No more smudging - laboratory labels that you can always read
29-Oct-2007
Unreadable, smudged or faded labels can be a problem for laboratory data trails. Now thermal transfer print technology labelling from Brady...
29-Oct-2007 By Michelle Knott
With product recalls for adventitious allergen contamination on the rise, Michelle Knott examines how firms are testing foods to ensure they are clear
Stretch your pasta to breaking point
29-Oct-2007
Stable Micro Systems has launched an instrument to measure the tensile strength and extensibility of pasta. The Noodle/Pasta Loop Tensile Rig, which...
29-Oct-2007 By Rod Addy
In one corner there's the trusty food processor. In the other, massed ranks of bugs, birds and rodents. Let battle commence, says Rod Addy
29-Oct-2007 By Sarah Britton
As manufacturers come under increasing pressure to back up their claims, Sarah Britton talks to the RSSL team to find out what solutions science has to offer and why testing is crucial for new product development
29-Oct-2007 By Elaine Watson
Machines are out and the human touch is in at Daniels Chilled Foods in Leeds, but between learning Russian and tending orchids, Alex Faulkner finds time to keep the hands-on, high-speed operation running smoothly
29-Oct-2007 By Hugh Williams
And I thought that after many years of slow but locally efficient supply chains, lean had taken over: you signed up to the fact that sending a...
29-Oct-2007 By Rick Pendrous
Supermarket chain Morrison claims to have already achieved significant business and environmental benefits since starting to bring together two very...
29-Oct-2007 By Paul Gander
With projected UK mixed plastics bottle recycling capacity put at 65,000t/year by May 2008, domestic reprocessors will have significant volumes of...
29-Oct-2007
Despite the requirements for allergen labelling coming into force three years ago, we still see regular food alerts and recalls due to lack of...
Sarnie sauces with worldwide appeal
29-Oct-2007
Independent supplier of cooked ingredients Beacon Foods has launched the first in its Tastes of the World range, which will consist of concise sets...
29-Oct-2007 By Sarah Britton
There are plenty of ways in which processors could improve their products by using malt, but unfortunately only about 30% of manufacturers know what...
A supernatural start
29-Oct-2007
Sainsbury's new Supernaturals range of chilled ready meals is on course to turn over £12M by the year-end, bosses have revealed.The 30-strong range,...
29-Oct-2007
I have just joined Slow Food Dorset but work for Oscar Mayer, a leading producer manufacturing supermarket ready meals - am I a hypocrite?Slow Food...
29-Oct-2007 By Sarah Britton
Any development chef worth his salt knows that food appreciation trips are vital if he is to find out the latest trends. And just three minutes walk...
Work begins on building Kerrygold Leek factory
29-Oct-2007
Irish cheesemaker Kerrygold has started work on a new cheese packaging facility in Leek, Staffordshire, a year after announcing plans to pump £30M...
29-Oct-2007
Going green - retailers must act together to convince the consumer
Uniq back in the black
29-Oct-2007 By Elaine Watson
Desserts business goes from loss to break even in just two years
29-Oct-2007 By Elaine Watson
Ponderous approval process for food claims blamed for stifled innovation in Europe
GM seen more as Jekyll and less as Hyde
29-Oct-2007
Consumers will back genetic modification (GM) technology in Europe within a decade as they see how it could improve the nutritional profile of staple...
Carrefour's top 20 get up close
29-Oct-2007
French supermarket giant Carrefour has given a glimpse of its three-year strategy for blitzing on-shelf availability using a tiered information...
29-Oct-2007 By Sarah Britton
Supermarkets criticised for ill-thought out schemes that fudge the big footprint issue
29-Oct-2007 By Rod Addy
FDF members will pitch in to do all they can to create an environmentally friendly future
Oliver gets more
29-Oct-2007
A Coca-Cola Enterprises' employee who changed the way CCE did business with one of UK's biggest retailers has been recognised for his groundbreaking...
Asda range plays safe
29-Oct-2007
Asda will launch an own-label 'free-from' range in January 2008 that will be underpinned by a new certification scheme for suppliers.The retailer's...
29-Oct-2007 By Elaine Watson
EFSA considers half a dozen schemes, but deep doubts persist over nutrient values
29-Oct-2007 By Elaine Watson
Brand to spearhead its healthy snack drive
Chocolate goes probiotic
26-Oct-2007 By Sarah Britton
Barry Callebaut claims to have developed the world’s first probiotic chocolate produced on industrial scale. The chocolate manufacturer worked...
