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Food manufacturers plan to attract recruits

Food manufacturers plan to attract recruits

Food and drink manufacturers must improve the image of their industry if they are to attract new recruits, warns the Food and Drink Federation (FDF).

Published: 03-Apr-2012

New preservation technique could fuel fruit juice boom by radically extending shelf life: Coolwave Processing

New preservation technique could fuel fruit juice boom by radically extending shelf life: Coolwave Processing

A new preservation technology for fresh juices that destroys spoilage bacteria without loss of organoleptic qualities can unlock barriers to growth in the market due to its radical extension of product shelf life of up to around 21 days, Dutch firm Coolwave Processing told BeverageDaily.com.

Published: 03-Apr-2012

Food and drink exports 'essential' to UK economy

Food and drink exports from the UK will play a vital part in the UK’s economic recovery, according to agriculture minister Jim Paice, after it was revealed that exports topped the £12bn barrier last year.

Published: 28-Mar-2012

Beneo: Prebiotic health claim rejections have put prospects “on hold”

Beneo: Prebiotic health claim rejections have put prospects “on hold”

Yves Servotte

Executive board member - Beneo Group

The second part of this exclusive interview sees Beneo executive board member, Yves Servotte, explaining the cooling but not crushing effect of EU prebiotic health claim rejections on its inulin-chicory business.

Published: 21-Dec-2011

Beneo board: “Let us not forget that functional food responds to a clear demand of the consumer”

Beneo board: “Let us not forget that functional food responds to a clear demand of the consumer”

Yves Servotte

Executive board member - Beneo Group

In the first part of this exclusive interview, Beneo Group executive board member, Yves Servotte, explains how European Union health claim rules have informed strategic thinking at one of Europe’s biggest and most vocal ingredient vendors.

Published: 20-Dec-2011

Weetabix wins the food manufacturing crown

Mark Edwards, Weetabix business unit operations manager, scooped the top award at the 2011 Food Manufacturing Excellence Awards last week.

Published: 16-Nov-2011

Research points to retail value of investment in packaging

Research points to retail value of investment in packaging

Marco Atzberger

Vice President Research Services - EHI Retail Institute

A lot of progress has been made to reduce the costs that packaging brings to retailers but more could be done to make food products stand out on shelves, according to EHI Retail Institute.

Published: 01-Jun-2011

Permission to buy: Inside the new healthy consumer paradigm

Permission to buy: Inside the new healthy consumer paradigm

Peter Wennstrom

President - Healthy Marketing Team

The internet’s freedom of information promise is opening up the value chain behind healthy foods to swathes of transparency-centric consumers armed with a desire to know the back story of the products they buy.

Published: 31-May-2011

Pan-European study reveals packaging trends

Pan-European study reveals packaging trends

Sophie Thillaye

Trade development advisor food and drink - UBIFrance

Lightweighting, recyclability and the development of eco-packaging have been revealed as the key issues for consumers, according to an analysis of packaging trends across seven major European countries by the French trade commission.

Published: 20-Dec-2010

Post recession trends in processing and packaging

Post recession trends in processing and packaging

Torsten Giese

Marketing Manager - Ishida

FoodProductionDaily.com caught up with Ishida Europe’s Torsten Giese at the Emballage show in Paris last week to discover his take on how the sector is recovering from the global recession and how this is informing development trends.

Published: 30-Nov-2010

Seasonal Video Greetings From Decision News Media

Seasonal Video Greetings From Decision News Media

Welcome to this seasonal holiday video from Decision News Media.As we prepare to celebrate our tenth anniversary next year and first year as part of William Reed Business Media, we present 10 fun number facts about our company. And, later this week, the holidays begin.

Published: 22-Dec-2009

Prices should reflect investment in food

Prices should reflect investment in food

Yves Servotte

Member of the Executive Board - Beneo Group

Western consumers do not expect to pay high prices for their food today. But Yves Servotte of the Beneo Group believes food should be valued like any other hi-tech product, and prices should reflect higher production costs and quality controls.

Published: 01-Dec-2009

Beauty foods and drinks: In good taste?

Beauty foods and drinks: In good taste?

Chocolates, jams and juices sporting beauty claims were showcased by market researchers Mintel at the In-Cosmetics show in Munich. NutraIngredients' Cosmetics Design cousins hit the show floor to put the latest beauty foods and drinks to the taste test.

Published: 11-Jun-2009

Niche markets and recession-busting strategies

Niche markets and recession-busting strategies

Jeff Hilton

Managing director - Integrated Marketing Solutions

Consumers express their own values when they shop, and the LOHAS (Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability) market is no different. Jeff Hilton, the managing director of Utah-based Integrated Marketing Group, tells Shane Starling how companies can make the most of this market's potential.

Published: 27-May-2009

Time for an EU health claims rethink

Time for an EU health claims rethink

Bas van Buijtenen (DSM), Nigel Baldwin (Cantox)

In a NutraIngredients.com round table discussion, DSM’s Bas van Buijtenen expresses widespread industry concern with the EU nutrition and health claims process, while Cantox’s Nigel Baldwin tells us what we should expect from next month’s meeting with EFSA.

Published: 14-May-2009

Video season's greetings from Decision News Media

Video season's greetings from Decision News Media

The Decision News Media team would like to bring you its seasonal greetings in person and show you around the offices.

Published: 22-Dec-2008

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Kerry Ingredients fined $50,000 for repeat safety failures

Kerry Ingredients fined $50,000 for repeat safety failures

The US department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has fined Kerry Ingredients & Flavours...

Kellogg’s revamps brand, but significantly?

Kellogg’s revamps brand, but significantly?

Global cereal giant, Kellogg’s is investing in a ‘significant’ revamp of its 106-year-old brand in a bid...

Sainsbury claims fastest web food retailer growth

Sainsbury claims fastest web food retailer growth

The UK’s third largest supermarket Sainsbury claims to be the country’s fastest growing online food retailer in...

UK dairy co-op buys sports nutrition firm in “added value” move

UK dairy co-op buys sports nutrition firm in “added value” move

UK dairy co-operative First Milk has acquired leading UK sports nutrition player, CNP Professional, as it diversifies...