Food Trade Review back issues from February 2008:
New production line for Brazilian firm.(News and Installations)(Piraque starts new facility)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Brazilian food producer Piraque is investing in a new production line from Baker Perkins to expand biscuit production. Piraque employs more than 3,000 in a hi-tech production facility in Rio de Janeiro; it makes a wide variety of biscuits, cookies, crackers and wafers, as well ...
Valerex helps Multifry turn up the heat on the competition.(News and Installations)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Multifry, of Hull, is a substantial producer of edible oils supplied principally to the fast food and catering markets. Greif's Valerex container has played an important part in supporting Multifry's growth and development. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Paul Sims, director ...
Honouring an outstanding partnership in egg production.(News and Installations)
Feb 01, 2008 ... At the British Free Range Egg Producers Conference (BFREPA) Domino presented Egg Packaging Enterprises (EPE) with an award for outstanding Performance as a distributor in 2007. For the past 10 years the two companies have enjoyed a highly successful partnership whereby EPE supplies Domino ...
Meeting the customer's needs.(News and Installations)
Feb 01, 2008 ... When a customer demanded an easy-clean mixer that did not need dismantling or major operator involvement between batches, processing technology experts Hosokawa Micron looked at their current range of options to determine the best solution for the customer. After consideration it was ...
Enhance product offerings to meet demand.(News and Installations)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Three major food processors in Ireland have invested in some of the latest food processing and cooking equipment from Interfood Technology. McCaughey Foods, Brady Family Ham and Rib World have purchased a range of equipment, from Maurer-Atmos cookers to Poly-clip clipping machines and ...
Commitment to safe food.(News and Installations)
Feb 01, 2008 ... British ingredients specialist Beacon Foods has underlined its commitment to safe food production and waste control by upgrading its hi-tech traceability system. The innovative Brecon-based company, which employs 110 people, has invested in the Marco Trac-IT system, which ...
The future's green for sugar.(News and Installations)
Feb 01, 2008 ... A new biomass boiler will mean Tate & Lyle can switch to renewable biomass to supply 70 percent of the energy needs of its London refinery. Post 2009, with the boiler working at full capacity, the carbon footprint of cane sugar produced at the UK refinery will be reduced to 0.32 tonnes per ...
High praise indeed.(News and Installations)
Feb 01, 2008 ... "First class in every way" is how its latest customer sums up Packaging Automation equipment and service. Packaging Automation has supplied a Starwheel machine to The Vending Revolution, the UK's leading and largest bulk and mini-can vending business. The machine is filling ...
Safeguarding 50 deliveries per week.(News and Installations)
Feb 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Copella Fruit Juices, part of PepsiCo, is the latest food industry member to invest in Salvo, Castell's drive-away prevention system. The innovative safety device has been fitted to both loading bays at Copella's factory in Boxford, Suffolk, safeguarding ...
The nation's favourite crisps.(News and Installations)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Walkers Snack Foods has taken delivery of three new Schubert automated packaging systems for packing crisps at its plants in the Midlands and the North East. Parent company, PepsiCo, has now purchased a total of seven Schubert machines for its UK operations after four lines were ...
Delivering the taste of the Americas in an eco-friendly way.(News and Installations)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Discovery Foods, the well-known ethnic foods manufacturer, has recently opened a new factory, to meet an increased demand in Mexican food and sandwich wraps, teaming up with cooling specialist Coolmation to ensure its reputation for quality remains second to none. Based in Milton Keynes, ...
New Tempscan units.(News and Installations)
Feb 01, 2008 ... The clear temperature readout provided by Azonic Solutions Tempscan thermometer indicators has proven a hit with Turners (Soham). The Newmarket-based distribution company has recently had forty Tempscan units fitted to a new delivery of refrigerated trailers. The temperature ...
Aschaffenburg University chooses Stratophase.(News and Installations)
Feb 01, 2008 ... The first complete sensing unit based on Stratophase's patented biochemical detection technology has been selected by the University of Applied Sciences at Aschaffenburg, Germany, for a three-year government-funded research project. Aschaffenburg has recognised the potential of ...
