Inside food & drink manufacturing
The proceeds from Tate & Lyle's sale of its EU sugar business should give bosses the firepower to develop an added-value food ingredients business of at least £500m, according to City analysts.
Flexibility and speed are the main benefits of a new Schubert automated packaging line chosen by confectionery maker Thorntons to pack a wide variety of its assorted chocolates.
Jam, marmalade and honey maker Duerr's has called in automation and control systems specialist Denca Controls to facilitate its honey processing line.
When a crown wheel in a worm gear drive failed because of overloading on a crucial conveyor belt at British Sugar's Wissington plant in King's Lynn, Siemens Industry's Mechanical Handling Division sweetened the bad news by supplying and fitting a new...
A new rotary knife cutter from Munson Machinery in the US delivers controlled end-product sizes with minimum waste at ultra-high rates.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has “turned the tide” on UK salt consumption and delivered one of the most effective diet-related campaigns in history despite its limited funds, its boss has claimed.
Chilled food giant Bakkavör has become the latest food manufacturer to become embroiled in a pay dispute that threatens to spill over into industrial action.
Danone finally ditched its Shape Feel Fuller for Longer yogurt because it could not get the taste right, but insists it still believes there is a market for products promoting satiety.
It's possible to brew first-class beers without using vast amounts of energy.
CADWorx 2010, the latest version of Intergraph's computer-aided process plant design system for smaller projects, is now compatible with the latest version of AutoCAD, AutoCAD 2011.
Totally spherical ball lollipops can now be produced by sweet makers, thanks to the latest innovations in lollipop depositing from Baker Perkins.
The AEW Delford Polyslicer 1000 from Marel UK is a compact, versatile and easy-to-use machine with extraordinary capabilities.
Northern Foods' Matthew Walker Christmas pudding factory has completed an asset care programme with MCP Consulting and Training, that has allowed it to improve equipment effectiveness and prevent contamination.
German manufacturer Magurit has launched its new Dicecut 502 block dicer for the production of cubes and strips from frozen blocks of foodstuff.
An anti-microbial, polyurethane resin flooring system designed for heavy-duty usage that has durable hygienic freshness has been launched by Resin Surfaces.
Venison and game processor Highland Game has propelled itself to the UK's number one position in that market with the acquisition of Rick Bestwick, based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire.
US firm Newly Weds Foods has acquired UK-based ingredients manufacturer and coating specialist Witwood Food Products for an undisclosed sum.
Simplified guidance has been developed to help manufacturers assess their products' shelf-life.
New research has found that animal welfare is Britain's number one food concern, with as many as four in 10 (40%) consumers worried about the issue, according to Mintel.