Make haste with caution
Start making healthy products now or pay the price in the long run. That was the message from Food Manufacture's 'Winning ways to healthier NPD' conference held in London recently, as Stefan Chomka reports
Archives for April 3, 2005
RFID skills shortage delays progress
Progress on RFID could be severely hampered by skills shortages, according to a survey conducted by the Computing Technology Industry...
Recycled natural snacks from waste fruit and veg set to make healthy profit
A groundbreaking project, which turns fruit and vegetable waste into healthy snacks, could be just 12 months away from commercialisation.The project,...
Shelf-ready or not?
Tesco's plans to put 10,000 products into shelf-ready packaging are sending shockwaves across the industry. Elaine Watson investigates
Foodservice supply chain chases £450m opportunity
Collaboration between food manufacturers and caterers to drag the foodservice supply chain into the 21st century is starting to bear fruit after a...
OFT's supermarket code audit proves a long wait for nothing
Regulator fails to satisfy suppliers with review of trading code
Sudan 1 slanging match erupts as latest recall baffles supplier
Regulator defends strategy as fdf president demands answers
WRAP fund sidesteps risk barriers as well as finance
By Paul Gander
New case sizes driving on-shelf availability
Asda has defended its demands for special case sizes, saying costs should not increase significantly for its suppliers.The retailer has told them...
FSA publishes probiotics study
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has published new research on whether probiotic bacteria can survive in the digestive system.The UK market for...
Mars sloughs jobs
Despite Masterfoods' reassurances that an operating review was not focused on Slough (Food Manufacture January, p13), it will cut 500 jobs there with...
L&P wants Worcestershire on food map
Lea & Perrins was locked in talks with Worcester MP Michael Foster as Food Manufacture went to press, exploring whether it had a case to apply...
Industry wants stop button pressed on traffic light labels
Nutrient profiling dismissed as ill-judged and counter-productive
Equipment that likes it and lumps it
Manufacturers often handle a mixture of solids in viscous sauces. And, as Michelle Knott discovers, they don't want pumping systems that convert everything into a gloopy pulp
Cat gets the cream
General purpose hygienic pump for dairy and liquid food
Minister calls food industry irresponsible
The government has criticised the food industry for failing to take corporate social responsibility (CSR) seriously, but it will not legislate on...
Health claim paves way for an omega-3 product rush
The UK body set up to safeguard consumers from spurious health claims on food products has approved a new claim with regard to omega-3...
Bakery gets cold store flexibility
Compact articulated truck raises Mantinga's cold storage space by an impressive 40%
Wealth chart reveals the failing fortunes of own-label suppliers
Mid-market firms are suffering the most, says government survey
PET could expand in spirits before beer, analysts predict
The much-trumpeted arrival of beer in single-serve barrier polyethylene terephthalate (PET) could be eclipsed in the UK by growth in the premium...
Tesco: shelf- ready or else?
Tesco has started the roll-out of shelf-ready packaging by making a special offer to suppliers. It runs roughly like this: "Commit to shelf-ready...
Dram distributor
Me & My Factory David Donaldson, director of supply chain, Edrington Group
Whitty admits major policy shift needed to improve meals
All institutions need seasonal and local food, says minister
Depot despair
Two out of five firms operating in transport and logistics believe they will have to reassess the location and design of warehousing as a result of...
Pork Farms moves in on quiche sector
Supplier of pork pies and savoury rolls Pork Farms is entering the quiche sector with the launch of a Large Quiche Lorraine, Large Cheese & Onion...
New Unilever depot
Unilever is planning to open a 4,000m2distribution centre in Cannock this September to handle all of its ambient food.Exel, which will manage the...
The magic bean
Soya is accredited with several health benefits and has some consumer recognition, but will it ever go mainstream? Susan Birks investigates
On the road to compliance
The Road Transport Directive has made a 48 hour working week for drivers mandatory. But at what cost to the food industry? Lynda Searby finds out
Back to basics challenge for ready meal category
Consumers, who are not content with the quality of current ready meals but don't have time to source and cook ingredients from scratch, are being...
Zetar's sweetie shop starts with Kinnerton
Zetar, the latest cash shell company set up to build a portfolio of niche producers, is eyeing up further acquisitions after clinching Kinnerton...
Sudan 1 - what did we learn?
Foodstuffs contaminated with Sudan 1 -- hardly new 'news' -- we've been alerted to product recalls on a regular basis over the past two years since...
If it's a proper job you want, then food and drink is for you
Food and drink manufacturers are looking for bright young graduates who have technical and interpersonal skills, but who also are not frightened by a challenging working environment. Rick Pendrous reports from this year's Careers in Food and Drink...
Food safety experts question salt reduction in children's diet Survey reveals some kids' meals are saltier than seawater
New research claims that some manufacturers are ignoring government calls to cut salt levels in products aimed at children.A child's intake of salt...
Hidden Fats
More and more products on the shelves nowadays are being marketedas healthy choices. Low-fat cereal bars are being offered as a healthy alternative...
THE FIRM:
Your cut-out-and-keep guide to top employers. 57 Grampian Country Food Group
Extra training cash for firms redresses 'failure of education'
Skills proposals win approval from food and drink training body