The go-to construction specialists.(News and Installations)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Food industry construction specialists Clegg Food Projects have handed over a complex scheme to improve production facilities at a ready meals factory in Leicester. The R F Brookes factory at Wigston Park produces a range of pizzas, pasties and ready meals for retailers, ...
FMA's safety credentials.(News and Installations)(FMA Process Engineering)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Project management, process control and solutions integration specialists, FMA Process Engineering, of Lichfield, has won a coveted RoSPA Occupational Health & Safety Silver Award. As this was FMA's first attempt at achieving RoSPA accreditation, winning the Silver Award was ...
Spanish manufacturer chooses high performance POWERx[TM].(News and Installations)(Thermo Fisher Scientific)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Thermo Fisher Scientific is celebrating the first sale of its recently launched Thermo Scientific POWERx[TM] X-ray inspection system. The state-off the-art 'S' model, which features a single beam, has beeninstalled at premium fruit preserve manufacturer Alcurnia S.A. located in ...
It's Timestrip.(News and Installations)(Timestrip finalists in Society of Food Hygiene and Technology Awards for best new product categary)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Smart-label specialist Timestrip was announced as a finalist in the best new product category at the Society of Food Hygiene and Technology awards. The annual Society of Food Hygiene and Technology awards luncheon, now in its 28th year, is the event for the food technology market, ...
Reaping the benefits of a new technology centre.(News and Installations)(KHS manufacturer of filling and packaging equipment has set up a technology centre)
Feb 01, 2008 ... KHS, internationally active manufacturer of filling and packaging equipment for the beverage, food, and non-food industries, has set up a technology centre at the company's headquarters in Dortmund. For KHS, this investment means investing both in the future of the company and also ...
Celebrating a successful relationship.(News and Installations)(Riggs Autopack and Tanfield Food)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Riggs Autopack, a UK manufacturer of a range of depositing equipment since 1972, has formed a successful ongoing relationship with innovative ready meal producer Tanfield Food, helping it to cut down on wastage and costs to meet the growing demands from high street retailers. ...
Introducing The Green Pallet Company.(News and Installations)
Feb 01, 2008 ... The Green Pallet Company, a new manufacturing company based in Market Deeping near Peterborough, has opened its doors for business. The company makes environmentally-friendly recyclable pallets and pallet boxes from recycled paper board for all kinds of distribution uses. To ...
Seriously good equipment.(News and Installations)(loading platform system from Thorworld Industries)
Feb 01, 2008 ... The lack of a fixed loading bay at an expanding food and drinks company has been solved with the introduction of a mobile yard ramp and loading platform system from Thorworld Industries. A key part of a 5m [pounds sterling] modernisation programme at the Serious Food Company's ...
Intelligent valve selection slashes time and energy use for Marmite.
Feb 01, 2008 ... BY INVESTING IN ALFA Laval Unique MixProof valves and ThinkTop valve control units as part of a multi-million pound plant overhaul, Unilever UK has increased throughput by 30%, made waste savings of approximately 10% and slashed energy consumption by more than a third at its Marmite/Bovril ...
PA helps meet demand for clotted cream.(News and Installations)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Expansion and increased orders led A E Rodda & Son to select a twin lane Starwheel machine from Packaging Automation to meet demand for the company's famous pots of clotted cream. The Starwheel, one of a range of filling and sealing machines in Packaging Automation's volumetric ...
Hire deal sealed with Floella Benjamin.(News and Installations)(Packaging Automation Ltds PA217 manual tray sealer)
Feb 01, 2008 ... The flexibility to hire tray sealing equipment and dedicated customer service described as "truly brilliant" is helping to launch a new brand of ready meals. A Packaging Automation Ltd PA217 manual tray sealer--supplied just days after being ordered--is being used by Floella ...
Major improvements to a contract lab.(News and Installations)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Installation of QSI's WinLIMS has brought major efficiency improvements to a contract laboratory. MicroCheck Technical Services has laboratories in Trowbridge and Coventry and offers testing and consultancy services to the food and beverage, pharmaceutical and allied industries. ...
