Published: Jun 01, 2012 By: Rory Harrington

Ardagh Group’s proposal to close one of its UK metal packaging plants secured as part of the takeover of Impress in 2010 is the likely result of a strategic review conducted in the aftermath of the major acquisition.

Published: Jun 01, 2012 By: Rory Harrington

Packaging players are likely to think twice before engaging with UK authorities again after the Government failed to wait for industry feedback and prematurely rolled out confused and flawed measures aimed at reducing the amount of plastic ending up in la

Published: Jun 01, 2012 By: Joe Whitworth

A NatureWorks plant derived biopolymer is the first product of its kind to gain silver cradle to cradle (C-2-C) certification.

Published: Jun 01, 2012 By: Shane Starling

Clinical data from King’s College in the UK has shown significant Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) reduction for a proprietary probiotic-fibre blend offered by UK start-up, Symprove.

Published: May 31, 2012 By: Mike Stones

The nation’s most complained about advert in the Advertising Standards Authority’s (ASA’s) 50-year history featured Kentucky Fried Chicken, according to its annual report published today (May 30).

Published: May 31, 2012 By: Mike Stones

Food giant Premier Foods is swapping its traditional on-premise IT system for a cloud-based collaboration suite Google Apps for Business to be implemented in the fourth quarter of this year.

Published: May 31, 2012 By: Rick Pendrous

Premier Foods is winning back City analysts' support under the direction of chief executive Michael Clarke, whose restructuring plans have restored their confidence.

Published: May 31, 2012 By: Rick Pendrous

Speculation has emerged over the past month that chilled own-label food manufacturer Bakkavör could be the subject of a takeover bid following its troubled recent history.

Published: May 31, 2012 By: By Rick Pendrous

Employees are being encouraged to spill the beans on food manufacturers that are jeopardising food safety by cutting corners in these cash-strapped times.

Published: May 31, 2012 By: Rod Addy

Derek Wiles shares his stories of life in the fresh olive oil business. Rod Addy reports

Published: May 31, 2012 By: Rick Pendrous

FSA chief scientist Andrew Wadge wants to spread the word on science around the UK, reports Rick Pendrous.

Published: May 31, 2012 By: Lynda Searby

A healthy image and premium profile are helping to make dark chocolate a rising star, reports Lynda Searby.

Published: May 31, 2012 By: Mike Stones

The June issue of Food Manufacture, out today (May 30), features an invitation from the Food Safety Agency’s (FSA’s) chief scientist to report food manufacturers that jeopardise safety by cutting corners.

Published: May 31, 2012

Doehler has added red hues called Red Brilliance to its natural colour range. The colouring concentrates are produced from black carrots at Doehler's plant in Akkent, Turkey and meet clean-label requirements for food and drink applications.

Published: May 31, 2012

Biocatalysts' new product Lactase 849MDP is a fungal enzyme that can be used in Kosher and Halal applications.

Published: May 31, 2012

DD Williamson (DDW) has developed a new oil-dispersible caramel colour using its proprietary emulsion technology.

Published: May 31, 2012

The Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP) has established a UK site in response to the global nature of the packaging industry.

Published: May 31, 2012 By: Mark Astley

A TV advert for Yoplait Frubes children’s yogurts, which ended with the slogan, “rip their heads off and suck their guts out”, has been cleared by the UK Advertising Standards Authority after several members of the public challenged its appropriateness.

Published: May 31, 2012 By: Ben Bouckley

UK firm INO claims to have created a coffee sub-category with ‘global potential’ by creating the first instant coffee fusing organic fruit with coffee beans using a trademarked method.

Published: May 31, 2012

Across the global food and beverage industry, 47% of top executive level respondents are "more optimistic" about revenue growth for their companies over the next 12 months, according to British research firm Canadean.