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MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR Our poor old food industry has been battered by every conceivable problem in recent months. Fair criticism is one thing, inaccurate, head-line grabbing comments are another, written by people who do not understand our industry, neither do they seek to find the answers. This attitude of whole parts of our broadcast and news media has damaged our industry in the eyes of the consumer.

Sorting out the urgent problem of origin marking will take time because National, European and International politicians need to make decisions. Sorting out the proliferation of what is required on labels, currently too complex and little understood by all but the most dedicated of shoppers, will take time. Simplification of wording to what is necessary will take more legislation, hopefully drawn together carefully across many countries and without political bias.

We, in the food industry, our subscribers, advertisers and those providing us with technical news must start thinking positively about our achievements and project those thoughts on our customers, our Nation. This great country of ours invented much of food technology and gave it to the world. Canning started here, quick-freezing, although developed for the US Army during the first world war, burgeoned and grew here in the UK, our biscuits are exported throughout the world, and thanks to great companies like Baker Perkins and Vicars (who invented ‘hard-tack’ for the Navy out of their Liverpool bakery in the 1820s) and Spooner, British biscuits are baked on British machines throughout the world. The examples are too numerous to mention here, but let us start the ball rolling to project the safety of the food we produce.

Adrian Binsted Editor

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Linkx keeps palletising compact for Huegli

Oliver Douglas cleaning system enhances production The cleaning of food manufacturing products to match a high volume throughput while optimising manpower usage, are key benefits now arising from a new Oliver Douglas installation for specialist food manufacturer, Discovery Foods. A stand-alone Panamatic 800 washing system is now operational at the Milton Keynes site, which is dedicated to the production of tortillas and wrap breads, for which the manufacturer has a leading reputation in both the retail and business-to-business food sectors.

Producing up to 1.3m products per day, a total of five dual production lines are operational at the site, each of which utilises a wide range of food manufacturing equipment. This includes stainless steel and plastic rounding drums, utensils and both rubber and plastic moving belts – all of which are now cleaned regularly using the Oliver Douglas Panamatic installation.

“Equipment is moved via a trolley to a dedicated cleaning area where it is loaded into a purpose-designed tray – also developed by Oliver Douglas – and rolled into the front of the Panamatic unit,” comments Brian Clarke, Quality Manager at Discovery Foods.

He points out that, because the wash programme is automatic, workers can be

released for other duties while the system runs through its pre-programmed sequence.

“This is a significant step forward when compared with the time intensive manual jet wash procedures that were used before the Oliver Douglas installation,” he continues.

Once the programme has run, the tray is extracted from the opposite side of the Panamatic for return to the production area.

“This twin door design enables the clean and dirty product areas to be kept separate, which clearly has a beneficial impact on process quality,” adds Brian Clarke.

The stainless steel Panamatic 800 is the largest of three units in the dedicated washing machine range manufactured by Oliver Douglas for the food industry. Electrically heated and thermostatically-controlled, cleaning is achieved via rotating spray arms, enabling all wash areas to be accessed.

“It was important to Discovery Foods that the full range of materials, including stainless steel, plastic and rubber, could be handled by the one unit,” says Paul Careless, Sales Manager at Oliver Douglas. “This is a highly intensive operation that runs 24 hours per day and we are delighted that our equipment design is helping to build on the efficiency of this key part of Discovery Foods’ manufacturing process,” he adds.

Contact Oliver Douglas on tel 0113 279 7373 or visit www.oliverdouglas.co.uk

An innovative and cost-effective Linkx gantry palletiser, which occupies no more space than a typical manual palletising station, has proved ideally suited to meet the needs of Huegli, a global food supplier with international expertise, at its UK plant in Redditch.

Huegli’s key requirements for the new palletiser, which handles outers of a range of powdered food products, were that it should be compact, as space to accommodate it was very limited, yet offer high performance levels and be easy to upgrade as the already strong demand for the company’s products continues to grow.

The new Linkx gantry palletiser meets these requirements in every respect. The basic machine has a footprint of just 1,850 x 2,350mm, yet is capable of handling both Euro and Chep pallets. It operates at up to 15 movements per minute, and incorporates facilities for automatic pallet pattern calculation and set up with manual adjustment, to ensure that it delivers optimum results over a wide range of product sizes.

Size changes are fast and straightforward, and simple, clear controls ensure that the machine is easy to use and that downtime is minimised.

The control system, which uses the latest microprocessor-based technology from leading suppliers, incorporates as standard a comprehensive diagnostic system and ethernet connectivity for remote support.

The basic version of the new Linkx gantry palletiser, as supplied to Huegli, is designed for loading and unloading with a simple pallet truck, but its modular design means that it can be upgraded easily and inexpensively.

Additional options include conveyors, layer pad and pallet dispensers, and facilities for automatic stretch wrapping.

Contact Linkx Systems on tel 01502 713777 or visit packagingwww.linkxpackaging.co.uk

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Krispy Kreme Weighs up the benefits

SEALPAC’s RE30 thermoformer allows Cabomar Congelados to produce skin packs, flexible vacuum and rigid sealing only packs at high speeds, and with short changeover times!

Cabomar Congelados finds most flexible solution At the start of 2011 Spanish newcomer Cabomar Congelados decided to launch a new product line of frozen seafood, among which ‘conchas’ (black mussels), in skin packaging with protrusion of up to 20mm. It was clear from the start that it would have to be thermoformed packs with ribs in the side walls for improved stability.

Enrique Freire, General Manager at Cabomar Congelados: “We knew Sealpac, represented in Spain and Portugal by the company EMO SA, quite well, for their many installations in the area. They were able to supply the most flexible solution: a semitandem Sealpac RE30 thermoformer that allows us to produce skin packs, as well as flexible vacuum and rigid sealing only packs, at high speeds.”

The line, which was installed at the beginning of 2012, has been designed with a single forming station, a double sealing station and a tandem top film unwinding unit to allow for quick and easy changeover between different pack styles. Furthermore, all different longitudinal and cross-cutting systems, as well as the top labelling system, were mounted onto the RE30 thermoformer. Enrique Freire: “All in all Sealpac was able to supply the most flexible machine, given the available space in our processing area, and taking into account the various product changes that we have each

day. They also suggested a jumbo bottom film unwinding, which significantly enhances the production time without changeovers. It was supplied as a side-loading system to optimise the footprint of the line in our factory.”

The installation of the thermoformer only took a few days, as the machine was preassembled and thoroughly tested at the SEALPAC factory in Emmen, The Netherlands. This gave Cabomar Congelados plenty of time to optimise the synchronisations with other equipment in the line. It starts with the transport of the frozen product towards an Ishida multihead weigher.

The product is then filled into the Abracad distribution system, which loads the exact portions into each pack formed from the bottom film on the Sealpac RE30 thermoformer. Ribs are formed in the side walls of the pack to provide for optimum pack stability. After sealing with the pre-heated skin film under deep vacuum, the packs are labelled by means of an ELS cross-web labelling system. For this, the pack was designed with a special labelling area. After cross-cutting and longitudinal cutting, the packs are isolated on the in-liner from Converging Solutions, after which they are individually coded on the sealing edge and checked by the Bizerba weighing and metal detection system.

Contact Sealpac UK on tel 0845 302 3056 or visit www.sealpac-uk.com

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Krispy Kreme is relying on Avery WeighTronix’s new ZQ375 checkweigher to help maintain its daily doughnut production for the North East of England.

