Low-salt microwave meals could pose a hazard in kitchen
Responsibility rests with manufacturers to review cooking instructions
Archives for January 7, 2005
Looking to a busy New Year...
This time last year, I covered a review of forthcoming labelling changes that were predicted to have a significant impact on the industry as a whole,...
Revorack is great for Gadsby's
Pie and roll manufacturer has overcome difficulties by installing a new rack oven
Slim-Fast joins the low-carb set to ensure favour among slimmers
Unilever has finally decided that if you can't beat 'em, join 'em, with a range of low-carb as well as low-calorie foods under its Slim-Fast slimming...
Industry concern over pressure to cut sugar and fat content
Industry experts have warned that government pressure to reduce sugar and fat in processed foods to help consumers curb obesity could give rise to...
Donut runner
Me & my factory: Ross Macken, Factory Manager, Kitchen Range Foods
Sharwood's looks to Asia for new frozen foods
RHM Frozen Foods has looked towards Asia for inspiration for a new range of frozen foods under its popular ethnic brand Sharwood's.The company is...
Industry ignores traffic lights in race to develop new labels
Sainsbury wheels out first on-pack nutrition guide based on GDAs
Halo shines bright for expanding Glisten
Confectionery company Glisten has doubled its annual turnover to around £60m with the acquisition of snack bar and inclusions manufacturer Halo...
Greencore cuts errors with real-time data collection
Greencore Cakes & Desserts, formerly known as Hazlewood, has moved to a system of real-time data collection and communications at its Hull plant...
Starch replacement for gum arabic in beverages
While performance is key, price volatility and sourcing issues can also have an impact on hydrocolloid choice
Trust seeks more small food firms for workers' buyouts
Successful loch fyne ownership transfer prompts more of same
Changeovers
Production and operation responsibilities have been realigned at Elisabeth the Chef's three factory sites following Steve Eastham's appointment as...
Plan ahead for peaks in demand
For some manufacturers Christmas doubles the average sales for the rest of the year. Most work their production lines hard all year round to maximise...
Local producers set to benefit from the c-store revolution
Demand for wide range of stock will put pressure on availability
Safety of European meat imports is largely a "matter of trust"
It's up to meat processors to request veterinary records
Geest: we are tough on poor staff, but reward the good
Geest's group HR director Mark Martin has dealt with some tricky staff issues of late, including the redundancies of 10% of its management jobs. Yet the company is still a model employer, he tells Rick Pendrous
New sausage has beans, so watch out you sausage has-beens
For years sausages and baked beans have partnered each other on millions of dinner plates around the UK, but until now the combination has meant...
Manufacturers promised food forum to cut back on red tape
Government attempts to head off problems through "open dialogue"
Older beef could soon be back on the menu
Meat from cattle over 30 months old, which have been banned from entering the food chain since 1996, may be available to processors by the end of the...
New Frontier as grain dealers join forces
Two of the UK's leading oilseed and grain businesses, Allied Grain and Banks Cargill Agriculture, are to merge.Subject to regulatory approval, the...
Gibsons takes bigger bite of sandwich market
Sandwich maker Gibsons has expanded it operations with the purchase of a second manufacturing site at Devizes.Production will begin this month at the...
It's the season to be sensible
With every type of fruit and vegetable on our shelves all year round, it's hard to know what's in season when. But until 30 years ago, you could no...
Westler launches big daddy cans of fruit and vegetables
Westler Foods is increasing its prominence in the foodservice sector with the addition of new canned ready meals and the launch of canned fruit and...
Daniela for DG
CIAA, the Confederation of the Food and Drink Industries of the European Union, has appointed Daniela Israelachwili as its next director general.She...
Alpro signs up with Culina Logistics
Soya milk products manufacturer Alpro, part of the Vandemoortele Group, has appointed Culina Logistics to provide it with a complete primary...
Shaping and decoration add extra shine to glass
Incremental developments in manufacturing and decoration techniques for glass are maintaining its status as an eye-catching and brand-enhancing...
Fats and the X factor
Lipgene is a huge pan-European research project that could result in manufacturers adopting radically different ingredients and processes, as Sue Scott reports
The Firm
Your cut-out-and-keep guide to top employers: 54. Carlsberg Breweries
'Name and shame' unfair to firms
The chairman of the Society of Food Hygiene Technology (SoFHT), Neil Griffiths, has hit out at the Food Standards Agency's (FSA) policy of naming and...
Falling stock levels are a triumph for ECR
The UK's leading food and grocery retailers are now holding record low levels of stock in their stores as a result of increasing efficiency in their...
Tartan fromage
French cheese manufacturer Lactalis has bought Glasgow-based cheese company McLelland Group for an undisclosed sum.McLelland's Seriously Strong...
Soupmakers ladle out "half a day's salt"
A 200g serving of Batchelor's Cup a Soup minestrone with croutons contains half the recommended adult daily intake of 6g salt, according to a new...
Czech out the future
A central location makes the Czech Republic an ideal base to reach emerging eastern European markets, but strong competition in its crowded domestic market makes food retailing tough. Susan Birks reports
When science and food gel
Gums, starches and all manner of gelling agents can help manufacturers meet key convenience and indulgence trends as well as cut costs. Susan Birks reports on new product ideas to be had from tweaking food textures
Strathmore gives salt the heave-ho
Salt reduction in manufactured products continues apace with frozen and chilled food company Strathmore Foods the latest company to reformulate its...
Chocolate beverages without the sediment
Chocolate-flavoured dairy beverages are popular with consumers, but without proper stabilisation, most of the chocolate powder ends up at the bottom...
Biggest ever Euro food project to crack traceability problems
Science and software experts to spend euro 19m on generic test