vegetable
Processing boost for soup and sauce firms
Hosokawa Micron says its new angle disintegrator with streamlined processing options is helping manufacturers of soups, purées, sauces and dressings meet the market demand for increasingly authentic and quality fruit, vegetable purées and often difficult to handle spices and fruits.
New foodservice division for EHL
EHL Ingredients has announced the launch of its new UK foodservice division, Lähde.
No appetite for fussy-eaters app
It’s a perennial problem and one which causes teatime traumas at many a kitchen table. Just how do we get kids to eat their vegetables?
Consumers prepare for Plastic Free Trust Mark
A Plastic Free Trust Mark has been launched in a move that is hoped will revolutionise how shoppers buy their food and drink.
Waste initiatives
Supermarkets in the UK are ramping up their efforts to tackle waste, with news this week that Tesco is to scrap some ‘best before’ labels in a bid to reduce food waste, while Morrisons is encouraging customers to bring in their own containers for purchases at its meat and fish counters to tackle plastic waste.
Food safety, Ingredients, Packaging, Regulatory, Sustainability
WHO reveals REPLACE action package
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a step-by-step guide, REPLACE, for the elimination of industrially-produced trans-fatty acids from the global food supply.
“Too much leadership these days is what someone has read or seen somewhere else”
Label Apeel specialises in the food and drink sector, working with both craft and international brands. Here, managing director Stuart Kellock discusses recruitment companies, honest plumbers and challenger brands.
Round Up: Ingredients
Here is your weekly round-up of ingredients news. Next week’s round-up will focus on packaging news.
SVZ reveals investment in Spanish facility
Following several consecutive years of growth, SVZ, provider of processed fruit and vegetable ingredients, is undertaking a three year investment programme at its facility in Almonte, Spain.
On-the-go consumers drive snack sales across Europe
According to data and technology specialist IRI, demand for convenience and food and drink ‘on-the-go’ is helping to drive sales of snacking products, particularly crisps and salty snacks, across Europe.
Sprouted Genius launches on Ocado
UK-based sprouted flour cracker brand, Sprouted Genius has announced three new flavours of colourful crackers.
Crown announces new capping solutions package
Crown Food Europe has introduced a service package for food manufacturers.
Schur Flexibles acquires premium packaging manufacturers
Schur Flexibles Group has added two premium packaging manufacturers from the Clondalkin Group, based in Utrecht, The Netherlands to its portfolio.
The popularity of plant-based
After what felt like a very long January, February is finally upon us. While the likes of Dry January and Veganuary may have finished for some people, others will still be persevering with their more general New Year’s resolutions to live healthier, eat less junk and exercise more often.