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Dr Oetker hands Wincanton contract

Dr Oetker hands Wincanton contract

By Rick Pendrous

Pizza manufacturer Dr Oetker has placed a three-year contract for an unreported amount with third-party logistics provider Wincanton to manage its...

Health risk from hospital sarnies

Health risk from hospital sarnies

By Rick Pendrous

Hospital sandwiches and other ready-to-eat foods pose a high-risk from foodborne listeria contamination in vulnerable groups, particularly among the...

Folic acid in flour debate unresolved

Folic acid in flour debate unresolved

By Rick Pendrous

The food industry is dismayed at continued confusion over how the fortification of flour with folic acid will be made mandatory.The Food Standards...

Greencore builds foothold in sushi market

Greencore builds foothold in sushi market

By Elaine Watson

Greencore has moved into the sushi market with the acquisition of Liverpool-based Sushi San for an undisclosed sum.Sushi San, which employs about 20...

Eco-plant gets go-ahead

Eco-plant gets go-ahead

By Rick Pendrous

Planning permission has been granted for a £80M energy plant, which will use food and packaging waste from manufacturers such as Greencore, Northern...

Bakery gets new operations director

Bakery gets new operations director

Andrew Davidson has been appointed operations director at Finsbury Food subsidiary Nicholas & Harris’s Salisbury bakery.The bakery, which...

FSA: cereals labels need a rethink

FSA: cereals labels need a rethink

By Elaine Watson

Front of pack labels on cereals should differentiate between added and fruit sugars, and should be based on dry weight (without milk), according to...

FSA grills its own over food scares

FSA grills its own over food scares

By Rod Addy

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) could not efficiently tackle a similar incident to Sudan 1, a senior Food Standards Agency (FSA) official...

Microbes beware!

Microbes beware!

By Elaine Watson

US firm BioLargo has developed new technology to enable the food industry to use controlled doses of iodine - the most potent known antimicrobial...

Biofuels defended

Biofuels defended

By Elaine Watson

Fears that the manufacture of biofuels are pushing up commodity prices are unfounded, according to The Home Grown Cereals Authority (HGCA).In its...

Retail relations

Retail relations

Asda chef Neil Nugent gives Sarah Britton his views on NPD as Food Manufacture delves inside the mind of one of UK retail's top creatives

Vitamin vitality

Vitamin vitality

Naturally occurring in citrus fruits and other fruits and vegetables, vitamin C has now been launched by DSM Nutritional Products as a high-quality...

Weaned to be green

Weaned to be green

By Rick Pendrous

The government may be keen to go green, but it will take more than an eco-label to change shoppers' buying habits, says Rick Pendrous

Handy and healthy

Handy and healthy

By Nicola Cottam

Manufacturers are battling to get the message across to consumers that ready meals can actually be healthy. Nicola Cottam investigates

A test of taste

A test of taste

By Lynda Searby

Free-from foods are finally breaking into supermarkets, but matching the quality of standard products is proving a challenge, reports Lynda Searby

All grown up

All grown up

Soft drinks may be a mature market, but there is still plenty of room for expansion as developers combine health and sophistication to appeal to adults, reports Catherine Quinn

The stomach for growth

The stomach for growth

By Rod Addy

The potential for products promoting healthy digestion is increasing as research hots up. Rod Addy examines the frenzy of activity in the area

Cater for a wider audience

Cater for a wider audience

By Sarah Britton

NPD chefs tell Sarah Britton why a culinary background is essential to food manufacture and how restaurants continue to influence their work

You reach them and we'll teach them!

You reach them and we'll teach them!

To plug recruitment gaps, designing training that employers want is only half the battle. An industry makeover may also be needed, as Rod Addy discovers at Food Manufacture's fifth HR forum

Milk's no cash cow

Milk's no cash cow

Dairy farmers are deserting the industry in droves, writes Michelle Knott. But others hope value-added products will boost their incomes

Stick or bigger stick?

Stick or bigger stick?

The European Commission is challenging the UK for not being tough enough on factory accidents. John Dunn reports

The shellfish gene

The shellfish gene

By Sarah Britton

Bob Fleming lives and breathes seafood to ensure his company'stays ahead of its game and the newly appointed md has major plans for The Big Prawn Company

Focusing on cost can be so costly

Focusing on cost can be so costly

I guess at least a few people share my prejudice that the US breeds supply chain people who are highly skilled at talking and 'theorising', but not...

The lowdown on claims controls

The lowdown on claims controls

So the clock is seriously ticking now on new nutrition and health claims rules. Regulation 1924/2006 comes into force on July 1 2007. The Regulation...

Wholegrain lacks appeal

Wholegrain lacks appeal

By Sarah Britton

A new study conducted by researchers at the Medical Research Council Nutrition Research Centre in Cambridge and Newcastle University's Human...

Paying the price of eating out

Paying the price of eating out

Since 2004 there has been a drive across the industry to target the foodservice sector, because reports at the time forecast substantial growth in...

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