Yoghurt making plant comes to Telford
28-May-2008
Clegg Food Projects has started work on a scheme to create a new yoghurt production facility in Shropshire. Austrian dairy firm, the NOM Group, is...
Automated milk antibiotic testing cuts costs and time
28-May-2008
DSM has introduced the Delvotest Accelerator for the fully-automatic testing of milk control stations and dairies for antibiotic contamination. Used...
28-May-2008 By John Dunn
A new EU research project aims to improve the safety of unpasteurised, raw milk cheeses by developing friendly bacteria cultures to kill off any lurking pathogens. John Dunn reports
28-May-2008 By Sarah Britton
Donnie Munro tells Sarah Britton about his restaurant days at Skibo Castle and how they prepared him for his new role as business development chef with McCain Foodservice
Save your cash with starch
28-May-2008
A breakthrough solution from National Starch Food Innovation will allow dairy manufacturers to maintain eating quality in yoghurts, while...
Cheese turns on the charm
28-May-2008 By Sarah Britton
In response to consumer demand for sophisticated speciality cheeses, Dairygold Food Ingredients UK has launched the Taste Discovering Cheese...
Positive reaction for enzyme
28-May-2008
Ingredients giant Danisco has started to produce Chymostar Supreme, a proprietary, fermentation-produced chymosin, which is designed for use in...
28-May-2008 By Sarah Britton
Consumers aren't willing to pay extra for products that are 'high in fibre', according to a Food Manufacture survey. Sarah Britton reports
28-May-2008 By Lynda Searby
After spending years on the shadier side of sales, Caribbean foods may be about to come out into the sun. Lynda Searby gets hot and spicy
28-May-2008 By Rod Addy
Soft drinks have come a long way since the launch of the first orange squash. Rod Addy explores a changing market that is far from soft
28-May-2008 By John Dunn
When it comes to ice cream, consumers are fair-weather friends: when the sun goes in, it's left in the cold. But premium and healthy offerings may help ice cream to become more than just a summer fling, says John Dunn
28-May-2008
Manufacturers of foods for restricted diets are struggling to gain listings in retailers because of an image problem, says Sarah Britton
28-May-2008 By Sarah Britton
Choosing the right enterprise resource planning (ERP) system can be a challenge, but implementation is where the fun really begins, as firms convince staff that this is a positive change. Sarah Britton reports
Sisters doing it for themselves
28-May-2008 By Elaine Watson
Sara Roberts (right) co-runs the family-owned meat processing business with her sister, Miriam. But it's a way of life not just a job, she says
28-May-2008 By Hugh Williams
It happened to lean and also to advanced planning and scheduling before that. Now it has happened to sales and operations planning (S&OP). Some...
28-May-2008 By Rick Pendrous
Collaboration along the supply chain is re-emerging as a buzz phrase as suppliers and their retail clients try to squeeze further costs out. At...
28-May-2008 By Paul Gander
The challenge of increasing national rates of recycling for household packaging waste is being met by a new cross-industry group representing...
28-May-2008
In many foods gluten is a necessary functional ingredient, in others the gluten containing cereals (wheat, spelt, kamut, rye and barley) are key...
Firms urged to shell out for egg solution
28-May-2008
DSM has announced the introduction of Total Concept - a novel, integrated approach to egg processing.Total Concept uses modern processing enzymes...
28-May-2008 By Sarah Britton
Monitoring product temperature during processing is vital to ensure optimum viscosity in Macphie's new Ku-li branded range of coulis, which are...
28-May-2008
With papers reporting that ingredients and energy costs are reaching record highs, it's no wonder that processors are looking to make savings...
Substitute for subway
28-May-2008
Northwest-based Gibsons Foods has developed two new roll products for leading supermarket Morrison in response to the growth in popularity of the...
Crammed with cranberries
28-May-2008
Homing in on the functional food trend, Ocean Spray has launched a wave of products, which boast high levels of proanthocyanidins - flavanols that...
Yorkshire is top of the pops for food manufacturers
28-May-2008
Ireland's largest snack food manufacturer Largo Food Exports has launched a new popcorn brand in the UK market, just 18 months after investing euro...
