Trans fats are the latest food story to hit the headlines. Cereal bars and biscuits are in the spotlight as consumers learn of the dangers associated...
Consumers will by now probably be familiar with the concept of low-carb pasta, but Italian pasta manufacturer Pasta Lensi has gone one stage further...
Attempts by the food industry to squash Sid the Slug's low-salt advertising campaign have failed.The 1.8m tall, animated mollusc was created for the...
Aggrieved Tesco suppliers will in future be able to complain anonymously to the retailer about poor treatment. In a move designed to appease critics,...
Belgium cutting equipment specialist FAM has launched a new mid-size slicing machine to join its popular range of flexible dicers.The Mantis is said...
Kanes Foods, based in the Vale of Evesham, has taken delivery of a turnkey process weighing and traceability system from Marco Weighing Systems which...
With a typical curry sauce plant now producing up to 1500t of product a week to gourmet standards, control engineering has become a key ingredient.A...
When Skipton-based frozen ready meals producer Christopher Foods needed a new heat sealing machine to cope with increased production and replace its...
While a nicely browned surface is attractive in a home-baked cake, to a manufacturer the lack of uniformity can present difficulties. The evenness of...
A wide variety of brat pans, kettles and other specialist cookers are manufactured by BPT Skerman at its site at the former Brooklands racing circuit...
A specially-built oven system, incorporating the latest carbon infrared technology, is helping Geest achieve perfectly browned toppings on a range of...
Fast mixing times and easy and complete discharge are just two of the reasons why food processors, confectioners and bakers are encouraged to add the...
Malted ingredients company Holgran, part of the RHM group, has entered into a strategic alliance with cereal mixes and food improvers firm H O Short...
The cleaning of equipment is one of the biggest problems facing processors. John Dunn reports on the latest developments aimed at making the job simpler and easier
Uptake of undergraduate food and drink courses is finally on the increase, but will this lead to an end of the skills shortage? Stefan Chomka assesses graduate job prospects in the food and drink industry
There is an IT revolution going on in food testing laboratories that will affect more than lab technicians -- it could change the way those in creative development, production, purchasing and finance work. Susan Birks reports
Enterprise resource planning and advanced planning systems can both help companies with their forecasting. But which one is best suited to you? Kathy Watson reports
California may be famous for its wines, but the off-licence is not the only place where its grapes end up. Stefan Chomka took a trip out west to discover why its raisins are making an impact on the food and drink industry
