Green is the goal
Incentives for making factories more sustainable keep multiplying but there's a lot more to it than installing a wind turbine, says Rod Addy
Archives for September 28, 2008
UK crop yields under threat
EU pesticide proposals could affect feed prices and impact meat and dairy industry
Liquid cartons shape up as part of the mix - for some
Aseptic cartons for processed foods have, over the past year, created a niche for themselves in Europe, but only as a relatively minor part of the...
Trade Talk
The milk of human pedantry
Low-salt cooked ham is no easy meat for Sussex firm
Southover Foods Company is in the process of tweaking its cooked meat recipes to produce a low salt ham.At its new development kitchen in Southwick...
Food Manufacture Excellence awards shortlist announced
Excitement mounts as the shortlist for the Food Manufacture Excellence Awards (FMEA) is announced, with the winners ceremony now less than two months...
EPC to bring Alembic sauces into Newbury site
English Provender Company (EPC), the pickles and dressings manufacturer, is to incorporate its Alembic Products (APL) operation at Chester into its...
Improved insulation panels aimed at food use
Kingspan Controlled Environments has moved to new facilities in Sherburn, North Yorkshire, to allow it to manufacture an improved insulation panel...
Premier Foods upgrades to 'no-touch' staff washrooms
Two upgraded washrooms used by Premier Foods production staff at its Batchelors Cup a Soup plant in Ashford, Kent, have Rada Sense digital water...
Cadbury to invest £1.2M in automated robot palletising
Cadbury has placed a £1.2M order with CKF Systems for an automated robot palletising system for its Sheffield factory. The system being installed...
Consolidation will bring big savings for Spar suppliers
Spar UK suppliers are set to benefit from substantial savings and sales uplifts thanks to the launch of a major distribution programme: the National...
Mind the skills gap
As processors sink deeper into the mire of the skills crisis, DEFRA attempts to address the issue. By Rod Addy
Manufacturers are accused of hindering food poisoning studies
Contaminated herbs and salad leaves in ready-to-eat foods could be causing more illness
A nose for product design
In the quest to design new products we are concerned with sensory evaluations based on taste. But what is taste? As product developers we are acutely...
Goodbye tea bag, hello tpod
A perforated foil stick-pack will take the humble tea bag into new, premium markets, claims machinery system supplier Sigpack Systems. No doubt the...
National Starch cracks way forward to crispier wafers
National Starch Food Innovation is set to launch a new texturising solution to improve the crispiness and texture of wafers. The approach allows...
Tate & Lyle battles on
Tate & Lyle aims to fight on in its patent infringement case against rival sucralose suppliers, despite an unfavourable initial ruling from the...
Greencore raises its game
Closer monitoring of KPIS delivers radical improvements in operational efficiency
Life on a green planet
With a sustainability initiative underway, Mars is on track for a 10,000t packaging reduction by 2010. And that's just for starters, says Sarah Britton
Integrated bulk heat exchanger
The Bulk-X-Change bulk materials heat exchanger from Coperion Waeschle in Germany can now be integrated into pneumatic conveying systems. This...
Defining moment
Is the European Commission finally making the way legally clear for dietary fibre? Francesca Twinn and Elaine Watson report
Metal detectors ensure fruit and veg bags are safe
Prepared fresh fruit and vegetables supplier Crewmint has invested in end-of-line metal detection equipment from S+S Inspection.It is being used for...
Tate & Lyle backs sucralose in soft drinks
Sales of some diet drinks sweetened with sucralose were disappointing not because of fundamental problems with the sweetener but because of...
Proposed nutritious kids meals could benefit processors
Manufacturers should seize the opportunities offered them by fledgling plans to create healthier alternatives to the meals schoolchildren are...
Sensory deception as Nizo fools the taste buds
Adding odourants to foods can fool your taste buds into thinking foods are sweeter and saltier than they really are, opening up new possibilities for...
Technological breakthrough needed to meet FSA salt targets
A technological breakthrough is required for manufacturers to meet the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA’s) draconian salt reduction targets for 2012,...
Concerns grow over norovirus
Food safety experts fear a common form of food poisoning caused by a virus associated with food handlers’ poor hygiene could be far more widespread...
Acrylamide levels: a cause for concern
Back in May 2007 the European Commission published a Recommendation (2007/331/EC) on the monitoring of acrylamide levels in food. This directed...
Meat is planet murder
Increased international meat consumption fuels global warming
Government support grows for study of GM food benefits
Call from within for research to inform the public of the pros and cons of GM food
Size matters in the great salt debate, claims LFI
Altering the particle size of salt crystals can have significant effects on consumer perceptions of saltiness, according to Leatherhead Food...
The early bird catches the NPD worm, says Greggs manager
As well as putting the finishing touches to its Halloween range, Greggs is already thinking about new product development (NPD) for next year.Early...
Seaweed may become a popular preservative
Studies have found seaweed's new qualities
Creamery sale
Milk Link, the farmer-owned integrated dairy business, has completed the sale of its Staplemead Creamery and associated operations to Andros, the...
Who is in and who is out of the chain?
If you had asked me a few years ago which function would be the last to embrace supply chain thinking, I'd have got it wrong.Over time and despite...
Cider house rules
With 29 years in the business, there's not much head cider maker Bob Cork doesn't know about the amber nectar of apples and pears