100% Thermo King.(News and Installations)(Thermo King Corp. supplying Sterling units)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Leading chilled dairy food specialist Dairy Crest behind well known brands such as Clover, Frubes and Cathedral City--has upgraded its UK fleet of refrigerated trailers by adding Thermo King Sterling units. Dairy Crest's national distribution centre in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, ...
Ishida boosts yield for packed salad.(News and Installations)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Increased yield--at a level previously considered unattainable for salad products--is one of the major benefits that Gartenfrisch Jung GmbH has experienced with a H-head weigher from Ishida's new, advanced R-Series. The company produces 50,000 bags and 36,000 trays of salad ...
Miniature drinks line speeds product development.(News and Installations)
Feb 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Slovenian flavour company ETOL has installed an Armfield miniature-scale drinks line in its development laboratory in Celje to speed up the time they take to get new products to the market. It is utilising the use of the Armfield FT74X HTST/UHT ...
Making a world of difference.(News and Installations)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Installing the Lamerholm ImpactManager ID system to its fleet of forklift trucks has made a world of difference to operations at Taypack Potatoes. At its headquarters in Perthshire, Scotland, Taypack grows, procures, washes and packs approximately 130,000 tonnes of supermarket ...
Yeo's a winner.(News and Installations)(Yeo Valley Organic Company Ltd.)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Yeo Valley has added a new trophy to its reception hall after picking up the judge's Special Prize in the annual Food Manufacture Awards. It's the second year in succession that the Somerset dairy company has been honoured at the event. In 2006 it was named as winner of the ...
No plumbing hot water hand washing.(Plant and Equipment)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Specialist hand hygiene company TEAL's revolutionary new product provides an instant ablution solution for situations without plumbing. Companies trying to comply with health and hygiene regulations should look no further than the Hygienius hot water hand wash unit for a quick ...
Low cost electronic temperature indicator.(Plant and Equipment)
Feb 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The new EBI 200 from ebro[R] Electronic in Ingolstadt / Germany is the perfect companion for accompanying temperature-sensitive goods. Capable of monitoring and logging temperatures in transport or storage of cold, frozen or deep-frozen food. This ...
Lab M's BLEBPLUS a key product.(Plant and Equipment)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Lab M's range of microbiological culture media for the enrichment and isolation of Listeria species from food samples covers the requirements of FDA, ISO 11290 and USDA methods. Key products, including Buffered Listeria Enrichment BrothPLUS, are available in a complete blend format, ...
Mixing capability for on-site testing.(Plant and Equipment)(Hosokawa Microns Vrieco Nauta conical mixers )(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Leader in particulate technology Hosokawa Micron has expanded its established range of Vrieco Nauta conical mixers with a mixer dedicated to laboratory use. Designed for testing and experimental purposes, the Minimix produces small batches of product for test purposes, the results of which ...
Belt unification from heavyweight's Habasit.(Plant and Equipment)
Feb 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In the poultry industry, whether for primary and additional processes, or for portioning, shrink-wrapping, labelling or packaging, the Habasit Rossi range for conveyors includes all kind of fabric and modular belts. Habasit produces a range ...
Cool hands no sweat for PPE.(Plant and Equipment)(Personal Protective Equipment)(uvex has launched a new safety glove )(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The idea of controlling temperature, perspiration levels and therefore wearer comfort in safety clothing and PPE is not new to uvex, within the concept climatec. This month the company has launched a new safety glove which combines the ideals of climatec ...
Paragon tortilly uniform chips are up.(Plant and Equipment)(Heat and Control's ParagonTM Automatic Weight Control Sheeter)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2008 ... No manual adjustment is needed to produce consistently uniform corn tortillas and chips with Heat and Control's ParagonTM Automatic Weight Control Sheeter. Conventional sheeters require constant manual adjustment of the roll gap to compensate for variations in masa density and ...
Smashing new safety footwear.(Plant and Equipment)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Safety footwear specialist Jal Group has added a light and stylish look to its range of food industry safety footwear with the launch of its new Aimont Gripper 440 range. Ideally suited to any industry where hygiene and cleaning is paramount, Jal Group's three product Aimont ...
