06-Jul-2009 By Elaine Watson
Food manufacturers with noisy or smelly plants should be alert to the threat of civil claims launched by litigious residents near their factories,...
02-Jul-2009
Sauces and soup manufacturer, BAR Foods, has appointed Sian Jones as commercial executive. Jones has been working for BAR Foods for over 3 years,...
Taking yorkshire forward into a rosy future
01-Jul-2009
Food and drink processing is a priority sector for Yorkshire Forward, the Regional Development Agency (RDA) for Yorkshire and Humber. To this end, it...
30-Jun-2009
Rod Addy investigates opportunities and developments in the Yorkshire and Humber region in a new quarterly series of features
Waterjet trimming prolongs shelf-life
30-Jun-2009
One of Europe's major celery producers is benefiting from an innovative application of waterjet cutting technology devised by Power Jet Systems. The...
The latest kit to help you cube, strip, shred or flake
30-Jun-2009
Slicing and dicing technology specialist, Holac produces machines that can cube, strip, shred or flake all types of fresh and frozen meat and cheese...
Top and tail on the nail
30-Jun-2009
Export sales of the Everett Brothers's carrot cutter machine are increasing. The machine is already in operation for Marianne Farms in Sweden, with...
Slice at cut throat speed
30-Jun-2009
With an exceptionally wide cutting throat, the latest high-speed slicer from Weber can cut up to 2,000 slices a minute.Launched recently by...
Achieve a consistent quality of blend
30-Jun-2009
Achieving product consistency with production flexibility and efficiency is the goal of Rockwell Automation's new digital blending solution, which...
30-Jun-2009
Simplicity and visibility are key as financial pressures prompt suppliers and retailers to work together using common systems, as Rod Addy discovers
Out with the mould and in with the new liquid food preservation
30-Jun-2009
Offering small dairies and sausage manufacturers a high level of protection against mould and yeast growth was key to the development of DSM Food...
Maximising milk
30-Jun-2009
Milk-derived ingredients are creating new opportunities in the dairy sector and beyond. Paul Gander finds out where they are ending up
30-Jun-2009
The market continues to shift from synthetics to naturals, but the biggest growth will be in the use of colouring foodstuffs, predicts RTS Resource
30-Jun-2009
Despite a captive market, producing food for the free from category is no picnic. Elaine Watson reports
30-Jun-2009
Encapsulating nutritionally important ingredients can help processors to capture new markets, says Michelle Knott
30-Jun-2009
What are the most promising strategies for reducing salt without alienating your customer base? Paul Gander finds out
30-Jun-2009
It's crunch time for applicants waiting to find out whether their health claims will gain EU approval, Nigel Baldwin tells Elaine Watson
Coke develops blood thinning product
30-Jun-2009
Coca-Cola is developing a product containing Fruitflow: a tomato extract that is claimed to reduce the risk of blood clots, which can trigger heart...
30-Jun-2009
Air and water are two of the most undervalued weapons in the product developer's toolkit, according to one expert on the development process.Speaking...
30-Jun-2009 By Elaine Watson
Fresh concerns have been raised over whether the UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is being used to enforce food law by making decisions about...
Make your mark
30-Jun-2009
Who do you think has done most to raise the profile of food and drink manufacturing over the past year? Who has been most successful at driving their...
Seafood - Sponsor: Seafish
30-Jun-2009
Seafish, the authority on seafood, works across all sectors of the seafood industry to promote good quality, sustainable seafood. Its research and...
Frozen Foods - Sponsor: Lockton
30-Jun-2009
Lockton is the world's largest privately owned global insurance broker and is currently ranked 9th in the world in Business Insurance's recent...
Meat & poultry - Sponsor: Meat Trades Journal
30-Jun-2009
For nearly 120 years Meat Trades Journal (MTJ) has been essential reading for all involved in the meat industry. MTJ combines the magazines Meat...
