Food Trade Review back issues from September 2003:
A welcome full of eastern promise.(informalia)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2003 ... An online helper by the name of 'Samurai' has been created to show visitors around the new look Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks website, now online at www.mitforklift.com. Samurai is there to guide visitors to the perfect truck for their particular application, as well as download ...
APV campaign enters next phase.(informalia)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2003 ... Phase two of APV's 'Modern Art of Engineering campaign is being rolled out with a surge of new promotional activities planned for the year. www.modern-art-of-engineering.com showcases new online digital videos, to promote the engineering excellence of APV's wide range of pumps, ...
New 2003 catalogue from Flexicon.(informalia)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2003 ... Flexicon has launched a new 2003 catalogue that offers an invaluable guide for all wholesalers, contractors and specifiers of cable management systems. The 2003 edition includes details on every product in the Flexicon portfolio--including many new additions--and has been ...
Follow the leaders.(informalia)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2003 ... The latest analysis of the food retail market, covering the Top 1000 companies, is available from Plimsoll Publishing. The 1375-page analysis has identified 114 UK Food Retailers companies who last year increased their collective market share by 2%, It looks at how they have ...
Free weld purging guide.(informalia)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2003 ... A free guide to weld purging has been published by Huntingdon Fusion Techniques. The A5 booklet has an A-Z glossary of purging terms, products and advice ...
Websites and events.(informalia; Euro Daewoo UK Ltd.--Lift Truck Division www.eurodaewoo.co.uk; Royal Institute of Public Health seminar)
Sep 01, 2003 ... Prominent forklift truck supplier Euro Daewoo UK Ltd--Lift Truck Division has launched a new website for its customers. The site, www.eurodaewoo.co.uk, contains an introduction to the range of Daewoo diesel, electric and LPG lift trucks and electric reach trucks available in the ...
ToolBox create product CD.(informalia)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2003 ... A CD has been released by ToolBox Software GmbH, giving extensive information on the company and its products. The CD, entitled ToolBox inside, gives users an idea about the company. DispoTool, the computer-aided distribution system, together with the production management ...
New DURAN catalogue unveiled.(informalia)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2003 ... The new DURAN[R] Catalogue 2003 has been released by SCHOTT. Comprising 240 pages of information, the catalogue includes the company's full laboratory glassware range. Numerous product innovations such as the DURAN-safe specimen jar, DURAN-ident identification system, ...
Food application help desk created.(informalia)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2003 ... To help with the problem of dealing with difficult questions about food product development, the European technological business development advisor FOODLINK FORUM has launched a specialised service. The Food Application Help-Desk is based on many years of food industry support ...
Free C-Frame literature from NuTEC.(informalia)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2003 ... Sales literature on NuTEC Manufacturing's C Frame Filling & Portion Depositor is now available. The full colour sheet features crisp photography of the C Frame system, as well as the variety of food products for which the depositor is applicable, including stuffed sandwiches, egg roll ...
Petits Filous is back.(informalia)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2003 ... Children's chilled yoghurts and desserts manufacturer Yoplait Dairy Crest (YDC) has relaunched Petits Filous fromage frais, together with a new website and Careline. The new and interactive website, now online at www.petitsfilous.co.uk, is a rich source of information on Petits ...
Food Allergy and Intolerance, Current Issues and Concerns.(Book Review)
Sep 01, 2003 ... Edited by Victoria Emerton Published 2002 Paperback 181 Pages Price 54.00 [pounds sterling] (UK: Leatherhead Publishing) This book contains the lectures that were given at the conference Food Allergy and Intolerance 2002--Current Issues and Concerns, held in London at the end of ...
The Food Chemistry Laboratory: A Manual for Experimental Foods, Dietetics, and Food Scientists, 2nd Edition.(Book Review)
Sep 01, 2003 ... Connie M. Weaver and James R. Daniel Published 2003 Paperback 137 Pages Price: 50.00 [pounds sterling] (USA: CRC Press) A popular book in its first edition, The Food Chemistry Laboratory: A Manual for Experimental Foods, Dietetics, and Food Scientists, 2nd Edition continues to ...
Dairy processing: maximising quality.(Book Review)
Sep 01, 2003 ... Edited by Gerrit Smit Published 2003 Hardback 546 Pages Price: 154.00 [pounds sterling] (UK: Woodhead Publishing) This book reviews key developments and their impact on product safety and quality. The first two chapters in Part 1 provide a foundation for the rest of ...
