01-Mar-2010
The UK's food industry needs politicians with a real grasp of the sector's importance to the nation's wealth, reports Rick Pendrous
British Sugar profits could surge 67% in three years
22-Feb-2010 By Elaine Watson
Profits from Associated British Foods’ (ABF’s) sugar division could surge 67% from £189M to £316M in 2009-2012, while volumes could surge 40%...
22-Feb-2010 By Elaine Watson
The Heinz Global Performance System (HGPS) has now been rolled out to 25 factories around the world in a bid to standardise continuous improvement...
FSA uses proteomics to test food authenticity
22-Feb-2010 By Rod Addy
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is investigating the use of proteomics for testing the misdescription of foods as part of its food authenticity...
Low fat/salt bacon project benefits public sector
22-Feb-2010 By Rick Pendrous
Public sector buyers are being encouraged to source healthier supplies of meat-based foods which take advantage of a £40,000 research project just...
Trewithen dairy expands with £5.7M grant
22-Feb-2010 By Hayley Brown
A dairy in Cornwall is about to undertake a major expansion, which will mean that it can start to produce soft cheese and expand its range of clotted...
Suppliers all interchange please
15-Feb-2010 By Rod Addy
The food industry will see a rise in suppliers signing up to electronic data interchange (EDI) projects and collaborative supply chain approaches...
Report links early food with later-life disease
15-Feb-2010 By Rick Pendrous
A draft report exploring links between maternal, fetal and child nutrition and later-life diseases has been produced by the Food Standards Agency’s...
15-Feb-2010 By Rod Addy
Food manufacturers, as well as the government, must be prepared to invest in skills development in the present climate, according to stakeholder...
Firm faces £35,000 fine for injured employee
15-Feb-2010 By Hayley Brown
Poultry and food processing company Moy Park has been fined tens of thousands of pounds after a maintenance engineer’s arm was crushed in an...
Kraft confirms closure of Cadbury’s Somerdale plant
09-Feb-2010 By Rod Addy
Cadbury’s Somerdale factory will close, with production at the site in Keynsham, near Bristol transferring to Poland, Kraft Foods has confirmed...
Hovis in plans to raise the Red Tractor logo
Report by our sister title Food Manufacturer
09-Feb-2010
Assured Food Standards (AFS) administrators will meet with Premier Foods with a view to including the Red Tractor logo on Rank Hovis products, although further developments will take time, they say.
Grant boosts drinks innovation in the Midlands
08-Feb-2010 By Rod Addy
Lincolnshire-based drinks producer Drink It is the latest small business to benefit from an Innovation Support Grant from the Midlands-based Food and...
Start making sense about packaging
08-Feb-2010 By Rick Pendrous
Public ignorance about the role played by food packaging could lead to the adoption of regulatory policies that produce more waste, an expert in the...
Beware of climate change fatigue
08-Feb-2010 By Rick Pendrous
Consumer trust in science has been seriously undermined by recent adverse publicity regarding reporting errors in climate change studies, the...
BSI to take on allergen control standard
08-Feb-2010 By Elaine Watson
The Anaphylaxis Campaign’s allergen control standard will be resurrected by standards and certification body BSI (the British Standards...
Genetically modified crops are a ‘dead issue’
08-Feb-2010 By Rod Addy
Genetically modified (GM) crop production was rapidly becoming “a dead issue” as a way of feeding the planet, according to Peter Melchett, policy...
Kraft visits Cadbury’s research firm
08-Feb-2010 By Elaine Watson
A delegation from Kraft is visiting food analysis, research and consultancy firm Reading Scientific Services Ltd (RSSL) today (February 8) following...
05-Feb-2010 By Rod Addy
The dark arts of the sensory scientist require the perfect marriage of objectivity and subjectivity. Rod Addy finds out what is required of them
05-Feb-2010 By Michelle Knott
It's High Noon for the notorious 'Southampton six' food colourings, reports Michelle Knott
A more radical cleaning system
05-Feb-2010
The Radical cleaning-in-place system (CIP) is a sanitiser for the drink processing industry that promises a safe, low-cost and environmentally...
05-Feb-2010 By Hayley Brown
Kettle Chips's new product development manager Kaye Carruthers talks to Hayley Brown about some of the latest trends in the snacking category
05-Feb-2010 By Elaine Watson
As confidence returns to the industry and vendors release their assets, mergers and acquisitions activity will rise in 2010, according to analysts' predictions. Elaine Watson reports
05-Feb-2010 By Elaine Watson
Alex Smith started out selling leftovers at Covent Garden Market and now he's running his own wholefoods firm
05-Feb-2010
I lifted the lid of our second freezer and asked my wife: "what do you see?" She looked puzzled as I pointed at the frozen packs of sausages, peas...
