30-Jun-2009 By Elaine Watson
Firms could reapply under article 13.5
30-Jun-2009 By Hayley Brown
Campaign result signals good news for struggling food and drink companies
Nano definition must be pinned down, warns FSA
27-Jun-2009 By Elaine Watson
If a legal definition of nanomaterials is to be established, it must be more precise than what is currently on the table, the Food Standards Agency...
26-Jun-2009 By Elaine Watson
Sainsbury has joined a growing number of retailers using new web-based tools to change the way it communicates with its supply base.Sainsbury will...
Dairy sector cuts greenhouse gases
26-Jun-2009 By Hayley Brown
The dairy industry has been slashing its greenhouse gas emissions and is using one-tenth less energy than it did nine years ago, according to Dairy...
Scotland’s food sector set for major growth
26-Jun-2009 By Rod Addy
Scotland’s National Food and Drink Policy, launched last Friday, aims to boost sales of food and drink from north of the border by a third to...
Meat and dairy cuts again urged to save the planet
26-Jun-2009 By Rod Addy
Growing the meat and milk substitute markets and cutting red meat in ready meals are key proposals in a preliminary report targeting the food supply...
Kellogg trumpets cereal launch
22-Jun-2009 By Hayley Brown
Kellogg has launched a new low fat cereal to appeal to consumers conscious about weight management.Special K Fruit and Nut Clusters was launched on...
Air and water crucial in fight against obesity
22-Jun-2009 By Elaine Watson
Air and water are substantially neglected - and cost effective - weapons in the battle against the bulge, according to scientists gathered at a major...
Industry promotes iron content of red meat
22-Jun-2009 By Rick Pendrous
The red meat industry has used a draft report from a Food Standards Agency (FSA) nutrition advisory committee to promote retaining meat as an...
Scotland to open anaerobic digestion facilities in 2010
22-Jun-2009 By Elaine Watson
Three anaerobic digestion facilities are opening in Scotland next year providing food manufacturers with an alternative to landfill for their...
Kellogg drives corporate social responsibility
22-Jun-2009 By Hayley Brown
Kellogg has pledged to step up its corporate social responsibility drive, finding that eight out of 10 consumers still say the environmental impact...
22-Jun-2009 By Rick Pendrous
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) will publish its new research strategy for food and farming in October.DEFRA chief...
Iceland awards DHL £500M distribution contract
15-Jun-2009 By Rod Addy
Frozen food retailer Iceland is continuing its distribution relationship with DHL Supply Chain, awarding it a further five-year contract worth...
Soft drinks industry continues to cut emissions
15-Jun-2009 By Rod Addy
Soft drinks manufacturer AG Barr is making substantial progress on environmental initiatives, according to the British Soft Drinks Association’s...
Sell by’ date confusion causes food waste
15-Jun-2009 By Rick Pendrous
The problem of consumer confusion about the differences between ‘use by’, ‘best before’ and ‘sell by’ dates resurfaced last week...
UK food and drink exports at record highs
15-Jun-2009 By Rick Pendrous
Favourable exchange rates have helped boost UK exports of food and non-alcoholic drinks, which have hit record levels according to the latest...
Food industry faces ‘unprecedented crisis’
15-Jun-2009 By Rod Addy
The UK food supply chain must contend with the challenges of rising oil prices, dwindling resources, climate change and poverty if it is to remain...
15-Jun-2009 By Rick Pendrous
Food and drink firms must adopt a more practical approach to getting credit insurance, according to a leading broker.The call, by insurance broker...
10-Jun-2009
Jonathan Hill has been named as the new category manager for premium organic dairy brand, Rachel’s. Hill, who formerly held a similar position for...
10-Jun-2009
Culinary alcohol supplier, Thomas Lowndes & Co, is expanding its UK operation with the appointment of Jonathan Marsh as general manager and Tony...
Small is beautiful for export opportunities
08-Jun-2009
Trade promoter PS8 is urging small food and drink businesses to take advantage of overseas opportunities while sterling’s exchange rate remains...
08-Jun-2009
Jeff Halliwell has been appointed the new UK md of Bernard Matthews Farms. Halliwell joins the company following a three-year period with the dairy...
Science holds the key to food preservation
08-Jun-2009 By Rick Pendrous
Advanced technologies look set to help the industry find better ways of preserving certain high quality foods, a leading scientist in the field has...
08-Jun-2009 By Rod Addy
The dairy industry can recover from Dairy Farmers of Britain’s (DFB’s) plunge into receivership, with receivers at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC)...
