Prima Cheese installs third weigher as it expands
Prima Cheese, based in Seaham, County Durham, is installing a third Ishida multihead weigher to handle its range of cheese products supplied to wholesale food and catering businesses worldwide.
Archives for June 3, 2014
NPD integral to bakery growth
Grain D’Or recognises that new product development has to become more important if the bakery is to grow, Simon Sloan tells Nicholas Robinson
Morrisons slammed for breaching the groceries code
Morrisons has breached the Groceries Supply Code of Practice (GSCOP) by overcharging suppliers, according to the Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA).
Cereal giant’s restructure affects 80 Manchester jobs
A Kellogg’s restructure threatens 80 jobs at its Manchester headquarters, amid plans to relocate office functions such as supply chain, finance, human resources and IT to Bucharest, Romania.
Tesco boss grapples with third quarter of falling sales
Tesco chief executive Philip Clarke is putting a brave face on the troubled retailer’s latest results, which today (June 4) revealed a third consecutive quarter of falling sales.
Chocs and biscuits get wrapped
Chocolate, confectionery and biscuit makers in the UK are being targeted with new flowrapping equipment from Ulma Packaging.
Pizza box concept permits flexibility in use
A new pizza box concept has been introduced by plastic packaging specialist Faerch Plast, in which the base is produced from crystalline polyethylene terephthalate (CPET) for use in ovens - up to a maximum 220°C - or in microwaves, while the lid is made...
Bakels rethinks palm oil
The introduction of the Food Information for Consumers Regulation (FIR) in December 2014 will mean food and drink businesses will have to identify the source of the vegetable oils they use in their products.
Detector stops metal wear products in baklava
London-based baklava manufacturer Persis has taken delivery of a Loma Systems IQ3 metal detector conveyor for checking products at its Wembley factory.
DSM researches vitamin E necessity
Adults who use vitamin E supplements are less likely to be deficient in the essential vitamin, new research from DSM has claimed.
Waitrose’s flour supplier for sale
Niche flour milling operation Bacheldre Watermill is being sold for £1.4M, with a £1M business plan and the potential to create around 20 jobs.
Recycle-friendly label stock makes a splash in Europe
In a boost for beverage brand owners wanting to increase the recyclability of their plastics and recyclers wanting to maximise their yields, new pressure-sensitive label materials which disengage at the washing stage could have a surprisingly significant...
Bread roll machine that's very easy to clean
A stainless steel, medium capacity, automatic bread roll machine, which is claimed to set new hygiene and cleaning standards, has been launched in the UK by European Process Plant.
Hepatitis E in pigmeat is a ticking timebomb
Hepatitis E in pork products will be the next battleground in foodborne diseases, a leading food safety expert has warned.
Caramel filter reduces waste by 20%
Confectioner Mondelēz International has reduced product wastage within its Cha-Cha brand process line at its Herentals-based factory in Belgium by 20% through the installation of a self-cleaning Russell Eco Filter.
Ragú first to use new barrier pack
The latest addition to the range of one of Britain’s oldest pasta sauces, Ragú, has become the first UK product to go on-shelf in a new type of oxygen barrier pack.
Yeo Valley adopts unique lid coding system
Chadwicks has developed a lidding system for a range of Yeo Valley dairy products that applies a unique code. The code, which is only revealed when the polyester lid is peeled back, is the first of its type to be used in the UK dairy market. Chadwicks...
Food firms slam local government labelling criticism
Food and drink manufacturers have rejected claims from the Local Government Association (LGA) that they are contributing to Britain’s obesity crisis by failing to back traffic light labelling.
New sweetener Advantame approved for use in EU
A new aspartame-derived sweetener has been approved for use in Europe by the European Commission (EC) and touted as a means for manufacturers to cut sugar content.
Low-pressure portioning retainsproduct integrity
The RevoPortioner from Marel Townsend has been improved to include a new 3D-drum, which enables it to produce an increased variety of products.
Palm oil: progress on sustainability, but challenges remain
Foodservice and animal feed sectors pose challenges for groups pressing to increase use of sustainable palm oil, but progress is being made.
Heavy rain hikes the price of cinnamon
Heavy rainfall in Asia has badly affected the cinnamon crop and resulted in a global surge in its price.
Ready meal firm’s sale offers lifeline to 142 staff
Brakes Group has agreed to sell ready meals firm Creative Foods to David Wood Baking for an undisclosed sum, potentially saving 142 jobs, a move one Facebook campaigners called “brilliant news”.
What exactly is a clean-label product nowadays?
The subject of ‘clean-label’ ingredients has not gone away, but there are increasingly other priorities which may take precedence, Paul Gander discoversEn dash: –
Don’t Sleep offers alternative to sleep
The Institute of Innovative Biomedical Technology (IBT) has launched a caffeine- and sugar-free energy drink called Don’t Sleep. The Latvian company revealed the product at Vitafoods in Geneva last month. It is made from concentrated apple juice, the...
French packer uses X-rays to monitor scallops
A French seafood packer has installed an Ishida X-ray inspection system to monitor frozen scallops before they enter the packing process.