Archives for March 24, 2014

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Laila’s Fine Foods Iceland deal worth millions

By Nicholas Robinson

Ready meal business Laila’s Fine Foods has landed a multi-million pound deal to supply Iceland with a new range of frozen Mexican ready meals, which will lead to a 25% increase in daily output, said md Laila Remtulla.

Rapid surface chilling yields results in trials

By Rick Pendrous

Rapid surface chilling is proving to be an effective technique for reducing campylobacter contamination on poultry, according to the latest results from industry-led trials reported to the Food Standards Agency (FSA) board meeting last month.

Research investigates alcohol’s role in allergy

By Nicholas Robinson

The role that factors such as alcohol and antacid consumption and exercise play in people’s susceptibility to having allergic reactions to certain foods is being investigated in a new study by Leatherhead Food Research (LFR).

Brand owners seek innovation via the internet

By Rick Pendrous

Big food and drink brand owners are now tapping into the global intelligence derived by ‘crowd sourcing’ via the internet, thus extending the reach of ‘open innovation’ to develop the next generation of products targeted at different markets.

Animal feed industry gets new website

By Jane Byrne

A new website has been launched to supply independent breaking news on the global animal feed industry, valued at $500bn last year.

Raspberry ketones on sale without novel foods approval

By Rick Pendrous

Novel foods such as raspberry ketones continue to be widely available for sale throughout the UK in weight loss products and dietary supplements, despite not being approved by the regulatory authorities, as the Food Standard Agency (FSA) has just...

Get ready for a ‘scary ride’ to retailer shelves

By Rick Pendrous

Morrisons’ appalling results and the associated announcement last month by the retailer’s boss Dalton Philips that he planned to sell off a large slice of its estate to raise funds towards the £1bn earmarked for price cuts sent shivers throughout the...

Food firms missing out because of ‘dinosaur attitude’

By Laurence Gibbons

A “dinosaur attitude” is causing food and drink manufacturers to miss out on the benefits of integrating sustainability into their businesses, according to the boss of malt manufacturer Muntons.