New technology offers ultra-fast shelf-life prediction
Manufacturers can determine the shelf-life of new drink products in record time using ‘microfluidic’ systems, according to a start-up firm...
Archives for April 1, 2007
Unilever to boost heart health portfolio with new blood thinning products
Unilever has struck a deal with the makers of tomato extract Fruitflow to develop new products to boost its heart-friendly portfolio.Developed by...
Plans for research into a new food science degree could fail because of lack of funds
The prospects of a new food science degree, which better meets the needs of Britain’s food manufacturers, could flounder because of the reluctance...
Tesco looks set to roll RFID out across the UK
Tesco is expected to start installing radio frequency identification (RFID) readers throughout its UK supermarkets later this year following trials...
DEFRA funds carbon footprint study
Newcastle Business School (NBS) at Northumbria University has been awarded a £180,000 grant from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural...
DEFRA stops funding organic seed trials and tells firms to fund their own research
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has stopped funding organic vegetable and potato seed performance trials saying it was...
Study proves the benefits of shallower fresh meat trays
Value stream mapping (VSM) has been used to justify the additional costs of switching to a new type of shrink lidding case ready packaging, which is...