Its new Newcastle Hotlight store produces 16 different varieties of doughnuts for its own on site retail store, its other regional outlets and retailers such as Tesco.

The company has just installed a 6kg and a 45kg ZQ375 checkweigher at its Newcastle store to weigh its ingredients prior to baking.

Krispy Kreme prides itself on providing fresh doughnuts daily, so the equipment must be reliable, robust and easy to clean.

Empty containers are placed on the scales and then filled with the ingredients for the batter or the fillings. Of particular importance is the scale’s IP69k rated enclosure, which allows the checkweighers to be thoroughly cleaned without fear of water or particle ingress. It has a smooth, polished surface finish, curved corners and an easy to remove cover. The design minimizes the growth of micro-organisms on the scale and limits food trap areas where bacteria can thrive.

Ollie Kane, Service Manager for Krispy Kreme said: “As a business it is important that we get the ingredient mix correct to ensure quality. The scales are constantly used as we produce fresh doughnuts daily for all of our outlets. Over the course of a week we will produce 1.3m doughnuts nationally. Krispy Kreme Weighs up the benefits for its Daily Doughnuts “The new scales are robust, easy to clean and are also easy to use. The indicator is on top of a column on the scale at a convenient height for the operators and its display is very clear so that they can easily check that the weight of the ingredient is correct.

“Aesthetically the scale is also very attractive, which is important because we sometimes open up the production area so that the public can see what is happening.”

With reliability another key factor for Krispy Kreme, the new checkweigher has a torsion base that is designed to absorb shock loads and has a 500 percent overload protection.

Says Kane: “We are committed to providing fresh doughnuts daily so any equipment that we have must be reliable and durable. In our fast moving world we cannot afford to let our customers down, available fresh product is part of our brand promise.”

Contact Avery Weigh-Tronix on tel 08453 667788 or visit www.averyweigh-tronix.com/zq375

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Ishidas provide flexibility for growth Ishida multihead weigher and checkweigher technology is providing the flexibility and efficiency that has enabled leading food supplier and packer Hider Food Imports both to service its existing business and plan for continued growth.

As part of this growth programme, the company has now installed two Ishida DACSW checkweighers with integral metal detectors that meet the current specifications and requirements of the UK’s leading supermarkets and which have helped Hider to gain BRC accreditation.

While Hider supplies a variety of top name food and drink brands to independent and specialist food shops throughout the UK, the company’s core business is focused on the sourcing and repacking of a variety of nut kernels, dried fruits, confectionery and snack products from around the world. These are supplied as own-label products to both independents and major retailers as well as under the Hider brand name.

The company is packing between 75 and 100 different product types into as many as 250 different pack sizes, varying from 15g to 3kg. The 10-head Ishida multihead weighers have the flexibility to handle this variety of products and packs, with

interchangeable hoppers incorporating different finishes that are able to cope with the different characteristics of individual items, such as those that are sticky or more easily damaged. Equally important, changeovers can be carried out quickly and efficiently, with preprogrammed target weights called up at the touch of a button on the weigher’s remote control unit.

The newly installed Ishida checkweigher and metal detector combinations have been configured to supermarket requirements including separate reject bins for metal contaminants and incorrect weights, internal alarms for rejects and a coloured beacon system to distinguish different problems.

The checkweighers can also provide valuable production information for subsequent monitoring and traceability.

The Ishida lines offer excellent accuracy with typically around only 1–2 percent deviation from the target weight, and are operating at speeds of up to 40 packs per minute which is well within the capabilities of the equipment. Indeed, Hider Food Imports is seeking further growth through increases in its own Hider branded goods and believes the speed and efficiency of the Ishida weighers will then deliver even greater benefits.

Contact Ishida Europe on tel 0121 607 7700 or visit www.ishidaeurope.com

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X-ray inspection gets the organic vote

PPS returnable plastic crates Five Star approval Five Star Fish, an operating company of Two Sisters Food Group has been a major supplier of fish products to the UK Foodservice market for over 20 years. The progressive company uses modern production methods and technology to maintain its position and in reviewing a specific operation earlier this year, appointed PPS East to evaluate the opportunity of using plastic returnable transit packaging (RTP).

Operating from its purpose Grimsby built factory with its own attached coldstore, Five Star Fish has committed to major investment in recent years and the site is now BRC A grade and Tesco accredited. Retail Frozen has been a key growth area for Five Star Fish and they now supply virtually all of the major retailers.

In February of 2012 the site was successful in a tender process to supply Morrison’s with chilled breaded cod, haddock and plaice products. Due to the nature of the chilled breaded coating, where food product colour and highlights are a key selling point, Five Star Fish had a need to produce to bulk with minimal handling and to store in limited quantities to preserve these visual appealing consumer features.

Five Star Fish engaged PPS East to review what might be a hygienic, cost effective and practical solution to this problem

and involved its versatile range of reusable stack and nesting containers. PPS’s clever crate design requires a 180 rotation to enable the containers to either stack when full or nest inside each other when not in use, saving valuable storage space.

These perforated models allow air to circulate so are a great solution for defrosting, freezing and storing perishable goods such as fish and meat, and can also fit on to Euro standard dollies allowing for easy maneuverability.

Operations Support Manager at Five Star Fish, John Armstrong reported, “Following successful trials, this resulted in the Company hiring up to 6,000 reusable food quality polypropylene crates, which are hygienically washed twice per week at PPS East’s BRC accredited factory in Grimsby.

Following on from this success, the site has also engaged PPS in the supply of hygienic one piece bulk bins to facilitate the removal of process waste from the factory.

The relationship is now well established and both parties look forward to further mutual growth.”

Both Ellis Ward, Managing Director and Lee Sanderson, Operations Director have commented on the strategic relationship that has been formed between the two companies and has become stronger as time has gone by.

Contact PPS East on tel 01472 245554 or visit www.ppsequipment.co.uk

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X-ray inspection systems from Ishida Europe are enabling an Austrian processor of organic foods to carry out tighter screening for potential contaminants, in particular natural ones such as gravel.

Bioquelle makes well-known brands of cereals, mueslis and dried fruit and nut mixes, as well as soya products and nutritional supplements. It also produces own brand products for its retail clients. Despite a very low level of complaints, the company felt that retailer perceptions made Xray inspection very attractive.

Bioquelle tested three X-ray inspection system manufacturers and the Ishida systems scored best by a clear margin. One particular advantage was their ability to detect small pieces of plastic. User-friendliness, quality of software and compatibility with the rest of the line, as well as service and support during the set-up phase, were also taken into account.

At the Bioquelle factory in Steyr, Austrai, one line is dedicated to large production runs of cereals and muesli with fruit, mixtures of up to six components.

The products are similar in density and softness and the line handles just a few formats, all between 400 and 500g.

A second line fills reclosable stand-up bags (70g to 1kg) with a great variety of product mixes, including dried fruit, sunflower

seeds and soy granules. These tend to vary greatly in water content, posing quite a challenge to X-ray inspection. A third line packs larger sizes (400g to 4kg) of similar products to the second, at a slower rate and with more product changeovers.

The inspection needs of lines 1 and 2 were met with a single Ishida IX-GA-2475 each. For line 3 an Ishida IX-GA-4075 model, with a larger inspection chamber, was installed.

