All Food & Beverage
VTT flirts with 3D food printing
Added: 4 May 2016
A group of scientists at the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT) is attempting to transf…
Plastic fears spark UK recall of children’s dairy snacks
Added: 20 Apr 2016
Müller and Sainsbury’s have both recalled children’s dairy snacks over fears of plastic contaminati…
Case study: cooling technology speeds gum run
Added: 18 Apr 2016
Cooling kit helps chewing gum manufacturer increase production throughput.
Aldi suspends biscuit supply over contamination fears
Added: 31 Mar 2016
Aldi has suspended all orders from the UK supplier of a range of its biscuits amid concerns over “p…
Case study: the power of pumps
Added: 29 Mar 2016
Pumps firm helps food manufacturer become energy compliant.
Nestlé invests in odour control at Purina plant
Added: 10 Mar 2016
Nestlé confirmed this week it was working on improvements to the processes at its Purina PetCare pl…
Mars recalls chocolate bars over plastic contamination fears
Added: 1 Mar 2016
Food group Mars has issued a Europe-wide recall of some of its chocolate products, following the di…
Food and drink sector eyes fresh opportunities
Added: 23 Feb 2016
Many UK food and drink manufacturers are set to splash out on product and technological innovation …
Arla Foods to cut 500 jobs in global reorganisation
Added: 9 Feb 2016
Arla Foods, one of the largest dairy groups in Europe, has announced plans to cut 500 jobs as part …
Defra cooks up plan to boost food exports
Added: 29 Jan 2016
The government has established a new unit to raise the value of British food exports to £6 billion …
Feeding the future
Louisa Hearn | Added: 19 Jan 2016
The food and drink industry is being squeezed from every direction. Will process innovation become …
Process safety: cleaning house
Rob Smith | Added: 19 Jan 2016
Failure to recognise hazards in process plants could prove fatal, writes Robert Smith.
Cyber security: fighting talk
Rob Smith | Added: 11 Jan 2016
Cyber security is a multi-faceted beast, therefore plant operators must be prepared to defend their…
Outlook remains bleak for manufacturing
Added: 11 Jan 2016
Manufacturers in the UK are expecting 2016 to be fraught with tough decisions and risks, one indust…
Clean screens
Louisa Hearn | Added: 6 Jan 2016
Self-cleaning filters are making steady inroads into production processes, writes Louisa Hearn.
Great Food Nation
Louisa Hearn | Added: 4 Jan 2016
Along with great challenges often come great opportunities, and never has this been truer for the B…
Food body to treble apprenticeships
Added: 1 Jan 2016
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has pledged to treble apprenticeships and grow value-added food…
Critical care
Added: 17 Dec 2015
There are real advantages to be gained from renting specialist equipment, writes Will Russell of As…
Online calculator combats grit costs
Added: 17 Dec 2015
Hydro International has launched an industry tool to help assess the full operating cost impact of…
Manufacturing growth 'faded away'
Added: 7 Dec 2015
A survey published by manufacturers’ organisation EEF says UK manufacturing is facing a difficult e…
