How manufacturers can tackle food waste
Food waste is a growing concern for the food industry, and has been tackled in a number of ways. Stephanie Phillips looks at how consumers and manufacturers can help reduce...
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October’s top stories: Del Monte sells US unit, Barry Callebaut’s Turkey plant
Del Monte Foods has sold its Consumer Products business to Del Monte Pacific for $1.67bn, while Barry Callebaut brought its first chocolate manufacturing facility in Turkey online. Foodprocessing-technology.com wraps up...
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Going organic: how the horsemeat scandal has boosted the organic industry
In the UK’s post-horsemeat scandal society, consumers’ increased awareness of traceability has boosted the organic industry. Stephanie Phillips speaks to Paul Moore from the Organic Trade Board about the organic...
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The GM Backlash: debate over the adoption of GM crops in Europe
The UK environment secretary recently urged for a widespread adoption of GM crops in Europe, opening the gates to more controversial debates over GM foods. Stephanie Phillips asks what is...
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Original thinking: the technology that can determine the origin of food
In a bid to meet consumer demand for details of a food’s origin, Waitrose is piloting a new technology. Charlotte Richardson Andrews investigates how stable isotope ratio analysis can authenticate...
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Doing right by dairy: a code of practice
After continual price cuts caused many farmers to go under, a voluntary code of practice was introduced to improve relations between processors and farmers. Frances Marcellin asks what progress has...
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Nanotechnology in food: research, development and labelling
With new EU labelling regulations due for next year and initiatives underway to study public perception, Lucy Ingham finds out how far nanotechnology has advanced in the food industry and...
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Inside Food: Issue 6
In our latest issue we look how far nanotechnology has advanced in the food industry, profile the trend of responsible and sustainable sourcing, find out how a new process can...
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September’s top stories: Tetra Pak’s whey system, Smithfield-Shuanghui deal
Tetra Pak unveiled a new whey filtration system, Tetra Alcross RO Lite, while the largest takeover of a US company by a Chinese firm was witnessed with the Smithfield-Shuanghui $4.7bn...
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August’s top stories: First lab-grown hamburger unveiled, Heinz to cut jobs
World's first beef hamburger made from meat grown in laboratory unveiled in London, while HJ Heinz to eliminate 600 jobs in the US and Canada. Foodprocessing-technology.com wraps up key headlines...