A fourth Ishida X-Ray Inspection System (another IXGA-4075) is mounted on wheels and can be moved back and forth to serve two lines in conjunction with two different bagmakers.

Both the 2475 and the 4075 will pick up contaminants such as metal, glass, stone and hard rubber as well as many plastics.

Their effectiveness is independent of temperature, salt and water content. As well as Ishida’s unique image enhancement algorithm (which any operator can set up to achieve even higher sensitivity for known likely contaminants) each system has a masking facility. This enables inspection to concentrate on specific pack areas and ignore others (such as seals or metal ties).

The lines are usually operated in two shifts at speeds of between 35 and 55 packs per minute, and all four X-ray detection systems have been working flawlessly since installation.

Contact Ishida Europe on tel 0121 607 7700 or visit www.ishidaeurope.com

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British freezer for top Russian meat firm British equipment manufacturer Starfrost has supplied a new contact freezing system for poultry products to Russia’s largest meat producer. The Cherkizovo Group is the market leader in Russian meat processing, distributing products to around 115 million consumers or 80 percent of the country’s population. One of the company’s main activities is processing chilled and frozen poultry products.

UK-based freezing and chilling specialist Starfrost was recently approached to supply a new contact freezing system at Cherkizovo’s Moscow processing facility.

Cherkizovo was using a spiral freezer with a metal mesh conveyor belt, and wanted to eliminate belt marks and improve product yield on raw chicken fillets.

Starfrost’s StarContact Film Hardener (CFH) is designed to pre-condition food products, hardening the underside surface by freezing to a depth of around 1mm. It features a thin (10µ) polyethylene film conveyor belt passing over a refrigerated plate.

The StarContact CFH quickly freezes and hardens the underside of food products before they enter the final freezing process, usually on a conventional spiral freezer with mesh conveyor belt.

This unique pre-hardening process eliminates belt mesh marks on the product. It also helps to seal in moisture, reduce dehydration and minimise weight loss, to improve product quality

and yield.

With less product contamination on the spiral belt mesh, the pre-hardening process improves hygiene. Maintenance is also reduced on the subsequent spiral freezer as the belt is not subjected to unnecessary stress caused by product sticking to the mesh conveyor.

Cherkizovo’s StarContact CFH is an enclosed in-line freezing tunnel (length 8m x width 1m) with a processing capacity of 1,500kg/hr of raw poultry. The system was designed and supplied from Starfrost’s UK manufacturing facility in Suffolk, with installation co-ordinated by the company’s East Europe sales office.

Starfrost’s StarContact CFH can be used to improve the presentation, quality and value of wet and delicate products before final freezing. The system is ideal for freezing the underside of raw meats and poultry to eliminate belt marks. It can also be used to maintain the shape of wet or delicate seafood products such as fish fillets, scallops, octopus and squid.

A second model in the StarContact series, the Contact Film Freezer (CFF) features an overhead air-cooling system for full freezing of larger products.

Applications for this system also include fruit juice or purée freezing, as any fluid can be contained on the plastic film throughout the freezing process.

Contact Starfrost on tel 01502 562206 or visit www.starfrost.com

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MasoSine pump preferred to lobe pump At the Tenbury Wells plant of Kerry Ingredients & Flavours, part of Kerry Group, a MasoSine SPS 2.5 sine pump has demonstrated its capabilities for handling the demanding viscosity and flow properties of condensed milk.

The pump’s innovative sinusoidal rotor overcame the limitations of a previously-considered rotary lobe pump to produce powerful suction with low shear, low pulsation and gentle handling. All in all, perfect for the company’s new toffee sauce.

As the ingredients and flavours ‘arm’ of Kerry Foods, everything produced at the 300+ employee Tenbury Wells plant is shipped for use at other sites. Known within Kerry as ‘wet-sweet systems’, the factory (unsurprisingly) specialises in wet and sweet products that typically include soft jams (termed ‘yogfruit’), chocolate sauces for cakes, pie fillings, and commercial jams for doughnuts.

Kerry is one of the leading and most technologically advanced manufacturers and innovators of application-specific food ingredients and flavours in the world. However, when the plant wanted to introduce a new toffee sauce to its ten production lines, the company was faced with the challenge of pumping condensed milk. Initially, volumes were small, typically 1-2 batches at a time, and so Kerry could use manual labour

to perform the necessary operations. However, demand grew quickly and it soon became apparent that a more automated pumping solution was required.

With hygiene and product quality two factors of paramount importance at food manufacturing plants, pumps often require stripping down for cleaning in accordance with rigorous cleaning schedules.

MasoSine pumps can be dismantled and cleaned, and ready to go again in about 20 minutes. No special skills or tools are required and the task can be completed by production line operatives rather than maintenance engineers. The pumps offer full clean-in-place and steam-in-place compliance, with all wetted metallic parts made of 316L stainless steel.

With the process fully proven at Tenbury Wells, the decision has since been made to purchase a MasoSine pump, with the site’s Process Manager, Charles BishopMiller opting for a slightly larger capacity SPS 2.5 model which offers even higher maximum flow and maximum pressure capabilities.

SPS series pumps offer capacity up to 91.2 m /hr and pressures up to 15 bar. With a single shaft and rotor, there is no need for the complex timing gears and multiple seals associated with rotary lobe pumps.

Contact Watson-Marlow Pumps Group on tel 01326 370370 or visit www.watson-marlow.co.uk

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Detector delivers for raw ingredient supplier

Flipping good linear transmission and positioning Anyone who has tried flipping a pancake to cook the reverse side knows it takes a degree of skill - and it’s no different in automated mass production. Indeed it is a process that continues to confound many bakery machinery manufactures but not Sugden in Nelson, Lancashire. They have developed a system that will flip pancakes with a high degree of efficiency, accuracy and repeatability and the HepcoMotion® DLS (Driven Linear System) is a key component in this success.

Sugden’s attention to engineering detail has earned it a high reputation on the international stage. Indeed is it now a world leader in the design and manufacture of hotplate plants for the production of bakery products such as pancakes, muffins, crumpets, potato cakes, Welsh cakes, farls and soda bread.

Most of its plant is servo system based and incorporates robotic handling to meet the increasing need for high duty cycles, greater baking efficiency and minimum wastage. As a result its bakery systems are largely custom designed with elements, such as the flipping system, being incorporated in line with individual application requirements.

Two HepcoMotion® DLS linear

transmission and positioning systems, linked with a beam, form the basis of the flipping mechanism; the beam carries a row of spatulas that lift and turn-over the product. The DLS is a complete, off-the-shelf modular guide and drive solution that was introduced to save OEMs design and specification time. It is belt driven and can be specified with a range of different sized motor and gearbox packages.

For this application Sugden chose a HepcoMotion® DLS3 with AC geared motor - directly coupled for compact assembly.

The HepcoMotion® DLS has a number of design features that make it the perfect choice for this application. Double row cap sealed bearings ensure high load capacity, constant lubrication of the guidance system and therefore low maintenance. Its steel-reinforced polyurethane belt reduces stretch to an absolute minimum and allows the system to work accurately, reliably and consistently at high speed.

Sugden bakery systems operate by indexing the product forward through the baking process at a rate of around 22 indexes per minute, resulting in a ‘flipping’ motion of twice that rate.

Contact HepcoMotion on tel 01884 243400 or visit www.hepcomotion.com

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A high frequency metal detector from Lock Inspection Systems has successfully assisted one of the UK’s leading raw ingredients suppliers in meeting stringent BRC standards, inspecting over 100 tonnes of ingredients since its installation.

