Premier Foods seeks to replace Kappler as chairman
01-Feb-2010 By Hayley Brown
Premier Foods is searching for a successor to David Kappler, after he announced his intention to step down as chairman later in the year.“I have...
01-Feb-2010 By Elaine Watson
Noble Foods will invest significantly in TV advertising for Gü - the upmarket desserts and snacks firm it has just acquired - to increase the...
28-Jan-2010
Martin Judd has joined the Regional Food Group for Yorkshire and Humber as learning and development advisor. He will be responsible for supporting...
Wholesaler snaps up sugar-free sweets firm
25-Jan-2010 By Rod Addy
Wholesaler Morris and Son has bought sugar-free confectionery manufacturer Sweet Luxuries, as its second acquisition in a few weeks.Sweet Luxuries,...
Supermarkets relax grip on small suppliers
25-Jan-2010 By Elaine Watson
Supermarkets are responding to the problems being faced by their small suppliers, despite new evidence that late payments in December 2009 were worse...
British breakfast is a booming business
25-Jan-2010 By Rick Pendrous
Corresponding with Farmhouse Breakfast Week, new research reveals that British consumers spend about £28 each a year on breakfast cereals.The...
Demand for ‘free from’ food boosts muffin sales
25-Jan-2010 By Elaine Watson
American Muffin Co is confident of doubling its sales in the next two years, fuelled by growing demand for its ‘free from’ products.The...
Stabilising prices boost European sugar exports
25-Jan-2010 By Rod Addy
Associated British Foods (ABF) is the UK processor that stands to gain the most from declining volatility in sugar prices, according to Phil Spencer,...
25-Jan-2010 By Elaine Watson
Hain Celestial has switched production from its Daily Bread sandwich plant in London to its larger factory in Luton in a bid to secure the future of...
Anaerobic digestion facilities tested by processors
18-Jan-2010 By Rick Pendrous
A mobile anaerobic digestion rig will be tested on a range of industrial effluents at a variety of food and drink manufacturing premises in Britain...
Red Tractor brings harmony to food standards
18-Jan-2010 By Rod Addy
Processors concerned about due diligence could navigate their way more easily around UK farm standards in different sectors, thanks to their...
EU law helps firms see off ‘copycat’ brands
18-Jan-2010 By Elaine Watson
Manufacturers seeking legal redress against firms producing ‘copycat’ or rip-off versions of their brands are in a stronger position following a...
Fosters Bakery planning ambitious growth in 2010
18-Jan-2010 By Rod Addy
Fosters Bakery aims to add at least 10% to its turnover in 2010, to take it to £11M, according to md John Foster.Defying gloomy predictions from...
18-Jan-2010 By Elaine Watson
The maker of Sugar Puffs and Poppets is planning to float on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) to raise cash to develop its products and fund...
Dairy sector challenges greenhouse gas report
18-Jan-2010 By Rod Addy
Trade body Dairy UK has challenged the conclusions of a recent report assessing how the food industry can cut greenhouse gas emissions, claiming it included “dangerous” and “alienating” principles.
Country of origin labels on sausages confuses consumers
14-Jan-2010 By Rick Pendrous
Consumers are confused by country of origin labelling on processed meat such as sausages, according to research published by the Food Standards...
Government gives green light for ombudsman
13-Jan-2010 By Rod Addy
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has welcomed the government’s go-ahead for a supermarket ombudsman, saying it would particularly help smaller...
Coming soon: safer ready-to-eat food firms
11-Jan-2010 By Rod Addy
The Chilled Food Association (CFA) is working with other stakeholder groups to promote stronger levels of hygiene enforcement among suppliers of...
Automation threatens 80 jobs at Pork Farms
11-Jan-2010 By Hayley Brown
Pork Farms has warned that it will slash around 80 jobs at its Queens Drive site in Nottingham, as plans get underway to invest millions of pounds in...
Cornish cookie firm sees bright export future
11-Jan-2010 By Elaine Watson
Cornish biscuit maker Furniss is aiming to boost turnover by 50% this year as it embarks on an ambitious programme of new product development and...
Analysts predict mergers and acquisitions rise
11-Jan-2010 By Elaine Watson
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in the food sector could pick up in the second half of 2010 as confidence returns and vendors that have...
Bad weather grips food distribution processes
11-Jan-2010 By Rod Addy
The wintry weather has disrupted food distribution, according to some processors, although suppliers’ experiences have differed depending on their...
High time for easier access to high pressure processing
11-Jan-2010 By Rick Pendrous
Processors could soon have access to a cheaper way to test high pressure processing (HPP) technology – so-called ‘cold pasteurisation’ – as interest in the technique returns to the industry, reports sister title Food Manufacture.
