Canned cola, canned sports drinks and chocolate confectionery are the fastest growing grocery categories, worth an addition £196M in sales last year compared with 2010, said market research firm SymphonyIRI Group.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has put microbiological food safety, including the prevention of campylobacter, E.coli, listeria and norovirus, at the top of its list of priorities for 2012.
A series of nationwide roadshows designed to highlight the opportunities for apprenticeships with UK food and drink manufacturers has been launched by the Food and Drink Federation (FDF).
A total of 135 jobs at Scottish bakery Kingdom Bakers hang in the balance after the firm’s receivers announced that it has received six enquiries from potential buyers.
Pot Noodle manufacturer Unilever is remaining defiant in the row over changes to its pension scheme after the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) confirmed that talks with the unions would start later this week.
Rapid growth in prebiotic galactooligosaccharides (GOS) has been driven by the expanding middle class in the Asia-Pacific region, according to Sarah Staley, vice president, business development at Friesland Campina
Focusing on added-value products will help the UK dairy sector to meet rising global demand and avoid short-term fluctuations in commodity prices, according to industry experts.
More than half (55%) of manufacturing firms are planning to outsource maintenance to help supply increased demand, according to research commissioned by trade fair organiser EasyFairs.
Irish chilled foods giant Kerry Foods has confirmed that 337 jobs could be cut at its Grimsby factory as a result of increasing competition and tumbling sales in the ready meals market.
The row over changes to the pension scheme at Marmite manufacturer Unilever has taken a step closer to reconciliation today (February 3) after the Anglo-Dutch consumer giant agreed to resume talks with the unions.
BakeAway – the manufacturer of chilled doughs for home-baking and food service – has made its new £2M facility in Corby, Northamptonshire fully operational, creating 40 new jobs.
UK food and drink manufacturers are still over-reliant on the use of migrant labour despite huge steps being taken to increase the availability of British workers, according to the sector skills council Improve.
Higher milk prices and a fall in the price of cream have hit profits at Dairy Crest, according to city analysts, after the firm announced a drop in profits for its dairies business.
European giant Intersnack is challenging PepsiCo and United Biscuits brands in the UK as it prepares to dramatically increase its profile, with a seven-figure investment in UK production.
UK and European food and drink representatives have slammed a vote by Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) today which rejected the revised nutrition claims list intended to make food reformulation easier.
Supermarket chain Morrisons is set to create 400 jobs at its Bridgwater manufacturing site as the firm seeks to combine its packaging and distribution operations.
Loopholes in the law may save probiotic yogurt manufacturers from having to remove products from sale when the new EU nutrition and health claims legislation comes into effect.
The row over changes to the pension scheme at Anglo-Dutch consumer giant Unilever is set to intensify next month after Unite the Union compared the firm’s latest set of “mind-blowing” profits with its pension policy.
Novel concepts for forklift trucks (FLT) are emerging to the point where little seems impossible and new designs and products are appearing from virtually every forklift supplier.
Linde Gases has launched a new high-capacity compact cryogenic spiral freezer designed to boost frozen food productivity, reduce the amount of liquid nitrogen used in the freezing process and lower maintenance and sanitation costs.
Supermarket chain Morrisons, the only major multiple retailer to operate its own meat processing factories, has struck a deal to acquire a 9,755m2 meat processing facility in Winsford, Cheshire from Vion UK.
Weetabix is investing £16M in UK processing this year and rolling out a lean production programme across its factories after trialling it at Burton Latimer in Northamptonshire.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is threatening to withdraw inspectors from abattoirs and primary cutting plants that fail to deal with a culture of bullying, which is said to be "endemic" across the industry.
UK and European food industry representatives have urged Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) to vote in favour of the revised nutrition claims list, which aims to make food reformulation easier, during their plenary vote tomorrow (February 2).
CFB Boilers' range of Loos horizontal packaged steam boilers all feature a graphic thin film translator display with a touch-sensitive screen for more intuitive operation.
Ishida Europe has launched an enhanced version of its weigher designed for granular products, which can be easily damaged by auger or volumetric cup fillers.
Food authenticity crime, where substandard or fake products are sold as premium or regional specialities, is on the rise. According to Genetic ID, sister division of Cert-ID Europe and FoodChain Europe, it is being asked to carry out tests to check authenticity...
Country of origin labelling (COOL) looks set to cause manufacturers serious headaches and extra cost burdens when the new rules start coming into force in 2014.
David Cameron's promise to run "the greenest government ever" has proved "hollow", according to Melanie Leech, director general of the Food and Drink Federation.
Despite facing huge challenges – from plummeting consumer confidence to food security – delegates at Food Manufacture's 2012 Business Leaders' Summit were more optimistic about the industry's prospects than they were at last year's...
Britain's food manufacturing sector is facing a potential skills crisis, with an ageing workforce and an image problem that is putting young people off choosing food and drink as a career.
Cleaning efficiency is under attack. Firms have expanded production schedules, leaving less time for cleaning, while cutting down on water and energy use. This trend has reached a level where firms with older facilities are struggling to maintain standards.
Analytical equipment has been developed for detecting arsenic contamination in apple juice. This coincides with recent consumer concern about elevated levels of arsenic found in juices in the US.
Food poisoning incidents have the potential to cause serious damage to the most famous brands whether the fault lies in the manufacturing process or elsewhere in the supply chain. Muck tends to stick.
As supermarkets encourage consumers to buy more milk in bags, there are growing opportunities for dairies to compete for this work. And a bagging machine developed for this purpose, now available in the UK, should help dairies to meet supermarket demands.
To ensure that investment can continue despite budgetary restrictions, Quorn Foods has purchased a reconditioned T400 traysealer from Multivac for its plant at Methwold in Norfolk.
Will you still need me? Will you still feed me? When I'm 64." So sang The Beatles back in 1967. If you're not concerned about how you're going to be fed when you're 64, then good luck to you. But food manufacturers should certainly...
Decoration and shaping technologies for board and paper are creating new opportunities particularly in confectionery, as witnessed by visitors to the recent ProSweets show in Germany.
PAL-Cut, which specialises in equipment and consumables for automated palletising systems, is launching a new sheet dispenser designed for continuous operation in industry cold stores.
Kaneka Pharma Europe has developed new ways of incorporating its coenzyme Q10 into functional food applications. One of these is an extra virgin olive oil that promises high antioxidative power developed by Costa d'Oro, called Olisana K-Young. Kaneka...
Cow shuffling may never make it as an Olympic sport, but dozens of British dairy farmers have taken it up recently on behalf of Robert Wiseman Dairies. They've spent months testing their animals and rejigging multiple herds in order to form an elite...
Professor Judy Buttriss knew very early in her career that nutrition was where her heart lay. But these days, as director general of the British Nutrition Foundation (BNF), it's not just nutrition research that puts demands on her time. She has to...
The Paramount 21 story started for me 10 years ago when I was invited down to its former site in Brixham, Devon (I was working for a Marks & Spencer supplier at the time).
