New food production site will create ‘up to 700 jobs in Hull’
The leader of Hull City Council, Councillor Steve Brady, has told FoodManufacture.co.uk that a deal with an unnamed food manufacturer will help to create up to 700 jobs in Hull.
Archives for March 4, 2013
Vision to smarten up your image
Stemmer Imaging plans to show its smart and compact vision systems for inspection, code and label reading and verification and 3D measurement of product volume.
City welcomes Dairy Crest's milk renewal deal with Sainsbury
Dairy Crest's liquid milk contract renewal with Sainsbury, which is expected to stabilise its dairy business over the coming years, has been welcomed by analysts.
Salinity launchs new clean-label, low sodium salt
Swedish salt processing company Salinity is launching SaltWell, a new naturally formed low-sodium salt, mined from a vast mineral rich Jurassic sea deep below the Chilean desert.
Starch alternatives streamline production costs
Ingredion showcased its portfolio of functional ingredients at Gulfood / Ingredients Middle East 2013, as part of its aim to show how its solutions can help manufacturers achieve significant cost savings and meet growing demand for clean-label products.
Eye-spy ingredient approval for Zeaxanthin
The European Commission (EC)has approved the use of nature-identical Zeaxanthin in the as an ingredient in food supplements, DSM Nutritional Products has revealed.
Allinson white packs the same fibre as wholemeal
Allinson, one of Allied Bakeries' bread brands, has announced a number of new high fibre products and unveiled a £1M marketing campaign.
A coat of eco-friendly colours
Packaging coatings based on environmentally damaging petrochemicals could become a thing of the past, if a new plant-based food packaging coating takes off.
Inflated PRN costs leave glass users hungry for reassurance
The current inflated cost of packaging recovery notes (PRNs) in the glass sector is a temporary problem caused by a toxic cocktail of issues specific to last year, industry and compliance organisations have stated.
Forklift fighters
Forklift fleets need to be fighting fit to keep costs low and the factory safe, reports Laurence Gibbons
Horsemeat found in products from Taco Bell, Birds Eye and Brakes
The latest Food Standards Agency (FSA) tests have revealed four beef products sold by Bird’s Eye, fast food outlet Taco Bell and foodservice firm Brakes contained horsemeat above the 1% threshold.
Horsemeat: are private equity and Italian meals a trend? – City
City analysts Shore Capital have highlighted the vulnerability of private equity owned businesses and the Italian ready meals segment to contamination with horsemeat.
Spiced-up meat drives up sales growth at EHL
Food ingredient supplier EHL Ingredients has announced 20% sales growth in 2012 - in part boosted by manufacturers buying more spices to infuse low-cost meat with more flavour.
Ticapan cuts shell thickness by 10%
TIC Gums introduced Ticapan Quick Crunch to the European confectionery sector during the recent ProSweets show in Cologne.
The cutting edge of cheese slicing
Marel has boosted the versatility of its PolySlicer 1000 with the addition of a new interleaver that enables the machine to slice and interleave up to 700 slices a minute.
Marking systems for meat and sausage products
Multivac Marking & Inspection will be showing its marking systems for trays, thermoformed packs and vacuum packs of meat and sausage products at the IFFA 2013 meat trade show, which takes place in Frankfurt from May 4 to 9.
Genius Foods to spend ‘millions’ on Finsbury sites
Genius Foods will invest millions of pounds developing the Livwell and United Central Bakery (UCB) production sites in Hull and West Lothian, following the firm’s £21M acquisition of the companies last week.
Fat fighters
Industry's strides to slash fat and salt appear to have gone unnoticed. Reports Lynda Searby
Chasing rainbows: Natural colours and supply chain control
As demand for natural food colours grows, suppliers and their customers are paying more attention to traceability and supply chain control. Paul Gander reports.
A critical friend
John Stevenson is a big industry supporter, but don't expect blank cheques, reports Gary Scattergood
Breaking news
2 Sisters buys Vion’s red meat and poultry businesses
The 2 Sisters Food Group has bought Vion’s UK poultry and red meat businesses for an undisclosed sum.
Pumping up sales
Modern kit will brew more success, Oliver Robinson tells Gary Scattergood
'Reference intake'? Say that in English, please
Only when the European Commission's (EC's) Q&A on the EU Food Information Regulation was published was it revealed that the EC had ruled out the use of the term 'guideline daily amounts' (GDAs). The term 'reference intake' (RI) must be used instead.
Food safety
China's watchdogs might finally get more teeth
Sick of lurching from one food crisis to the next, it seems the Chinese authorities are planning to form one cohesive food safety unit based on America’s FDA model.
Food sector must do more to tackle obesity
More companies – food manufacturers and foodservice outlets – need to sign up to the government’s Public Health Responsibility Deal (PHRD) Food Network (FN), if the initiative is to make a real difference in helping to stem the rising tide of obesity in...
Saucy Fish casts net over Scandinavian seafood market
Fish processor Seachill has launched its £40M brand The Saucy Fish Co on the Scandinavian seafood market.
Let's click together
Software systems can transform production and get all links of the supply chain working together from the same dataset. Rick Pendrous reports
Trays make a stand for sustainability
Sustainability and convenience will be key themes at Nicholl Food's Packaging stand at Pro2Pac 2013 (March 17-20), as the firm showcases its 'eco-friendly' hybrid format and further additions to its aluminium tray ranges.
Food industry fume extraction
Flextraction says its self-supporting hood positioning devices (HPDs) are ideal for food ingredient tipping and drum filling in food processing environments where dust and fumes are emitted.