Jim Watson has been appointed group operations director at Daniels Chilled Foods.In his new role, he will work across all brands including New Covent...
Terry Ennis will become md at Anchor Seafoods following the retirement of Tony Redman.Ennis is also group md of The Seafood Company - owner of Anchor...
Nestlé Rowntree is cutting 275 jobs in the UK, including a number within its manufacturing operations, following speculation for several years about...
They might struggle to appease the healthy eating lobby, but meat pie makers are going the extra mile to reduce salt and artery-clogging trans fats, says Michelle Knott
If a cake has less than 100 calories per serving, it's going to taste like cardboard, right? Wrong, says Mr Kipling and a raft of other manufacturers jumping on the guilt-free bandwagon. Gail Hunt reports
Consumers want less sugar, less fat, less salt, and a clean label to boot, which means MSG, hydrolysed vegetable protein and modified starch are off the menu for soup makers, says Elaine Watson
He's been ramming it home for years, but Captain Birds Eye's 'If it's fresh it's frozen' mantra just hasn't hit home with consumers, who still see frozen as the poor cousin of chilled, says Elaine Watson
Consumers looking for healthier options are increasingly heading for the meat-free fixture. Gail Hunt finds out how manufacturers are cashing in and whether the veggie option is always the healthiest one
When retailers start announcing the removal of all hydrogenated fats from their products, how do manufacturers respond and what are the technical implications? Rebecca Green finds out
This month sees the launch, not only of a new product range, but a new category within frozen food, which is expected to add £50m to the sector.Food...
A raft of new training courses and programmes has been developed to help employers cope with their increasingly multicultural workforces. Rebecca Green takes a look
Before it sold its Typhoo tea business to the Indian Apeejay Surendra Group last year in a deal worth £80m, Premier Foods had streamlined production...
As I explained last month, Somerfield is desperate to reduce its supply chain costs.Its chosen approach is to build PCCs (pre-consolidation centres)....
Tesco has led the move to shelf-ready packaging (SRP) among retailers, and helped to create the Starpack award in this category.Head of design Jeremy...
A preoccupation with buzzwords such as 'local', 'fresh' and 'organic' when it comes to meals procurement in state schools is diverting attention from...