05-Feb-2010 By Julian Hunt
"Is the food industry being unnecessarily secretive about nanotechnology? That was the criticism levelled at us by the House of Lords' Science and Technology Committee, which published a major report on the topic last month.
Eco-friendly Jelly Babies awarded
05-Feb-2010
A project to upgrade manufacturing on the Jelly Babies line at Cadbury's Trebor Bassett's factory in Sheffield, which has produced savings of...
Wrigley gets fresh with magnolia bark
05-Feb-2010
Gum giant Wrigley has applied to the Food Standards Agency for approval to use magnolia bark extract as a breath-freshening ingredient in chewing gum...
05-Feb-2010 By Elaine Watson
Fruit-based sweetener Sweet Freedom is starting to gain traction as an industrial food ingredient as manufacturers seek to cash in on its 'natural'...
University sees a bright future in sensory testing
05-Feb-2010
Sheffield Hallam University has invested £200,000 in its sensory testing facility.The move signalled the University's conviction that sensory...
Walmart unveils data accuracy scorecard for suppliers
05-Feb-2010 By Elaine Watson
In a possible sign of things to come in the UK market, Walmart has unveiled plans to introduce a data accuracy scorecard for its US suppliers.
Food retail inflation could turn negative
05-Feb-2010
Retail food price inflation could turn negative, but should "pop up again and stay at about 0% for the rest of the year", which could make 2010 a...
05-Feb-2010 By Elaine Watson and Hayley brown
A lack of Credit insurance continues to cause problems for food manufacturers
Regulation stifles innovation as firms walk claims tightrope
05-Feb-2010 By Elaine Watson
Risk-averse firms are loath to commit to New Product development in uncertain climate
05-Feb-2010 By Elaine Watson
Next year's Agency workers directive will give agency workers extended rights
05-Feb-2010 By Food Manufacture
The water content of pasta can be determined by volumetric Karl Fischer titration, a technique that is commonly used in the analysis of food, pharmaceuticals and chemicals.
Heat sealing at high speed
05-Feb-2010
Heatseal equipment specialist Proseal is set to launch two new machines at the Foodex 2010 show in March.Introduced as the company's top-of-the-range...
Ice lollies aim to suck pregnancy morning sickness symptoms away
05-Feb-2010 By Hayley Brown
Formulated ice lollies that claim to soothe away the symptoms of morning sickness were launched into pharmacies last month.
Get in for the pathogen kill with cold plasma technology
04-Feb-2010 By Hayley Brown
An increasing number of manufacturers are investing in cold plasma technology to kill pathogens in the air and on the surface areas of processing plants, reports sister title Food Manufacture.
FSA to show additives in their true legal colours
02-Feb-2010
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is preparing to test the legal status of substances used to colour food as part of a road-testing exercise for...
Nanotechnology could be used for anti-allergic therapy
02-Feb-2010
A solution for food allergy sufferers could emerge through nanotechnology the science that takes advantage of the very different behaviour of...
Mind the insurance gap on product recall
02-Feb-2010
Typically less than 10% of food manufacturers have product recall insurance, with the majority relying on traditional product liability cover,...
Illegal trade casts shadow on plans to legalise smokies in EU
02-Feb-2010
Plans by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) to push the European Commission (EC) to legalise the production of 'smokies' smoked 'skin-on' sheep...
Contents of seafood plant will be going, going ...
02-Feb-2010
The entire contents of the Cumbrian Seafoods Solway Estate factory in Maryport is to be auctioned off, despite attempts to re-open the site after it...
Firms must wake up to new waste water legislation or face big fines
02-Feb-2010
Manufacturers need to "wake up" when it comes to changes in waste water legislation, otherwise they may face hefty charges from "clued up" water...
Former Findus factory gets new lease of life
02-Feb-2010
The new owner of a former Newcastle Production-owned factory, which made food under Findus's brand, began production at Longbenton last month.The...
Frozen food firm set to move to shiny new site
02-Feb-2010
Ardo UK, frozen fruit and vegetable processor, is moving into a new £15M processing plant at Charing, near Ashford, Kent.The firm was reluctant to...
Consolidated ingredients supply cuts transport costs
01-Feb-2010 By Rod Addy
Processors are increasingly consolidating ingredients sourcing as an important way of cutting costs, according to ingredients logistics firm Atchison...
Crack down on Campylobacter in retail chicken
01-Feb-2010 By Rick Pendrous
The Food Standards Agency’s (FSA’s) chief executive Tim Smith wants supermarkets to provide incentives to their suppliers to reduce the high...
Study indicates Quorn’s eco-friendly nature
01-Feb-2010
Initial findings from a research project into the environmental impact of Quorn mince show the meat alternative’s carbon footprint is at least a...
