With the new year rapidly approaching, we ask members of the meat processing industry to tell us their Christmas wishes and what new developments they’re hoping for the sector in 2024.
Food Manufacture explores ways that cash-strapped businesses can invest in new plant and machinery on a budget and some of the programmes available to them to support the next stage in their growth.
A new, high-tech chocolate factory holds ‘golden ticket’ for careers in UK manufacturing as it opens its doors in Barnsley to address engineering skills gap.
Walkers is to rollout new packaging for it Sunbites range of snacks containing 50% recycled plastic, with plans to cut its use of virgin plastic over the next two years.
Earlier this month, Food Manufacture editor Bethan Grylls travelled to the Food Ingredients Europe (FiE) show in Frankfurt, Germany to discover the latest trends in the food and drink industry and what manufacturers need to pay attention to in 2024.
Iced beverage launches were up this year and now make up a quarter of all festive season new beverages, according to a new report from taste and nutrition specialist Kerry.
As the new year edges closer, we pick out several new product launches from 2023, giving us a flavour of the trends that inspired creativity throughout the year.
Wolverhampton-based importer and manufacturer of ingredients and snacks AIB Foods has secured a seven-figure funding package to support new product development and meet demand from national retailers.
At this time of year, most food business leaders are, inevitably, extremely busy. However, this month The Talent Poole was fortunate enough to secure a special interview with one of the best known and most successful global distribution leaders of our...
The UK food and drink industry is the fourth fastest to adopt artificial intelligence (AI) into job roles, according to new research by PR agency Tank.
New Wrexham Lager chief executive James Wright tells Food Manufacture about the brand’s plans to use the city’s new found fame as a launchpad for expansion in the UK and around the world.
Liverpool-based manufacturer of spice products Spice Kitchen has made a £40k tech investment, with plans to create new jobs on its way its £2m sales target.
Demands for transparency, traceability and authenticity have caused a shift towards new barcode technology, but how will this affect manufacturers in the food and drink sector?
Sports nutrition brand Applied Nutrition boasted a 74% growth in sales for the year ended July 2023, with plans of hitting a £100m 'milestone' in 2024.
Earlier this month, IGD delivered recommendations to DEFRA around consistent food environment labelling in the UK, but three lobbying groups have since aired concerns over ‘a narrow’ approach.
Pigs in blankets are the number one nostalgic Christmas food, beating out other holiday classics such as Quality Street and mince pies in a survey of British consumers.
Clare Ward, partner, and Stephen Chegwin, principal associate, of law firm Eversheds Sutherland discuss some of the pros and cons presented by artificial intelligence (AI).
Members of the food manufacturing and food science community have welcomed recent warnings from the Food Standards Agency (FSA) against the consumption of imported eggs.
Accelerated by the health-conscious consumer and new UK rules, food and drink producers have been working hard to reformulate their recipes. But what have been the obstacles in their way, is there any benefit to these tweaks, and will it help curb obesity?
Andy Richardson, partner at consultancy firm EFFP, explains that multinational food companies have warned of a shift from just in time to just in case thinking amid volatility in global supply chains.