28-May-2008 By Sarah Britton
Disaster struck when Soya Health Foods' honey and vanilla flavoured breakfast soya milk had to be removed from shelves because the honey had an...
28-May-2008
Risk averse laws let good food go to waste
Cobra beer comes home to roost in UK
28-May-2008
The owners of Cobra beer have decided to switch production back to the UK just three years after outsourcing production to Poland, blaming rising...
28-May-2008 By Elaine Watson
Mars boss says the merger with Wrigley won't bring on a big round of job cuts
Danish pastry firm buys Eurobuns
28-May-2008
Eurobuns, the Milton Keynes-based bakery, has been acquired by Danish pastry specialist Lantmännen Unibake for an undisclosed sum in a move that...
28-May-2008 By Rick Pendrous
Base Food safety decisions on science and risk not politics, says EFSA chairman
28-May-2008 By Sarah Britton
Marks & Spencer's new strategy of stocking brands in store comes under fire
Cash injection gives factory an ice boost
28-May-2008
Ice cream maker R&R has pumped £13M into developing its Crossgates ice cream factory near Leeds in a bid to expand its range and increase...
28-May-2008 By Rod Addy
Eco-friendly wine bottle meets resistance
It's time for tea at Unilever as centre of excellence for drinks opens
28-May-2008
Research on product stability, health claims for catechins and L-theanines and developing the aroma of its teas will be priorities for Unilever's...
28-May-2008 By Elaine Watson
Greencore reveals plans for a multi-million-pound expansion in the USA
28-May-2008 By Rick Pendrous
Farmers slam EU's zero tolerance approach
28-May-2008 By Elaine Watson
Tate & Lyle faces some serious competition as indian rival enters the sucralose market
27-May-2008 By Rod Addy
Northern Foods is still working to address declining profitability in its frozen foods division, the company announced as it unveiled its full-year...
Multicultural training advances in chilled food
27-May-2008 By Rod Addy
A long-term project to beef up multicultural training in the chilled food sector has come to fruition, with the publication of guidance backed by the...
Bakkavör helps redundant staff find new jobs
27-May-2008 By Rod Addy
Bakkavör claims it is working hard to find alternative jobs for the 107 workers affected by the imminent closure of its pasta factory in Scunthorpe...
Campaign for high welfare chicken boosts sales
27-May-2008 By Rick Pendrous
Sales of higher welfare chicken are continuing to rise, following high profile campaigns by TV celebrities earlier this year, claimed the Royal...
Truck drivers protest at rising diesel prices
27-May-2008 By Rick Pendrous
Major trunk routes into London will be brought to a virtual standstill this morning as truck drivers protest against spiralling diesel prices,...
Give us a break, say labour providers
27-May-2008 By Rick Pendrous
Companies supplying the agricultural and food sector with temporary workers are being unfairly targeted by government rules and enforcers, according...
Functional teas offer growth potential for Unilever
19-May-2008 By Rod Addy
Unilever will explore functional ingredients in teas as a major area of future product development at its Centre of Excellence for Drinks, launched...
Veggie food blasted for high salt content
19-May-2008 By Sarah Britton
Health campaign group the Food Commission has slammed a number of manufacturers for using too much salt in their vegetarian sausages and...
Robotics centre established to promote technology
19-May-2008 By Rick Pendrous
The UK’s Centre for Food Robotics and Automation (CenFRA) will be formally launched on May 22 in a move which it is hoped will aid the take up of...
High cost of nanotechnology means manufacturers miss out
19-May-2008 By Sarah Britton
The food industry is failing to take full advantage of nanotechnology because it is too expensive, according to a recent review.The review was...
Blackwood strikes licensing deal to keep business afloat
19-May-2008 By Elaine Watson
The firm that had promised to build Shetland’s first whisky distillery has put the project on hold again owing to funding problems.Blackwood...
Processors face engineering crisis
19-May-2008 By Rick Pendrous
Britain’s manufacturing sector - including food - faces a looming crisis caused by a serious shortage of engineering graduates, according to...
19-May-2008 By Rod Addy
The Scottish government is rallying food and drink processors to meet with politicians and stakeholder groups in Scotland on May 30 to help map out...
