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Fruitapeel

Fruitapeel creates jobs in Wales

By Freddie Dawson

Growing demand for fruit juice has helped Fruitapeel turn around the fortunes of a former SunJuice facility in South Wales, restoring 47 of the 100 jobs lost when the site originally closed in January 2009.

Beanz keepz 
in the fridge

Beanz keepz 
in the fridge

Heinz appears eager to play down expectations, but the arrival of the Heinz Beans kilo-containing plastics Fridge Pack has fuelled speculation around metal’s future share of the ambient foods category – and around possible imitations. 


Red Tractor

FSA probes third-party assurance schemes

By Elaine Watson

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has launched a probe into third-party assurance schemes such as the Red Tractor and Lion Eggs standard in a bid to understand the extent to which they improve compliance with food legislation.

Organic Bacon

Soil Association seeks 'indefinite delay' on nitrate ban

By Ben Bouckley

The Soil Association and other industry bodies are seeking to indefinitely delay an EU regulation that would ban the use of nitrates and nitrites in organic cured meats from 2011, and potentially ruin some producers.

pig

BPEX embarks on novel pig welfare scheme

By Freddie Dawson

The British Pig Executive (BPEX) has launched a new project that takes a novel approach to pig welfare by focusing on outcomes rather than inputs.

Get on the	groovy 	 train

Get on the groovy train

New training projects are leading the industry out of bleak recruitment into a land of upskilled staff, says Freddie Dawson

Packaging machinery in focus: Pit stop pack changes

Packaging machinery in focus: Pit stop pack changes

Increased emphasis on just-in-time production has made long runs and dedicated lines a thing of the past. Sebastian Day finds out how machinery suppliers are helping to streamline the changeover process

Omega-3: One claim too many?

Omega-3: One claim too many?

While consumer demand for omega-3 continues to rise, the industry that processes it faces an increasingly complex set of technological, environmental and regulatory changes. Anne Bruce reports


The incredible bulk: Fibre in focus

The incredible bulk: Fibre in focus

Whether it’s satiety, moisture retention, mouthfeel or gut health, fibre has a multitude of functional properties to offer new product developers. Rod Addy reports


Silver Spring

A whole lot 
of shaking


By Ian Rose, factory manager

Silver Spring’s Ian Rose has seen a lot of shake-ups 
on his journey from shopfloor to factory manager


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