Stockport-based EHL Ingredients is an importer, blender and packer of ingredients from around the world, including China, Turkey, Sri Lanka and Mexico. From herbs and spices, to beans and pulses and dried fruit, the company supplies over 300 food ingredients to all areas of the food industry in the UK and Ireland and boasts a 200-strong organic range as well as over 50 custom blends. “Along with UK stock we import vast quantities of ingredients and anything that we pack and blend ourselves goes through a metal detector to adhere to BRC standards and satisfy our own quality control criteria,” explains Mike Perrin, Technical Manager at EHL Ingredients.

To meet specific customer requirements, the ingredients are packed into bags from 1 kilo through to 25 kilos in weight - all of which are checked by the end of line metal detector. Rob Gray, of Lock Inspection Systems, commented: “The metal detector installed at EHL’s Stockport site is Lock’s MET30+ Universal detector which has been designed to accommodate a wide range of pack sizes and has a one touch product recall for each recipe set-up to assist production staff with quick changeovers.”

The MET30+ Universal metal detector is capable of detecting ferrous and non-ferrous metals as well as high grade stainless steel contaminates.

“Metal detection is an integral part of our quality assurance process. The Lock detector has high frequency tuning, which means that the line automatically stops when an article has been detected enabling us to quickly investigate the incident and particle helping to preserve product integrity and give us ultimate product confidence,” explains Mike Perrin.

Contact Lock Inspection Systems on tel 0161 624 0333 or visit www.lockinspection.com

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Birtwistle goes automatic Continuing increases in demand, along with the obvious need to remain competitive, led Birtwistle Catering Butchers, a fourth generation family business that was purchased 12 months ago by Steve Woollands, to make the monumental decision in early 2012 to switch from cutting by hand to automatic portioning of their quality meat products.

An extensive search for the right machine led Operations Director, Glenn Eastwood to Marel UK, whose I-Cut 36 Portioner seemed to comprehensively fulfill Birtwistle's requirements and specification.

Extensive trials took place prior to purchase. These soon revealed the machine's impressive ability to operate with minimal supervision and at a rate that greatly increased production output. The machine has more than met expectations.

It operates day and night and has substantially increased production and, of course, better deployed and greatly reduced the cost of labour.

“Before the I-Cut arrived on the scene we had seven employees cutting the meat by hand, but now just two operate the machine.

And not only has the installation of the machine meant a release of manpower to be used elsewhere, we have also been able to increase the volume of processed products”, Glenn Eastwood explains.

“The machine's ability and flexibility makes it perfect for our operation. Our orders can quickly change and the I-Cut makes it is easy for us to quickly modify production plans thanks to its easy programming. Furthermore the I-Cut is capable of cutting not just beef steaks, but most of our products like pork belly, pork neck or gammon”, Glenn Eastwood continues.

“A true portion cutter” The I-Cut 36 is a true portion cutter, with a capacity that enables high throughput for virtually any size of business especially those who may believe that automation is too large an investment.

Glenn Eastwood points out, “It significantly enhances our ability to fulfill the company strategy of being completely flexible and capable of reacting immediately to customer’s daily needs as part of our total service vision. Operating it is not something that requires weeks and weeks of training. Our first operator was quickly trained by Marel to handle the machine, and even when we had to switch operators we were up and running after just one day of training.”

Contact Marel UK on tel 01603 700755 or visit www.marel.com

KM seals deal for Australian food group After two decades of supplying flexible packaging solutions to an international customer base, KM Packaging Services knows only too well the importance of speed when it comes to winning new business, and it was this key factor that secured the company its latest order from Australian fresh food producer, GA Zimbulis and Sons.

Aware of KM Packaging’s reputation for delivering high quality products in record times, Zimbulis approached the UK-based company to help it meet an extremely tight launch date for a new range of ready to roast meals destined for shelves at a leading fresh food retail chain.

Following an in-depth review of the product specifications presented by Zimbulis, KM Packaging was able to quickly identify the most suitable lidding film material, carry out initial performance tests on comparable aluminium foil trays of those chosen by Zimbulis and deliver trial reels overnight to the food manufacturer’s production facility in Canning Vale, Australia.

This rapid response time allowed Zimbulis to undertake its own material assessments and learn how the lidding film would perform within real processing environments.

A key requirement of the lidding film was that it would deliver a reliable and secure seal, which would ensure maximum product safety.

The material supplied by KM Packaging demonstrated superior sealability and peelability, making it perfect for the retailer to achieve maximum shelf-life and security as well as easy for the end consumer to use.

Made from a polyester based laminate, the high barrier lidding film from KM Packaging is perfect for sealing meat products and other gas flush applications. In addition, the film also has excellent anti-fog and hot tack properties.

For this ready to roast product in particular, which comes with a watch strap sleeve around the aluminium foil tray, the clarity of the film was essential as this was required for maximum shelf appeal.

The company’s product and business development manager, Michael Leen, reported: “KM Packaging’s speed of response has been impeccable and we have been hugely impressed by the service we have received.

Despite being over eight thousand miles away, our trial film reels arrived almost instantly and our full order was on site with us within a week of us placing our purchase order.

“Not only has KM Packaging been able to respond directly to our needs very quickly but this has in turn helped us to meet the needs of our customer and ultimately help them launch a very successful product without any technical issues.”

Contact KM Packaging Services on tel 01832 274944 or visit www.kmpack.co.uk

WH Porter switches entire production Soft fruit packager WH Porter has switched its entire production to a Proseal GT2 tray sealer after the machine demonstrated its capability of coping with the toughest production line demands.

WH Porter packs all its own fruit, as well as produce from two other growers, adding up to around three million pack units per year at a rate of up to 40,000 packs a day.

It chose to switch to heat sealing using a film lid, and the Proseal GT2, as way of reducing packaging and the environmental impact of the product.

As WH Porter’s confidence in the machine and the heat sealing process grew, the decision was taken to switch the entire crop to heat sealed packs.

The Proseal GT2 is a fully automatic high speed tray sealing system combining high throughput with rapid tool change and space saving compact design.

Capable of 90+ packs per minute with a siximpression tool, the GT2 system is packed with user friendly benefits including Proseal’s special lightweight high strength tooling.

Proseal’s build quality, plus commitment to customer service and support, were highlighted as critical factors in the success of the switch.

James Porter, Partner at WH Porter in Angus, Scotland, says: “It is very heartening to see a British company not only achieving such a world-beating standard in build quality, but also backing it up with superb service and support.”

Contact Proseal UK on tel 01625 856600 or visit www.prosealuk.com

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The Eiger Door at CDS Hackner

Union Industries completes another installation Union Industries, the UK market leading manufacturer of industrial rapid roll doors, has completed a second installation at CDS Hackner in Germany.

The Leeds-based company, which designs, manufactures, installs and maintains its own range of fast acting doors, has installed a further two heavy duty Eiger Doors as part of an extension and refurbishment project at the company’s site in Crailsheim.

Union Industries introduced its revolutionary Eiger Door to the German cold storage market at the 2008 Intercool exhibition in Dusseldorf. Following the exhibition, Union installed its first Eiger Door at CDS Hackner GmbH’s meat processing and sausage manufacturing facility. Due to the high hygiene requirements of the site, the Eiger Door was finished to a full non-standard stainless steel specification.

