Glebe Farm Foods plans to invest £6m in the business within four years as it presses on with plant-based NPD, the business’s owners and founders reveal in this exclusive video.
Siemens Digital Logistics development consultant Phil Lavin and Digital Industries head of food and beverage Keith Thornhill discuss how automation technologies can be used to compensate for the delays caused by our ‘cliff-edge’ Brexit.
Tom Faulkner, head of plant-based at Winterbotham Darby, describes what it would mean to win Plant-based Manufacturing Company of the Year at the Food Manufacture Excellence Awards.
The biggest challenges the food industry currently faces from Brexit include delays caused by the 'impenetrability of paperwork', the shortage of vets and customs officials and dealing with the island of Ireland.
Alan Jenkins, Somerdale International's director responsible for North America exports explains what the acquisition of Abergavenny Fine Foods's (AFF's) blended cheese assets means for his business and outlines the impact of Brexit.
Nomad Foods Limited has announced it has entered exclusive negotiations to acquire Fortenova Group’s Frozen Food Business Group (FFBG), which includes Ledo, Frikom and other frozen brands.
A new flour made from chickpeas could help reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes in people eating white bread, according to researchers at the Quadram Institute.
Timothy Taylor Brewery has shut down production of cask beer until further notice as the business struggles with the closure of pubs across the UK in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Oily fish such as mackerel, sardines and salmon are our primary dietary source of the long chain omega 3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA).
The UK could face food shortages if key workers in the meat industry are not given priority access to the COVID-19 vaccine, according to the British Meat Processor Association (BMPA).
Food manufacturers supplying the hospitality sector have been again overlooked for Government aid to help with the impact of COVID-19, according to the British Frozen Food Federation (BFFF).
Greggs should develop more premium products to help boost performance, one analyst claimed, as the company reported annual sales down by £300m on the previous year.
The world has changed a lot over the course of a year. From the way we work to how products reach consumers, every part of the food and drink industry has felt some impact from COVID-19 and subsequent lockdowns enforced to help contain its spread.
The British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) has repeated a call to the government to place meat factory workers on the list of early vaccine recipients.
Food scientists at Abertay University in Dundee are using state-of-the-art ultrasound technology in a bid to significantly boost the shelf-life and quality of fruit juice and smoothies.
Kosher biscuit manufacturer Rakusen’s has partnered with the University of Bradford to adapt its 100 year old production line with Industry 4.0 technologies, supported by the Knowledge transfer Network (KTN).
Almost half (45%) of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK are still figuring out scenario plans relating to Brexit, according to a new report from global standards provider GS1 UK.
The UK increased its consumption of fresh fruit and vegetables by 33% and 31% respectively during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report by EIT Food.
UK manufacturers have slashed their forecasts for growth next year amid fears of a no-deal Brexit, as food and drink output drops in 2020, according to Make UK.
A consortium of food manufacturers, universities and tech developers – led by 2020 overall Food Manufacture Excellence Award winner Raynor Foods – has been awarded £4m to help digitalise the food supply chain.
Entries for the 2021 Food Manufacture Excellence Awards impressed chair of judges Geoff Eaton, especially given the challenging year companies had faced, as he explains in this video.
Identifying COVID-19 symptoms and the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning were key topics in our exclusive interview with Salman Chaudhary, chief executive of AI systems developer Empiricai.
Global food ingredients supplier Beneo discusses the launch of the first instant clean label rice starch able to withstand harsh processing conditions, which debuted at virtual trade show Fi Europe Connect 2020 earlier this month.
Government and industry must collaborate more to create a food strategy fit for purpose and tackle the failings of the past, according to Food Standards Agency (FSA) chief executive Emily Miles.
Bakkavor has confirmed a second worker from its Tilmanstone Salads factory in Kent has died from COVID-19, but has stressed there is no evidence they contracted the virus in the workplace.
A new study, called Hesper-Health, is examining how drinking orange juice influences blood pressure and the functioning of blood vessels via the citrus polyphenol hesperidin.
Northamptonshire-based cheese maker Hamm Tun Fine Foods has launched a crowdfunding campaign to prevent its closure, after running into difficulties due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Dairy product giant Muller UK & Ireland Group has reported sales and profit down in full-year results as inflation raised costs and it continued a hefty investment programme, but it claimed some victories.
The Welsh Government-backed COVID-19 Resilience Group has set up hotlines and a downloadable resource to support food and drink manufacturers across Wales in dealing with the impact of the pandemic.
Food factories could become ‘super spreaders’ of COVID-19 in the run-up to Christmas, according to the Trades Union Congress (TUC), but it has been challenged by the British Meat Processors Association (BMPA).
Selenium, zinc, Vitamin D and a healthy gut microbiota can all help fight the effects of COVID-19, according to scientists presenting at the British Nutrition Foundation's (BNF's) virtual conference Nutrition and COVID-19.
Wiltshire Farm Foods chief commercial officer and managing director Ian Stone has been appointed president and chair of the British Frozen Food Federation (BFFF).
A total of 106 workers are self-isolating at Kepak Group's Bodmin red meat processing plant in Cornwall after testing positive for COVID-19, with most showing no obvious symptoms.
