Buy-British campaigners demand honesty over pork
Retailers and processors face pressure to reveal more about meat
Archives for July 28, 2004
Heinz steams ahead on energy-saving canning
Heinz has signed a 15-year contract with energy services company Dalkia which will see a £5.3m high-efficiency energy centre installed at Europe's...
Views from Las Vegas
... Or to be more specific views from the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) show -- that wonderful US gathering of industry and scientists for...
Cartons gain and plastics lose in recycling league
Cartons have edged ahead of plastics in the environmental responsibility stakes, with the environment minister opening the UK's first carton...
Pole position
With a population of 40m Poland is central Europe's largest food and drink market. Stefan Chomka looks at the potential for UK manufacturers to get in on the act
Cream of Cwmbran
Me & My Factory: Tim Wilson, md Loseley Dairy Ice Cream
Northern says price increases have overcome rises in costs
Leading own label processor responds to pressures
Dairy Crest makes 320 redundant as own-label venture turns sour
Dairy Crest is to close its plant at Enfield, which is part of the Yoplait Dairy Crest (YDC) joint venture, with the loss of around 320 jobs.The...
From soups to sandwiches, Patak's begins offensive on out-of-home eating
Indian food manufacturer Patak's is busy developing a whole host of new products for food manufacturers and caterers to bring Indian flavours to a...
Time for BSE testing to replace over 30-month ban, says MLC
Older british beef could replace 175,000 tonnes of imports
Changeovers
Norman Soutar, former director of corporate strategy at Baxters Food Group, has taken up the new role of group md. Audrey Baxter remains executive...
Bush tucker made easy with authentic flavoured meat rubs
Australia has its own mix of flavours that can be recreated using native raw materials
Technology helps you keep in touch
I recently met a man who told me about the way his company had adopted a really innovative way of managing proof of delivery (POD) and updating...
PET technology favours wider ranges, shorter runs
Developments in polyethylene terephthalate (PET) injection blow moulding technology are now benefitting UK manufacturers, with options of wider...
Manufacturers push factory gate pricing up the chain
Factory gate pricing (FGP) could soon become an approach commonly used by manufacturers in dealings with their own suppliers, following the success...
Sugar industry blames Atkins for spinning an obesity myth
Manufacturers complain that they are being unfairly targeted
Paragon expands
Paragon Quality Foods, which supplies British beef burgers to caterers and frozen food wholesalers, has moved from its single-line 230m2 facility in...
A spirited move for ice cream
Langage Farm has teamed up with Thomas Lowndes, which supplies Allied Domecq's portfolio of alcohol drinks to manufacturers, to bring a new range of...
Gü teaches a lesson in tortes
Premium desserts manufacturer Gü has added two more puddings to its portfolio to further extend the eating occasions for its products.New to its...
Disabled workers help solve recruitment issues
Companies that employ workers with disabilities are not just fulfilling their corporate responsibility -- they are tapping into a resource of well-trained people, says Stefan Chomka
Sweet sorrow as Europe bursts inflated sugar subsidy bubble
European Commission signals end of sugar support regime
GM maize gets green light for feed, but jury's still out on food
European ministers have again failed to approve the use of Monsanto's genetically modified (GM) maize in food, although the European Commission (EC)...
The menu is set for some mind-bending foods
Susan Birks reports on the potential for new food products that can relax, stimulate or boost consumers' mental and physical powers
Convenient marinades in sachet form
Consumers are looking for added flavour options that offer greater convenience
Against the grain
Overuse of that most common of seasoning agent, salt, has led to government action forcing industry to slash levels in food. Susan Birks reports on alternative seasonings
Good news for UK organic milk survivors -- but not until 2006
The market for organic milk will stabilise in 2006, with supply being balanced by demand, according to a survey by Organic Monitor.The survey said...
Wild and colourful seasonings
Marinades and seasonings can add visual appeal to barbecued meats
THE FIRM
Your cut-out-and-keep guide to top employers 49. Patak's
Merrydown's Sussex cider house is victim of sales success
50 years' production ends as drinks company changes direction
Trading standards demands clearer labelling on water-injected pork
Inspectors claim shoppers are being duped into paying more