CDS Hackner produces and refines natural casings and animal by-products from beef, pork, and lamb and offers comprehensive solutions as a system partner in frozen food services.

One of the new installations was fitted to

replace an existing problematic sliding insulated door between a chilled loading dock and a cold store area. The other door, which is 3.0m wide x 5.0m high – CDS Hackner’s largest Eiger Door – was installed on an opening to the new cold store extension at the site.

Both Eiger Doors, which were fitted by Union Industries’ UK engineers, are operated by radio control, which opens the doors independently to their full height. They also have pull cords for use by pedestrians with hand pallet trucks, which open each door to approximately 3.0m high rather than the full height in an effort to save energy.

Union’s rapid roll Eiger Door provides a superior alternative to the traditional sliding insulated type doors.

After opening at approximately 1.6m/sec, Eiger Door closes automatically after a short dwell time, which allows for continuous traffic flow without compromising the freezer temperature. Warm air ingress into the freezer is drastically reduced so the normal build-up of ice and frost around the doorway is prevented, meaning CDS Hackner benefits from the energy saving aspects of Eiger Door.

Contact Union Industries on tel 0113 244 8393 or visit www.unionindustries.co.uk

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The Artisan Bakery in West London started trading in 2009 and has experienced such growth that they have recently invested in a double electric rack oven and a 4-8-8, 32 Tray Compacta deck oven from Tom Chandley in order to meet demand.

The bakery, owned by Simon Spears and David Krantz, specialises in high quality bread and patisserie items using the finest ingredients and traditional recipes with a modern twist. The Artisan Bakery supplies a range of items, from speciality breads to croissants and tartlets, directly to hotels, restaurants and coffee shops.

The Tom Chandley double rack oven is used for production of delicate items such as burger buns, muffins and pastries whilst the Compacta Deck oven bakes heavier products such as sourdough bread. The Chandley rack ovens are designed with the smallest footprint on the market to optimise all available space. The Compacta rack oven features a gentle lift and rotate action, perfect for baking a wide range of products.

Tom Chandley has been manufacturing ovens since 1944 and since then has constantly strived to innovate. The Compacta deck oven is world-renowned and can be seen in prestigious establishments throughout the world. Traditionally designed for bread production, each deck features a ceramic baking sole and allows for top and bottom heat to be independently controlled, ensuring a reliable bake every time. This means the Compacta is as suitable for meats and confectionary as it is for bread.

Master Baker Spears had used Tom Chandley Ovens prior to purchasing these two models and his positive experience with them gave him peace of mind, saying “Tom Chandley delivers a holistic service rather than solely acting as a supplier. It is a family business that offers support from initial contact through to installation and on-going maintenance”.

Contact Tom Chandley on tel 0161 33 65444 or visit www.chandleyovens.co.uk

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Dawn Farms wins export award Dawn Farm Foods, the leading European supplier of cooked and fermented meat ingredients, has won the Food and Drink ‘Exporter of the Year’ Award at the 2012 Export Industry Awards ceremony held in Dublin.

The company, based in Naas, Co. Kildare, supplies cooked ingredients to the foodservice and manufacturing sectors throughout Europe, exporting more than 80 percent of its output to 30 countries worldwide.

Larry Murrin, Chief Executive of Dawn Farms said: “We are delighted to have won this prestigious award, which sets out to recognise the export achievement and new product development of companies in the food and drink industry.

“Dawn Farms is heavily exportfocussed and prides itself on growth through long term investment and strategic alignment with blue chip international brands in both foodservice and food manufacturing sectors.”

Dawn Farms submitted a case study highlighting the work of its food innovation service in the development of a new product for one of its global restaurant customers. Using its stagegate innovation process NECTAR (Need, Explore, Create, Test, Action, Review), the company identified a shortlist of new products for their lunch menu, leading to a successful new product launch in the UK and Ireland.

“The power of NECTAR lies in identifying and converting marketplace trends into innovative new products which puts Dawn Farms ahead of the competition as a value-added partner – and keeps our customers on top of their respective categories,” said Mr. Murrin. “We are grateful to our customers for their support in helping us achieve this recognition.”

Contact Toyota Material Handling UK on tel 0870 850 1409 or visit www.toyota-forklifts.co.uk

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Clegg completes £1m green scheme Clegg Food Projects has completed a £1.1m upgrade at a site of a leading dairy company to encourage greener ways of working.

The work has been carried out at Dairy Crest’s site in Foston, Derbyshire.

A new link building between the milk bottling site and the adjacent factory that makes plastic bottles means there is a reduced need for vehicle movement across a site that can bottle up to 250m litres of milk per annum.

Clegg Food Projects, which provides solutions for major food operations all over the UK, completed the complex project while the Dairy Crest site remained in full operation.

“It was an unusually complicated project since we had to access the bottle-making site while there were still vehicle movements and people working at the site,” said John Moxon, Business

Development Director at Clegg Food Projects.

“That required a flexible and co-operative approach to working with the client that meant we could both achieve our aims. We are both very pleased with the results.”

This was the fifth time that Clegg Food Projects has worked on the site since building the Dairy Crest factory at Foston 10 years ago.

The new link building means that bottles are now moved between factories on conveyor belts rather than by wagons, as they were in the past.

This has led to the reduction in vehicle movements across the site which has consequently seen a fall in overall emissions and diesel fuel use.

Clegg Food Projects also constructed a new mezzanine floor, for the installation of conveying and handling equipment, in the bottle-making factory.

Contact Clegg Food Projects on tel 0115 841 3121 or visit www.cleggfoodprojects.co.uk

Henley supplies five trucks to Newbridge Imagine toiling for 18 hours a day in temperatures as low as -25 C. This is the life for five new Mitsubishi forklifts at Newbridge Foods – and it is one that requires a very special kind of resilience.

Based in Newbridge, County Kildare, and employing around 80 staff, the company has been supplying frozen foods for over 20 years.

Its business is now focused on the Cuisine de France range of continental-style bread and pastry-based products, selling mainly in the Republic of Ireland and the UK. To meet a variety of stacking and transfer needs in the chill room and the loading dock, Irish Mitsubishi distributor Henley Forklift Group recommended two EDIA EM electric counterbalance trucks (FB15PNT and FB16PNT) and three PREMIA ES pedestrian powered pallet trucks (PBP20N2), supplied on a five-year contract.

Both EDIA and PREMIA are relatively new to the market, but are already obvious choices when it comes to dealing with food and other hygienic applications. Each benefits from the sealed systems that not only prevent breakdown in damp or wet conditions, but also guard against pollution and allow thorough cleaning. In the case of EDIA, those features include wet disc brakes – fitted as standard.

John Smith, Head of Production at Newbridge Foods, explains some of the other key considerations that influenced his choice.

He said: “Firstly, our trucks have to be able to

function every day in an extremely cold environment – doing shifts of up to 18 hours.

In the longer term, avoiding downtime is a big issue for us.

“We also needed trucks that were compact enough to turn in our small spaces. And of course we wanted a good price.”

In addition to their standard, built-in weather resistance, the option of cold store modification has been selected for all of the trucks.

Reliability should not be a problem, as the designers of EDIA and PREMIA have gone to great lengths to protect components and minimise maintenance needs. For example, the transmission in PREMIA is shock-resistant to cope with the rough treatment that power pallet trucks typically endure.