Pests of Stored Foodstuffs and Their Control.(Book Review)
Sep 01, 2003 ... Dennis S. Hill Published 2002 Hardback 476 Pages Price 170.00 [pounds sterling] (The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers) This textbook gives a broad overview of pests of human foodstuffs held in storage. The work contains a large number of illustrations, providing for ...
The Antioxidant Vitamins C and E.(Book Review)
Sep 01, 2003 ... Edited by Lester Packer, Maret G. Traber, Klaus Kraemer and Baiz Frei Published 2002 Hardback 298 pages Price: 80.00 [pounds sterling] (USA: AOCS Press) This book contains the proceedings of a symposium on The Antioxidant Vitamins C and E, held during the 2002 World Congress of ...
Taints and off-flavours in food.(Book Review)
Sep 01, 2003 ... Edited by Brian Baigrie Published 2003 Hardback 203 Pages Price: 115.00 [pounds sterling] (UK: Woodhead Publishing) Off-flavours and taints are defined as unpleasant odours or tastes, the first resulting from the natural deterioration of a food, the second from its contamination ...
Trade marks[R]: a selection of Trade Marks and Brands registered in August.(Directory)
Sep 01, 2003 ... A TOUCH OF INDIA No. 2335360 Fresh fruit; fresh vegetables; mixtures of foodstuffs containing one or more of the aforesaid goods; snack foods: all included in Class 31. UK Snacks Ltd, Nageena House, 1 Waterden Road, Stratford, London E15 2EE. ARCHERS ROYAL TUNBRIDGE WELLS ...
Exhibitions & conferences.(Calendar)
Sep 01, 2003 ... October 1-3 FRESH2003--Freshfel Europe and Eurofruit Magazine have pooled their resources to present a single annual conference for the international fresh fruit and vegetable sector in Europe. This annual event will be held at Le Meridien Etoile Hotel in Paris. The aim of the ...
Culina adds Benedicta to client portfolio.(news & installations; Benedicta S.A.)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2003 ... Culina Logistics has secured a new UK storage and nation-wide distribution contract with French specialist catering supplier Benedicta S.A. Based in Northern France, Benedicta produces mayonnaise, sauces and mustards that are supplied to retailers and industrial clients throughout Europe. ...
Cargill & Riceland Foods form alliance.(news & installations)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2003 ... Cargill and Riceland Foods, Inc., have announced their intention to form a strategic alliance to manufacture, market and sell innovative lecithin products to food customers worldwide. Under terms of the agreement, lecithin produced by Riceland at its Arkansas (USA) facility will ...
Downtime locked out at Barry Callebaut.(news & installations)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2003 ... Global chocolate manufacturer, Barry Callebaut has revealed how the installation of a Lock Inspection Systems metal detector and conveyor belt system has significantly improved efficiency and reduced downtime on one of its busiest production lines. As a supplier of bulk ...
S & A Foods award.(news & installations)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2003 ... Derby-based S & A Foods has been awarded the Gold RoSPA Award for Occupational Safety, for its commitment to a safe working environment. The award, which was presented at the Birmingham Hilton Metropole Hotel at the NEC, marks S & A Foods commitment to accident reduction and health and ...
Rigid provides a first class service for Cartonmaster.(news & installations)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2003 ... An ability to turnaround orders in double quick time whilst offering a competitive pricing policy has led Cartonmaster, specialists in solid board printing for the food trade, to award Rigid Corrugated a sole supplier contract. Chosen in the face of fierce competition Rigid supplying ...
Food and drink labels--Russian style.(news & installations)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2003 ... There were no less than seven prize winners in this year's Russian Fasson LabelStar Awards, sponsored annually by Avery Dennison Roll Materials Europe as part of the broad 'Label--Russian Style' competition organised by the Russian packaging institute, Soyuzupak. Inaugurated to ...
Germany brings in new meat safety charter.(news & installations)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2003 ... According to EFSIS, the global inspection and certification specialists, by the end of the year, German retailers and manufacturers will not accept meat products from the UK unless they have been approved against the new QS (Quality & Safety) standards' process. The QS process ...
