01-Apr-2009
For manufacturers wanting to start - or increase - their offering to caterers, there are a few points worth remembering. The hospitality sector is...
01-Apr-2009 By Hayley Brown
The 'free from' market will double in size to reach an estimated £354M by the end of 2012 and this is partly the result of consumer confusion...
From gluten-free ketchup to microwaveable purees
01-Apr-2009
There was a great buzz at the IFE09 show held at the Excel exhibition centre in London last month, with a variety of exciting products being launched...
01-Apr-2009
Fat is the word on lips and waistlines
Improved nutrition labelling isn't changing consumer behaviour
01-Apr-2009
As the Food Standards Agency (FSA) announced plans for a survey into consumer attitudes towards foods, it has emerged that better nutrition labelling...
01-Apr-2009 By Elaine Watson
Unilever gets results from new software
01-Apr-2009 By Elaine Watson
GLARING OMISSIONS MAY BE ADDRESSED AS EUROPEAN COMMISSION PLANS TO MAKE AMENDS
01-Apr-2009
Some retailers and manufacturers are refusing to use heavier recycled materials in food packaging, in a bid to meet reduction targets agreed with the...
01-Apr-2009 By Hayley Brown
Pressure mounts as fears rise that firms avoid green waste disposal in the recession
01-Apr-2009 By Elaine Watson
we need action, not words, says greenpalm
Salsa keeps it moving
01-Apr-2009
The Safe and Local Supplier Approval scheme (Salsa) continues to grow, despite consumer moves away from branded artisan products to economy own-label...
Tate & Lyle may lose its monopoly on sucralose
01-Apr-2009
Tate & Lyle will be unable to sustain its 40% profit margin and its monopoly on the sucralose market as rivals muscle in on its territory,...
01-Apr-2009 By Elaine Watson
Advertising Standards Authority rules against Müller's Little Stars desserts
Co-op Group will not take soft line with its suppliers
01-Apr-2009 By Rod Addy
Marks warns of a hard-nosed approach
01-Apr-2009 By Rick Pendrous
The measure would affect thousands of suppliers to Nestlé, unilever, Kraft and Danone
University has big plans for food education
30-Mar-2009 By Hayley Brown
The University of Lincoln has ambitious plans to establish itself as a leading education centre for the food industry, having recently unveiled a new...
Government says it won’t abandon firms hit by credit insurance
30-Mar-2009 By Hayley Brown
The government has refuted rumours that its package of measures to help firms hit by reductions in credit insurance coverage may be abandoned.The...
Shoppers will ditch organics to save cash
30-Mar-2009 By Elaine Watson
A new survey says that consumers looking to save money are not prepared to compromise with their health or the environment, but they will give...
30-Mar-2009 By Rick Pendrous
Calls for mandatory disclosure of pathogen test results by UK companies have followed the creation of a US food safety working group after the...
Unilever studies seaweed derivative for satiety
30-Mar-2009 By Elaine Watson
Unilever has achieved “very exciting results” using alginate - a gelling agent derived from seaweed - in meal replacement drinks to boost...
Nichols holds on to low-performing Panda brand
30-Mar-2009 By Rod Addy
The group chief executive of Nichols, the soft drinks firm, has pledged to hold on to the firm’s Panda brand for the foreseeable future, despite...
Eastern promise for freeze-dried ingredients
23-Mar-2009 By Rod Addy
Freeze-dried ingredient supplier Chaucer Foods aims to expand its business in the Far East and launch into sweet and savoury snacks this year,...
Shoppers turn on discount strategies
23-Mar-2009 By Hayley Brown
Consumers are rebelling against the “pile them high and sell them cheap strategy” used by some supermarkets.That was the verdict of principal of...
Fish oil suppliers prepare for new hygiene rules
23-Mar-2009 By Elaine Watson
EU importers have begun stockpiling omega-3 fish oil supplies to prevent shortages ahead of changes to European hygiene legislation in May.However,...
ORAC tests may not predict antioxidant activity
23-Mar-2009 By Elaine Watson
Ingredients that have a high ORAC (oxygen radical absorbance capacity) value or are good at scavenging harmful free radicals in the laboratory are...
Dairy waste effluent goes to make bricks
23-Mar-2009 By Rod Addy
Cross-industry collaboration involving Arla Foods UK has presented solutions for disposing of waste effluent that include passing it to builders to...
Tories welcome delay on food labelling voting
23-Mar-2009 By Rick Pendrous
The delay to further voting on food labelling legislation by a European Parliament (EP) specialist committee until the new parliament is formed in...
