Food safety
Coca-Cola Great Britain accepts voluntary labelling scheme
Coca-Cola Great Britain (CCGB) today announced it is adopting the UK government’s voluntary front of pack nutrition labelling scheme, which combines nutrient amounts and percentage Reference Intakes (RIs) with colour-coding to show how much fat, saturated fat, salt, sugar and energy (calories) is in a product. Having gauged British consumers’ views on the scheme, the […]
New whey protein factory
Arla Foods Ingredients is investing €38 million in a new factory in Denmark to meet booming demand for whey protein hydrolysates. The investment will further strengthen the company’s position as a global leader in natural whey ingredients. The manufacturing plant is to be located next to Arla Foods Ingredients’ existing whey protein facility in Videbæk, […]
Robot palletising system
Barry Callebaut, manufacturer of cocoa and chocolate products, has installed a robotic palletising system at its Banbury plant as part of a three-phase investment in the palletising area. CKF Systems of Gloucester was commissioned to design, build and install the system. “We were impressed by work CKF had recently undertaken for a major confectionery brand,” […]
New bakery ingredients division
G.R Wright & Sons has unveiled its new multi-million pound manufacturing site at Delta Park, Enfield in the UK and created a new division called Wright’s Bakery Ingredients. Located a mile from Wright’s flour mill in Ponders End, the purpose built 50,000ft2 facility allows Wright’s to further build on its expertise in producing pre-mixes, concentrates and […]
Demand for snack pot packaging
Sharpak Aylesham has released statistics which show more than a third of consumers (37%) cite a lack of availability as the main barrier to buying fruit-based snacks. The survey, conducted by the plastic packaging specialist at Fruit Focus 2014, also reveals 27% of those surveyed say healthy snacks aren’t convenient. Ruth Price, business development director […]
Support for a Scottish food standards body
The creation of a standalone food standards body in Scotland has been supported by MSPs on the Health and Sport Committee. The Food (Scotland) Bill proposes that the current Food Standards Agency in Scotland be replaced with Food Standards Scotland, which, in addition to regulating food safety, would also have a role in diet and […]
Resin flooring for Michelin starred restaurant
Resin systems supplier Resin Surfaces Limited (RSL) and flooring specialist Resintek Services Ltd have added a Michelin starred restaurant to their list of clients after teaming up to supply flooring to Le Gavroche in London, UK. RSL and Resintek worked together to supply new flooring to Le Gavroche’s – which is run by Michel Roux […]
Expansion for food packaging firm
Faerch Plast, European producer of plastic containers for the food industry, is set to double production capacity in the UK following the planned installation of an additional extrusion line and associated thermoformers at its Durham-based manufacturing facility by early 2015. This move will ensure the company continues to meet its annual output for CPET ready […]
French chocolatiers oppose health labels
The French government’s proposal to classify food using colour-coded labels, ranging from green to red, in a bid to combat growing obesity in the country has been met by resistance from the Confederation of French Chocolate and Pastry Makers. The Confederation – which represents more than 4,500 chocolatiers and pastry makers in France – has […]
Amsterdam summit highlights challenges
Some key challenges were discussed in the European edition of the Sustainable Foods Summit.
Marel launches SmartLine Grader
Marel has launched the SmartLine Grader series for hygienic grading in the fish, meat and poultry industries. It has an IP69K rating and its open frame design and minimal horizontal surfaces promise maximum hygiene during high-pressure wash-down. The strip-down time for cleaning has been reduced, resulting in minimal downtime. As well as being hygienic, the […]
Diet Chef launches in UK supermarket
Diet Chef, the UK’s diet home delivery brand, is launching a small selection of its calorie-counted and portion controlled meals in Tesco stores nationwide this month. Founded to make healthy eating accessible and easy, Diet Chef meals aim to take the hard work out of losing weight and staying on track. The selection will include […]
Packaging for convenience foods market
KM Packaging Services is launching a new generation of lidding films for aluminium foil trays. Following other lidding developments from the company – such as KSeal lidding films for meat, poultry and fish packaging and Superguard Oven – KM Klarity is another product for the meat, fish, ready meals and fresh produce sectors. KM Klarity […]
Packaging targets fast food market
Sharpak Aylesham is launching two new ranges of packaging in response to the growing demand in high-end fast food. In the wake of recent statistics which show Britons spend nearly £30 billion every year on takeaways and convenience meals, and a third of their food budget on fast food, the UK manufacturer of thermoformed plastic […]