Voltage Switching unit.(Plant and Equipment)(Fortress Interlocks mGard trapped key safety interlocks)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Industrial safety specialist Fortress Interlocks, has extended its range of mGard trapped key safety interlocks by introducing Voltage Switching units that prevent the removal of a gate access key whilst a machine is in motion. Voltages on a machine are generated even it the ...
Priorclave no frills autoclaving.(Plant and Equipment)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] With the international launch of their new OPAL range of laboratory autoclaves Priorclave aim to provide a low-cost alternative to the increasingly sophisticated and complex equipment generally available in the market. This entry-level, four ...
High-efficiency cartridge and bag filters.(Plant and Equipment)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2008 ... The efficiency and economy of a dust collector depends decisively on the choice of the filter media from which the cartridge or bag filters are made. As a manufacturer of complete duct collection systems offering a broad spectrum of filter media, the business unit "Industrial Filtration ...
Grayling boosts range with new spill kit.(Plant and Equipment)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Grayling Products has announced the launch of a Spill Kit, designed to contain small spills before they become a hazard. Numerous environments from small warehouses to heavy plant construction sites rely on the use of spill kits as the most effective first step in containing ...
Economical EasyCoat[TM] are bread and batter.(Plant and Equipment)
Feb 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Heat and Control's economical new line of EasyCoat[TM] applicators uniformly apply batters, marinades, and a variety of breadings to all product surfaces. Available with 16", 24" and 34" wide belts, EasyCoat applicators provide fast change-over ...
Ultra lightweight portable floor scale.(Plant and Equipment)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Avery Weigh-Tronix has introduced an ultra lightweight portable floor scale with what it claims has the UK's highest strength to weight ratio. Called the Air Platform, it uses high tech composite material used in aerospace applications to offer the food industry the same strength and ...
Freeze drying for nano materials.(Plant and Equipment)
Feb 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Spray drying does not always give the required quality with materials in the nano size range (down to 50nm) but Hosokawa's stirred freeze-drying technology has been successful where agglomerate-free powder from a suspension is required. Wet ...
Optyx[R] with Raptor.(Plant and Equipment)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Key Technology introduces Optyx[R] with Raptor designed specifically for removing core from cut iceberg and romaine lettuce, along with leaf defects and foreign material. Key's Optyx with Raptor allows processors of iceberg and romaine to cut the un-cored head with conventional ...
Safe and easy dry disconnection.(Plant and Equipment)
Feb 01, 2008 ... The Dry Link ultimate dry disconnect coupling offers a reliable solution for companies moving hazardous or costly fluid products, where spillage or vent into atmosphere must be prevented. Distributed exclusively across the UK and Europe by liquid transfer connection specialists, ...
Innova--intelligent production control.(Plant and Equipment)
Feb 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Marel Food Systems announces the launch of Innova, revolutionary new software designed for intelligent production control. The technology is built on the extensive software development experience of Marel Food Systems' four global brands AEW ...
Key communication.(Plant and Equipment)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Key Technology introduces a new OPC-compliant network communication software for all G6 optical sorters and automatic defect removal (ADR[R]) systems. The new software allows the G6 systems to easily interface with plant networks, extending machine monitoring and communication ...
Food-grade demulsification oil.(Plant and Equipment)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Food processing machinery, which faces the constant challenge of excess moisture, will benefit from a new high performance demulsification oil developed by lubrication specialist ROCOL. Rapid Demulse 220 is a food-grade demulsification oil which is ideally suited to applications ...
Laser level transmitters are ideal.(Plant and Equipment)
Feb 01, 2008 ... A range of laser level transmitters which offer the important features and benefits of high accuracy, non-contact and continuous level measurement, has recently been introduced by level and flow specialists Allison Engineering. The KTEK LM80 LaserMeter level transmitter is ...