Dawn Primarolo pats food industry on the back
08-Jun-2009 By Rick Pendrous
Retailers’ efforts to assist their customers in making the lifestyle changes needed in the fight against obesity have been welcomed by former...
Swine flu has not infected pork sales
08-Jun-2009 By Rod Addy
UK pork sales have grown since news of the spread of swine flu emerged, showing a sustainable turnaround according to the Agriculture and...
Food Standards Agency under financial pressure
08-Jun-2009 By Rick Pendrous
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) faces some difficult challenges as its annual budget comes under pressure, its chief executive has warned.Speaking to...
Britain’s food strategy ‘not fit for purpose’
03-Jun-2009 By Rick Pendrous
Britain’s Sustainable Farming and Food Strategy is “no longer not fit for purpose” and needs overhauling to take account of the obesity...
01-Jun-2009 By Rick Pendrous
Decision News Media (DNM), publisher of FoodNavigator.com and 16 other websites serving the international food, nutrition, pharmaceutical and...
Mass redundancies loom at Luton sandwich site
01-Jun-2009 By Elaine Watson
There is enough business to sustain Hain Celestial’s Luton sandwich factory for another 12 months, but its long-term future is uncertain if bosses...
Milk-related allergen recalls down 32% in 2008
01-Jun-2009 By Elaine Watson
There was a sharp drop in milk-related allergen-based recalls in 2008, although incidents relating to soya, cereals and nuts other than peanuts and...
Government to learn from food industry’s approach to healthy eating
01-Jun-2009 By Rick Pendrous
A new £2.2M (euro 2.5M) European research project aims to determine how governments across the EU can learn from the food industry how to sell...
Finsbury is approached for takeover
01-Jun-2009 By Elaine Watson
Own-label bakery giant Finsbury Food Group has confirmed rumours that it has received an approach regarding a potential offer for the company.The...
01-Jun-2009 By Elaine Watson
Buyers at the Co-operative Retail Trading Group (CRTG) are pushing for extended payment terms in addition to improved buying terms as they seek to...
28-May-2009 By Elaine Watson
Tate and Lyle’s decision to mothball its sucralose plant in McIntosh, Alabama, has “nothing to do with weak demand” but follows a scientific...
Tate & Lyle to drive manufacturing diploma
26-May-2009 By Rod Addy
Ken Wilson, community affairs manager at Tate & Lyle and an employer champion for the Diploma in Manufacturing and Product Design (MPD),...
26-May-2009 By Rod Addy
As Improve targets another five year tenure, it reviews its achievements to date and outlines its future hopes to Rod Addy
Good X-ray things come in small packages
26-May-2009
The new entry-level version of Ishida Europe's X-ray inspection system aims to ensure maximum quality control of packaging.The Ishida IX-EA-2161 has...
Divide and conquer the dough
26-May-2009
Versatility is the goal of the Vemag Dough Divider from Reiser. Suitable for all types of bread, bun, roll and English muffins, the Vemag is easily...
26-May-2009
AEW Delford Systems, part of the Marel Food Systems Group, has extended its Winning Lines range of production line systems for specific food...
Full steam ahead
26-May-2009
Installation of a Mauting 4-trolley steam cooker by Union Food Machinery (UFM) at RWM Food Group has been followed up by an order for a second...
26-May-2009 By John Dunn
With dramatic reduction in sterilisation time and improved flavour, Shaka is a win-win process for food manufacturers, reports John Dunn
26-May-2009
A steel band travelling oven that consumes up to 45% less electrical power than its rival systems is being hailed by its Danish maker as a major step...
Insulated panel system cuts costs
26-May-2009
Kingspan Controlled Environments' KS1150 CS insulated panel system has been used to build a £9M extension to a temperature-controlled distribution...
Like water off a forklift truck's back
26-May-2009
Manufacturer Hyster has produced weather protection options for its new electric three- and four-wheel forklift trucks.To increase comfort and...
26-May-2009
Boosting the efficiency of cold stores has been the subject of intensive research over recent years, because it can yield substantial cost reductions, says Rod Addy
26-May-2009 By Rick Pendrous
New technology has much to offer warehousing in terms of raising the supply chain game. But beware of quick fixes, reports Rick Pendrous
26-May-2009 By Hayley Brown
Eating in is the new eating out and the premium soups and sauces market is feeling the benefit, reports Hayley Brown
26-May-2009 By Michelle Knott
With Muslims set to account for a quarter of the world's population, there's money in Halal food, says Michelle Knott