A compact chassis, small turning circle and good all-round visibility are complemented in EDIA by the advanced FeatherTouch electric steering system, which allows precise, effortless control, and in PREMIA by a state-of-the-art tiller arm with a large turning angle.

Since taking delivery of the trucks, John Smith has been further impressed by their user-friendliness – and in particular by the easy on-off access that EDIA’s large ‘entry window’ allows.

Henley Forklift Group is the sole Irish distributor for the full range of Mitsubishi forklift trucks. In 2013 Henley will be celebrating its 40th anniversary – and 35 years of working in partnership with Mitsubishi.

Contact Henley Forklift Group on tel + 353 1620 9200 or visit www.henley-mitsubishi.ie

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Dairy Plus Co. replaces chlorine disinfection Dairy Plus Company in Thailand has replaced its chlorine-based disinfection system with medium pressure UV technology from Hanovia. The company decided to reduce high levels of chlorine dosage throughout the process because it was proving ineffective at removing all microorganisms, particularly in the rainy season. It was also producing an after-taste in the product.

Water to the plant is from two sources: city water and deep well water. The chlorine is only dosed at the raw water feed level, firstly after the clarifier for pre-chlorination and then some low concentration dosing after the softener.

“The incoming city water in particular has a high microbial contact – often as much as 20,000cfu/ml in the rainy season,” commented Ying Xu, Hanovia’s Asia-Pacific Sales Manager. “At these times, high chlorine doses of even 8ppm were still resulting in microbial concentrations over 6,000cfu/ml.

Something therefore had to be done, and that is where UV was able to help.

“UV, which is a non-chemical disinfection process, was brought to the attention of Dairy Plus by our local distributor,” continued Miss Xu. “When Dairy Plus saw the advantages of our medium pressure UV systems, which effectively remove microorganisms without any problems of after-taste or re-infection, the company decided to switch from chlorine to

UV as its main disinfection method.”

Five Hanovia UV systems are installed at the plant – four duty and one standby. Two units disinfect CIP water and two are used for treating dairy mixing water. Each UV system treats up to 130m3/hr of water. As mentioned there are two sources of raw water being used with two feeds coming out of the city water source.

Bacteria targeted for reduction include E.coli and many other common water-borne coliforms; the expected level of bacterial reduction is a total plate count of <50 cfu/ml.

“One of the main reasons Dairy Plus selected Hanovia in particular was down to the efforts of our local distributor, who helped resolve a number of initial complications. Our products are also recognised as offering the most advanced technology for high purity food and beverage applications like this,” added Ms Xu. “Since our systems were installed the customer is very satisfied with their performance, reporting that the units are running well and producing excellent disinfection results. The company is particularly impressed by the low maintenance costs, the high energy output of the systems, and the fact that the frequency of CIP procedures has been dramatically reduced, meaning less down-time of the manufacturing process,” she concluded.

Contact Hanovia on tel 01753 515300 or visit www.hanovia.com

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The Global Food Division of NSF International, received two prestigious awards from the Society of Food Hygiene and Technology for its excellence in food safety. Chair of the Society Awards Judging Panel, Chris Turner, presented Mike Wilson (NSF International Food Retail Managing Director) with the ‘Best New Product & Service’ Award and Jon Adams, Head of NSF’s Processing Inspection, received the ‘Best Auditor/Technologist’ Award during the Society’s annual luncheon last November in London.

The ‘Best New Product & Service’ Award recognised NSF Insight, a new online food safety assessment developed jointly by NSF and Cognisco, a specialist in assessing and developing workforce competence, to provide consumer safety and business protection in a cost-effective, timely way. The new resource provides insight into workforce performance and measurable tools for improvement by identifying how the role of managers and supervisors influence food safety practices.

Mary Clarke, CEO of Cognisco says, “We are delighted that Insight has won ‘best product’ at this year’s prestigious SOFHT awards. The award win is testament to our innovative approach to assessing employee competence in all areas of food safety management.

Insight is delivering compelling results for clients in the food industry, which will help raise safety standards, reduce consumer risks and protect businesses.”

The ‘Best Auditor/Technologist’ Award went to Jon Adams, Head of NSF’s Processing Inspection, for his technical expertise, extensive experience of auditing national, international and bespoke standards and his ability to apply sound judgment in his auditing decisions in a personable and motivating way.

Contact NSF UK on tel 01993 885600 or visit www.nsf-cmi.com

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Noble Foods get the BT Levio The BT Levio LWE130 powered pallet truck with on-board charging from Toyota is the ideal choice for Noble's fleet of lorries. Noble Foods historically Dean Foods is a leading supplier of fresh eggs to major retailers. The 85 year old company based in Hertfordshire has recently moved into the desserts sector with a product portfolio that includes Happy Eggs, Golden Lay and GÜ Chocolate Puddings.

The application, which involves the manoeuvring of products on board lorries can be intensive and require high levels of manual handling. The equipment required for this would need to protect workers and reduce manual handling as well as being available at each stop throughout the shift. Noble Foods trialled a number of products, from different providers before choosing the BT Levio LWE130 powered pallet truck with on-board charging from Toyota for their fleet.

The LWE130 is an entry level powered pallet truck ideal for use on the back of lorries. It is compact size and low weight allows it to be easily transported and stored with limited impact on the usable space on the back of the lorry. With ergonomic steering and BT Castorlink system for optimum stability the BT Levio provides easy horizontal movement in low intensity operations, decreasing manual handling and increasing safety for the driver and load.

On-board charging, an option for the LWE130, was also added to the truck for Noble Foods allowing opportunity charging on the lorry whilst travelling from destination to destination. The gel battery which is fitted to the LWE130 works in line with the intelligent vehicle charging system to ensure the truck is only charged while the lorry is moving, always giving highest priority to the lorry's battery during charging to guarantee no loss of power to the lorry itself.

A fleet of 21 BT Levio LWE130 powered pallet trucks are now in place at Noble Foods and have already helped to improve health and safety for drivers and decrease costs from damaged goods.

Contact Toyota Material Handling UK on tel 0870 850 1409 or visit www.toyota-forklifts.co.uk

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Great vision from AutoCoding Systems AutoCoding Systems and Dairy Crest, Davidstow are no strangers when it comes to developing applications to meet specific requirements. They have recently worked together to design a vision system that analyses and identifies vacuum failures on sealed packs of 20kg blocks of cheese.

Dairy Crest, Davidstow produces over 48,000 tonnes of cheddar cheese per year in 20kg blocks, 80 percent of this being the wellknown Cathedral City brand. The 20kg blocks are vacuum-sealed to prevent air leaking into the cheese prior to the 12-18 month maturation cycle.

The AutoCoding vision system identifies vacuum failures on the sealed 20kg blocks.

The system comprises a camera driven software application that analyses the reflected light from the surface of the vacuum-sealed cheese block and rejects the block if it does not meet the defined criteria. Reports are generated which give the total number of blocks through the system, the number of seal failures and an analysis of the efficiency of the sealing process. This enables Dairy Crest to monitor and identify potential problems with the sealing and packing process.

The AutoCoding vision system replaced the original ‘in house’ system that had been running in the factory for almost 10 years.

With over 120 tonnes of cheese going along the line each day, the system had to be

efficient because even a small percentage of cheese blocks with broken seals would result in mould growth during the maturation period. The resulting cost of recovering any contaminated cheese would be quite significant.

