05-Jan-2010
Broader job descriptions and a reduced number of graduate entrants are creating new opportunities for capable and experienced technical and product development staff. Sebastian Day reports
05-Jan-2010 By Rick Pendrous
Given the very negative image that the media portrays of food manufacture, it is unsurprising there are major obstacles in attracting young people to careers in the industry these days.
Beware of chemical baker brothers
05-Jan-2010
Bakers have hit out against the media hype surrounding Hovis's and Warburtons' announcement that they will make bread using 100% British wheat."Big...
Suppliers give Co-op thumbs down for buyers and systems
05-Jan-2010
Ten months after its acquisition of Somerfield, the Co-op Group has been criticised by some suppliers for its "poor negotiation skills", but praised...
Raise the BRC flag
05-Jan-2010
British Retail Consortium (BRC) Global Standards are gaining significant traction in China and the US. "We are certifying more sites in the US now...
Bartholdi wings it away from in-flight catering
05-Jan-2010
Bartholdi, maker of hand-crafted savoury products, has radically changed its strategy due to the tough in-flight catering market.However, the company...
Call for clarity over freight emissions charges
05-Jan-2010 By Rod Addy
Food and drink processors remain in the dark over how the Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme will affect distribution, with the...
Premier Foods awards former employee £17,500
05-Jan-2010 By Hayley Brown
A former employee of Premier Foods has received £17,500 in compensation after sustaining an injury at a bakery over three years ago, according to...
Kraft sweetens bid for Cadbury
05-Jan-2010 By Elaine Watson
As expected, Kraft has sweetened its offer for Cadbury, with a new proposal containing a cash element enabled by the sale of its North American pizza...
Campaigners slate government’s food report
05-Jan-2010 By Rick Pendrous
Food campaign groups have attacked the government’s Food 2030 strategy report, published today by environment secretary Hilary Benn, for failing to...
Distillery chases premium drinks market
05-Jan-2010 By Rod Addy
Chase Distillery has room for considerable expansion this year and is in the midst of a frenetic new product development programme, according to the...
Dairy doubles output of nettle and garlic Yarg
05-Jan-2010 By Elaine Watson
Lynher Dairies - the UK’s sole producer of Cornish Yarg cheese - has doubled production over the last eight years as the speciality cheese wrapped...
Co-op adopts Somerfield systems
05-Jan-2010 By Elaine Watson
Somerfield’s replenishment and supply chain systems will be established across the Co-op Group during the second half of this year, while own-label...
21-Dec-2009 By Rick Pendrous
The UK must support the creation of more strategically sited rail freight terminals if it is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transport,...
Research firm seeks food producer
21-Dec-2009 By Rick Pendrous
A chilled food producer is being sought to take part in a new research investigation. It is hoped that the research will come up with a way of...
Improve criticises qualification funding system
21-Dec-2009 By Rod Addy
The government’s qualifications funding system is “out of date” and needs to be more flexible, according to food and drink sector skills...
Hovis is ‘as good as it’s always been’
21-Dec-2009 By Hayley Brown
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has been accused of “failing to meet its duty to the public” after it rejected a complaint lodged...
15-Dec-2009
The Institute of Food Science and Technology (IFST) has appointed Jon Poole as designate chief executive from January 2010. Poole was deputy chief...
Wensleydale Creamery plans restructuring
14-Dec-2009 By Elaine Watson
Wensleydale Creamery is contemplating a significant restructuring of its operations to concentrate cheese production at one site in Hawes,...
Tesco clarifies position on sustainable palm oil
14-Dec-2009 By Elaine Watson
Tesco has clarified its position on sustainable palm oil following the introduction of a new code of practice to suppliers issued in the summer.While...
New venture fund targets nutrition
14-Dec-2009 By Elaine Watson
A new venture fund targeting investments in fast-growing small businesses in nutrition, health and wellness has been launched, just weeks after...
Government addresses climate change levy fears
14-Dec-2009 By Rick Pendrous
Food minister Jim Fitzpatrick has agreed to look into the food industry’s criticism of proposed cuts to government incentives for reducing...
Yorkshire firms net £3.5M in new business
14-Dec-2009 By Rod Addy
The Regional Food Group for Yorkshire and Humber (RFGYH) has helped to generate £3.5M in new business through an annual Meet the Buyer event.The...
14-Dec-2009
Cadbury has unveiled ambitious new growth targets for its business in a document urging shareholders to reject a “wholly inadequate” offer from...
11-Dec-2009 By Hayley Brown
Legal action to challenge the strict claims assessment process enshrined in the EU health claims Regulation could be pursued on the grounds that it...
