Transitional courses launched for ‘non-food’ engineers
Reaseheath College, Cheshire, is launching a drive to convert engineers to food processing from other sectors.The institution, which is based near...
Archives for September 20, 2009
New centre will drive healthy food innovation in Scotland
Scottish Enterprise has issued a call to contractors to support the development of a Food & Health Innovation Centre costing from £3M to £6M to...
Pea protein could challenge soy as meat analogue
Researchers in Canada have produced meat analogues from pea proteins with a fibrous texture closely resembling chicken and fish.Soy protein-based...
Quirky products lift recession-hit shoppers
Flavour changing confectionery and wasabi flavoured chewing gum are among the fun products launched globally in the past year that have boosted...
Recession drives shoppers back to white sliced
Sales of organic and ‘extra healthy’ bread plummetted 30% and 15% respectively, while white bread sales soared 13% in the year to July 2009,...
Good Food Company faces fines
The Good Food Company may face a fine of up to £40,000, after a number of illegal workers were found working at its premises on the Horton...
Construction of UK’s largest food waste plant
The UK’s largest £20M anaerobic digestion plant in Yorkshire is inviting regional manufacturers and retailers to help supply it in a major...