Independent certification for Interfood ingredients.(news & installations)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2003 ... Food Technology specialists Interfood have received a certificate of conformity from one of Europe's leading and most respected certification bodies. The certificate is for the range of functional ingredients manufactured by Vaessen Schoemaker for which Interfood are the sole ...
Surfs up for Richmond in sponsorship deal.(news & installations)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2003 ... Richmond Ice Cream, the UK's largest ice cream manufacturer, has sponsored the England Surf Life Saving Team at the Home International held at Aberavon in Wales in September. Team tracksuits and swimming vests carried the Rowntrees Fruit Pastil Lolly logo and exploited the ...
Thermo Electron detects like an Egyptian.(news & installations; International Aromatics SAE)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2003 ... Adding to its export order book, the Process Instruments Division of Thermo Electron is supplying one of its Goring Kerr DSP3 Series 6051 drop through metal detection units with remote control panels to Egypt-based International Aromatics SAE. Specially designed for the ...
Fresh pickings spiral at Pauleys distribution center.(news & installations)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2003 ... Following the introduction of a mezzanine floor and resulting expansion to the live storage order/pick and packaging areas at Pauleys of Corby, the national foodservice distribution company contacted Conveyor Systems Limited (CSL) to co-ordinate the necessary changes to the materials ...
Kerry Aptunion reaps the fruits of Coolmation's labour.(news & installations)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2003 ... Energy-efficient cooling is bearing fruit at flood ingredient manufacturer, Kerry Aptunion thanks to Coolmation--a UK process cooling systems supplier to the food-manufacturing sector. Coolmation has provided a process-specific water-chilling solution with an integral ...
Commendations for manufacturing excellence.(news & installations; Institution of Mechanical Engineers)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2003 ... At a glittering ceremony at the Dorchester Hotel, London, in the summer, Grant Instruments (Cambridge) Ltd, a manufacturer of laboratory, data logging and data acquisition equipment, received commendations for 'Outstanding Achievement' in two categories: Professional Engineering Award for ...
Liquid filling is helping vinegar producer's expansion plans.(news & installations)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2003 ... The simple operation and the ability to add extra filling heads were two crucial factors in Drywite Ltd's decision to install a four head VH liquid filler from Universal Filling Machines at the end of last year and already the company has taken advantage of the possibilities for expansion ...
Brakes takes more 26 tonne multi-temps from Gray & Adams.(news & installations)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2003 ... Leading food services company, Brakes plc, has taken delivery, of a further quantity of specialist refrigerated vehicles from Gray & Adams Ltd. The bespoke, 26 tonne, multi-temperature bodies, which are mounted on Mercedes Atego 1823 4x2 chassis, have been specified with longitudinal ...
Welsh Lamb wins EU quality award.(news & installations)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2003 ... Welsh Lamb joins Cornish Clotted Cream, West Country Farmhouse Cheddar Cheese and Stilton Cheese on the list of 34 UK products recognised by the EU for their quality and regional identity. It has been awarded the designation of 'Protected Geographical ...
Aberness revolutionises warehouse operations with Talkman[R].(news & installations)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2003 ... Scottish convenience wholesaler and retailer, Aberness Ltd., has seen dramatic improvements in accuracy and productivity since deploying the Talkman[R] voice-directed distribution system at its Aberdeen distribution centre. The technology has brought increased picking speeds and ...
BTG and Cohen Marketing Services announce new way to add a "healthy kick" to snack foods.(news & installations)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2003 ... The global technology commercialisation company, and Cohen Marketing Services have announced and agreement allowing BTG to commercialise a technology that enables higher soy content in several food product categories, including baked goods, snackfoods, and any other dough-based speciality ...
Projen win ECI ACTIVE award of the year.(news & installations)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2003 ... Projen Plc, the leading design and project management company based in Northwich, Cheshire, has won the prestigious European Construction Institute ACTIVE Contractor of the year award for 2003. Projen Plc, who will be celebrating 25 years in business this year, won the award by ...
BT Rolatruc's new UK support network becomes operational.(news & installations)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2003 ... In 2002 BT Rolatruc announced "Project 21", a series of developments to strengthen its customer support network in the UK. The company is proud to announce that this programme is now nearing completion. The improvements included the establishment of a major new Fleet Management ...
