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Round-Up: Shelf Life

Here is your weekly round-up of Shelf Life news. Next week’s round-up will focus on ingredients news.

Food safety, Ingredients

Irish protein bar lands in WHSmith Travel stores

Fulfil, a bar which combines vitamins and protein, is now available in 387 WHSmith Travel stores across the UK.

Food safety, Ingredients

Mondelēz International unveils four new chocolate lines in Bournville Cadbury factory

Mondelēz International has unveiled four new finished production lines, the result of a £75 million investment, at its Bournville site in Birmingham.

Ingredients, Sustainability

Piab’s new metal detectable food suction cups

Industrial vacuum equipment manufacturer Piab has launched a series of metal detectable food contact cups.

Food safety, Ingredients, Packaging

Weetabix On The Go Protein launches chocolate flavour

Breakfast drink Weetabix On The Go has added a new chocolate flavour to its Protein range to emphasise its presence in the on the go breakfast market.

Ingredients

Whitworths launches snacking range in Poundland

Snacking and baking brand Whitworths has introduced a new snacking range into Poundland stores.

Ingredients

Round-Up: Ingredients

Here is your weekly round-up of ingredients news. Next week’s round-up will focus on packaging news.

Business news, Ingredients

FSS calls on Scots to break unhealthy snacking habits

Food Standards Scotland (FSS) is encouraging people in Scotland to give up unnecessary treats every Tuesday as part of its drive to start breaking Scotland’s unhealthy snacking habits.

Food safety, Ingredients, Regulatory

Limited edition Easter stuffing

Irish stuffing manufacturer Mr.Crumb is launching a special edition Chocolate and Chilli Hot Cross Bun fresh stuffing for the Easter period.

Food safety, Ingredients

Awesome fillings

Barry Callebaut has launched a range of chocolate and fruit fillings for confectionery and bakery creations.

Ingredients

F&D industry responds to Budget

Industry has been having its say on chancellor Philip Hammond’s Spring Budget statement.

Food safety, Ingredients

SugarSin launches range in Waitrose

Sweet manufacturer SugarSin is to launch its full range of cocktail gummies, chocolate delights and assorted fudge in UK Waitrose stores this month.

Ingredients

Last week I wrote about some of the food and drink products that have been discontinued over the years and are dearly missed by the Bell Publishing team. One of those was Galaxy Truffle, which was removed from Celebrations in 2011 and replaced with Twix.

Ingredients

Manufacturers set to discuss exports action plan

Growing demand for UK food and drink exports

Total exports of food and drink in 2016 grew by 10.5% to a record figure of more than £20 billion, as UK manufacturers responded to rapid growth in demand for quality produce.

Business news, Ingredients, New products, Sustainability

Gone but not forgotten

We have just taken delivery of a snack box in our office and myself and a colleague have had our usual ‘Wotsits or Quavers’ crisps debate. I’m firmly team Wotsits, so much so that I seem to be the only one here who recalls the various other versions they have released – and discontinued – over the years, such as prawn cocktail flavour and Weenie Wotsits.

Ingredients