Take the right fork ...
Buying lift trucks for use in the food and drink sector can be a lot more complicated than it sounds. So what sort of things do buyers tend to overlook? Robin Meczes finds out
Archives for October 1, 2007
Benchmark for success
From Spain to Wales, each Kellogg site has its own unique culture, as the man in charge of its successful Wrexham factory soon discovered
Robotic systems grab more mid-range business
Medium-sized food companies, traditionally slow to adopt high-cost robotic automation, are showing a greater willingness to invest in this...
Finnish spiral conveyor maker targets UK firms
One of Europe's leading designers and manufacturers of spiral conveyor systems for the food industry, Finnish company Vulganus, is targeting the UK...
Jam'll fix it for you, claims Belgian fruit fillings firm
New Brussels-based ingredients firm Bakbel Europe is hoping to appeal to the bakery, confectionery and foodservice markets with its range of glazes,...
Dual nutrition and carbon footprint labelling to come
A combined nutritional and environmental food labelling system has been made possible by Sheffield Hallam University's discovery of a link between...
Storage key to cartoning efficiency
The duration and nature of carton storage can have a significant effect on subsequent cartoning performance, research from Pira International has...
Trade Talk
DEFRA's FMD fight hampered by lack of resources
Price-fixing could be industry-wide curse
Lack of resources at the Office of Fair Trading (OFT ) may explain why more food companies haven't been busted for price-fixing, law experts have...
Promotion of kids' food isn't child's play
It is extremely rare for a regulatory person to express sympathy for marketers, but in the current climate I do feel a bit sorry for those seeking to...
A flooded marketplace
Unless afforded the luxury of basking in the southern European heat wave for the last three months, you cannot escape the fact that the good old...
Bob does the job for children's natural cheddar cheese
The Good Food Village has launched the first natural cheese containing 'Secret Shapes'. The product was created using a new process, which enables a...
Nestlé embarks on rail freight project into Scotland
Nestlé UK's supply chain director has called for greater investment in Britain's rail freight infrastructure, as the food giant embarks upon its...
Pneumatic cylinder takes a wash-down
The ICS pneumatic round cylinder from Bosch Rexroth is suited for use in wash-down applications. The cylinder meets all levels of corrosion...
Study fails to highlight effects of additives in isolated context
Scientist queries attempt to weed out toxic additives without doing fuller impact study
Guarding against a grain drain
Risk strategies key in a market increasingly governed by hedging and forward planning
Grabbing the supply chain by the crust ...
You know it will happen, every time: you grab that slice of pizza by the crust; you give it a nudge with the knife in the hope of a clean cut; then,...
When it comes to the crunch, new wheat snacks top crisps
Derby-based food firm Marbran has received an £18,000 grant from the Home-Grown Cereals Authority enabling the company to improve its new 'Crips'...
Hybrid tray takes on ready meals
Practical rather than sustainable, a hybrid board and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) tray material from Stora Enso is now being used by leading...
Tea bag packing is shaken not stirred
Finlays, the UK's largest packer of own-label tea, is using a versatile Schubert automated packing system incorporating a robot programmed to shake...
The true cost of stretch-wrapping
Do you know what your annual spend is on packaging and what proportion of this goes on pallet stretch-wrap film? If you do know the true cost per...
Susie sews up loading safety
Frozen food maker Birds Eye has chosen Castell's Salvo to protect warehouse workers at its Hull factory from unscheduled trailer departure.Birds...
Multivac and Ishida co-operate
Two leading packaging companies, Multivac and Ishida, are to co-operate to provide customers with fully integrated packing line solutions.Multivac...
Sauce chiller speeds cooling
A solution for the rapid and continuous chilling of mayonnaises, sauces and pastes has been launched by Air Products. Developed as an alternative to...
Polyphenol promise
Apple ingredients said to be at the heart of good vascular health
Uniq upturn in fortunes
Uniq has lodged a planning application to extend its Smedleys Salads factory at Pinchbeck in Spalding, Lincolnshire, in a move that could see up to...
Air freight trade risk
ban could threaten growers' livelihoods, warn produce importers
Egg market comes to the boil
Manufacturers face egg and poultry shortages as producers pass on a 'feel-bad' factor
Finsbury Foods buys Anthony Alan Foods
Finsbury Food Group has snapped up low fat cake maker Anthony Alan Foods in a £3.75M deal.Anthony Alan, a sales and marketing business which has the...
E-Nose could sniff out the early signs of food spoilage
Portable electronic 'noses' being trialled in UK hospitals to detect tell-tale bacteria on patients' breath could find their way on to food...
Superspuds to hit the shelves
Sainsbury and M&S lead the retail charge to stock up on selenium-enriched food items
Food industry has fanned flames of E-number hysteria
Suppliers want rational debate on additives
Snap, heat and eat snack
Heinz is adding a new 'Snap Pots' format to its Beanz and Pasta ranges to cater for consumers who want a quicker way to prepare a light snack.Similar...
Sweet choice for Thorntons
Braby, the world's leading manufacturer of silos, tanks and fabrications has recently upgraded a non Atex-compliant sugar handling system for...
Seaside serves up skills
A revamped south coast unit aims to help grocery and foodservice businesses hone workers' talents and products, reports Rod Addy
'No pressure' accumulator conveyor
The latest zero line-pressure roller conveyor to be announced by Excel Automation incorporates a miniature 24V DC drive and gearbox within one of the...