Based on previous successful projects with AutoCoding Systems, Dairy Crest approached them again to help develop a system based on the obsolete method.

Initially, AutoCoding faced challenges such as variations in size, colour and surface texture of the cheese blocks making it difficult to adjust the camera and image processing to capture all defects, whilst not resulting in a false alarm for good seals. Achieving the correct balance between success and failure was critical.

Neil Flood, Automation Engineer at Dairy Crest said, “We are already reaping the benefits of the system in terms of cost savings.

Any blocks of cheese with faulty seals that slipped through our old system and were stored for maturation would result in us having to downgrade contaminated product.

We now have an efficient and reliable system that gives us meaningful and useful data which allows us to continually improve our sealing and packing process. In addition, we have been able to refocus one of our Production Line Operators on other tasks rather than checking for failed seals.”

Contact Autocoding Systems on tel 01928 790444 or visit www.autocodingsystems.com

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KP Nuts sold to German firm Lorien works with Morrisons Woodhead Bros Meat Company is investing £20m in a major enhancement to its abattoir in Colne, Lancashire.

Owned by Morrisons, the firm’s products are sold in supermarkets throughout the country.

Lorien Engineering Solutions, based in Burton, is working with Morrisons to manage the project, having secured planning permission for an extension to the abattoir.

The Colne facility was the largest threespecies abattoir in the country, and the extension will almost double the amount of pig meat the facility can produce.

Morrisons is the second largest fresh food manufacturer in the country, employing over 7,000 people in its manufacturing sector alone.

Unlike other major food retailers, Morrisons owns a number of bakeries, meat processing facilities and produce packing factories, enabling it to have a greater control over the quality, cost and the supply of fresh food into its stores.

The improvements to the abattoir will include automation to improve the quality of the product and make the life of the line operators easier by assisting with some of the more demanding tasks.

A major innovation is the inclusion of a fully power-assisted and electronically controlled system of storage in the chillers.

This will automatically route the product through the state-of-the-art 3MW chiller unit to the chilled holding rails where the product is held until the computer calls it off to go to the butchery for de-boning and packaging.

This new facility will improve the hygiene of the system and retain more of the meat’s natural and flavoursome juices.

Roy Klek, director at Lorien, said: “The work will take a little over a year to complete and we’ve been working closely with the Woodhead team to ensure great care in planning the project, in order to minimise disruption to current activity, and ultimately maximise output, whilst continuing the same high standards of care and hygiene.”

This project adds to a growing order book for Lorien, which has already seen growth in the food, beverage and general industrial sector over recent months, both in the UK and in Poland. The company recently announced the relocation to a larger office in Poland, and the opening of a second UK office in Manchester.

Contact Lorien Engineering Solutions on tel 01543 444244 or visit www.lorienengineering.com

The company that makes KP Nuts, Hula Hoops and McCoy's crisps has been sold to a German firm for a reported fee of £500m. The business, which is the UK's second largest snack maker, was sold by United Biscuits, which also owns the McVitie's and Jacob's brands.

Subject to completion they will join the UK savoury snacks business of Intersnack, which makes Pom-Bear crisps and Penn State pretzels.

United Biscuits, owned by private equity firms Blackstone and PAI Partners, will retain the baked bagged snacks brands manufactured in its biscuit factories, including Mini Cheddars and Twiglets.

Including KP Snacks, United Biscuits employs around 8,000 people, 7,000 of them in the UK. Intersnack was founded in 1968 and is on track for record sales of £1.4bn this year, including £80m from the UK. Intersnack, which has turnover of about 100m euros in the UK, said the deal would allow it to grow further and strengthen its position.

The deal will be financed with Intersnack's shareholder equity and a syndicated loan underwritten by Commerzbank, HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt, HSBC and UniCredit.

Contact Companies & Markets on tel 0203 086 8600 or visit www.companiesandmarkets.com

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Nicholl consolidates manufacturing operations Leading aluminium foil tray supplier the Nicholl Group has restructured its manufacturing activities in order to deliver greater production efficiencies and enhanced customer service. The company has now completed the transfer of production facilities from its Bachmann, Germany site into its UK (Nicholl Food Packaging) and French (Ecopla) operations, with Bachmann’s warehouse and distribution activities and retail packing operation moved to Ecopla Benelux (located in Belgium).

Bachmann is retaining its sales and administration offices in Germany and will now concentrate on further developing its presence in German, Eastern European and Scandinavian markets.

The transfer of the bulk of the Bachmann manufacturing equipment to Nicholl Food Packaging in Cannock will make the company’s UK operation one of the largest and most efficient manufacturing units in the

world, with 65 presses.

“We have a well-earned reputation for supplying a wide choice of high quality products combined with excellent customer service, but in these challenging times, customers are also looking for the best possible cost competitiveness,” comments Nicholl Group Chief Executive E John Griffiths.

“By enhancing our manufacturing facilities in the UK and France, we can ensure that we maximise both our quality and our efficiencies, as well as our ability to provide a fast and flexible supply to customers throughout Europe. This will deliver added value to all our customers.

“At the same time, we now have a dedicated sales and development team in Germany who can focus on maximising opportunities for the Bachmann brand in important and emerging Northern European markets.”

Contact Nicholl Food Packaging on tel 01453 460400 or visit www.nfpfoil.com

Malvern Instruments opens lab in São Paulo In support of continued, strong business growth in South America, materials characterization company Malvern Instruments opened a new applications and demonstration laboratory in Brazil in December 2012. Located at the São Paulo facility of Malvern’s parent company Spectris, the new laboratory will provide pre- and post-sales support to customers across all of Malvern’s technology areas, and will augment established particle characterization demonstration labs elsewhere in Brazil.

The new laboratory will be equipped with instruments spanning Malvern’s entire range of particle characterization, protein measurement and rheology systems and will be a highly valuable resource for the company’s dealer in the region, Altmann SA www.altmann.com.br.

Edna Alvarez, Latin America Sales Manager for Malvern, said, “I am delighted that Malvern has been able to set up such an excellent laboratory facility and very much look forward to welcoming customers from Brazil and elsewhere in South America. We have long enjoyed a very successful relationship with Altmann SA, our dealer in

Brazil, and I am especially pleased to be providing them with access to further local demonstration, technical and applications support.”

Strong customer relationships and exceptional service are at the heart of Malvern’s business and the company strives to deliver the same service excellence the world over. The establishment of this new laboratory in São Paulo follows the opening early last year of a new Malvern facility in Houston, Texas, which not only serves customers in the USA but supports some of the emerging markets in Latin America.

“We have a deep commitment to South America and to ensuring that all our customers there get the most out of their investment in a Malvern instrument,” said Brian Dutko, President of The Americas Operations for Malvern. “With excellent distribution partners on the ground and especially strong growth in countries like Brazil we want to lead the market in delivering the best possible customer experience for what are world-leading materials characterization systems.”

Contact Malvern Intruments on tel 01684 892456 or visit www.malvern.com

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South Caernarfon Creameries’ major new contract South Caernarfon Creameries, Wales’ leading dairy co-operative, have been successful in securing a new long-term multi-million pound cheese supply contract with one of the biggest cheese suppliers to the UK retail and foodservice sectors. The contract, worth £50m, is with Adams Foods and started in January 2013. Following the announcement of this lucrative contract, the Creamery has also announced plans to build a new cheese making production facility on their site in Chwilog by 2016, doubling its production capability.

