Shared user sites the way forward for UK, says Nestlé
While UK food retailers are world leaders in the field of supply chain management, the logistics infrastructure of much of the manufacturing base is...
Archives for November 4, 2005
Healthy gets tasty
The Food Ingredients Europe (FIE) show, which takes place over three days in Paris from November 28, will provide the launch pad for a number of 'healthy' new ingredients. Rick Pendrous samples what's on offer
Cadbury tries to avoid being left holding the baby after multi-million pound recall
Cadbury Trebor Bassett said it would relaunch its Milky Babies sweets by early next year, following a recall just weeks after the product was...
Three into one won't go as suppliers argue over omega-3
\"The JHCI hasn't done any good unless you happen to be a fish producer or a fish"
Pasties to be made by royal decree as Duchy grows
Duchy Originals is to make its first foray into manufacturing by setting up an organic Cornish pasty and sweet and savoury pastries bakery in...
Contract failure gives firm "useless" £300,000 plant
The pastry maker Filobake has been left with a £300,000 pastry machine that it said was useless, because of a failure in specifying the...
Out with the Aulds and in with the new
A £2m temporary factory is due to open at Aulds Food's Inchinnan site this month, replacing the frozen and chilled desserts unit, which was...
News In Brief
Noni no or yes?The Independent Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes has been asked by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) to review an...
News In Brief
== Heinz averts strike==A strike involving 800 workers at Heinz's Wigan factory has been called off after talks with the Transport and General...
News In Brief
Saucey stuffThe Office of Fair Trading has referred Heinz's £470m acquisition of HP Foods, which makes Lea & Perrins Worcestershire sauce and...
Prince among ready meals
Princes Foods' factory manager Elliot Gledhill describes some of the issues involved in moving production from one location to another
Wal-Mart to play tag
But Mmixed messages from retailers and suppliers over ID benefits
Aeration device whips up bakers' interest a treat
A range of aeration machines featuring novel mixing has been introduced into the UK bakery sector by Turbo Systems. Made in The Netherlands by...
All aboard
Although the UK ethnic food market is hotting up it seems the prospect of a career within that industry leaves most young people cold. Rebecca Green finds out what is being done to spice things up and attract some more young blood
Allergens fiasco?
As we approach November 25, the final compliance date for allergen labelling (with exceptions) according to Directive 2003/89, further confusion is...
Pressure mounts for European production of PLA biopolymer
As converters and brands look for improved costs and availability in biodegradable polylactic acid (PLA), key material suppliers are under increasing...
Pressure rises to cut food miles
The government taskforce on sustainable procurement has changed its rules of engagement with suppliers to rebalance the often conflicting issues of...
Pilot-scale mayonnaise development plant
Silverson has developed a unit for small to medium sized pilot-scale production of mayonnaise. The unit can carry out the entire process, including...
Skills shortage grows
Poll reveals firms have little interest in spending on training
News In Brief
==Has beans? ==Analysts reckon that Heinz's European frozen food and seafood businesses could attract bids of around £400m this month.The...
News In Brief
==In poor spirits==A raid on an illicit distillery in the north of England netted a haul of counterfeit branded vodka, including Tamova, Royal Czar...
Feel good flavours
As the pressure mounts to provide consumers with healthy, tasty food from 'safe' origins, flavourists are working overtime to come up with the goods, says Rebecca Green.
Ethical traders publish five commandments
The Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) has launched a five-principles agenda for companies to use in promoting justice through their trading...
Simply staff come up with new Fillings
After going into administration at the end of October, Simply Go Foods has risen from the ashes to emerge as a new business under the name of...
News In Brief
Geest gets greenerBakkvör Group has moved into the fresh cut vegetable market with the £44m acquisition of prepared vegetable and convenience...
Research is distrusted
Consumers reject food and drink research funding for profit
Enzymes increase volume
Nutritional ingredients supplier Cognis has developed the CCX range of high performance enzymes to provide manufacturers with a cheap way to improve...
15m buying spree for Milk Marque
Former dairy co-operative Milk Marque has begun talks with a "handful" of medium-sized firms with a view to investing £15m of deferred profit in...
Riverside gets technical manager
Ernie Gedling has been appointed technical manager at Riverside Food Services. Based at Riverside’s new depot in Powys, Wales, Gelding’s role...
RFID delivers for M&S suppliers
Marks & Spencer (M&S) claimed that the suppliers of 80% of its chilled products were either "committed to" or "enthusiastic about" radio...
Model behaviour
Everything from simple physical models to computational fluid dynamics (CFD) are being used to better understand the mixing process, as Michelle Knott discovers
European union noise regulations
Food manufacturers are being warned to take early action to avoid falling foul of the new European health and safety regulations which come into...
UK was Uniq 'disaster'
Uniq's 2004 purchase of Northern Foods'loss-making Minsterley desserts factory was a "colossal mistake", according to one City analyst, and its new...
A question of taste
Safeguarding the secrets behind a 'magic' recipe means playing your cards close to your chest and trusting no-one, says Michael Luckman
Deal signals end to Gourmet dispute
The airline caterer Gate Gourmet has sent compulsory dismissal letters to 144 of the 713 employees it attempted to get rid of this summer following a...
Teatime capsule
Blending the new and the old, McVitie's has launched a festive tin for its Baked to Perfection biscuits sub-brand, including specially-created...
Ethnic foods group loses in merger battle
Producers stripped of funding seek new backers for sector
Row erupts as the OFT blocks Wiseman deal
Farmers blast regulators for ignoring bigger supply chain issues
Cheap crate system sets out to rival RFID
Crate rental firm Rentacrate is talking to more than 30 UK food manufacturers about a new returnable packaging and traceability system to rival radio...