Strike threat at Premier Foods
24-Sep-2007 By Sarah Britton
Premier Foods has been threatened with strike action after GMB and Unite unions disputed workers’ redundancy pay at six sites, which are targeted...
24-Sep-2007 By Rick Pendrous
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has admitted that it needs to learn more about the practicalities of running a food business in order to become a...
'False flax' provides new omega-3 source
20-Sep-2007
Irish researchers have resurrected camelina sativa - a medieval oil seed crop, also known as false flax - as a potential source of omega-3 in yellow...
No sign of let up in vitamin C prices
20-Sep-2007
BASF has confirmed that its Japanese joint venture partner Takeda will stop manufacturing vitamin C by the end of 2007, leaving DSM as the only major...
The final frontier for fatty acids
20-Sep-2007
A new facility has opened in the Western Isles of Scotland boasting a unique two-stage process for making fatty acid concentrates of up to 99% purity...
Sports and energy top Euro drinks league
20-Sep-2007
Sports and energy drinks have consistently outperformed rivals in the European beverages sector over the last five years, showing average value...
Life stage nutrition: eat right from the womb to the tomb
20-Sep-2007
Nutritional interventions at different life stages can play a decisive part in reducing the risk of developing degenerative diseases from dementia to...
Is National Starch division top of Tate & Lyle's shopping list?
20-Sep-2007
Tate & Lyle will be first in the queue to snap up National Starch's specialty starches division if its new owners decide to raise a for sale sign...
DSM builds up 'strategic base' in Xinghuo
20-Sep-2007
DSM Nutritional Products is closing its vitamin manufacturing plant in Gonglu, Shanghai, and transferring production to its nearby Xinghuo site,...
One size doesn't fit all for functional foods, say scientists
20-Sep-2007
The marketing and testing of functional ingredients will become much more sophisticated in future to take account of genetic variability between...
20-Sep-2007 By Rick Pendrous
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has refused calls to persuade the European Commission (EC) to ban various additives after research was unveiled...
17-Sep-2007
Leading pastry chef Elliot Richardson has joined the team at food product development consultancy Beetroot & Orange. Richardson, who lectures at...
17-Sep-2007
International ingredient expert, Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) has announced the appointment of a dedicated manager for European regulatory...
17-Sep-2007
Rachael Munby has been appointed marketing controller for Amoy. Munby joins Heinz with a strong background in fast moving consumer goods marketing....
ABF's stake in Jordans Cereals will further closer alliance
17-Sep-2007 By Rod Addy
Jordans expects to benefit from closer buying and promotional partnerships with Associated British Foods (ABF) after ABF’s purchase of a 20% stake...
Walkers Shortbread calls on Scottish government to provide skilled workers
17-Sep-2007 By Rod Addy
Walkers Shortbread has called on the Scottish government to encourage education that generates enterprise and enough people with the right...
FSA chief confesses to additives cock-up
17-Sep-2007 By Rod Addy
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has admitted it got it wrong over its public handling of the media storm surrounding the publication of its study...
Resealable slider closure comes out tops with consumers
17-Sep-2007 By Sarah Britton
Consumers are willing to pay a premium price for a resealable slider closure on their flexible food packaging, according to a new survey.The...
HGCA encourages processors and growers to interact
17-Sep-2007 By Sarah Britton
The Home-Grown Cereals Authority (HGCA) is launching ‘supply chain’ - a new section of its website that will enable manufacturers to communicate...
Insurers look to manufacturers’ continuity plans to cut crises’ costs
17-Sep-2007 By Rick Pendrous
Insurers increasingly expect manufacturers to have business continuity plans to mitigate the costs of fires and other expensive disasters, according...
17-Sep-2007 By Rick Pendrous
Competition between branded food manufacturers is increasingly being put aside as the industry seeks to improve the efficiency of primary...
Unilever and PepsiCo extend Lipton ready-to-drink tea joint venture
14-Sep-2007 By Rod Addy
Unilever and PepsiCo have agreed to extend their international partnership to distribute Lipton ready-to-drink tea products to 11 further...
Farmers beleagured by FMD and bluetongue
12-Sep-2007 By Rod Addy
The presence of bluetongue virus at a farm near Ipswich, Suffolk and another case of foot and mouth disease (FMD) near Petersfield, Hampshire, have...
10-Sep-2007 By Rod Addy
More than 60 food and drink manufacturers are leading a drive to boost the number of women managers in the sector, by claiming cut-price training...
Resource inefficiency greatest in primary food production, say researchers
10-Sep-2007 By Elaine Watson
Lifecycle analyses of food and drink products have revealed that manufacturers are responsible for only a tiny percentage of the overall carbon...
