EU milk quota regime comes to an end
31 March 2015 | By Victoria White
The EU milk quota regime comes to an end today (March 31, 2015). Introduced in 1984, the regime was one of the tools for overcoming structural surpluses...
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ROCOL® helps ensure safety and efficiency for growing silvery tweed cereals
31 March 2015 | By ROCOL
Expanding cereal processor Silvery Tweed Cereals has entrusted food-grade lubricants specialist ROCOL with comprehensive maintenance lubrication support as it embarks on upgrading, automating and the expansion of its Berwick-upon-Tweed factory processes...
Bioplastics made from albumin could be used in antibacterial food packaging
31 March 2015 | By Victoria White
Bioplastics made from protein sources such as albumin have shown significant antibacterial properties and could eventually be used in food packaging...
EPSRC invests £4.5 million to safeguard the UK’s water, energy and food security
31 March 2015 | By Victoria White
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) is investing £4.5 million to safeguard the UK's water, energy and food security...
Brewers of Europe commit to ingredients listing and nutrition information for consumers
30 March 2015 | By Victoria White
The Brewers of Europe have announced a voluntary move from brewers to list ingredients and nutrition information on their brands per 100ml...
Diageo brands lead Impact Databank’s 2015 ‘Top 100 Spirits’
30 March 2015 | By Victoria White
Diageo brands lead Impact Databank's Top 100 Spirit Brands lists. Brands owned by Diageo now account for nearly a quarter of all volume in the top 100...
Coca-Cola Enterprises launches research partnership with Cranfield University to unlock the future of sustainable manufacturing
30 March 2015 | By Victoria White
CCE has launched a new industry research partnership with Cranfield University entitled "Sustainable Manufacturing for the Future"...
Nestlé invests in a new factory for decaffeinated coffee beans
30 March 2015 | By Victoria White
Nestlé CEO Paul Bulcke has opened a production plant for decaffeinated coffee beans in the Dong Nai province of South-East Vietnam, its first in Asia...
Nero Roasting Company in coffee deal with Virgin Trains
30 March 2015 | By Victoria White
Virgin Trains will soon be introducing a new coffee brand across the Pendolino and Voyager fleets- ‘Aroma by the Nero Roasting Company’...
FAO Council finds historic consensus on work programme and budget
30 March 2015 | By Victoria White
The Council of the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reached a consensus on the agency's biennial programme of work and budget...
UK Multi-Annual National Control Plan (MANCP) extended to March 2016
30 March 2015 | By Victoria White
The UK Multi-Annual National Control Plan (MANCP) has been extended to the end of March 2016. The FSA published the updated version of the MANCP on Friday...
Unite seeks urgent meeting on UK jobs as Heinz and Kraft merge
27 March 2015 | By Victoria White
Reassurances about future UK job security are being sought by Unite union following the announcement that Heinz is to merge with Kraft Foods Group...
NCBA Nutrition Scientist urges US officials to reconsider flawed recommendations that advise Americans to eat less meat
27 March 2015 | By Victoria White
NCBA Nutrition Scientist, Shalene McNeill, urges US officials to reconsider flawed recommendations that advise Americans to eat less meat...
Nestlé Spain invests EUR 102 million in energy efficient Nescafé coffee line
27 March 2015 | By Victoria White
Nestlé Spain will spend EUR 102 million on a new energy efficient line for Nescafé soluble coffee at its Girona factory to boost production by 30 percent...
FSA reappoints Professor Duncan Maskell as an expert member of GACS
27 March 2015 | By Victoria White
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has reappointed Professor Duncan Maskell as an expert member of the General Advisory Committee on Science (GACS)...
