News

A cow wash? Don't be udderly ridiculous! (23 July 2010)
It started in its native Sweden, where it sold 30,000 - an automatic brushing machine which is said to improve milk production. Now it's heading for the UK. More..

FDF 'relief' at FSA reprieval (23 July 2010)
“We were relieved to hear the news about the future of the Food Standards Agency,” says Julian Hunt of the FDF. “We'd seen the Press reports it was to be axed, and had heard similar rumours around the Westminster village but it wasn’t entirely clear whether there was truth in it.” More..

'Don’t bring me back – buy me in the UK' (22 July 2010)
More than 50 people a day have illegal foods seized at ports and airports when entering the UK, the latest figures show More..

Apprenticeship award is icing on cake (22 July 2010)
A food technology apprentice who invents cakes and biscuits for major UK supermarket chains was among the winners at the Apprenticeship Awards More..

Profibus across full range of monitors (22 July 2010)
Analytical Technology announces it's added 24VDC powered and digital options of the Profibus DP (Decentralised Peripherals) standard across its range of monitors, including its chlorine range, in response to customer demand More..

Shaking up the milk industry (22 July 2010)
Ulrick & Short has launched products to help it respond to retailers' demands for alternatives to modified starches and fats. More..

Shaking up the milk industry (22 July 2010)
Ulrick & Short has launched products to help it respond to retailers' demands for alternatives to modified starches and fats. More..

A Tasty Challenge (22 July 2010)
At the Nestlé factory in York, a continuous programme of asset optimisation and process improvement means there is usually an installation of one kind or another taking place onsite More..

Castle MacLellan lay on a royal spread (22 July 2010)
The Queen visited the fishing town of Kirkcudbright to meet the staff of Castle MacLellan Foods and learn about the positive impact the company’s pâté business provides to the local economy More..

Senior appointments for food training body (22 July 2010)
Two senior appointments have been made at Improve, the food and drink sector skills council and The National Skills Academy for Food and Drink Manufacturing More..