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Archives for May 27, 2008
M&S's brand new plan shock
Marks & Spencer's new strategy of stocking brands in store comes under fire
Cobra beer comes home to roost in UK
The owners of Cobra beer have decided to switch production back to the UK just three years after outsourcing production to Poland, blaming rising...
Costly decisions to be made
With papers reporting that ingredients and energy costs are reaching record highs, it's no wonder that processors are looking to make savings...
It's the lightweight at the end of the waste tunnel
Eco-friendly wine bottle meets resistance
No free rein for free from foods
Manufacturers of foods for restricted diets are struggling to gain listings in retailers because of an image problem, says Sarah Britton
Multi-pack shrink wrapper
Kosme UK, supplier of bespoke, turnkey filling, labelling, packaging and conveying machines, has launched its high-speed, end-of-line Flypack shrink...
EU makes a pig's ear of GM-free feed regulation
Farmers slam EU's zero tolerance approach
King of the castle
Donnie Munro tells Sarah Britton about his restaurant days at Skibo Castle and how they prepared him for his new role as business development chef with McCain Foodservice
Trade Talk
Risk averse laws let good food go to waste
Boxes of chocolate bars now spiral into control at Cadbury
CKF Systems was approached by Cadbury Bournville to provide a replacement case conveyor system for an existing system that was too steep to handle...
A rough old deal
Consumers aren't willing to pay extra for products that are 'high in fibre', according to a Food Manufacture survey. Sarah Britton reports
Substitute for subway
Northwest-based Gibsons Foods has developed two new roll products for leading supermarket Morrison in response to the growth in popularity of the...
Fairer sex gets fair deal
Gender inequality continues to plague the food industry, but Rod Addy discovers moves are afoot to change things, even if they are taking time
A place in the sun
After spending years on the shadier side of sales, Caribbean foods may be about to come out into the sun. Lynda Searby gets hot and spicy
Automated milk antibiotic testing cuts costs and time
DSM has introduced the Delvotest Accelerator for the fully-automatic testing of milk control stations and dairies for antibiotic contamination. Used...
Label printer offers flexibility
Weber Marking Systems has introduced a label printer applicator for food and drink markets. The Model 5300 series features a number of major...
Cross-industry group tackles household packaging waste recycling challenge
The challenge of increasing national rates of recycling for household packaging waste is being met by a new cross-industry group representing...
Firms urged to shell out for egg solution
DSM has announced the introduction of Total Concept - a novel, integrated approach to egg processing.Total Concept uses modern processing enzymes...
Cheese turns on the charm
In response to consumer demand for sophisticated speciality cheeses, Dairygold Food Ingredients UK has launched the Taste Discovering Cheese...
Hijacking sales and operations planning
It happened to lean and also to advanced planning and scheduling before that. Now it has happened to sales and operations planning (S&OP). Some...
Chocolate maker chooses synthetic food grade lube
Manufacturer and supplier of chocolate covered wafers, chocolate tablets and mallow products, OP Chocolate, has decided to use Total UK's H1...
Gluten: a stretching challenge
In many foods gluten is a necessary functional ingredient, in others the gluten containing cereals (wheat, spelt, kamut, rye and barley) are key...
The heat is on as processor tackles temperature control
Monitoring product temperature during processing is vital to ensure optimum viscosity in Macphie's new Ku-li branded range of coulis, which are...
Greencore has just begun to live its American dream
Greencore reveals plans for a multi-million-pound expansion in the USA
It's time for tea at Unilever as centre of excellence for drinks opens
Research on product stability, health claims for catechins and L-theanines and developing the aroma of its teas will be priorities for Unilever's...
Failed product becomes an accidental hero for soya milk
Disaster struck when Soya Health Foods' honey and vanilla flavoured breakfast soya milk had to be removed from shelves because the honey had an...
Food waste gobbled up by muncher
Fast, efficient and consistent size reduction of food processing waste is fundamental when it comes to achieving cost-effective disposal.Mono NOV's...
Get safety down to a science
Base Food safety decisions on science and risk not politics, says EFSA chairman
Collaboration is key, but the customer should be the focus
Collaboration along the supply chain is re-emerging as a buzz phrase as suppliers and their retail clients try to squeeze further costs out. At...
Culture shock for unpasteurised cheese
A new EU research project aims to improve the safety of unpasteurised, raw milk cheeses by developing friendly bacteria cultures to kill off any lurking pathogens. John Dunn reports
Cool, calm, but not collected
When it comes to ice cream, consumers are fair-weather friends: when the sun goes in, it's left in the cold. But premium and healthy offerings may help ice cream to become more than just a summer fling, says John Dunn
Crammed with cranberries
Homing in on the functional food trend, Ocean Spray has launched a wave of products, which boast high levels of proanthocyanidins - flavanols that...
Memory stick monitors temperatures
TomKey is an innovative USB computer memory stick for recording and displaying temperatures. Manufactured by AES Chemunex and available in the UK...
Fully automated sampling for steam condensate
Gemü has developed a completely new automatic system for sterile sampling of pure steam condensate.In order to monitor pure steam quality in sterile...
Sandwich packer will handle wedges, wraps and rolls
Dutch catering group Catering Houtop has become the first mainland European company to install Proseal's SP30 fully-automated sandwich packing system...
Mars won't chop and change
Mars boss says the merger with Wrigley won't bring on a big round of job cuts
Sisters doing it for themselves
Sara Roberts (right) co-runs the family-owned meat processing business with her sister, Miriam. But it's a way of life not just a job, she says
Change for the better
Choosing the right enterprise resource planning (ERP) system can be a challenge, but implementation is where the fun really begins, as firms convince staff that this is a positive change. Sarah Britton reports
Positive reaction for enzyme
Ingredients giant Danisco has started to produce Chymostar Supreme, a proprietary, fermentation-produced chymosin, which is designed for use in...
Cash injection gives factory an ice boost
Ice cream maker R&R has pumped £13M into developing its Crossgates ice cream factory near Leeds in a bid to expand its range and increase...
Save your cash with starch
A breakthrough solution from National Starch Food Innovation will allow dairy manufacturers to maintain eating quality in yoghurts, while...
Top of the pops
Soft drinks have come a long way since the launch of the first orange squash. Rod Addy explores a changing market that is far from soft
Danish pastry firm buys Eurobuns
Eurobuns, the Milton Keynes-based bakery, has been acquired by Danish pastry specialist Lantmännen Unibake for an undisclosed sum in a move that...
Indian pharma giant raises high intensity sweetener stakes
Tate & Lyle faces some serious competition as indian rival enters the sucralose market
Yorkshire is top of the pops for food manufacturers
Ireland's largest snack food manufacturer Largo Food Exports has launched a new popcorn brand in the UK market, just 18 months after investing euro...
Yoghurt making plant comes to Telford
Clegg Food Projects has started work on a scheme to create a new yoghurt production facility in Shropshire. Austrian dairy firm, the NOM Group, is...