Published: Jun 08, 2012 By: Rick Pendrous

A low-priced flexible robot, which is simple to programme and doesn't require specialist coding skills, is expected to receive a warm welcome by smaller food firms looking to make their first step into automation, according to the Danish company that deve

Published: Jun 08, 2012 By: Sarah Hills

Smoothie, drinks and veg pot maker Innocent has shown how to get ahead in social networking by winning first place in a list of 100 brands judged to make the best use of social media.

Published: Jun 08, 2012 By: Sarah Hills

Retail giant Tesco and other supermarkets have stopped sourcing beef from meat exporter JBS following claims that its supply was linked to illegal deforestation in the Amazon.

Published: Jun 08, 2012

The Agency has produced a summary of its research published in May 2012.

Published: Jun 07, 2012 By: Lorraine Mullaney

Up to 40 jobs are under threat at the McCain food factory in Scarborough, as the firm shifts production from pizzas to ready-baked jacket potatoes.

Published: Jun 07, 2012 By: Rick Prendrous

More research is needed to determine how big a role food plays in the transfer of the parasitic disease toxoplasmosis to humans in the UK, according to scientists.

Published: Jun 07, 2012 By: Mike Stones

Drinks giant Diageo’s plan to invest £1bn in Scotch whisky production, designed “to seize the opportunity for global growth” will create 100s of jobs, according to the firm.

Published: Jun 07, 2012 By: Mike Stones

The UK needs super farms to stop food prices rising and to maintain high animal welfare standards, claims president of the National Farmers Union Peter Kendall.

Published: Jun 07, 2012 By: Ben Bouckley

Diageo has announced ‘pivotal’ plans to invest one billion pounds in a new malt distillery and expand existing sites in Scotland to cash in on explosive growth in emerging markets from Europe to Asia.

Published: Jun 07, 2012

The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) achieved revenues of £12.7m (Q1 2011, £25.4m) in the first quarter of 2012, on sales of 3,688 (Q1 2011, 5,954) tonnes of salmon.

Published: Jun 07, 2012

Researchers in Scotland are working on a new project that aims to use robots to determine the quality of meat, an innovation which could lead to significant savings for the meat industry.

Published: Jun 07, 2012

The Food Standards Agency is looking to appoint a new expert member to join the General Advisory Committee on Science (GACS).

Published: Jun 06, 2012 By: Rory Harrington

A groundbreaking project that aims to use machines to measure the eating quality of meat has reached a milestone after the successful testing of a robot in-line at an abattoir in Scotland.

Published: Jun 06, 2012 By: Rory Harrington

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has approved a new additive as an ingredient in PVC coatings for food cans up to a concentration of 25%.

Published: Jun 06, 2012 By: Nathan GRAY

Forget high taxes on unhealthy foods, health policy makers should be working with industry to help make the healthy options cheaper, argues Professor Jack Winkler.

Published: Jun 06, 2012

A fish processing plant is to create 10 new jobs in the Western Isles when it extends its facilities with a new harvest station.

Published: Jun 05, 2012 By: Stephen Daniells

Bread enriched with specific cereal fibers may beneficially modify bacterial populations in the gut without any adverse effects, says a new study by scientists from the University of Reading, UK and Puratos.

Published: Jun 05, 2012

Irish dairy company Fivemiletown Creamery has launched a range of ice-creams. The new range has been developed as part of the company’s plan to diversify the business further and faciltate high returns for Northern Ireland dairy farmers.

Published: Jun 04, 2012 By: Rick Pendrous

Frozen foods specialist Yearsley Group is to start work on a £20M expansion of its Heywood headquarters to meet demand for new business.

Published: Jun 02, 2012 By: Nathan Gray

Recommendations for dietary intake of vitamins and minerals may be helping to battle deficiencies, but they do not do enough to achieve optimal nutrition for brain health – suggesting a ‘growing case for supplementation’.