Tesco's commercial and marketing director has refuted recent press claims that the involvement of big businesses would undermine the success of government public health initiatives aimed at addressing issues such as the growing obesity epidemic.
The food manufacturing industry employs one in seven of the UK’s workforce. When will the government recognise its massive contribution to the economy? asks Freddie Dawson
Enzyme-filtration technology enables manufacturers to meet consumer demand for healthier oils and brings further benefits in terms of cost savings and greener production methods, writes Freddie Dawson
Being able to spot a developing trend is important in any facet of business and none more so than the sandwich trade. Michelle Knott reports on the booming business of street food, novel ingredients and local heroes
St Merryn Foods employs 1,000 staff at its Merthyr Tydfil site to kill, bone and pack lamb and beef products for Tesco. The firm has recently invested in an automated, warehouse, for which it chose Systems Integration’s Integreater software, which features...
The Stein Ultra V (SUV) breading applicator can handle flour-based applications and free-flow Japanese crumbs, with the ability to change from one to the other in under 10 minutes.
In its efforts to boost revenues, the meat industry is exploring as many routes to market as possible – and kit suppliers are ready to help out, as Rod Addy finds out
Norbert Dentressangle's (ND's) acquisition of logistics firm TDG "changes the landscape" of UK logistics and will substantially benefit UK food and drink manufacturers, according to industry experts.
For years cartons have played second fiddle to cans when it comes to liquid packaging. But is that dominance about to be challenged? asks Freddie Dawson
Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) achieved a 20% uplift in volumes and avoided £1.7M in capital expenditure and off-site storage costs by installing Witness simulation software from Lanner at its Northampton distribution hub.
By Paul Gander Soft drinks, water and milk could be the next categories to benefit from in-store dispense systems (ISDSs) after Asda innovated with an award-winning system for detergent products.
Meat proteins manufacturer BHJ UK Protein Foods has reinforced its grip on the UK market by renewing British Quality Assured Pork (BQAP) accredited status for its Drinde range.
A recent survey suggested that the average Briton can make 10 meals from scratch without having to look at a recipe. The meals were: spaghetti Bolognese, roast dinner, chilli con carne, lasagne, cottage or shepherd’s pie, meat or fish stir fry, beef casserole,...
According to the BBC, the most boring day of the 20th century was Sunday April 11 1954 when the main news was Belgium’s fourth general election since the war and the theft of a cup worth £50. In those days food issues were not even on the radar. Food...
Union bosses representing workers at Twinings' North Shields site are furious at the firm’s decision to send around 80 sales and marketing staff to Portugal for a training event.
Liberal Democrat peer Lord Clement-Jones has called on the Department of Health to explain how spending £322,000 of taxpayers' money on a study addressing consumer concerns over aspartame represents value for money at a time when budgets are so stretched.
70% of Unilever’s sales could be generated in developing and emerging (D&E) markets by the end of the decade, according to City analysts covering a ‘hugely impressive’ investor seminar in Singapore run by the consumer products giant.
Indulgence Patisserie is pumping £0.75m into converting a former metal fabrication facility adjacent to its current site into a second desserts manufacturing facility that will more than double its production capacity.
Big multinational food companies, such as Nestlé, claim they face particular difficulties in meeting the health claim requirements in different parts of the world.
Food companies want the potential benefits of novel foodstuffs to be weighed against their food safety risks when they are being considered for approval by the regulatory authorities.
A new training facility at the National Centre for Food Manufacturing on the University of Lincoln’s Holbeach campus allows students to become familiar with the latest technological developments in food processing and packaging.
The Culina Group aims to double volumes going through its Dublin warehouse in the next year after announcing its use to distribute Müller Dairy products in north and south Ireland last month.
Snowbird Foods has launched a new meatball product into the foodservice and ready meals markets. The firm has created five varieties of flavour-filled 12g meatballs for buffets and ready meals, which it has launched under the name ‘Poppers’.
A renaissance within the food and drink sector was aptly captured under the bright lights of the recently renovated Savoy in London for this year’s Food Manufacturing Excellence Awards
A closure system that combines a foil laminate membrane with injection-moulded plastics overcomes many of the operational challenges to do with plastic-on-plastic seal integrity, according to the manufacturer.
In recent years the food and drink sector has been active in making genuine environmental improvements, focusing on the areas over which they have the most control. Such thinking underpins the Food and Drink Federation’s Five-fold Environmental Ambition,...
Maintenance specialist Brammer has clinched a major contract to supply a full range of manufacturing, repair and overhaul (MRO) products to brewing and distilling giant Diageo.
When Leatherhead researchers asked 50 consumers what they would not like to see in an ingredients list, garlic came top, even beating genetically modified (GM) ingredients. This is surprising because garlic is natural with widely reported health benefits....
Flavours giant Frutarom is intensifying competition in the Vitamin K2 market by drawing on the traditional Japanese health food natto to make its own blend of naturally sourced Vitamin K2.
Soy-based ingredients supplier Solae has launched a plant-based fibre blend that aims to cut the cost of manufacturing baked goods, while providing additional functionality.
Premier Foods is in advanced negotiations with two potential buyers over the sale of its meat-free business, but has received bids from a number of parties, including “multinational food groups and private equity firms".
The pay package on offer to staff at Heinz’s Kitt Green factory in Wigan "stands out as one of the best in the food and drink sector, the area and the country”, bosses have insisted as the Unite union prepares to unveil the results of a strike ballot...
Arla Foods will seek feedback from local residents in Aylesbury next week about its plans to build a 1bn litre 'superdairy' on a 70-acre site in Aston Clinton.
Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) has called on the big guns in the food industry to use their brands more effectively to engage consumers on sustainability issues.
A cash injection from Privet Capital has prevented the immediate collapse of Polestar Foods and secured 255 jobs at its factory in Okehampton but failed to guarantee the future of its site at Leamington Spa, which has gone into administration.
Polish legal researchers have slammed the 2002 Food Supplements Directive (FSD) for being so vaguely and badly written that it is retarding one of its stated aims – to harmonise and boost trade across the European Union’s 27 member states.
Honeytop Speciality Foods has invested £3m to build a new factory in India that will supply naan bread and chapattis to India and the wider Asian and Australian markets.
Trying to reduce saturated fat is all well and good, but replacing it with refined carbohydrates could create more problems than it solves, according to one expert in the field of diet and glycaemic response.
Warburtons has pumped more than £2.5m into building a dedicated facility in Newburn to support the launch of a new eight-strong range of gluten-free products.
The depressingly high rejection rate for ‘article 13.1’ health claims is hardly surprising given the nature of the submission process, according to one member of the expert panel tasked with assessing them.
The firm involved in a recent rodent-related product recall says the problem has been traced back to a single supplier in the Netherlands and did not originate in its own UK facilities.
Manufacturers waiting to find out whether they will be allowed to use terms including ‘no added salt’ and ‘low-Gi’ under the EU health claims Regulation will now have to wait until next year for a decision, it has emerged.
