29-Jul-2004
Me & My Factory: Tim Wilson, md Loseley Dairy Ice Cream
Disabled workers help solve recruitment issues
29-Jul-2004
Companies that employ workers with disabilities are not just fulfilling their corporate responsibility -- they are tapping into a resource of well-trained people, says Stefan Chomka
THE FIRM
29-Jul-2004
Your cut-out-and-keep guide to top employers 49. Patak's
Changeovers
29-Jul-2004
Norman Soutar, former director of corporate strategy at Baxters Food Group, has taken up the new role of group md. Audrey Baxter remains executive...
A spirited move for ice cream
29-Jul-2004
Langage Farm has teamed up with Thomas Lowndes, which supplies Allied Domecq's portfolio of alcohol drinks to manufacturers, to bring a new range of...
Gü teaches a lesson in tortes
29-Jul-2004
Premium desserts manufacturer Gü has added two more puddings to its portfolio to further extend the eating occasions for its products.New to its...
From soups to sandwiches, Patak's begins offensive on out-of-home eating
29-Jul-2004
Indian food manufacturer Patak's is busy developing a whole host of new products for food manufacturers and caterers to bring Indian flavours to a...
Changeovers
15-Jul-2004
Former md of Müller Dairy UK and recently responsible for international activities for the Müller Group Ken Wood has resigned to join the Weetabix...
Proactive thinking needed by industry
15-Jul-2004
Food and drink manufacturers need to be more proactive in how they appeal to prospective students looking for a career in the industry, says Paul...
THE FIRM
15-Jul-2004
Your cut-out-and-keep guide to top employers 48.Swizzels Matlow
Dairy is the place for an innovative career move
15-Jul-2004
Rationalisation of the dairy sector is expected to result in further job cuts. Yet career opportunities in new product development (NPD) have never been so good, says Stefan Chomka
Close fillet control
15-Jul-2004
Consistency for Cavaghan & Gray's frozen fish line
Sshhh ... quiet and clean moves
15-Jul-2004 By Bob Brooks
New legislation, which dramatically reduces allowable workplace noise, and tougher hygiene requirements are driving conveying developments, reports Bob Brooks
Faster sterility testing
15-Jul-2004
Culture-based methods are being superseded
Creaming off the fat
15-Jul-2004
A better heat exchange
Infusion system kills more bacteria
15-Jul-2004
The reduction of bacterial spores is crucial in the production of baby formula
Smoother choc ice production
15-Jul-2004
Poor synchronisation between high speed lines and packaging equipment can cause mayhem
Collaboration is the whey to go for smaller cheesemakers
15-Jul-2004
Pooling resources could help smaller manufacturers make money out of waste
Splash out now and save water
15-Jul-2004 By Susan Birks
Water is an increasingly costly resource and the dairy sector uses more than most. Susan Birks investigates the potential for reducing its consumption and the savings that are to be had by doing so
Hungary for a change?
15-Jul-2004
The food revolution in Hungary is under way, but is it too late for British manufacturers to join the party? In an occasional look at Europe, Sue Scott reports
A lesson in dark arts
15-Jul-2004
Ever wondered what that dark salty sauce used in stir-fries is all about? Stefan Chomka went to find out more about food's 'black gold'
Danger Zone
15-Jul-2004
Are you 'walking the talk' or 'stumbling the mumble' on plant safety? Rick Pendrous reports on Food Manufacture's recent safety forum
Health check for the industry
15-Jul-2004
Despite some predictions that food manufacture will disappear overseas, others are more hopeful about the future. Rick Pendrous reports
15-Jul-2004
Me & My Factory: Henry Chevallier Guild
Warehouses need attention
15-Jul-2004
Why do companies not devote the same professional skills to managing their warehouses as they do to their factories?A supply chain manager for a food...
Grampian to centralise its chicken supply business
15-Jul-2004
Grampian Country Food Group plans to centralise its chicken business and make better use of IT systems to improve the communications throughout its...
Pork sausage study paves way for lean supply chain
15-Jul-2004
Savings of up to 20% are possible in the pork sausage supply chain, according to a new study from the Food Chain Centre and Red Meat Industry Forum,...
