28-Jul-2009 By Rod Addy
Cryovac Food Solutions has developed a high pressure sous-vide system for partially cooked chilled and frozen ready meals, which can extend...
28-Jul-2009
Being part of a team is a beautiful thing - like kicking a perfect pass in a football game, which scores that crucial goal. It is an amazing...
I Robot ...
28-Jul-2009 By Elaine Watson
Northern Foods has pumped £7-8m into robotics and automation projects at its Fox's Biscuits factory in Batley and will invest more cash over the next year as part of a group-wide automation initiative.
Oil price rises could stifle manufacturing recovery
27-Jul-2009 By Rick Pendrous
Oil price rises could delay UK manufacturers’ economic recovery, a leading firm of accountants has warned.According to BDO Stoy Hayward’s...
Environment Agency demands odour management plans
27-Jul-2009 By Elaine Watson
Large food manufacturers with smelly plants would have to produce detailed odour management plans even if they were far from residential areas under...
Anaerobic digestion opportunities grow for food processors
27-Jul-2009 By Rod Addy
Opportunities to divert waste from landfill are increasing for food processors as anaerobic digestion facilities spring up in Yorkshire.Selby...
Strathaird Salmon, Inverness, closes
27-Jul-2009 By Hayley Brown
Over 300 jobs were lost at Strathaird Salmon in Inverness on Friday, after the site was closed by its parent firm.The Seafood Company, part of the...
27-Jul-2009 By Elaine Watson
Premium snacks maker Eat Natural has maintained double-digit growth this year despite the economic downturn and is now worth almost £30M at retail...
Catch 'em and keep 'em
24-Jul-2009
Attracting and holding on to talent is a fine art and as relevant in these tough times as it ever was, as Rod Addy discovers
Inject consistency into bacon
24-Jul-2009
To increase the accuracy and consistency of the bacon products produced at its Bury St Edmunds facility, Dalehead Foods has invested in a...
Injection of hope
24-Jul-2009
As one billion people go to bed hungry, is it time to replay the GM card, push nanotechnology or re-evaluate irradiation? Hayley Brown reports
Inovis boosts UK work as it harmonises food sector data
24-Jul-2009 By Rod Addy
Supply chain systems giant Inovis is expanding global data synchronisation (GDS) in the food sector, having clinched a five-year deal between The Bay...
New type of liquid cartons serve user-focused designs
24-Jul-2009 By Paul Gander
Whether for beverages or food, the latest generation of liquid cartons is offering easier opening as well as additional benefits from resealability...
Only the brave market GM
24-Jul-2009
As a scientist, I was automatically excited when genetic engineering was mooted in the early 1990s. The concept of transferring a gene from one...
The promise of pomegranate
24-Jul-2009 By Hayley Brown
A ready meals manufacturer is experimenting with pomegranate powder, as a way of reducing salt content in its products.The Authentic Food Company has...
Yogurt marketing raises awareness of digestive health
24-Jul-2009
The successful marketing of probiotic yogurt products, such as Activia and Yakult, has raised consumer awareness of digestive health issues,...
If you can't stand the costs get into another kitchen
24-Jul-2009 By Hayley Brown
Renting commercial kitchens is becoming a popular strategy among food manufacturers, as a way of getting new products off the ground while avoiding...
Major retailer to boost small producer scheme
24-Jul-2009
The Safe and Local Supplier Approval (Salsa) scheme has been recognised by The Local Authorities Coordinators of Regulatory Services (Lacors) and is...
New vegetable processing site sets target of £20M turnover
24-Jul-2009
Vegetable processor Branston aims to achieve a turnover of £20M within five years at its newly opened £3.5M prepared vegetable product facility.The...
Empty shell insurance
24-Jul-2009
A beleaguered seafood processing company has been stung for having "insufficient insurance cover", after its site was destroyed by fire last...
24-Jul-2009 By Hayley Brown
Bad relationships threaten production
Traffic light labelling means less fat, salt and sugar reformulation, says M&S
24-Jul-2009
Traffic light labelling has prompted less reformulation on products high in fat, salt and sugar than guideline daily amount (GDA) per portion...
24-Jul-2009 By Elaine Watson
Both Private equity and trade buyers have expressed an interest in the £25m business
24-Jul-2009 By Rick Pendrous
Private sector and alternative funding sources are sought as budgets are squeezed
Research says frozen is as good as fresh for school meal nutrition
24-Jul-2009
The School Food Trust (SFT) has welcomed research by Sheffield Hallam University's Food Innovation Centre indicating that frozen food in primary...
