Pukka solution for pie-maker
08-May-2007
Three high performance X-ray systems designed to provide high levels of contaminant detection have been installed by Pukka Pies.The firm produces...
Kellogg's crows over lime dosing
08-May-2007
The factory that makes breakfast cereals for millions has hired a new helper: Kalic, Buxton Lime's liquid-lime dosing system.The Kellogg's factory in...
Superfruit doing berry nicely
08-May-2007
Growing interest in healthy eating and widespread belief in the health benefits of cranberries has led to increasing demand for ingredients based on...
Kluman and Balter rebrands and expands own-label range
08-May-2007
Kluman and Balter, which lays claim to being the UK's largest independent supplier to the baking industry, is rebranding its Kaybee range and...
Patent awarded for instant emulsifier
08-May-2007
A patented instant cake emulsifier has been launched to offer producers "ultimate convenience and security in the field of industrially produced...
Busy BakeMark's new creme
08-May-2007
Bakery giant BakeMark UK has launched a creme cake mix designed to make busy bakers' lives easier. Craigmillar All In Creme Cake Mix is the only...
08-May-2007 By Michelle Knott
Most people want to lose weight, reports Michelle Knott, but they refuse to compromise on taste when buying treats such as bakery products
Heat is on for dome-style packs
08-May-2007
Driven by demand from the convenience food sector for total packaging solutions, D2 Food Systems has launched its Ulma Scorpius 600-tray sealing...
08-May-2007 By Paul Gander
Shelf-ready packaging (SRP) may be all about in-store efficiencies and on-shelf availability, but is its impact on efficiency and space availability on supplier production lines taken into consideration? asks Paul Gander
Turn health and nutrition claims revision to your advantage
08-May-2007
There is confusion over changes to European health and nutrition claims in food labelling, but the revisions create opportunities, argues law firm...
08-May-2007
Companies may escape penalties by buying credits awarded to firms that exceed carbon dioxide emissions reduction targets, writes Derek Goodban
08-May-2007 By Elaine Watson
Paul Haigney liked the business he joined so much that he decided to buy himself a share in it
08-May-2007 By Rick Pendrous
Collaborative "speed dating" distribution sessions between retailers, their suppliers and logistics providers, set up as part of an industry-wide...
08-May-2007
The food industry bemoans being forced by powerful buyers to operate on low profit margins for most lines. Not only are margins low and under...
08-May-2007
I was lucky enough to have the chance to visit Cairo recently, after having been invited to speak at a conference on oils and fats.I think I can...
08-May-2007 By Sarah Britton
Ingredients suppliers get very excited about science but fail to look at the commercial side of business, according to a new functional foods...
08-May-2007
People become interim managers for a variety of reasons.Some fall into it through job loss and others, like me, make a positive career decision.To be...
Make way for some really hot stuff from north Wales
08-May-2007
Consumers looking to spice up their lives can rely on a new range of chilli jellies to set their tastebuds on fire.North Wales-based Seren Foods uses...
Consumers go crazy for curry as manufacturers research sauces
08-May-2007
When it was developing its five new Knorr Patak's sauces, Unilever Foodsolutions picked the brains of chefs working in the foodservice industry to...
08-May-2007 By Sarah Britton
Researchers have come up with a new way of working that, they say, bridges the gap between new product development (NPD) and marketing.Robert...
08-May-2007 By Rick Pendrous
FISS environmental champions pessimistic on CO2 emissions cut
08-May-2007
Celebrate EU by all means - but please don't scrape the barrel
08-May-2007 By Elaine Watson
Industry will just have to live with school meals rules, says SFT
FSA decision is 'berry bad'
08-May-2007
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is said to have received more than 50 submissions from companies trying to keep goji berries on supermarket...
08-May-2007
Rush to develop alternatives to petroleum has already pushed up palm oil prices by 50%
Meat vacuum packs - alert over botulism
08-May-2007
A Food Standards Agency (FSA) botulism alert over chilled vacuum-packed meat comes a year after warnings that the packaging could increase the risk...
08-May-2007 By Elaine Watson
but supermarket asks european commission to amend regulation in bid to save them
Cadbury in the dock
08-May-2007
Cadbury has become the first food manufacturer to face prosecution under EU General Food Law for failing immediately to inform the authorities of a...
08-May-2007 By Rick Pendrous
Universities link-up could boost profitability
Online test that's sure to be a help - in any language!
08-May-2007
A new test to help employers make a rapid assessment of the English skills of migrant workers has been launched.Developed by Yorkshire recruitment...
'We must find enough cash to fund tests on brain foods'
08-May-2007 By Elaine Watson
Reguatory barriers interfere with ingredients achieving commercial potential
Traffic lights will not hit confectioners
08-May-2007
Traffic light labelling would not prove the "disaster" for the biscuit, cake and confectionery sector that many companies had feared, according to...
08-May-2007 By Rick Pendrous
Food may follow white goods down the pre-selection route
Arla UK completes senior management team
30-Apr-2007
Following the appointment of Peter Lauritzen as md of Arla Foods UK on April 19, the following additional appointments complete the leadership...
30-Apr-2007 By Elaine Watson
UK food manufacturers are trailing well behind their Continental counterparts when it comes to investment in robotics, according to robotics supplier...
30-Apr-2007 By Rick Pendrous
The next generation of functional foods will attempt to slow cognitive decline and deal with depression, according to Jeya Henry, Professor of Human...
30-Apr-2007 By Elaine Watson
The food industry has not reaped the benefits of global data synchronisation (GDS), because of lack of sponsorship from operational and commercial...
Beauty from within
27-Apr-2007
Feeding your face is big business, with more than 500 new beauty foods and drinks launched globally between January 2004 and September 2006, and...
Weapons of mass reduction
27-Apr-2007
Leading the weight management pack is Lipid Nutrition, which will showcasing two major ingredients designed to tackle the rising obesity epidemic:...
The fats of life
27-Apr-2007
Healthy lipids suppliers will top the billing at this year's show.First up is Croda, which is launching Incromega Trio, a new product containing...
Feeling fruity
27-Apr-2007
While the European market for functional foods remains smaller than many people think, it continues to outperform the food and drinks market as a...
V for vitality
27-Apr-2007
FIHN finds out what's on offer at Vitafoods: the biggest health ingredients show in Europe
Botanical odyssey
27-Apr-2007
Twenty years of drug discovery work at Bayer have paved the way for the best kept secret in botanicals, says John Dunn
The future of flavour
27-Apr-2007
Flavour houses are increasingly collaborating with universities and research institutes to tap into their primary research, says Justin Pugsley
Sweet ambition
27-Apr-2007
There is now a dazzling array of alternatives to sugar available to food manufacturers, but the game isn't up for the white stuff just yet, says Bill Lavers
Muscling in
27-Apr-2007
The sports nutrition sector continues to expand and seek out new markets; a growth accompanied by important new research developments in Europe and the US, says Paul Gander
What women want
27-Apr-2007
With the insecurities health and beauty issues bring, women as consumers remain a target for a quick fix. The functional market is planning for a life, reports Sue Scott
Flavour of the month
27-Apr-2007
Manufacturers must seek pockets of opportunity in a market that is growing only modestly overall, says RTS Resource
Functional overdrive
27-Apr-2007
Being diagnosed with diabetes stoked Jens Bleiel 's interest in food science from an early age, says Elaine Watson
Whey to go!
27-Apr-2007
The nutritionals market is still in the 'embryonic stages', the boss of Glanbia Nutritionals tells Elaine Watson
