Suppliers warned that loose talk could cost them dearly
As supermarkets share hefty fines, manufacturers are warned to share data with care
Archives for January 2, 2008
Bulmers' plans for the very worst crises with its risk management strategy
Drinks producer Bulmers Cider has introduced a risk management strategy to help cope with potential disruptions to its supply chain - however serious...
Tesco takes the green track moving to rail in Scotland
Retailer invites interest from processors
2008 will be tough for small firms, but big boys are secure
With business at home squeezed, exports to emerging markets offer better prospects
Trade Talk
A problem shared is not always a problem halved
Assay beads speed bacterial identification and up accuracy
A polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tool has been developed by Q Chip to speed up bacterial identification with greater accuracy and less variability....
New tastes to mask soy
Global flavour manufacturer Mastertaste is now offering a full range of soy masking flavours, from mild taste enhancers to products with a stronger...
Culina and Baylis merge their supply chain operations
This month sees the creation of a new supply chain business which brings together Culina Logistics and Baylis Logistics under the Culina title,...
Collaboration gets new products off starting block
A good packaging concept can give your new product the best start in life, and as Leicester curry ingredients firm Spice 'n' Tice has proved, there...
How to eliminate freezer burn
Two ways to help eliminate the problem of freezer burn of meat, fish, pizzas and other frozen foods have been developed by Versaperm.The company has...
Nanosalt plans to cut content
researchers explore ways to reduce salt levels in food, while retaining product taste
Sugar division will go from drags to riches
Associated British Foods' (ABF's) sugar division should go from profit drag to growth driver in the next couple of years, according to City...
Speed is the key
Pressure to speed up results turnaround and product release is driving developments in testing and analysis technology. Lynda Searby reports
Cartonboard aims to play to environmental strengths
The multiple options for diverting paper and board from landfill risk generating confused environmental messages, warns the British Printing...
Extracts of tamarind and rooibos
Flavour and fragrance ingredient specialist Treatt has launched two new products in its 100% natural Treattarome range.Tamarind Treattarome 9860...
Not a law unto themselves
gangmasters are clamping down on unsafe and illegal working practices
Gimme five for clarity, says the BRC
Version five of the British Retail Consortium (BRC) global standard will provide far greater clarity for manufacturers and auditors so that it is...
Food from Britain's funding slashed
Export market development consultancy, Food from Britain's (FFB's) annual grant of £5M is to be cut by 25% in the next three years as part of...
Sometimes duplication is necessary
I find it fascinating to watch a business open up to supply chain thinking. One day it operates in isolation, mistrusting the competition, suppliers...
It's bread, Jim, but not as we know it ...
It's a devastatingly simple, but brilliant idea: edible bread bowls sturdy enough to hold soup or a curry but soft enough to eat. So when did the eureka moment come for Butt Foods?
Dry saturated-steam cleaning beats all bacteria
ProVap from OspreyDeepclean is the first dry saturated-steam cleaning system to offer proven, microbiologically validated results for the bacterial...
Adjustable nozzles for improved spray-dry powders
The food and dairy division of Niro has developed the technology for incorporating adjustable nozzles in its spray dryers. This allows the nozzles...
Nose to tail development
Why do British consumers opt for the bland and the boring when it comes to pre-packed meat cuts? We really are an unadventurous lot when it comes to...
Premier's Wisbech site used as benchmark
Premier Foods has extended its largest distribution facility in Wisbech, expanding pallet capacity by almost 50%, and refurbished the existing...
Brains for business
Innovation and technology centre Malmo Park is on a mission to seek out the development chefs of tomorrow. Sarah Britton joined its Chef Idol judging panel to see what was cooking
Dairy burns own whey biogas
Rotherham-based Dunphy Combustion has recently completed a state-of-the art, carbon-neutral, energy installation for a major dairy and cheese-making...
Pick-and-drop racking is right move for malt warehouse
A Link 51 pallet racking layout using very narrow aisle design and pick-and-drop stations is helping Europe's largest manufacturer of malt extract to...
Cheese stabiliser cuts costs, but causes controversy
Ingredients firm Hydrosol claims it can cut the raw material cost of feta cheese production in half by removing milk from the equation, but whether...
Spanish supplier blazes a trail in antimicrobials
International debate about the future (or lack of it) of antimicrobial food packaging is becoming more polarised, with larger suppliers still...
Below the salt
Although no one ingredient can replicate the many characteristics of salt, flavour experts are doing their damnedest. Sarah Britton investigates
A lump of coal or stocking full of pressies?
January is often a time for reflection on the previous year and anticipation of what is to come.With the various 'gifts' of legislative change on the...
Paying the price of food commodities
Food prices are still pushing upwards, according to the latest government figures, reflecting a global trend as raw material commodity prices are...
Now you do the maths
Rod Addy zeros in on how one firm is bringing its employees up to speed in the basics of numeracy and literacy and more in-depth subjects
Employers count the cost of sickness absence
New tool addresses employee absenteeism
Arriba! Arriba! Ándale! Ándale! Tex Mex meals in a matter of minutes
Busy chefs can now create Tex Mex dishes in just a few minutes using Unilever's new Knorr Americas sauces.The reformulated, prepared sauces,...
Keep it on the shelf
Victory for four-year campaign as 10-day shelf-life is reinstated