24-Jul-2009 By Elaine Watson
biscuits, cakes and confectionery are first on FSA hit list for sat fat and energy reduction
Baked dough research project bears fruit 'n' veg
24-Jul-2009
Phyt Foods, founded after a research project with Reading University, is launching baked dough products with fruit and vegetables in August.The firm...
Health claims labelling needs to speak consumers' language
24-Jul-2009
There is still some uncertainty about how the scientific wording of health claims approved by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) will be...
24-Jul-2009 By Hayley Brown
Scottish bodies join forces to avoid cuts
24-Jul-2009 By Rod Addy
Government, retailers and suppliers are co-ordinating action to deal with shortages
20-Jul-2009
Drinks company Frobishers has announced the appointment of Steve Carter as sales and marketing director to head-up its UK sales team. It marks the...
Benn calls for better technology transfer
20-Jul-2009 By Rick Pendrous
Environment secretary Hillary Benn has called for better transfer of the results of government-sponsored research to improve the efficiency of...
Cadbury faces strike threat
20-Jul-2009 By Hayley Brown
Unite the union is threatening a 1,300-strong workforce strike at Cadbury if the company does not honour its three year pay deal.Unite is angry that...
20-Jul-2009 By Rick Pendrous
Food authenticity is again under scrutiny after a TV programme aired on BBC 1 on July 14 described the use of pork and beef proteins to bulk out...
Elisabeth the Chef in multi-million pound expansion
20-Jul-2009 By Rod Addy
Bakery and desserts processor Elisabeth the Chef has begun a multi-million pound expansion of its desserts manufacturing capability.Plans include...
ASA courts fresh controversy over LoSalt decision
15-Jul-2009 By Elaine Watson
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has become embroiled in controversy again over its decision to uphold a complaint against Lo Salt.The Food...
15-Jul-2009
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) welcomes the announcement of the appointment of Lord Rooker as its new chair by the Secretary of State for...
Firms commended for healthier reformulated food
13-Jul-2009 By Rick Pendrous
Food and Drink Federation (FDF) president Ross Warburton has congratulated Britain’s food manufacturers on the success of reformulating their...
New Fruitapeel factory to create jobs in Wales
13-Jul-2009 By Hayley Brown
Manufacturer of fruit- and confectionery-based sauces, Fruitapeel, is opening a factory on the former Sunjuice site in Llantrisant, Wales.The move,...
Pressure mounts for more sustainable food chain
13-Jul-2009 By Rick Pendrous
Government and the food industry are coming under increasing pressure to move a more sustainable supply chain based on greater support for UK...
Food and drink firms committed to cutting water
13-Jul-2009 By Rod Addy
The food and drink industry is on track to meet the Federation House Commitment (FHC) to cut water use by 20% by 2020, according to the Food and...
Nom dairy plant to double output in five years
13-Jul-2009 By Rod Addy
Nom Dairy UK aims to output 500M bottles and pots of yogurt-based products by December 2010 at the Telford plant it officially opened last month,...
13-Jul-2009 By Elaine Watson
Administrators are selling off the assets of Grimsby-based soy drinks manufacturer Soy Magic, which was forced to shut up shop last month just six...
13-Jul-2009 By Elaine Watson
The first products made at a new desserts factory at Hain Celestial’s Fakenham frozen food site in Norfolk should hit supermarket shelves in mid-September following a £1.5M investment.
10-Jul-2009
Dr Steven Walker has taken up the role of director-general of Campden BRI, succeeding professor Colin Dennis who retired last month.Walker joined the...
10-Jul-2009
The Wensleydale Creamery has appointed Judy Brennand as technical manager. She has responsibility for The Wensleydale Creamery’s two sites at...
Pipe maintenance goes ultrasonic
06-Jul-2009 By Elaine Watson
Cadbury, Heinz and Coors are testing ultrasonic imaging technology to help identify fouled or damaged pipe work in their plants.The firms, which are...
First Milk pumps millions into Campbeltown creamery
06-Jul-2009 By Hayley Brown
First Milk is set to replace its Campbeltown creamery in Scotland, as the current site was “struggling to cope with modern demands”, according to...
First article 13.1 claims to be released in the autumn
06-Jul-2009 By Elaine Watson
The first set of opinions on article 13.1 health claims - expected this month - will not now be released until September or October.The European Food...
Authentic Food to launch Italian ready meals
06-Jul-2009 By Hayley Brown
The Authentic Food Company has teamed up with an unnamed pasta manufacturer to launch an Italian range of ready meals.The new range was launched on...
