BODY OF EXCELLENCE: Food Manufacturing Excellence Awards 2010
A renaissance within the food and drink sector was aptly captured under the bright lights of the recently renovated Savoy in London for this year’s Food Manufacturing Excellence Awards
Archives for December 3, 2010
Systems test: mimicking real world food lines
A new training facility at the National Centre for Food Manufacturing on the University of Lincoln’s Holbeach campus allows students to become familiar with the latest technological developments in food processing and packaging.
New plastic foil avoids leaks
A closure system that combines a foil laminate membrane with injection-moulded plastics overcomes many of the operational challenges to do with plastic-on-plastic seal integrity, according to the manufacturer.
Efficacy of novel food should balance risks
Food companies want the potential benefits of novel foodstuffs to be weighed against their food safety risks when they are being considered for approval by the regulatory authorities.
Culina plans to double its volumes in Ireland
The Culina Group aims to double volumes going through its Dublin warehouse in the next year after announcing its use to distribute Müller Dairy products in north and south Ireland last month.
‘No future’ for one-fibre functional solutions
Soy-based ingredients supplier Solae has launched a plant-based fibre blend that aims to cut the cost of manufacturing baked goods, while providing additional functionality.
Confusion reigns about clean label
When Leatherhead researchers asked 50 consumers what they would not like to see in an ingredients list, garlic came top, even beating genetically modified (GM) ingredients. This is surprising because garlic is natural with widely reported health...
Multinational food firms struggle to meet health claims across the globe
Big multinational food companies, such as Nestlé, claim they face particular difficulties in meeting the health claim requirements in different parts of the world.
New shoots for green mission
In recent years the food and drink sector has been active in making genuine environmental improvements, focusing on the areas over which they have the most control. Such thinking underpins the Food and Drink Federation’s Five-fold Environmental Ambition,...
Premier Foods in advanced talks with two bidders over Quorn
Premier Foods is in advanced negotiations with two potential buyers over the sale of its meat-free business, but has received bids from a number of parties, including “multinational food groups and private equity firms".
Frutarom launches natural K2
Flavours giant Frutarom is intensifying competition in the Vitamin K2 market by drawing on the traditional Japanese health food natto to make its own blend of naturally sourced Vitamin K2.
Diageo contract gives Brammer boost
Maintenance specialist Brammer has clinched a major contract to supply a full range of manufacturing, repair and overhaul (MRO) products to brewing and distilling giant Diageo.
Time to get ready for multi-phase cooking
Food technology provider JBT FoodTech has introduced multi-phase cooking to emulate home cooking processes in a factory environment.
Meatballs’ success snowballs
Snowbird Foods has launched a new meatball product into the foodservice and ready meals markets. The firm has created five varieties of flavour-filled 12g meatballs for buffets and ready meals, which it has launched under the name ‘Poppers’.
Extreme snowfall raises legal stakes for small food manufacturers
Small food manufacturers are likely to bear the legal brunt of the UK’s current adverse weather conditions, according to legal firm Eversheds.
Heinz ‘totally baffled’ by union stance as strike action looms at Kitt Green
The pay package on offer to staff at Heinz’s Kitt Green factory in Wigan "stands out as one of the best in the food and drink sector, the area and the country”, bosses have insisted as the Unite union prepares to unveil the results of a strike ballot on...