Food industry ‘too secretive’ about research into nanotechnology
08-Jan-2010 By By Rick Pendrous
Food manufacturers’ reluctance to disclose what research they are carrying out on products using nanotechnology risks a public backlash similar to that which occurred against genetically modified (GM) foods, warned the House of Lords Science and Technology...
Unilever says: adopt EU term and break reformulation ice
07-Jan-2010 By Elaine Watson
Aligning the UK with Europe over definitions of ‘ice cream’ would give manufacturers more of an incentive to reformulate, Unilever has claimed.
Supply chain has a long green road to travel, says research
07-Jan-2010 By Rod Addy
The food industry made little progress towards an eco-friendly supply chain in 2009, government figures revealed, reports sister title Food Manufacture.
05-Jan-2010
Educational times are a changing, with more options to suit the varying needs and shifts of staff in food and drink. Patrick McGuigan reports
05-Jan-2010 By John Dunn
With the increased reliance on automation, today’s food manufacturing engineers have to be multi-skilled multi-taskers. John Dunn reports
05-Jan-2010 By Elaine Watson
You may spend more nights at a Premier Inn than at home, but interim management has its attractions, says Elaine Watson
Go with more ergonomic flow wrap
05-Jan-2010
Sewtec Automation has designed and installed a new conveyor system at United Biscuits' McVitie's Carlisle factory for the fast and efficient case...
Detector is a cut above
05-Jan-2010
Cheese and speciality chilled food supplier Anthony Rowcliffe and Son has installed an IQ3 metal detector from Loma Systems to check its new range of...
05-Jan-2010
Frozen and chilled foods logistics specialist Langdons has announced the opening of a new depot just off the M1 Junction 37 near Barnsley.It will...
05-Jan-2010
Stephen James has never seen a food refrigeration plant that works. That's a bit of an exaggeration. Nevertheless, as director of the newly...
05-Jan-2010
Constellation Europe has chosen Puresep Filtration Technologies, a provider of in-house manufactured filtration equipment, and Begerow, the liquid...
05-Jan-2010
Environmental and cost-saving measures are at the heart of improvements in large and small breweries alike, reports Graham Holter
05-Jan-2010 By Rod Addy
An expert pastry-maker from Ypres is poised to create a stir among UK retailers, caterers and processors. Rod Addy travels to its HQ to discover more
05-Jan-2010 By Elaine Watson
When it comes to sustainable palm oil, there is wide agreement on the ends, but fierce debate over the means. Elaine Watson reports
05-Jan-2010 By Elaine Watson
Dave Turvey, operations director, Kerrygold, LeekI didn't do fantastically well in my school exams, but I was pretty good at football. So when I left...
05-Jan-2010 By Hugh Williams
'You see, Barak,' I said, while his wife Michelle served the soup, 'businesses are structured in a way that's not logical to the product and money...
05-Jan-2010 By Rod Addy
Premier Foods' work with Chep, the pallet and container pooling firm, to cut costs and road miles will form part of a wider initiative on CHEP's part...
Let supply chain games commence
05-Jan-2010
A contest is being launched in several nations this year, pitching teams against each other in a race to turn around the supply chain of a fictional...
New high-speed vertical form-fill-seal in the UK
05-Jan-2010
For the first time, machinery supplier Kern says it is offering a range of vertical form-fill-seal (VFFS) machines, in addition to high-speed...
ISO green standards aim to marginalise conflicts
05-Jan-2010
The 70-plus delegates working on new international standards on the environmental aspects of packaging met for the first time in December, and aim to...
05-Jan-2010 By Rick Pendrous
On-site wind turbines look set to offer an increasing number of UK manufacturers a cheap and more sustainable alternative to meeting their energy...
05-Jan-2010
I think it is bizarre that the two big food issues for 2010 are obesity and food security. On one hand we are eating too much food, but on the other,...
05-Jan-2010 By Hayley Brown
Products that include added vitamins and minerals will gain in popularity over the next few years as other 'functional' ingredients suffer under a...
05-Jan-2010
With the New Year upon us and the seasonal health-kick coming up, I have found myself wondering about the nutritional value of uncooked or raw...
National Trust seeks processors who want a finger in a family pie
05-Jan-2010
The National Trust is looking for a savoury food manufacturer to process a range of pies and tarts that have been developed under its brand.By around...
05-Jan-2010 By Hayley Brown
Arla Foods has discovered a new way of reducing the fat content of fresh cheese from 9% to 3%, without affecting its 'creaminess'.After joining...
Project to chew, spit then analyse
05-Jan-2010
Leatherhead Food Research has launched a new research project exploring how food breaks down in the mouth, which will involve a lot of 'chewing and...
