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Snowbird in ‘single source’ sausage relaunch
Snowbird foods is relaunching its Gourmet range of sausages using outdoor bred, single source pig meat to ‘guarantee high quality, absolute consistency and total traceability’. According to the London-based firm, it’s the first time such a scheme has been undertaken in the UK by a manufacturer of fully cooked and frozen sausages A specific breed […]
Seafood firm nets prawn processor
Scotland’s Associated Seafoods has acquired prawn processor Moray Seafoods in a move that it says will secure the future of the company and ‘herald the beginning of a new strategy to develop the domestic and export markets for quality langoustine and scampi’. This is the second seafood processing acquisition made by Associated Seafoods recently – […]
New frozen food packaging from Faerch Plast
Denmark-based company Færch Plast says it has developed a high strength ‘frost’ CPET (Crystalline Polyethylene Terephthalate) material for the packaging of frozen food products. It says it has also developed a new ‘real life’ test environment ‘to ensure unrivalled impact and crush resistance at low temperatures’. Impact resistance of plastics packaging materials is normally tested […]
Spotlight on food labelling plans
Food labels should include mandatory nutritional information, including on artificial trans fats and the country of provenance, Environment Committee MEPs said this week. The committee amended draft EU legislation to ensure that labels are ‘legible, do not mislead, and provide the information that consumers need to make choices’. The draft legislation, voted at the second […]
Food safety, Ingredients, Packaging, Regulatory, Sustainability
BFFF to host first dedicated marketing seminar
Frozen food companies are being given the opportunity to share the learnings gained from independent research undertaken by the British Frozen Food Federation (BFFF). It’s the first dedicated marketing seminar to be organised by BFFF and will be held on 12 May 2011 at Sheffield Hallam University. It’s open to both members and non-members looking […]
New VFFS bagging machine from Ilapack
Ilapak has launched a new open-frame vertical, form, fill and seal (VFFS) bagging machine, the Vegatronic 2000 OF. The new machine incorporates ultrasonic sealing technology and an open-frame design, offering easy accessibility for fast servicing and maintenance, says Ilapack, and is ideal for prepared produce, salads, frozen foods and grated and shredded cheese. “The Vegatronic […]
RAP unveils ‘breakthrough’ food tray
Packaging company RAP used this week’s Pro2Pac show to launch what it’s calling ‘the world’s first hermetically sealed carton food tray’. According to RAP, the product, known as the MA Tray, is capable of replacing existing oil-based plastic and metal food trays in the ‘food on the move’ and ready meal markets. “Moreover, with the […]
GRAS status for AstaPure
Algatechnologies’ natural astaxanthin product AstaPure has obtained GRAS (Generally Recognised As Safe) status from the FDA for use in food and beverages applications. “Our AstaPure brand has been successfully applied for several years as an active ingredient in dietary supplements, foods and beverages in Japan,” says Efrat Kat, director of marketing and sales at Algatechnologies. […]
Buyer sought to save Devon food factory jobs
ADMINISTRATORS have been appointed to try to sell a Devon factory and hopefully re-employ some of the 232 employees who have lost their jobs. The closure of Okehampton frozen desserts firm Polestar was announced last week by owners Privet Capital, who blamed ‘cashflow problems’. However, administrators FRP Advisory say they hope that the factory can […]
Danisco expands Epernon operation
Danisco has unveiled new facilities at its cultures production site in Epernon, France. They include an ultra cold storage unit (UCS) to provide 12-month shelf life for the frozen lactic and probiotic cultures produced at the plant for cheese and fresh dairy products, and a warehouse shipment zone. “The new UCS enables us to consolidate […]
Danone buys US frozen yogurt maker
French yogurt and bottled water company Danone has signed an agreement to acquire YoCream, the leading producer of frozen yogurt in the US, for £65 million (€77m). The transaction will enable Danone to move into frozen yogurt, a fast-growing segment in the US. It will also gain access to an away-from-home distribution network, in addition […]
The future is frozen, says new report
According to the authors of the world’s first frozen food report, such food can ‘strongly contribute towards Defra’s vision of a sustainable, secure and healthy food supply in the UK’. Compiled by researchers at the Centre for Food Innovation (Sheffield Hallam University) and Refrigeration Developments & Testing (Bristol) the British Frozen Food Industry – a […]
Food safety, Ingredients, Packaging, Regulatory, Sustainability
Six more food firms ditch ‘Southampton Six’
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has updated its list of product ranges that do not contain the six food colours associated with possible hyperactivity in young children. Six manufacturers producing product lines free of the colours have been added to the list. They are Central Foods Ltd, Dorset Cereals Ltd, Kent Frozen Foods, Norvik Foods […]
1 in 4 shoppers ‘rarely visits frozen food aisle’
A YouGov SixthSense report into the chilled and frozen foods market has revealed that 27% of UK adults rarely visit the frozen food aisle. The report also shows that a considerable number of consumers have not embraced new and non-traditional frozen food products. Consumers are unhappy with the variety of foods on display in the […]