2010 By Elaine Watson
"Would you eat this?" asks Stiletto Foods md Jeremy Woods, thrusting forth a nondescript looking bar with the words ‘diabetic chocolate’ emblazoned over the front.
22-Oct-2010 By Elaine Watson
The next generation easy-to-open can, sodium-free ingredients that enhance salt perception and technology that can stop gluten-free pasta going mushy and prevent green veg from turning brown in the canning process.
29-Sep-2010 By Elaine Watson
UK sales of gluten and wheat free products soared 18% to £108.3m in the year to July 11, 2010, according to new data from Kantar Worldpanel.
13-Sep-2010 By Elaine Watson
The Genius gluten-free fresh bakery brand is now worth more than £10m at retail level, just 15 months after launch, making it one of the most successful launches in the free-from market over the last decade.
02-Sep-2010
More than three-quarters of the UK and German wheat harvests are now in, but questions remain over the quality of what's still in the ground.
17-Aug-2010 By Elaine Watson
The Russian ban on grain exports will boost profits at ADM, Cargill and Viterra in the coming months, according to credit ratings agency Moody’s.
10-Aug-2010 By Elaine Watson
Global wheat stocks are sufficient to absorb production shortfalls in the short-term, but things could deteriorate rapidly if Russia's winter wheat crop is as bad as its spring crop, according to analysts at Rabobank.
Demand for ‘free from’ food boosts muffin sales
25-Jan-2010 By Elaine Watson
American Muffin Co is confident of doubling its sales in the next two years, fuelled by growing demand for its ‘free from’ products.The...
30-Sep-2009 By Elaine Watson
Give it five years and split peas, not goji berries and hybrid cars, will be gracing the cover of our lifestyle magazines, according to the marketers...
28-Jul-2009 By Rick Pendrous
Europe's biggest wheat business is on a mission to assist a second green revolution in the food supply chain, reports Rick Pendrous
30-Jun-2009
Despite a captive market, producing food for the free from category is no picnic. Elaine Watson reports
Growers must put firms' fingers on pulse
01-Apr-2009
Pulse growers must work harder to educate food manufacturers on how to use pulse fibres, flours, fibres and proteins in recipes if they want to drive...
BENEO-Remy finds new functionality in rice
04-Dec-2008
BENEO-Remy has developed a series of new rice derivatives including RemyLiVe: a stabilised high-fibre bran rich in protein, B-vitamins and healthy...
Bread prices to rise again
20-Oct-2008 By Rick Pendrous
UK bread prices look set to rise in the coming year as farmers switch to other activities as increasing fertiliser and fuel costs hit their margins...
29-Sep-2008 By Hayley Brown
National Starch Food Innovation is set to launch a new texturising solution to improve the crispiness and texture of wafers. The approach allows...
Against the grain
23-Sep-2008
Increased awareness has spawned a prolific trade in gluten-free bakery goods
Selenium-enriched bread ahead?
23-Sep-2008
Bread made with selenium-enriched wheat flour could hit supermarket shelves shortly following a tie-up between crop scientists, upmarket retailer...
Farmers may turn against the wheat grain
26-Aug-2008
Bakeries could be affected by farmers who were considering “turning their backs” on growing milling wheat in favour of grain varieties that...
Feeding the force
21-Jul-2008
For fast nutrition, cereal bars take the cake. But some European markets are now saturated says RTS Resource
30-Jun-2008 By Rod Addy
With rocketing wheat prices, bakers are having to find some ingenious routes out of a very sticky situation. Rod Addy reports
Jordans merges with ABF’s Ryvita
02-Jun-2008 By Rick Pendrous
UK breakfast cereal and cereal bar business Jordans is to merge with Associated British Foods’ (ABF’s) Ryvita crispbread and healthy snacks...
28-May-2008
In many foods gluten is a necessary functional ingredient, in others the gluten containing cereals (wheat, spelt, kamut, rye and barley) are key...
Wheat alternative is no pea brained idea
14-Apr-2008
Despite growing evidence that it could serve as a useful alternative to wheat flour, pea flour has been "largely overlooked" by food manufacturers,...
Worth the wheat
03-Apr-2008
Two years ago Cargill announced plans for a wheat milling plant. Sarah Britton visits the newly opened site
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...
Cargill targets local sourcing and pest management
10-Mar-2008 By Sarah Britton
Converting the cornmill at its Trafford Park plant from maize to wheat processing will improve pest control and allow more ingredients to be sourced...
Cereal flaking rolls upgraded for reliability and precision
26-Feb-2008
State-of-the-art hydraulics technology to improve the reliability and operation of cereal flaking rolls is now being offered by Baker Perkins, both...
Innocent targeting spelt and yoghurt
18-Feb-2008 By Rod Addy
Innocent Drinks has unveiled more details of its plans to move into yoghurt-based smoothies and has outlined aims to expand its portfolio using spelt...
Tighter allergen labelling laws to extend to catering sector
08-Dec-2007 By Elaine Watson
Caterers from large restaurant chains to fish and chip shops will in future have to provide detailed allergen information for customers under a new...
29-Oct-2007
Despite the requirements for allergen labelling coming into force three years ago, we still see regular food alerts and recalls due to lack of...
28-Aug-2007 By Sarah Britton
Ancient Ethiopian grain teff - a type of grass - offers an impressive nutritional profile and is making its way over to the UK. But manufacturers...
Wheat millers must hedge their bets
30-Jul-2007
Britain's millers will increasingly make use of 'hedging' to gain competitive advantage as price volatility in grain markets becomes more...
09-Jul-2007 By Rick Pendrous
A price hike of as much as 7p on a loaf of bread on supermarket shelves could be on the cards by the autumn as large rises in the cost of flour start...
Sipal gets fruity with new sweet syrups
27-Apr-2007
Sipal Partners has launched a new range of organic syrups made from dried dates and figs. As natural sweeteners, Sipa-Dates and Sipa-Figs add a...
29-Aug-2006
Rain fails to spoil yields, but energy prices may add 4p to a loaf
26-Jun-2006 By Rick Pendrous
New limits for resistant toxins make decontamination difficult
Sowing the seeds to create healthier low-GI bread
01-Mar-2006 By Sarah Britton
Glycaemic Index (GI) cynics may have been proved wrong as, what many assumed was a fly by night fad, seems to have cemented itself into the mind of...
Buxton gives gluten the boot with new free-from loaf
10-Aug-2005
Buxton Foods is targeting the foodservice market with fresh gluten-free organic bread with no preservatives, improvers or artificial flavourings.The...
Tight supplies keep UK millers' wheat price firm, but traders predict good crop
30-Jun-2005
The price of breadmaking wheat looks set to remain firm this year because of a sharp fall in the amount sown in the UK.According to the National...
Nut-free cereal looks for a good reaction
07-Mar-2005
Nut allergy sufferers are finally being given the opportunity to have muesli for their breakfast thanks to specialist company It's Nut Free.Founded...
There is still a risk of red faces
07-Mar-2005 By Paul Gander
Raised awareness of allergies has seen the 'free from' sector boom. But Paul Gander discovers that the brand credibility risks are equally big
Bakers face struggle to get good quality bread wheat
17-Nov-2004 By Susan Birks
The bakery industry faces a shortage of good quality wheat, after the August rain hammered much of the UK's crop.Despite the fact that wheat used for...
NIR used to check flour grade
06-Oct-2004
New method to grade flour