Fresh produce - Sponsor: FPC
30-Jun-2009
The Fresh Produce Consortium (FPC) is the UK's fresh produce trade association and is the voice of the industry.Membership covers a spectrum of...
Hot and cold beverages - Sponsor: British Soft Drinks Association
30-Jun-2009
The British Soft Drinks Association (BSDA) is the national trade association representing the interests of UK producers of soft drinks, including...
Small Company of the Year - Sponsor: Invest in Bradford
30-Jun-2009
A touch of property, a dash of staff training and a pinch of local sector knowledge allows Invest in Bradford to create the perfect recipe for your...
Judges' Special Award - Sponsor: Air Products
30-Jun-2009
Air Products serves the global food processing and packing industry with a wide portfolio of products, services and solutions, providing atmospheric...
30-Jun-2009
The deadline for Food Manufacture's Excellence Awards, which are free to enter and celebrate the very best in food and drink manufacture, has been extended until Monday August 3. Make sure your company doesn't miss out! To download an entry...
30-Jun-2009 By Rick Pendrous
With price-focused shoppers and credit-flow problems it's hard to think outside the box, says Rick Pendrous
30-Jun-2009 By Elaine Watson
From the 1890s to the current day - how Cornish creamery Rodda is faring in the land of milk and money
East Midlands probes fifth party logistics
30-Jun-2009
A working party investigating the concept of fifth party logistics has been launched in the East Midlands.The group grew out of an event organised by...
Firms are missing a trick with printed electronics
30-Jun-2009
Research and consultancy firms in the area of printed electronics say that simple packaging applications remain an untapped resource. At the same...
30-Jun-2009 By Hugh Williams
Sometimes you get the feeling something is not quite right. Your gut is telling you to watch out, but your head is trying to convince you that you...
30-Jun-2009 By Paul Gander
Proposals by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to tighten standards on excessive packaging may be a blatant case of...
30-Jun-2009
So, did you vote in last month's European Parliament (EP) elections? Given the very low turnout - just 34% - I am betting that many of you probably...
30-Jun-2009 By Rick Pendrous
A freezing technology originally invented for the medical sector could soon be providing an alternative method of producing luxury frozen products in...
Industry can't stop obesity
30-Jun-2009
Since the newspapers have been bursting with stories about MPs' avaricious expense claims, I thought I would talk about greed this month. Are we...
30-Jun-2009 By Hayley Brown
Volatile exchange rates are eating away at margins and eroding profits for food manufacturers, while banks take a substantial margin of profit from...
NPD hit by tighter budgets
30-Jun-2009
Every avenue of British manufacturing is going through a very tough time at the moment. Each month you hear or read of businesses not being able to...
Trade Talk
30-Jun-2009
The nanny state has past its 'sell by' date
30-Jun-2009 By Hayley Brown
During a recession premiumisation is a better long-term strategy than competing on price, according to David Peters, chocolate development manager at...
30-Jun-2009 By Rick Pendrous
New deal will provide multi-media information resource for the food and drink business
Firm applies to demolish
30-Jun-2009
Noble Foods has submitted a planning application to demolish a factory that is being used as a poultry processing plant.Submitted to Newark and...
30-Jun-2009 By Rick Pendrous
Industry expert says widespread starvation will occur without the controversial science
30-Jun-2009 By Rick Pendrous
Safety society says Online certification reduces costs and keeps auditing consistent
30-Jun-2009 By Elaine Watson
firms install sound-absorbing ceilings
Lead the whey
30-Jun-2009
Devon-based cheese maker Parkham Farms has slashed its utility bill by installing a new system that recovers heat from hot whey (a liquid by-product...
Co-products turn waste into cash
30-Jun-2009
Manufacturers could save hundreds of thousands of pounds a year by diverting materials from waste into so-called 'co-products', according to...
30-Jun-2009 By Elaine Watson
New technologies can create unsaturated functional semi-solid fats from liquid oils