RSSL to launch kids’ food design project
10-Sep-2007 By Sarah Britton
Children from Hillside Primary School, Reading are to gain an insight into food manufacture as part of a project sponsored by Reading Scientific...
Lacors: sandwich labelling guidelines cannot be delayed
10-Sep-2007 By Rick Pendrous
Sandwich labelling guidelines will be published next year even if consensus cannot be reached, following years of failure to reach agreement in the...
Nestlé drives development of standardised product data
10-Sep-2007 By Rick Pendrous
Food giant Nestlé is pushing ahead with its plans to share standardised product data in the UK, despite supermarkets being slow to adopt this...
FDF launches forum for small businesses
05-Sep-2007 By Rod Addy
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has launched a forum for small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to give them more of a voice to address...
05-Sep-2007 By Elaine Watson
Manufacturers and regulators should take concerns about the possible detrimental effects of some food additives more seriously, according to an...
FSA seeks members for consumer committee
03-Sep-2007 By Sarah Britton
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is launching an Advisory Committee on Consumer Engagement (ACCE) to assess and improve its engagement with...
03-Sep-2007
After a twelve month absence, Tim Mack has returned to the food manufacturing sector to take over the reigns as Managing Director ofmayonnaise and...
Projects sought for diet and health research
03-Sep-2007 By Rick Pendrous
Projects are currently being sought for a new UK initiative set up to fund research into the relationship between diet and health.The £10M Diet and...
Fresh drive to use Lion Quality eggs
03-Sep-2007 By Rod Addy
Lion egg product producers are pressing more manufacturers to use British-sourced eggs to combat rising levels of egg products imported into the UK...
Collaboration could be way forward for frozen
03-Sep-2007 By Rod Addy
Frozen food manufacturers could boost their growth by working collaboratively with big brands not yet in the sector, according to research group...
Organic lobby continues to slam GM for being food safety risk
03-Sep-2007 By Rick Pendrous
Soil Association (SA) director Patrick Holden has once again dismissed the use of genetic modification (GM), claiming that it posed a ”food...
Sandwich makers slam labelling proposals
03-Sep-2007 By Rick Pendrous
Sandwich makers believe they are being unfairly singled out for attention under new labelling proposals for meat sandwiches, which will see...
Pollock will make up 80% of Birds Eye’s fishfinger business by 2010
03-Sep-2007 By Sarah Britton
Pressure to use sustainable fish will see fishfinger giant Birds Eye become dependent on pollock within three years, according to the company.The...
03-Sep-2007 By Sarah Britton
Despite the tragic events of 2004 when 23 Chinese cocklers drowned at Morecambe Bay, up to 80 unlicensed shellfish gangmasters are still in...
28-Aug-2007 By Rod Addy
Start-up food and drink businesses may lack affordable, practical training and facilities, but two projects offer a route forward, reports Rod Addy
Pukka solution for pie maker
28-Aug-2007
Mettler Toledo has provided Pukka Pies of Leicester with three high performance X-ray systems for contaminant detection.Pukka Pies is a...
Pumps automate sauce and mayonnaise packaging
28-Aug-2007
Danish food dressing company Graasten Salater has installed six Grundfos NOVAlobe sanitary pumps to handle the transfer from production to packaging...
Continuous oven doubles cake, muffin and pie output
28-Aug-2007
Ireland's leading manufacturer of premium quality baked goods, Coolmore Foods, has increased its baking capacity after adopting a serpentine...
Hygiene Group gets on the audit trail at United Biscuits
28-Aug-2007
Hygiene Group has introduced Maximiser, an electronic audit system to improve production line cleaning audits at United Biscuits' (UB's) McVitie's...
Keyboard covers fend off dirt with ions
28-Aug-2007
Inpace has incorporated silver ions into its Keyboard Gloves, which are used as a covering to protect computer keyboards and other hardware operated...
New hands-free automatic shoe cover dispenser
28-Aug-2007
BS 2005 has launched a range of shoe cover dispensers that allows users to apply covers in seconds without using their hands.The machines are already...
Hygiene and safety advice for SMEs
28-Aug-2007
Johnson Diversey has appointed Needlers to provide hygiene and health and safety advice to its smaller clients in the food and drinks sector....
Heat and suffocation are the way to control food pests
28-Aug-2007
Wholefood packing company Day Plus One has devised a non-toxic pest control system suitable for use with organic products.The invention is a...
Biocides targeted at the independent meat industry
28-Aug-2007
An anti-microbial technology has been launched by Byotrol for all members of the Association of Independent Meat Suppliers (AIMS), enabling them to...
28-Aug-2007 By Rod Addy
Manufacturers have their work cut out to keep pace with new developments in European hygiene legislation. But help is at hand, with new independent advice and training on the cards, says Rod Addy