RFID pinpoints source of promotions failures
26-Oct-2007 By Rick Pendrous
The failure of in-store promotions often comes down to neglecting display materials, according to the results of a radio frequency identification...
Draft standard could harm cheese quality
26-Oct-2007 By Rick Pendrous
Processed cheesemakers could be troubled by a draft standard that some believe will discourage innovation by focusing on the quantity of cheese...
Supplement manufacturers call for broader evidence for health claims
26-Oct-2007 By Rick Pendrous
Health claims cannot purely be based on evidence from human intervention studies as proposed in the latest draft recommendations from an...
PJ Smoothies to shut Newark plant
22-Oct-2007 By Rod Addy
PepsiCo UK is to close its PJ Smoothies soft drinks factory in Newark, Nottinghamshire, scrapping 35 jobs, in order to transfer production to an...
HSE to investigate serious incident at Coldwater Seafoods
22-Oct-2007 By Sarah Britton
A Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigation will take place after an employee at Grimsby-based Coldwater Seafoods trapped his arm in processing...
Ultrasonic spectroscopy to be extended to more areas of processing
22-Oct-2007 By Rod Addy
Ultrasonic spectroscopy, a system commonly used to scan product structure, could be increasingly used for process and quality control, according to...
Bodycote’s fast track nutritional analysis
22-Oct-2007 By Rod Addy
Bodycote LawLabs is offering a three-day turnaround for nutritional analysis for the food industry, having established a dedicated laboratory for the...
22-Oct-2007 By Sarah Britton
Polish union Solidarity has added support to the Unite campaign to save Cadbury’s Keynsham factory, which the company announced plans to close two...
Project explores real-time product tracking
22-Oct-2007 By Rick Pendrous
Partners are being sought for a pilot supply chain project designed to track products in real-time using radio frequency identification (RFID) and...
15-Oct-2007
Bagel producer Mr Bagels has strengthened its management team with the internal appointment of Mark Radberg as director.He joined Mr Bagels in 2004...
15-Oct-2007
Sweet bakery specialist Dawn Foods has promoted Dave Roberts to national account controller for the UK, from his previous role as national account...
GLA appoints new chief executive
15-Oct-2007
Ian Livsey has been appointed the new chief executive of the Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA). He brings a wealth of experience from his...
15-Oct-2007
Sweet bakery specialist Dawn Foods has appointed a new bakery technician for its Evesham site.Lucy Baylem, who has previously worked as a craft baker...
15-Oct-2007
Improve, the sector skills council for food and drink, has appointed four new board members.They are Stefan Barden, chief executive of Northern...
Mintel: top tips for the next generation of premium foods
15-Oct-2007 By Elaine Watson
The future could entail compostible food packaging embedded with seeds that grow into flowers in your garden and chewing gums that impart a subtle...
Value of food mergers and acquisitions soars
15-Oct-2007 By Sarah Britton
UK food mergers and acquisitions nearly tripled in value in the first half of 2007, according to a study by PKF Accountants & business...
Asda threatens to delist big brands
15-Oct-2007 By Rick Pendrous
Asda has warned national brand owners, including those in butters and fats, that more could be de-listed next year in favour of local suppliers if...
15-Oct-2007 By Rick Pendrous
Good green credentials would become a “licence to operate” for manufacturers and retailers going forward, rather than just being a wish list,...
Oxoid food safety winners announced
08-Oct-2007 By Rod Addy
Young’s Seafood, Grimsby, has been awarded £1,000 first prize in the 2006/2007 Oxoid Food Safety Team of the Year Awards.Microbiology firm Oxoid...
Soy still stuck in legislative vacuum, say MEPs
08-Oct-2007 By Elaine Watson
MEPs and soy producers are calling on the European Commission (EC) to drag soya out of legal limbo and allow manufacturers to use the term ‘soya...
Food industry slow to develop environmental awareness
08-Oct-2007 By Rick Pendrous
Environmental awareness among UK small and medium-sized food and drink enterprises (SMEs) still lags behind most other sectors, despite improved...
Milk merger firm hits back at critics
08-Oct-2007 By Sarah Britton
Milk Link has hit back at criticism from city analysts that its recently proposed merger with First Milk threatens competition within the cheese...
