Archives for August 9, 2005

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Fragrancy with flavour

By Michelle Knott

Consumption of herbal teas is bucking the trend of declining tea sales. But the ability to make health claims for them are limited, reports Michelle Knott

Umami - the fifth taste

By Susan Birks

Umami is being heralded the fifth taste but it could be much more, as Susan Birks discovered at this year's Cheltenham Festival of Science

Hidden dangers

Fall foul of the Provision & Use of Work Equipment Regulations or Health and Safety at Work Regulations and you could face unlimited fines or even corporate manslaughter charges, says Andrew Litchfield

EU confuses third countries

I visited Brazil in June to speak at an export seminar held in Sao Paulo. The purpose of the seminar was to provide assistance and advice to...

LETTERS

Inconclusive research is a soya point

Suppliers bury hatchets and collaborate

A clutch of food suppliers --some in direct competition with each other - are working together on a project designed to reduce empty running and...

Less means more for Westbury

Westbury Dairies in Wiltshire claims to have reduced its water treatment costs by £1,500 a week with a new water recovery system.A 21.5m high, 15.5t...

24 hour chapatti people

By Elaine Watson

It's a success story that will have rivals in the ambient aisles drooling with envy; an overflowing order book, a new factory in the pipeline and...

Bittersweet symphony

By Elaine Watson

Let's start treating consumers like adults and sort out the sugar regime, the new boss of the Biscuit, Cake, Chocolate & Confectionery Association tells Elaine Watson

Probiotics hit the spreads fixture

The company behind what it claims is the world's first probiotic butter, is launching it in Tesco Ireland this month.The butter, which scooped the...

Cooking to order

By Elaine Watson

Why hire a full-time chef when you only need his expertise three times a year? Elaine Watson looks at the rise of the interim market in product development

Bag automation raises output and quality

The need to combine higher output with the quality and flexibility required by its retail customers has led meat processor Wignall Foods to invest in...

Keep labelling simple, stupid

A quick glance at the supermarket shelves shows an unprecedented amount of information on food packaging. As well as the rows of numbers analysing...

McCain says goodbye Mr fat chips

Frozen potato products giant McCain has slashed fat and salt levels across its foodservice range in a bid to improve the nutritional profile of its...

Devolution headache for MLC

Devolution has created special problems for the Meat & Livestock Commission (MLC), agreed the senior economist conducting a government review of...

Inter Link grows share of cake

Inter Link Foods is closing two of its 12 bakeries and opening another to consolidate manufacturing at larger, more-efficient sites.Production is...

Capture the flavour of India

By Susan Birks

While there is demand for authentic herbs and spices to be used in today's Indian ready meals, knowing exactly what you will get at the end of a...

Recycling problems cloud bottle tagging

Radio frequency identification (RFID) tags could pose problems for the recycling industry if used on food and drink bottles, British Glass has...

Morrison pay talks

A pay dispute between the Transport & General Workers' Union and retailer Morrison was due to go to the arbitration service Acas on July 27. The...

London sustainability needs producers

Manufacturing will be a key feature of a draft sustainable food strategy for London to be unveiled by early next month, according to London Food...

Reprieve for landfill

While government plans to ban the landfilling of many waste foods next year are to be reviewed, pressure to find alternative disposal routes will intensify, claims Jon Reeds

Changeovers

Ready-to-use pastry manufacturer Saxby's has promoted former operations director Brian Homewood to the new role of commercial director. He has worked...

Fuel for thought

A range of innovative biomass burners has been launched which are claimed to help companies in the food and drink sector cut waste disposal costs and...

Transparency is the key to happiness

I recently came across a bad example of a warehouse draft contract, which failed the two basic rules of 'fit for purpose' for relationships where the...