Cakes
Quality assurance for McVitie’s
Labcell has supplied five Decagon Devices AquaLab 4TE water activity analysers to McVitie’s Cake Company for end of line quality assurance of Chocolate Cake, Jamaica Ginger Cake, Lyle’s Golden Syrup Cake and other products from the company’s range of cakes.
Cake proves popular during National Afternoon Tea Week
Mintel reports that cake sales grew in 2015 at the fastest rate since 2011, with the market estimated to have grown by 3% to reach £1.22 billion.
FDF Awards unveils shortlist
The shortlist for this year’s Food and Drink Federation (FDF) Awards has been announced, following much deliberation by a judging panel comprised of industry experts and sponsors.
Round-Up: Shelf Life
Here is your weekly round-up of Shelf Life news. Next week’s round-up will focus on ingredients news. To submit an item for inclusion, please contact Carly Wood at carly@bellpublishing.com.
FSS reiterates support for Eatwell Guide
Food Standards Scotland (FSS) has reinforced its support of the Eatwell Guide, which is based on scientific evidence reviewed by independent experts, without outside influence or bias.
Health conscious Brits snacking less
UK consumers have cut down on consumption of all snacks over the past year, according to new research from Mintel.
New seed blends
EHL Ingredients has launched a new range of seed blends to help food manufacturers create exciting new recipes and formulations for savoury biscuits and crackers.
Pomegranate compound
Dawn Foods has introduced a new, all natural flavour Pomegranate Compound to its range.
Memory Lane Cakes Creating Creamy Success with Boone Mixers
Memory Lane Cakes in Cardiff, part of the Finsbury Food Group, have replaced old mixing equipment and expanded production capacity with new rotating discharge Horizontal Helical Blade Mixers (HHBM) from John R Boone of Congleton, UK.
Jenny Morris
Head of The Institute of Food Safety Integrity & Protection (TiFSiP), Jenny Morris, tells us more about the new membership organisation she heads up and managing food safety for the London 2012 Olympic Games…
Herza introduces chocolate pieces
Herza is introducing a range of organic chocolate pieces produced without sucrose; the sweet taste is achieved with coconut sugar, lucuma or rice syrup, which have a comparatively low glycaemic index.
Caramel marshmallow fluff
Empire Bespoke Foods (UK) has rolled out a new deluxe caramel version of the iconic US spread brand Marshmallow Fluff.
Named fruit pieces
Taura Natural Ingredients’ latest innovation enables manufacturers of baked goods and snacks to include concentrated fruit pieces with authentic provenance in their products.