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Make it mini

Make it mini

After the Christmas festivities, many consumers looking to lose a few pounds will be struggling to swap canapés for carrot sticks. Savoury snack...

Sweet dreams for sugar campaigner

Sweet dreams for sugar campaigner

Although he started out as a chemical engineer focusing on kit, Steve Williams soon realised that success was largely down to the way you motivate the people who operate your machinery

LETTER

LETTER

Time for transparency at the Joint Health Claims Initiative

Difficulties delay sale of Harvestime

Difficulties delay sale of Harvestime

Time is running out for administrators at Harvestime (2005), who are still struggling to sell the business's loss-making bakery in Walsall.Joint...

Grabbing the grads

Grabbing the grads

Recruiting graduates into the food and drink manufacturing industry is a bit like leading a horse to water and trying to make it drink, Rebecca Green finds out what can be done to ease the burden on employers

Tetley gets £13m canning line investment

Tetley gets £13m canning line investment

By Sarah Britton

Carlsberg's Joshua Tetley brewery in Leeds has had a turnkey system installed as part of a £13m investment in a new high speed canning line with a...

Composite Fairtrade products set to grow

Composite Fairtrade products set to grow

By Rick Pendrous

The use of Fairtrade ingredients in composite products is set to be the next big area of growth, according to the Fairtrade Foundation, which...

Making food fun for kids

Making food fun for kids

Much has been said about the food consumption habits of children over the past few months. I believe strongly that there should not be ‘exclusive...

Worth the weight

Worth the weight

Heinz Weight Watchers is launching a series of new additions to its diet food range, including a low calorie, indulgent soup, malt loaf and...

The real deal

The real deal

Frozen Asian snack specialists UPB Products is cashing in on one of the Indian food market’s biggest growth areas - snack foods and accompaniments...

New menus on the white board

New menus on the white board

By Michelle Knott

Michelle Knott talks to companies supplying food to schools to find out how they are responding to the new healthy meal proposals

Healthy frustration

Healthy frustration

By Elaine Watson

Chips, chicken nuggets and ice cream. The kids menu at the local pub is enough to get most nutritionists running for cover. But are things any better at school or the supermarket? Elaine Watson finds out

Keeping it real

Keeping it real

Globe-trotting consumers are demanding more from their curries, which means manufacturers are having to innovate to stay ahead, says Rebecca Green

Fishing for fresh ideas

Fishing for fresh ideas

By Sarah Britton

As chilled seafood sales continue to rise, Sarah Britton talks to NPD experts to find out what is driving the seafood industry and the trade secrets manufacturers are adopting to raise their game

Light bite delights

Light bite delights

By Sarah Britton

Ingredients manufacturers are put to the test as snack processors demand salt and sugar substitutes to transform their naughty nibbles into tasty, but healthy treats. Sarah Britton looks at the latest developments designed to make mouths water

Fancy fillings

Fancy fillings

Premium sandwiches and healthy wraps are all the rage right now, but is it just a flash in the pan or a trend that's set to continue? And where does it leave the old faithfuls? Rebecca Green finds out

Go with the flow, says Asda

Go with the flow, says Asda

We thought until earlier this month that retail-ready packaging was the main current, retailer-led change initiative.However, in October Asda...

Building BLTs like BMWs

Building BLTs like BMWs

By John Dunn

Improving efficiency and making a profit while keeping customers happy is a tall order, but one that can be met with the right equipment, as John Dunn discovers

GM legislation workability?

GM legislation workability?

By the time this column goes to print, the European Commission (EC) will have initiated its scheduled review concerning the implementation of...

Is the future fixed?

Is the future fixed?

Fixed price contracts could offer salvation for Britain’s beef producers, But there are also quality issues that need to resolved. Sue Scott reports

From art to science

From art to science

By Bob Brooks

Bob Brooks describes the latest research and development designed to monitor what is happening in ovens and improve upon the baking process

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