29-Sep-2008
The milk of human pedantry
Tate & Lyle battles on
29-Sep-2008
Tate & Lyle aims to fight on in its patent infringement case against rival sucralose suppliers, despite an unfavourable initial ruling from the...
29-Sep-2008 By Rick Pendrous
Increased international meat consumption fuels global warming
Sensory deception as Nizo fools the taste buds
29-Sep-2008
Adding odourants to foods can fool your taste buds into thinking foods are sweeter and saltier than they really are, opening up new possibilities for...
29-Sep-2008 By Elaine Watson
EU pesticide proposals could affect feed prices and impact meat and dairy industry
29-Sep-2008 By Elaine Watson
Closer monitoring of KPIS delivers radical improvements in operational efficiency
Creamery sale
29-Sep-2008
Milk Link, the farmer-owned integrated dairy business, has completed the sale of its Staplemead Creamery and associated operations to Andros, the...
29-Sep-2008 By Elaine Watson
Studies have found seaweed's new qualities
29-Sep-2008
Call from within for research to inform the public of the pros and cons of GM food
EPC to bring Alembic sauces into Newbury site
29-Sep-2008
English Provender Company (EPC), the pickles and dressings manufacturer, is to incorporate its Alembic Products (APL) operation at Chester into its...
29-Sep-2008 By Rick Pendrous
Contaminated herbs and salad leaves in ready-to-eat foods could be causing more illness
Size matters in the great salt debate, claims LFI
29-Sep-2008
Altering the particle size of salt crystals can have significant effects on consumer perceptions of saltiness, according to Leatherhead Food...
Food Manufacture Excellence awards shortlist announced
29-Sep-2008 By Rod Addy
Excitement mounts as the shortlist for the Food Manufacture Excellence Awards (FMEA) is announced, with the winners ceremony now less than two months...
Proposed nutritious kids meals could benefit processors
29-Sep-2008 By Rod Addy
Manufacturers should seize the opportunities offered them by fledgling plans to create healthier alternatives to the meals schoolchildren are...
Tate & Lyle backs sucralose in soft drinks
29-Sep-2008 By Elaine Watson
Sales of some diet drinks sweetened with sucralose were disappointing not because of fundamental problems with the sweetener but because of...
Technological breakthrough needed to meet FSA salt targets
29-Sep-2008 By Elaine Watson
A technological breakthrough is required for manufacturers to meet the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA’s) draconian salt reduction targets for 2012,...
Concerns grow over norovirus
29-Sep-2008 By Rick Pendrous
Food safety experts fear a common form of food poisoning caused by a virus associated with food handlers’ poor hygiene could be far more widespread...
Bite of the Cherry
23-Sep-2008
With health claims D-day looming, Croda Healthcare's David Cherry talks about getting a slice of supplements pie
Health ingredients Europe - show preview
23-Sep-2008
Your chance to network with the key movers and shakers in healthy food ingredients, nutraceuticals, functional foods and food supplements all under...
Against the grain
23-Sep-2008
Increased awareness has spawned a prolific trade in gluten-free bakery goods
The soft sell
23-Sep-2008
Market growth has spurred non-alcoholic beverage firms into a flurry of new product development
Rising ambition
23-Sep-2008
Jungbunzlauer is rising to the task of supplying natural leavening agents
Hot stuff
23-Sep-2008
In 2005, an illegal dye in chilli brought the herbs and spices market to its knees. But then it got up again
Hungry heart
23-Sep-2008
Manufacturers can take heart from the science supporting many cardiovascular health ingredients
Heart of the matter
23-Sep-2008
Heart health foods are growing considerably faster than the overall food market, says RTS Resource
Which way to churn?
23-Sep-2008
Milk price wars, fluctuating costs and commodities hedging. Paul Deakin talks about life in dairy
Lean, clean machine
23-Sep-2008
Perception is key in food marketing. Adrian Short talks clean labels
23-Sep-2008
They might be a marketer's dream, but wild blueberries can sometimes be a grower's nightmare, says Elaine Watson
The future is green
23-Sep-2008
Beverages and confectionery represent the biggest growth opportunities for green tea extracts
A dog's dinner
23-Sep-2008
European Commission proposals on labelling of food products could drive up costs for manufacturers and generate mountains of additional waste for...
