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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

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...

Interims mean business

Interims mean business

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...

Store cupboard spring clean

Store cupboard spring clean

We’ve all spotted them lurking in a darkened, cobwebbed larder at home or on the top shelf in the development stores, wrapped in nondescript...

Raisin innovation

Raisin innovation

California Raisins is welcoming applications for its innovation award. Last year, the firm received entries ranging from honey products, to sauces...

Brit cereals go Statesside

Brit cereals go Statesside

By Sarah Britton

Dorset Cereals' fresh approach to breakfast foods has caught the attention of the Home Grown Cereals Authority (HGCA). The group awarded the firm an...

Healthy scepticism

Healthy scepticism

By Elaine Watson

Consumers tend to be greener in word than deed, but environmental and health concerns are moving up the agenda, says Elaine Watson

A cut above the average

A cut above the average

While slow to innovate in the past, meat processors now recognise the need to add value and variety, says Alyson Magee

Nanotech: the final frontier

Nanotech: the final frontier

Which came first, the science or the fiction? It's funny how science seems to follow fiction and I remember as a child watching Captain Kirk flip...

Canned heat

Canned heat

Pouches and pots are poaching the canned market, but microwaveable tins may spark passion in soup consumers, says Sue Scott

Is it a bird? Is it a plane?

Is it a bird? Is it a plane?

No - it's superfoods! Although no one agrees on their precise definition, these nutrient-packed products are flying off the shelf. Catherine Quinn reports

Earn a crust

Earn a crust

By John Dunn

It's no longer enough to produce a fresh loaf - bakers are now hard at work creating speciality breads, as consumers demand more for their dough. John Dunn casts his eye over the latest developments

Movers and shakers

Movers and shakers

By Sarah Britton

Food developers are constantly switching jobs. Sarah Britton looks at why staff move on so frequently and how this affects manufacturers

Fatty salads in the dock

Fatty salads in the dock

The new front of pack nutrition labelling formats being introduced on many processed foods on sale in supermarkets will probably have more impact on...

Niche drinks markets get milked even more

Niche drinks markets get milked even more

By Sarah Britton

While many manufacturers have launched products in specialist areas such as organic and functional foods, some forward-thinking firms have spotted a...

Playground currency

Playground currency

Edinburgh fruit snacks company Snapz Crisps has shaken hands with Tesco on a deal worth almost £500,000. Over the next year the firm will supply...

The good ship provenance

The good ship provenance

One word which ranks high in a Google search of 2006 food buzzwords would have to be 'provenance'. In December I was at a conference discussing this...

Preparation and reaction

Preparation and reaction

I remember my days at United Biscuits; one of our core values was 'stretch' - an 'attribute to inspire others' by showing the amount you can stretch...

What's in your lunchbox?

What's in your lunchbox?

By John Dunn

Despite our love of exotic food, it seems we Brits are not very adventurous when it comes to sandwiches. So where does that leave innovation in the market? John Dunn reports

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