23-Mar-2009 By Elaine Watson
Supermarkets will not support the Food Standards Agency (FSA) if it pursues category-specific ‘aspirational targets’ for saturated fat and energy...
Food inspection failures allowed Wales E.coli outbreak
19-Mar-2009 By Rick Pendrous
Food safety inspectors face scathing criticism from professor Hugh Pennington’s public inquiry report into the largest outbreak of Escherichia coli...
Tax ruling could benefit processors
16-Mar-2009 By Rod Addy
Processors could benefit from the House of Lords ruling allowing Marks & Spencer (M&S) to recoup £3.5M of tax on tea cakes, according to...
Firm warns of impending cola wars
16-Mar-2009 By Hayley Brown
An investment advisory firm is predicting a fresh bout of “cola wars” that will see Pepsi lose market share.Altium Securities said that...
Urban vineyard to open in London’s Kings Cross
16-Mar-2009 By Elaine Watson
Wine from an urban vineyard in London’s Kings Cross could hit the market in 2011, following an agreement between breakfast cereals manufacturer...
Sales of organic fruit juice plummet
16-Mar-2009 By Rod Addy
Organic fruit juice sales are plummeting as consumers switch to cheaper standard ranges, according to David Patmore, recently appointed md of organic...
Offshoring fear raises alarm at United Biscuits
16-Mar-2009 By Hayley Brown
Union representatives are planning to hold urgent meetings with United Biscuits (UB) this week over fears that the manufacturer will offshore its...
Credit insurance fears put Uniq under pressure
16-Mar-2009 By Elaine Watson
The withdrawal of credit insurance has been the source of significant tension between Uniq and its supply base in recent weeks as the loss-making...
Whitehead launches ingredients firm
09-Mar-2009 By Rod Addy
Zubrance Group, an ingredients firm serving processors, has been launched by Rob Whitehead, former md of Matthews Foods, a supplier of fats, spreads...
Innovation brings booming sales for Heinz
09-Mar-2009 By Elaine Watson
Sales generated by new products at Heinz UK & Ireland have more than trebled in the last four years following a major overhaul of the product...
Food Standards Agency evens the playing field
09-Mar-2009 By Rod Addy
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has corrected an imbalance between foodservice outlets and grocery retailers by launching a healthy eating initiative...
09-Mar-2009 By Hayley Brown
“Dithering and paralysis in government” on issues such as credit insurance and credit availability are costing people their jobs and businesses,...
Cadbury and Premier Foods shape up finances
09-Mar-2009 By Hayley Brown
Cadbury has raised £300M in bonds in a move to “reduce short-term borrowings” and ease worries over its debt pile, which was valued at £1.89bn...
04-Mar-2009
Shrewsbury-based Evolution Foods has appointed Dawn Taffinder as its new technical and new product development manager. Taffinder has over 20 years...
02-Mar-2009
S&A Foods, supplier of chilled and frozen ethnic ready meals and snacks, has announced the appointment of David Page as md. The appointment is...
12M recycling plant is being built in Wales
02-Mar-2009 By Rick Pendrous
Closed Loop Recycling has started building a new £12M plastic bottle recycling plant at Deeside in north Wales.This is the second such venture for...
Sainsbury’s farmers lower carbon footprint
02-Mar-2009 By Hayley Brown
Sainsbury’s dairy farmers have reduced their greenhouse gas emissions through a new carbon footprint programme.The AB Agri Greenhouse Gas Model,...
Report shows us the way to beat cancer
02-Mar-2009 By Rick Pendrous
Many bowel and breast cancer cases in the UK could be prevented through a mixture of healthy eating, more physical activity and better weight...
Struggle to meet deadline for health claims
02-Mar-2009 By Elaine Watson
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) will struggle to meet its deadline for assessing the health claims it is processing under article 13.1 of...
PV France opens bakery in Llangefni, Anglesey
02-Mar-2009 By Elaine Watson
French baker PV France is relocating from Merseyside to a larger site in Anglesey, north Wales.The firm, which makes French bread and patisserie...
02-Mar-2009 By Hayley Brown
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) is urging the government to take swift action on the issue of credit insurance, as the current situation is...
German firm plans takeaway project in the UK
02-Mar-2009 By Hayley Brown
German food manufacturer Dr Oetker has confirmed that it is “currently looking at a huge takeaway project” in the UK, after taking over...
Competition Commission proposes revised code
26-Feb-2009 By Rod Addy
The Competition Commission (CC) has published a draft order for a strengthened and extended Groceries Supply Code of Practice (GSCOP).The order...