New dynamic duo are flexible fish to fry
23-Sep-2008
Cargill has launched two new product solutions.New fluid lecithin Emulfluid SE contains anti-spattering properties, which will reduce the risk of...
Research update: new ideas under the microscope
23-Sep-2008
Fat and fatty acidsIs the relatively low intake of omega-3 fatty acids in Western diet contributing to the obesity epidemic?This article discusses a...
There may be trouble ahead...
23-Sep-2008
Don't be alarmed by EFSA's 'hard line' on health claims
GOS vs inulin: let the battle begin!
23-Sep-2008
Whey ingredients could play a far more significant role in gut and immune health products in future, according to academics at WheyVolution.While the...
Confectioners' sweet substitution
23-Sep-2008
While its nutritional benefits were grabbing all the headlines, the technical properties of whey were driving its usage in the confectionery...
Body of evidence builds around WPI and WPC
23-Sep-2008
Whey protein should play a more significant role in weight management products in the future, both as an appetite suppressant and a means of...
Whey protein isolate breakthrough in low fat ice cream
23-Sep-2008
Innovative use of whey protein isolate (WPI) has helped US retailer Safeway create an own-label rival to branded 'slow-churn' low fat ice creams at a...
The whey after tomorrow?
23-Sep-2008
Food manufacturers have "barely scratched the surface" when it comes to realising the full potential of whey as a value-added ingredient, according...
Axos takes on inulin and GOS
23-Sep-2008
Commercial quantities of a new prebiotic derived from wheat could be available by 2010.Axos, a patent-protected arabinoxylan oligosaccharide derived...
Food industry in last-ditch bid to halt pesticides Regulation
23-Sep-2008
The food industry has engaged in a last ditch attempt to halt the progress of EU proposals to restrict pesticide use, which it claims could cause...
Selenium-enriched bread ahead?
23-Sep-2008
Bread made with selenium-enriched wheat flour could hit supermarket shelves shortly following a tie-up between crop scientists, upmarket retailer...
Scientists take a novel approach to weight management foods
23-Sep-2008
Scientists at the University of Newcastle are developing breads fortified with brown seaweed extracts (alginates) that decrease fat absorption,...
Legal and technical support for small processors
22-Sep-2008 By Rick Pendrous
Small food manufacturers can get legal and technical advice enabling them to secure listings with major retailers by complying with their standards...
UK supply chain staff shortage
22-Sep-2008 By Rod Addy
Lack of supply chain and demand planning managers is becoming a national problem, according to Hugh Williams, md of specialist consultancy...
22-Sep-2008 By Rick Pendrous
Advanced radio frequency identification (RFID) sensor technology should help to cut the UK’s huge £10bn food waste bill by establishing longer...
Tate & Lyle invests in Europe’s first polydextrose plant
22-Sep-2008 By Elaine Watson
Tate & Lyle has announced a multi-million euro investment in Europe’s first production plant for the speciality carbohydrate polydextrose.The...
Soy producers slam legal arguments against ‘soymilk’
22-Sep-2008 By Elaine Watson
The European Commission (EC) and the dairy industry failed to provide “a single good reason” why the term ‘soymilk’ should remain prohibited,...
Free product labelling round table
22-Sep-2008
Food Manufacture magazine is hosting its latest product labelling round table debate on October 8th at Whittlebury Hall, near Towcester,...
22-Sep-2008
Food Manufacture magazine is hosting its latest new product development(NPD) round table debate on November 6 on 'clean’ labelling.With many...
Titanium food surfaces could cut food poisoning
15-Sep-2008 By Rick Pendrous
Food factory work surfaces coated in titanium could cut the number of food poisoning cases every year, according to research from scientists at...
