Processing
Bowman Ingredients invests millions in new facility
Flour and coatings supplier Bowman Ingredients has commissioned a new blending plant in Hertfordshire, UK. The fully-automated facility – costing £6 million (€7.4m) – is located close to Bowman’s existing factory and flour mill. “We’re delighted to announce this next stage of our development, as we seek to utilise the latest processing technology drawn from […]
Turkey firm unveils biogas plant project
UK turkey farmer and supplier Bernard Matthews is to install a biogas plant to ‘improve the company’s waste handling and energy costs’. Xergi is to supply Holton Renewable Power – a joint venture between Bernard Matthews and Glendale Power, a development company specialising in anaerobic digestion – with a biogas plant. The plant will be […]
Tate & Lyle opens doors to Chicago innovation centre
Tate & Lyle has officially opened its new US Commercial and Food Innovation Centre in Chicago. The 110,000sq ft facility is designed to facilitate customer collaboration through the development of new food and beverage products that satisfy consumer demand for health, convenience, value and taste, and to significantly accelerate their delivery to market, says the […]
Firms use loaf in sticky situation
Stable Micro Systems and UK bakery brand Warburtons have announced the launch of new testing equipment for the bakery industry. Called the Warburtons Dough Stickiness System, the testing rig enables ‘more realistic assessment of dough stickiness’ as it minimises the dough’s exposure to atmospheric variables by testing under controlled conditions, according to a spokesman for […]
EFSA announces BPA re-evaluation
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has started work on its new risk assessment of bisphenol A (BPA) used in food contact materials, focusing in particular, it says, on exposure of vulnerable groups. The new opinion will complement earlier scientific advice provided at the request of the European Commission. EFSA will review all the available […]
Radical breadmaking process to bring ‘new opportunities for bakery industry’
Significant developments in bread processing will lead to new opportunities for the baking industry to produce bread of improved quality with reduced energy input, says Campden BRI. The food and drink research organisation has now teamed up with bakery equipment manufacturer Rondo to commercialise the new process, which it says can produce a high quality […]
Mixed results in acrylamide survey
The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) says results from a recent study reveal an increase in acrylamide levels in certain baby foods. The study, which looked at levels of process contaminants acrylamide and furan in a range of UK foods, showed an upward trend in acrylamide levels in processed cereal-based baby foods (excluding rusks), but […]
Cash incentive to innovate
Anyone who can come up with ways to transform food manufacturing and reduce waste could be in for a share of £15 million (€18m), thanks to a new government initiative. The cash is on offer as part of a drive to support research and development that will help unlock the potential of the UK’s farming, […]
Business news, Food safety, New products, Packaging, Sustainability
Low-dust flour power unveiled
Kampffmeyer Food Innovation’s Tip-Top Ultra Clean is an enzymatically inactivated, low-dust release flour that can improve the processing of doughs by machine as well as by hand, says the firm. It also says that, thanks to the flour’s specific granulation, adhesion to machine components and work surfaces is considerably reduced. “Thermal treatment of the raw […]
Cargill expands sustainable cocoa scheme
Cargill’s cocoa & chocolate business – in cooperation with the Ghana Cocoa Board – is expanding its sustainable cocoa program with the launch of a four-year commitment to farmer training in Ghana. The training will be delivered in partnership with Ghanaian-licensed cocoa buying company Akuafo Adamfo and the non-governmental organization Solidaridad West Africa. The aim […]
Taking the heat out of chilli
Flavour firm Treatt has developed a new pepper ingredient to ‘enhance savoury flavours without adding the fiery sensation of chilli pepper’. Jalapeno Treattarome 9816 is a companion product to Habanero Treattarome 9815 but, like the natural fruit, it carries a greener, bell pepper-like note, differentiating it from the hot, tangy habanero chilli, says Treatt. “The […]
Bakery enzyme range uses its loaf
Industrial bread is taken to the next level of freshness with the launch of the broadest range of anti-staling enzymes on the European market, says manufacturer DuPont Nutrition & Health. PowerFresh bakery enzymes, which form part of the DuPont Danisco range of ingredients, have already gained a significant following on the North American market, says […]
A nose for nuisance odours
The science of smell is set to enhance strategies to minimise odour pollution associated with food processing, thanks to the development of a pioneering industrial scale ‘electronic nose’. Available in the UK for the first time, the technology can be used to help improve the control of odours associated with food production and on-site waste […]
UK freezer firm wins Thai deal
UK equipment manufacturer Starfrost has supplied five spiral freezers to a Thai chicken processor as part of a major factory expansion. Based near Bangkok, Golden Foods Siam (GFS) manufactures a variety of chicken products including raw processed meat and cooked added value ranges. It supplies retail and food service markets in the UK and Ireland, […]