Products and stores star in SuperMeat Oscars.(news & installations)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2003 ... The Oscars ceremony for the best new supermarket meat and seafood products in the UK and the best supermarkets selling them were conducted at a glittering event attended by well over 500 industry leaders at the Hilton Hotel, Park Lane, London last June. Now five years old, the ...
New Milkmade attraction at the 2003 Dairy Event.(news & installations)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2003 ... A new Milkmade exhibition area was introduced at the 2003 Daily Event held at Stoneleigh-Park, Coventry on 17th and 18th September. This extra visitor attraction is dedicated to milk processing, ...
National recognition for "people first" approach at ROCOL.(news & installations)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2003 ... Leading manufacturer of food safe lubricants, ROCOL Lubricants, has been awarded Investors in People (IIP) accreditation. ROCOL Lubricants is a leader in the manufacture and supply of high performance food grade lubricants. The IIP award is a nationally recognised standard, ...
The proof is in the pudding for rigid.(news & installations; The Real Yorkshire Pudding Co.)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2003 ... The proof is certainly in the pudding according to the won over by Rigid Corrugated's service and competitive pricing The Real Yorkshire Pudding Company has recently awarded the UK corrugated case manufacturer a sole supplier contract due to ultra fast turnaround times. Rigid is supplying ...
Bakebest views Hygiene Group as ahead of the rest.(news & installations)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2003 ... The Hygiene Group, the food industry hygiene specialist, has won back its big plant-cleaning and site-services contract with Bakebest again becoming the baker's sole contract cleaner. The move is a reunion for the two companies that worked together when the North East-based client. which ...
More ice cream.(news & installations; Boultham Park Dairy)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2003 ... Tetra Pak Processing has supplied, installed and commissioned a Hoyer Frigus 600 ice cream freezer in the Boultham Park Dairy, Lincoln, (a trading Division of Lincoln Co-operative Society), to help satisfy increased demand for the dairy's Clarey's ice cream brand. The new ...
ATEX compliance assured with geared products.(news & installations)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2003 ... Total compliance with the new ATEX Directive to safeguard the use of industrial equipment in potentially explosive atmospheres, is now assured for users of David Brown Engineering geared products. ATEX directive 94/9/EC (also known as ATEX 95 or ATEX 100A) and the CE Marking ...
"Say cheese!".(news & installations)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2003 ... Long Clawson Dairies, have received delivery of four stainless steel MM5/100 hydraulic machines, to move loaded cheese trolleys across wet floors of various gradients. MasterMover[R] International Ltd was first contacted due to the apparent manual handling problem caused by the resistance ...
UKAS accreditation for EFSIS.(news & installations)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2003 ... EFSIS has been awarded United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) accreditation to EN45011, to evaluate and certify against both the EFSIS Standard for Companies Supplying Food Products, Issue 5 and the British Meat Manufacturers' Association (BMMA) Standard. EFSIS currently inspect and ...
British made handling systems boost hula-hoop production.(news & installations)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2003 ... New handling systems supplied by specialist manufacturer Gough Engineering and designed tot KP Foods' hula-hoop plant in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, will increase production efficiency and ensure the continued quality of one of Britain's favourite snack foods. KP Founds ...
Agroferm Lysine production planned for 2004 start.(news & installations)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2003 ... Invensys APV, a supplier of process equipment, engineering and automation control to the food processing industry has been awarded a contract valued at approximately 12 million US dollars to install a new lysine production plant at Agrorerm's Esbjerg site. In meeting the ...
Skerman Promac Ltd to distribute packaging machines.(news & installations; Furukawa Manufacturing Company Ltd.)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2003 ... The Old Rivers brand of machinery, manufactured by Furukawa Mfg. Co., Ltd have now appointed Skerman Promac Ltd to be their distributor in the UK and Ireland, for the vertical chamber vacuum packaging machines. The machines range from a basic semi automatic belt system to an ...
Visit Stand AO2:39 to discover your way into the lucrative ready meals market.(news & installations)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2003 ... Food and Confectionery process engineers BCH will be exhibiting a 50 litre Cook/Cool Pilot plant at this years Seanpack Exhibition at Svenska Massan, Goteborg from 21-24th October in Hall A, Stand AO2:39. This machine has been designed for atmospheric or pressure cooking and ...