New KMe coolers save 50%.(Plant and Equipment)
Feb 01, 2008 ... With their energy efficient fansets, Searle's new KMe coolers reduce refrigeration power bills by 50%. This makes the versatile 5.8-28kW KMe range ideal for cost-saving applications in cold rooms, warehouses, agriculture and the food processing industry. The new standard 400mm, ...
Improved flaking roll reliability and operation.(Plant and Equipment)
Feb 01, 2008 ... State-of-the-art hydraulics technology, which improves the reliability and operation of Baker Perkins cereal flaking rolls, is being offered as an upgrade for existing equipment, and as standard with new machines. Baker Perkins flaking rolls are used by leading multinational and ...
Elfab burst detection system.(Plant and Equipment)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Elfab, Europe's leading manufacturer of bursting discs, has further developed its product range to allow OEM customers to benefit from its fail-safe, ATEX-approved burst detection system, Flo-Tel[TM]. Since the launch of Flo-Tel in 2003, Elfab has sold thousands of units of the ...
Netzsch pumps up the volume.(Plant and Equipment)
Feb 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] New generation beverage pump Leading progressing cavity pump manufacturer Netzsch Pumps has introduced a new generation of Netzsch Beverage Pumps that guarantees a smooth and reliable conveyance of fluids such as mash, concentrates, fruit and ...
Renshaw's new production facility.(Plant and Equipment)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Renshaw, the manufacturer of marzipans and ready to roll icings, has geared up to supply a previously exclusive in-house ingredient for the very first time. The Liverpool-based company has created a new production facility and installed packaging equipment to tap into the stream ...
EURRECA launches public website.(Informalia)(Website overview)
Feb 01, 2008 ... EURRECA, a network of scientists, nutrition societies, consumer organisations, small & medium-sized enterprises and wider stakeholders across the enlarged EU has launched its public website to raise awareness of its work and to engage key stakeholders. EURRECA, funded by the EC, ...
Mettler Toledo definitive guide.(Informalia)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Leading metal detection technology specialists, Mettler Toledo Safeline, have produced a comprehensive 64-page guide to metal detection that is specifically aimed at assisting the global food production and pharmaceutical industries. Entitled 'Reduction of Metal ...
Cablofil new food sector brochure.(Informalia)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Cable Management specialist, Cablofil, has issued a new six-page fold-out brochure outlining the features and benefits of its steel wire tray system for the food industry. The new brochure, which includes a selection of 304L and 316L stainless steel products, outlines the strict ...
IDF new and revamped Websites.(Informalia)
Feb 01, 2008 ... The IDF has unveiled its revamped website. In addition to a new look and feel, and improved content, the redesigned website provides a direct access to an additional brand new IDF site focusing on nutritional aspects of milk and milk products. "The revamping of our site ...
Yeasts and Moulds in the food factory.(Informalia)
Feb 01, 2008 ... A new review from CCFRA explains the nature of yeasts and moulds, their significance in food manufacturing environments, and methods of controlling them. This review from CCFRA (Review 58: Yeasts and moulds: occurrence and control in the food factory) summarises the biological ...
Analytical Technology new web portal.(Informalia)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Analytical Technology Inc. (ATi) announces that it has recently launched a new, easy-to-use website. Containing information on the full portfolio of ATi's water and gas monitors as well as support information, the new website has been created to provide ATi's customers with the ...
Brammer catalogue.(Informalia)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Brammer, the UK's largest distributor of industrial maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) products, has launched its new 2008 edition of the Essential Maintenance Catalogue. The latest edition of the industry-leading catalogue is now over 50% bigger and features over 1,360 ...
Welding website now multi-lingual.(Informalia)(Website overview)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Reflecting its international operation Huntingdon Fusion Techniques, international manufacturers of specialised welding ancillaries, has commenced a programme to introduce an option for customers to choose from selected foreign language texts on its website. Attention is being focussed ...
New Special Diets Directory.(Informalia)(Directory)
Feb 01, 2008 ... The Special Diets Directory is a new web-site designed to fill the screaming availability gap in the market for quick and easy access to delicious, safe, intolerant friendly food. It will give the food trade the tools it needs to access the elusive, specialist products so urgently needed ...