Ingredients

 

Low-salt snacks

A range of sodium-reduced savoury snacks has been launched by newcomer Hoopo Healthy Snacks, produced using low sodium sea salt SoLo. The range, which contains up to ten times’ less salt than rival brands, comprises four varieties of 40g or 50g consumer packs – Satay Peanuts, Spicy Mediterranean Peanuts, Jalfrezi Cashews and Shanghai 5 Spice […]

New flavour

As part of its recent re-launch, kids’ cereal bar brand Harvest Cheweee has launched its first new flavour in three years – Strawberry Crush. The new flavour was launched after consumer research revealed 58 per cent of cereal bar shoppers said that new flavours would be the biggest incentive to purchase Harvest Cheweee bars more […]

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Fishy business

Microwaveable snacking brand Taste Inc is extending its range of on-the-go snacks with the launch of the Fish Fillet Burger, a fish fillet coated in breadcrumbs, topped off with cheese and tartare sauce. Chris Wenham, head of brands, says, “This is a very exciting launch for us, not only as this is an extension to […]

Mid-lifers’ chocolate habits

According to Canadean, chocolate is becoming increasingly popular among 35-44 year old UK consumers, however, research shows that these consumers pay little attention to its product formulation. Canadean’s survey finds that 46% of consumers aged 35-44 claim that ‘natural products’ are neither important nor unimportant when they look for chocolate. Moreover, 66% have never put […]

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United Biscuits and Cargill unite

United Biscuits (UB) has announced a three-year partnership with Cargill, which will see Cargill’s cocoa and chocolate business supply all of UB’s derived cocoa and chocolate products, as well as support UB with delivery to its seven UK manufacturing facilities and four facilities in northern Europe. The partnership will also see the companies work together […]

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Olive oil preferred choice for 55+

The market for olive oil is the fastest growing in the oil and fats market in the UK, and has the potential to appeal to those aged 55 and over due to its age-aligned benefits, Canadean reports. The UK’s oil and fats market is valued at £420 million and is forecasted to grow further. Older […]

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Campylobacter exploits chicken ‘juice’

A study from the Institute of Food Research has shown that campylobacter’s persistence in food processing sites and the kitchen is boosted by chicken ‘juice’. Organic matter exuding from chicken carcasses (chicken juice) provides these bacteria with the perfect environment to persist in the food chain. This emphasises the importance of cleaning surfaces in food […]

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Show season continues

I have reported on several shows and exhibitions in recent newsletters and, with show season still in full swing, I clocked up a few more air miles last week with a visit to Emballage in Paris as well as Food Matters Live in London. First up was Emballage, which took place in Paris at the […]

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PROCESSING: Weekly round-up

Here is your weekly round-up of processing news. If you have a news item you would like to submit for next week’s round-up, please contact Carly Wood at carly@bellpublishing.com. Ishida Europe has launched an x-ray model capable of detecting even the smallest bones in meat and poultry. Fowler Products, powered by Pro Mach, has introduced […]

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Snacking insight

New reports from TechNavio highlight market growth rates and trends set to impact the global cereal bar, savory snacks and confectionery markets.

KK Fine Foods expansion

KK Fine Foods is creating 90 new jobs on Deeside Enterprise Zone in its largest investment to date, with support from the Welsh government and Finance Wales. The £4.2million investment is creating an additional 10,000 sq ft of manufacturing space and funding the purchase of new equipment that will increase capacity to produce more than […]

Latest FIC compliance insight

With just one month remaining until the main elements of the Food Information to Consumers EU 1169/2011 Regulation (FIC) are due to come into effect in the UK, analysis of the industry’s journey toward compliance has identified where issues may persevere for those involved with the sale of food and drink products. The third in […]

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Batch fryers

FooDesign, a tna company, has launched its automated, hot oil batch-pro 12 series of cookers and fryers. The model offers an efficient way to cook root and other vegetable products, such as potato, carrot, taro, beetroot and parsnip chips. With heat capacities ranging from 90 to 272 kilograms per hour, the batch fryer optimises output. […]

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Event combines food, health and nutrition

Leading brands from across the food and drink sector will be participating in Food Matters Live, the UK’s first cross-sector event dedicated to food, health and nutrition. Global companies including Nestlé, Unilever Foundry, The Coca-Cola Company and Kellogg Group will be revealing their latest innovations. “We are delighted that so many leading names from across […]

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