Danone: clearer timetable needed for health claims
11-Dec-2009 By Hayley Brown
Danone is calling for a clear health claims regulatory timetable to be implemented over the next few weeks because the current lack of clarity is...
FDF tells government how to help food industry
07-Dec-2009
An economic upturn is unlikely to gain momentum until well into 2010 and there are a number of factors that could keep manufacturing output well...
M&S embarks on labelling overhaul
07-Dec-2009
Marks & Spencer plans to launch a huge relabelling scheme, to include country of origin details on its dairy products.The move, which will be...
GM advances leave regulators behind
07-Dec-2009 By Rick Pendrous
Rapid advances in the science of genetic modification (GM) could be leaving regulators behind with existing EU laws unable to govern their use, it...
FSA under pressure to give stricter egg advice
07-Dec-2009 By Rick Pendrous
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is coming under increasing pressure to strengthen its advice to caterers about the sourcing of ‘safer’ eggs from...
Sustainable palm fractions on sale by 2011
07-Dec-2009 By Elaine Watson
The company behind what is claimed to be the world’s first refinery exclusively handling sustainably produced palm oil is also aiming to be the...
Coming soon: Aspartame appeal on ‘nasty’ ruling
07-Dec-2009 By Elaine Watson
Three judges will consider an appeal against a High Court ruling over the rights to call aspartame a “nasty” early next year.
UK poultry industry struggles to comprehend EU judgement
02-Dec-2009 By Rod Addy
UK poultry processors have been plunged into confusion after EU rules were passed banning the sale of defrosted ‘poultrymeat’ and ‘poultrymeat preparations’ sold as chilled product, reports sister title Food Manufacture.
The new weigh to easier operation
01-Dec-2009
Marel has recently launched a new range of AEW Delford weigh price labellers with new features for easier operation.The new WPL 9000 series is...
Two heads are better than one
01-Dec-2009
A compact, double-headed hose pump that provides higher flows yet requires less space, is the latest addition to the range of Ponndorf peristaltic...
01-Dec-2009 By John Dunn
The food and drink industry doesn't buy pumps. It buys answers to process problems. Why do you need to know how to specify a progressing cavity pump,...
Cut the cost of poultry waste disposal
01-Dec-2009
Seepex says its new type of progressive cavity pump is saving the UK's poultry processors energy and operating costs.It cites the case of one of the...
01-Dec-2009
Shire Foods supplies savoury pies, pasties and sausage rolls to professional football clubs and supermarkets. When the firm launched a new range of...
Lean machines
01-Dec-2009 By Michelle Knott
Tough times for meat processors mean that the industry has been going through a prolonged period of consolidation. But as businesses merge, that...
01-Dec-2009 By Elaine Watson
Situated just a stone's throw from the Gaza Strip, recruiting new staff can be a challenge for Garlic & Herbs Dorot, despite its commercial...
01-Dec-2009 By Hayley Brown
Watch out for the terms pulsed electric field (PEF), high pressure processing (HPP) and cold plasma. They may sound like they have been lifted from...
01-Dec-2009
Running Europe's largest food processing facility is no walk in the park, but just a few months into the job, Heinz Kitt Green's Dutch boss Jaap Wilbers is aready impressing the bean counters in Pittsburgh, says Elaine Watson
Crown affair
01-Dec-2009
Last month the UK's food and drink industry recognised the very best of the best at the Food Manufacture Excellence Awards, which took place at the...
01-Dec-2009
Problems with photoinitiators in ultraviolet inks and the increased risks associated with packaging reduction have led to renewed calls for better...
01-Dec-2009
Premier Foods has installed a novel patented exhaust air treatment technology at its Batchelors factory in Worksop to remove the atmospheric fat...
Parents interested in healthy foods
01-Dec-2009
Over seven in 10 parents (72%) claim that they read ingredients lists and labels on food and drink products before purchase, research from Tate &...
Better science needed for health claims
01-Dec-2009
The European Food Safety Authority's (EFSA) recent rejection of about 70% of over 500 article 13.1 health claims was met with roars of disbelief from...
01-Dec-2009
Manufacturers can use ferments ingredients made from fermented products to enhance the flavour and shelf-life of food and drink, while achieving...
01-Dec-2009
There are a number of very disgruntled individuals in the food and drink industry and in new product development. These people feel their voices have...
01-Dec-2009 By Rod Addy
PoleStar Foods forged out of the purchase of Heinz UK's frozen desserts wing aims to use its leadership team's broad experience to build its retail and foodservice businesses.
