28-Aug-2009 By John Dunn
Dairy industry smashes targets for reducing carbon footprint
28-Aug-2009
Wheat, butter and vegetable oil are likely to cost above average
Two's good company for artisan bakery
28-Aug-2009
Giles Foods will start manufacturing from a second unit adjacent to its Pain Artisan bakery in Milton Keynes early next year to meet growing demand...
Walkers invests millions to meet demand for crisps
28-Aug-2009
Walkers has completed a £6M investment at its crisp factory in Leicester to boost production, upgrade its packaging technology and introduce...
28-Aug-2009 By Rod Addy
Initiative on track for temperature-controlled distribution from mainland Europe
Countdown to virgin refrigerant gas ban is a ticking time bomb
28-Aug-2009
Food manufacturers, including some big-name processors, have been accused of burying their heads in the sand over imminent changes to the law on the...
28-Aug-2009 By Hayley Brown
Receivers will not stop protective award
New code for marketing children's food
28-Aug-2009
As the government proceeds with the development of a voluntary code of practice for the marketing and promotion of food and drink to children, the...
28-Aug-2009 By Elaine Watson
US boss anticipates sales of half a billion dollars by 2015 if US market adapts to chilled
28-Aug-2009
PepsiCo has appointed Richard Evans, currently general manager of Walkers Snack Foods, as the new president of PepsiCo UK and Ireland, with immediate...
27-Aug-2009
The Findus Group has announced the appointment of Mark Escolme as group md for its UK frozen businesses: Young’s Seafood and Findus UK.Escolme has...
25-Aug-2009
Sweet bakery specialist Dawn Foods has promoted European business analyst Stuart Deakin to the position of operations manager for the UK. Stuart now...
Dairygold invests in Leeds dairy
24-Aug-2009 By Hayley Brown
Dairygold Food Ingredients UK is to invest £250,000 at its Dan Dairies site in Leeds, which will significantly increase the capacity of this...
Fair trade thrives, despite recession
24-Aug-2009 By Rod Addy
The recession is failing to dampen consumer concern about fair trade issues, according to grocery think tank IGD.More than half of shoppers (52%)...
FSA’s defence of processed meat compounds consumer confusion
24-Aug-2009 By Rod Addy
The Provision Trade Federation (PTF) has criticised the Food Standards Agency (FSA) for adding to confusion in a statement defending ham against...
Montezuma’s to boost capacity as sales surge
24-Aug-2009 By Elaine Watson
Luxury chocolate maker Montezuma’s is hoping to significantly boost capacity next year with the installation of a new production line at its...
24-Aug-2009 By Elaine Watson
The costs of adapting UK factories to meet Food Standards Agency (FSA) demands for fizzy drinks in smaller cans could be prohibitive, industry...
Processors beware: life will never be the same again
17-Aug-2009 By Rod Addy
Global agriculture has reached a tipping point and life will not be the same again for food processors.That’s the verdict of English Farming and...
17-Aug-2009
Cornwall’s Crantock Bakery has expanded its new product development team.Food and nutrition graduate, Alex Batty, joins the firm, based in Indian...
Local’ is not always sustainable, says report
17-Aug-2009 By Elaine Watson
A mistaken tendency to assume ‘local sourcing’ is always the most sustainable option is holding back the debate on the future of food production,...
Firms must protect employees from dangerous kit
17-Aug-2009 By Rod Addy
Firms operating potentially dangerous machinery must ensure staff are properly trained and equipment is adequately protected or face stiff penalties,...
Immigration officers arrest 11 factory workers
17-Aug-2009 By Hayley Brown
The owners of a sandwich factory were served with a Notice of Potential Liability last week, and could face a possible fine of up to £110,000, after...
Lorry drivers warned of stowaway crackdown
17-Aug-2009 By Hayley Brown
The UK Border Agency is warning lorry drivers to be more vigilant, as it is cracking down on the growing number of illegal immigrants entering the...
17-Aug-2009 By Elaine Watson
There are no plans to resurrect the upmarket Hill Station ice cream brand, the boss of Loseley Dairy Ice Cream (formerly Hill Station plc) has...
10-Aug-2009 By Rod Addy
The government’s Food 2030 paper addressing food security issues does not go far enough in its forecasting, according to the Food and Drink...