Charpak wins four EPSON quality awards.(news & installations)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2003 ... Charpak Ltd, the Cambridgeshire-based specialist in thermoformed packaging, scooped four of the eight quality awards presented to suppliers of inkjet cartridge manufacturer EPSON Telford Ltd. Family owned Charpak gained the awards for the consistent high quality of its bespoke blister ...
Richmond's Ivybridge site invests in people.(news & installations)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2003 ... A third factory belonging to Richmond Ice Cream, has been assessed as meeting the stringent Investors in People standard. The site, at Ivybridge near Plymouth, now joins Crossgates in Leeds and Leeming Bar in North Yorkshire as recognised sites. Ms Anne Stockdale, a ...
Firstsight Vision appointed the new UK distributor of PULNiX camera products.(news & installations)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2003 ... Following the recent acquisition of PULNiX America by JAI--the Danish manufacturer of machine vision cameras--Firstsight Vision are pleased to announce their appointment as the UK sales and support channel for PULNiX camera products. This extends Firstsight Vision's existing ...
Harland's applicator wins vote from ice cream packaging company.(news & installations; T.W. Parkers (Paper) Ltd.)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2003 ... When T W Parkers (Paper) Ltd, a major UK supplier of container packaging to the leading manufacturers in the ice cream and dairy industries, was looking to further streamline away from in-mould labelling, it called in Harland Machine Systems (HMS) for some specialist advice and engineering ...
Unique deal for Initial Foodguard.(news & installations; Unique Foods)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2003 ... Unique Foods, supplier of sandwiches, lunchtime snacks and salad bowls to major high street retailers, has appointed Initial Foodguard to clean its food preparation plant at Spalding. The annually renewable contract will see a team of 40 specially trained hygienists ensuring ...
Awards take centre stage at water industry gala.(news & installations)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2003 ... A celebration of the successes achieved in the water and allied industries will be the focus of attention of the re-styled IWEX Gala Evening, to be held on Wednesday 12th November, in time elegant surroundings of the Imperial Suite of the National Motorcycle Museum, close to the NEC. ...
The Oxoid awards 2002/2003--another year of excellent achievement.(news & installations)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2003 ... Following Oxoid's successful Food Seminar Day at the Ardencote Manor Hotel, Warwickshire. where key figures from the UK food industry spoke about current issues in food and drink hygiene and safety. First prizes were awarded in four categories: Oxoid Technician of the Year, where the ...
Dawnfresh wins gold again.(news & installations; British FrozenFood Federation awards)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2003 ... For the second time in four years Dawnfresh Seafoods has won the coveted gold award for the Best New Catering Starter in the British Frozen Food Federation Awards. Its winning product was skewered 50g Scallop and Bacon Brochettes in packs of twelve. Unit size can be varied. ...
Yearsley Group, finalist in Business Awards.(news & installations)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2003 ... Yearsley Group, the frozen food sales, cold storage and distribution company, fought off competition from hundreds of companies to be runner up in the National Business Awards 2003 north west regional finals. Acknowledged by The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown, as the ...
Mrs Unis in top 100 Influential Business Women.(news & installations; Mrs. Unis Spicy Foods Ltd.'s Shaheen Unis)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2003 ... The Sunday Herald's 100 Most Influential Women in Scottish Business 2003 rank Mrs Unis, the food iconoclast number 19. Shaheen Unis has been in Scotland since the late 1960s and is the MD of Edinburgh's only ethnic food manufacturer, a substantial food manufacturing business and ...
A natural winner.(news & installations)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2003 ... An exciting range of ready-to-eat 'gourmet fillings' has been voted runner-up in the Food Processing Awards 2003 held in Birmingham in July. The gourmet fillings, from fine food specialist Porter Foods, were narrowly beaten by Gordon Jopling extra virgin avocado oil, but the ...
Choose Clifton's spouted pouches and the filling machine is free.(news & installations)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2003 ... A unique offer from Clifton Packaging, leaders in the stand up pouch market, promises to put companies on the fast track to spouted pouches. Thanks to an exclusive alliance with Dutch-based spout and filling experts IPN, Clifton will now provide not only bespoke packaging solutions, but ...
Snacking on success.(news & installations)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2003 ... Rapid growth at snack specialist Halo Foods has led to a new manufacturing unit for their cereal bar products. A fast-track project has successfully added a new continuous blending line at the Newport site to meet demand for a new cereal bar. The use of continuous ...