Process industries

A lamb and beef producer is eyeing a competitive edge by branding meat as ‘The Real Stuff’ amid a rise in bioreactor protein activity. According to a team of farmers, researchers, and start-ups – funded by the BBSRC in the Transforming Food Systems Programme and led by the Royal Agricultural University (RAU) – looking into…

Brits are eating less chocolate in 2023 as HFSS (High in Fat, Sugar, or Salt) products face tighter restrictions on where they can be located in stores. Since October 2022, confectioneries including chocolate are less visible to consumers, and according to Mintel this is one reason for a decrease in sales, along with a shift…

Steve Gough, CEO at the UK’s largest compliance scheme – Reconomy brand Valpak – has welcomed Defra’s announcement that OPRL’s Dr Margaret Bates has been appointed as head for the UK Extended Producer Responsibility (pEPR) for packaging scheme administrator. Gough said: “Both I, and the team at Valpak, would like to congratulate Margaret on an…

M&S Food has announced a collaboration with nutrition-science company Zoe in response to growing consumer awareness about gut health. The two have combined to also launch of the M&S Food x Zoe Gut Shot. The retailer said it is helping customers make healthier choices as they become more aware of the gut’s role in overall…

Growing numbers of vegetarians are dissatisfied with the products available to them [Image credit: Stokkete/Shutterstock.com] Posted: 5 January 2024 Share this page The number of vegetarians satisfied with the choice of food products available to them has suffered a dramatic decline, according to the findings of new research commissioned by Ingredient Communications. The online poll…

A number of food industry players have collaborated on a project to develop technology that can make flexible plastic packaging recyclable. Over the past three-and-a-half years the companies, with support from Innovation Fund Denmark, have generated encouraging results to stop multi-laminate plastic packaging from food being incinerated. The packaging is composed of several materials that…

Spirits maker, Waldemar Behn says it is preparing for a productive 2024 as the family business learns from recording stable sales volumes in 2023. Rüdiger Behn, the spirits manufacturer’s managing director, notes a “positive and satisfactory” 2023 from cautious and realistic planning as well as the maintenance of existing brands, limited editions and its export…

Dozens of jobs are on the menu at Myco as the plant-based firm opened its first site in the UK. Almost 70 jobs will be created after the plant-based food manufacturer moved into a huge new product development site. Myco Holdings said it will transform a former food manufacturing plant in Leeming Bar into a…

A Great Taste Award winning, B Corp certified start-up brand is launching its White Miso Cooking Sauce and Tahini Sauce to Marks & Spencer stores nationwide in January 2024 (priced at £3.50 per 200ml bottle), in time for veganuary and helping to inspire flavour-packed New Year recipes. Nojō London, headed up by Simona Deifta, wants…