Digital sleeve and label line
15-Jul-2004
Sleever International has entered into a joint project with a print specialist to develop digitally-produced labels and sleeves.The project, with...
Scooby Doos it for kids' meals
15-Jul-2004
It must have been dogged persistence which got Sharp Interpack its first order for the Scooby-Doo range of children's frozen ready meals. But now it...
IOP targets chartered status, new members and online services
15-Jul-2004 By Paul Gander
The Institute of Packaging (IOP) is aiming to achieve chartered status within five years, dramatically increasing the number and quality of its...
Retailer space fears hinder pouch take-up
15-Jul-2004
Foil-free barrier films are available, filling speeds are rising, costings are acceptable, but the stand-up retort pouch for food is not taking off...
Grasping your lost potential
15-Jul-2004
Despite the huge pressures on manufacturers I am amazed at the lost potential that exists in our UK factories. As an external trainer and facilitator...
Held hostage to novel food regulations
15-Jul-2004
Infuriating as the case of the Saskatoon berry must be for the suppliers that had to withdraw their blueberry-like product from supermarkets, because...
Britvic extends outsourced predictive maintenance
15-Jul-2004
Britvic Soft Drinks has extended its dependence on 'predictive maintenance' procedures since commissioning a second bottling line (line 5) at its...
Good news for claimants against vitamin cartel
15-Jul-2004 By Susan Birks
Food producers overcharged for vitamins by a vitamin cartel in the 1990s will now be able to seek compensation via UK courts. The news follows a...
Caterers are industry's frozen asset
15-Jul-2004
Catering will offer frozen food producers the best prospects for growth in future, according to Alf Carr, director general of the British Frozen Food...
Byrne defends GM label laws but raises hopes of a review
15-Jul-2004 By Rick Pendrous
commissioner accepts need for possible 'fine tuning' of rules
Seven out of 10 acquisitions threatened by 'hidden' risks
15-Jul-2004
Environmental issues could make some companies unsaleable
Freshbake fails
15-Jul-2004
Frozen food firm Freshbake Foods has gone in to receivership with the loss of over 300 of its 990 jobs.The receivers at PricewaterhouseCoopers made...
Local authority hits on capital idea to promote London food industry healthy eating, waste management and energy efficiency top bill
15-Jul-2004
Healthy eating, waste management and energy efficiency top bill
Liquid engineering throws light on fakes in extra virgin territory
15-Jul-2004
Researchers are looking for companies to commercialise a system which is claimed to be able to detect fake extra virgin olive oils.The...
Processors defend costs as MPs fail to solve milk price mystery
15-Jul-2004
Battle rages over who profits most in the liquid milk chain
Arla plans early capacity increase for longer-life milk at new dairy
15-Jul-2004
Arla Foods is to inject an additional £20m into its soon-to-be-opened Stourton, Leeds dairy to boost production capacity for Cravendale milk after...
Minister gives industry September deadline for action plans on salt
15-Jul-2004 By Susan Birks
Government moves closer to imposing controls on salt levels
Trades union ends battle to save Nestlé factory
15-Jul-2004
The Transport and General Workers Union (TGWU) has admitted defeat in its attempt to stop Nestlé closing its chilled desserts factory in Staverton...
15-Jul-2004 By Rick Pendrous
Lack of technical standards delays radio tagging roll-out
Efsis launches 'baby' BRC standard for cheap assurance by small firms
15-Jul-2004
The third-party inspection company Efsis has created a new 'stepping stone' standard for small manufacturers aspiring to the full British Retail...
Special K lines expand
15-Jul-2004
Kellogg has launched a new wave of products as part of its seemingly relentless new product development drive.After its recent launch of Special K...
What's on the label?
15-Jul-2004
With one in five British adults currently classified as obese and childhood obesity rates rising, we can no longer ignore the UK's growing weight...
Nestlé and Müller launch yoghurt drink offensive
15-Jul-2004
Both Nestlé and Müller are hoping to spoil Yoplait Dairy Crest's (YDC) party with the launch of their own yoghurt drinks that will compete with...