Call for government to help firms at risk from insolvency and swine flu
10-Aug-2009 By Hayley Brown
Trade bodies are urging the government to increase its credit insurance cover to more food and drink companies, as risks to the supply chain continue...
Vehicle tracking cuts costs at Bernard Matthews
10-Aug-2009 By Rod Addy
Bernard Matthews is rolling out Isotrak vehicle logistics software to its entire distribution fleet, expecting it to deliver fuel savings of 5-10%,...
County Council bails out frozen food firm
10-Aug-2009 By Hayley Brown
Ailing firm Northumberland Foods has been rescued by a £1.5M package, including an unprecedented loan from local government, saving up to 200...
Demand for sausages prompts £3M investment
10-Aug-2009 By Elaine Watson
Huddersfield-based Newsholme Food Group has pumped £3M into a factory extension to meet growing demand for its sausages and cooked meat products.The...
EU reform alters price of sugar
10-Aug-2009 By Elaine Watson
Associated British Foods (ABF) will be selling white sugar for around 480 euro (or £408) a tonne next year compared with just under 600 euro/t...
03-Aug-2009 By Hayley Brown
The Scottish Parliament Committee is looking to launch an inquiry into the Scotch whisky industry, following Diageo’s decision to axe hundreds of...
New initiative boosts businesses in South Wales
03-Aug-2009 By Hayley Brown
The Welsh Assembly Government has launched an 18-month pilot scheme that aims to support struggling food and drink companies in South Wales.The...
Network sows seeds of growth for EU’s import-export market
03-Aug-2009 By Rod Addy
Green Seed Group - a network of international trading offices built on the foundations of the now defunct Food From Britain (FFB) - aims to target...
29-Jul-2009
Robert Whittle has been appointed as UK general manager of the Belgian pastry specialist Pidy. His brief is to double the company’s overall growth...
Apprentice bown makes the grade at jolly
28-Jul-2009 By Rod Addy
Elizabeth Bown, owner-manager of Jolly's Fish & Farm Produce in Orkney, has completed the Level 3 Modern Apprenticeship in Food Manufacture she...
High-volume Halal chicken
28-Jul-2009
With over 1.6M people in Britain following a Halal diet, the Muslim food market is an increasingly important one. Now a new system is promising...
Paperless productivity for single-users
28-Jul-2009
Aiming to reduce paperwork and bring productivity and compliance gains to smaller manufacturers, Applied Principles has launched a paperless quality...
Cool way to save energy
28-Jul-2009
With the promise of outstanding energy efficiency in industrial and process cooling applications, Coolmation, the UK's distributor for Rhoss, has...
Condensing technology recovers heat
28-Jul-2009
Converting an industrial boiler into a condensing one can recover up to 90% of the heat that is usually lost. This is the principle behind a waste...
28-Jul-2009
With confidence in Chinese food dented in the wake of the melamine scandal, will a new food safety law improve controls? asks Dominique Patton
28-Jul-2009 By Rod Addy
Advances in cleaning processes are happening all the time, but minimising costs and being green remain core concerns, says Rod Addy
28-Jul-2009 By Rick Pendrous
Europe's biggest wheat business is on a mission to assist a second green revolution in the food supply chain, reports Rick Pendrous
28-Jul-2009 By Elaine Watson
With changing trends, demanding consumers and lean budgets, it's not easy for new products to flourish in today's market says Elaine Watson
28-Jul-2009
No one enjoys a quality cuppa more than the Brits. So why not grow it in Blighty? Forget Darjeeling and try Cornwall for size, says Hayley Brown
28-Jul-2009 By Elaine Watson
Warburtons' southern invasion continues apace with the launch of a modern, £45M bakery in Avonmouth, Bristol. Elaine Watson reports
28-Jul-2009
The man who works for the McCartneys talks about growth, automation, and the £1.5M he's investing in a new plant
28-Jul-2009
An inventor has come up with some novel approaches to provide gaps in disturbed product flows. Rick Pendrous reports
28-Jul-2009 By Hugh Williams
I rang my doctor's surgery recently. I could not get an appointment for that day or the next. So they asked me to call back two days later. I...
Asset management gets the green light
28-Jul-2009
Asset and facilities management technologies have the most potential to make a business greener, according to new research released by software...
28-Jul-2009
Thanks to your efforts, the UK is now acknowledged to be leading the world in reformulation. Reassuringly, research by Mintel says that nearly 250...