The investment is estimated to cost around £10m.

News of the new contract follows the Creamery's recent announcement that they are exiting the local liquid milk market to purely focus on growing their award winning cheeses and other dairy products. From December 2012, local milk distribution was transferred to Cotteswold Dairy who will continue to supply Welsh milk under the South Caernarfon Creameries' ‘Dragon’ brand.

Alan Wyn Jones, Managing Director commented “We are delighted to have secured this new long term cheese supply contract with Adams Foods.

They are one of the biggest suppliers to the retail and foodservice sectors in the UK, and the contract is estimated to have a sales value of over £50m over a three year period. This contract will give us the platform to further grow, develop and invest in our cheese business.”

“Our cheese business continues to go from strength to strength with a record number of awards this year.

Last year we won Gold in the World Cheese Awards with our Mature Cheddar and our Dragon cheese range is now Wales’ leading cheese brand with a sales value of over £3m.”

“We are here to add value to our members' milk and our actions in recent months are aligned to this objective. We have exciting plans for the future and invite new farmer suppliers to join us.”

Any farmer milk suppliers interested in supplying milk to the Creamery should contact the Creamery direct.

Contact South Caernarfon Creameries on tel 01766 810251 or visit www.sccwales.co.uk

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Grace Foods extends contract with Jigsaw Grace Foods, one of the UK’s largest suppliers of world foods and drinks, has extended its transport and distribution contract with Jigsaw, the large-scale managed transport solutions provider. The two companies have been working together since 2009 and Grace Foods decided to extend the contract because Jigsaw had significantly improved the consistency of deliveries and quality of service.

With roots in Jamaica, Grace Foods produces a wide range of Caribbean, Oriental and Tex/Mex food and drink products with brands including Nurishment, Encona, Grace, Dunn’s River and Silk Road. The company is a major force in the Caribbean and is experiencing significant growth in the UK. From its UK headquarters in Welwyn Garden City the company supplies major supermarkets, specialist retailers, wholesalers and cash & carries across the country.

Jigsaw implemented a highly flexible supply chain operation utilising the services of its ten Partner Hauliers. The contract is based on an extremely adaptable radial trunk-to-hub model. Full loads are collected from Grace Foods’ central warehouse in Welwyn Garden City and transported to regional depots operated by Jigsaw’s Partner Hauliers. Loads are then cross docked for onward delivery to major retailers’ distribution centres or loaded onto specialist vehicles for final delivery to local retailers and other stockists. Each Partner Haulier undertakes transport and distribution in its own region, where it has knowledge and expertise, and this allows Jigsaw to create an integrated national contract with local services configured to meet specific operational requirements.

Jigsaw removes complexity by providing Grace Foods with a seamless, single point of contact for all aspects of the contract from its central network operations centre in Leicestershire. The company manages all of the operations of the partner hauliers using an integrated communications system comprising telephony, data communications, email and back office systems. This means that Grace Foods only needs to deal with one point of contact for any part of the overall service.

“This contract clearly demonstrates the benefits of our network model and its ability to meet Grace Foods’ evolving requirement,” says Andy Humpherson, Managing Director at Jigsaw. “From a business point of view it is an important step in our development that customers such as Grace Foods are choosing to stay and grow with us.”

Contact Jigsaw Transport on tel 01530 276450 or visit www.jigsawtransport.com

Leading manufacturer hails London Gateway Peter Surtees, European Supply Chain Director of manufacturing giant Kimberley-Clark has hailed the UK's new multi-billion dollar deepsea port as a major opportunity for innovation.

Speaking at the Logistics Leaders Network Forum, hosted by London Gateway recently, Peter described the success of Project Sphinx, a collaborative initiative led by Kimberley-Clark, in which seven leading brands (including Heinz, Nestlé and Kellogg’s) are sharing warehousing and distribution, achieving annual cost savings in six figures for Kimberley-Clark alone.

“London Gateway is a fantastic proposition and a perfect opportunity to design collaborative supply chains” he said. “It is not until you get here that you realise the scale of both the project and the opportunity. I am really excited by the possibilities it offers.”

Although Kimberley-Clark has been highly successful in implementing innovative collaboration projects in Europe, notably France and Holland, Peter Surtees has not attempted to replicate the model in the UK, believing outdated infrastructure and to some extent, inflexible 3PL thinking, to be serious barriers to success. “Our most recent collaboration project is hugely complex but highly successful for all brands involved. Key

elements have been VMI (Vendor Managed Inventory) replenishment, the right location close to shared markets and a willingness to think outside of traditional supply chain models both on the part of the manufacturers and the 3PLs.” “London Gateway is definitely the right location to achieve the Holy Grail both for manufacturers and retailers, namely improved on shelf availability with lower costs due to a shorter supply chain. The Logistics Park additionally provides a virtually unique opportunity to build a purpose-designed facility for collaboration adjacent to the port.

Goods can then be brought in through a single gateway, stored centrally, and distributed collaboratively.”

Opening in late 2013, London Gateway will be the UK's first 21st Century major deep-sea container port and Europe's largest logistics park. Owned and operated by DP World and situated on the north bank of the River Thames, London Gateway will provide unrivalled deep-sea shipping access to the largest consumer markets in the UK. The port's location, with its superior operational systems and service, will ensure ships load and unload as fast as possible, making London Gateway a world class asset for the UK.

Contact DP World London Gateway on tel 01375 648300 or visit www.londongateway.com

Bürkert UK’s new UK headquarters Exceptional growth for its products and systems across all process markets: food & beverage, pharmaceutical, medical, water treatment and chemical, has resulted in Bürkert UK moving to new and more fit-for-purpose headquarters in Cirencester, close to the strategic M4 technology corridor.

Bürkert’s previous UK headquarters’ were in Stroud, Gloucestershire, but this location was hard to access and had limited space for expansion, particularly of Bürkert’s highly successful systems business and training facilities. By contrast, the new Cirencester headquarters is more convenient, being easy to access by car and train. The location also boasts better production facilities and a more comprehensive training room. Last but not least, better parking facilities ensure that customers and attendees of Bürkert’s many process training courses will be able to park conveniently, adjacent to the new headquarters.

“We have been setting the pace in key sectors of process markets for some time now, and the move to a more flexible headquarters is the obvious result of this growth,” said Bürkert’s UK General Manager, Paul Trevitt.

“As well as improving communications, the

move to a new headquarters will enable us to meet the increasing demand for our customer specific training courses, which are well oversubscribed, and also the specialist systems that we build in-house.

What has proven pivotal to our success in the systems is our unique ability to combine process and laboratory automation, valve elements, sensors, flowmeters, water treatment systems and networked communications into single source customised systems that deliver higher process efficiency and also higher yields with reduced wastage.

We have also struck a chord with our ability to provide specific process control training to industry. Recently we have provided courses on Steam and Hygienic Processing in the food & beverage and pharmaceutical industry, as well as mobile clinics that take our solutionsbased approach to Hygienic Processing to much wider audiences. With our new facility we are able to expand these activities to meet the high levels of demand that we are experiencing.”

Bürkert UK’s new headquarters are located at: Fluid Control Centre, 1 Bridge End, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, GL7 1QY.

Contact Burkert Fluid Control Systems on tel 01285 648720 or visit www.burkert.co.uk

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Private Equity takes the cake NBGI Private Equity (“NBGIPE”), a leading private equity investor in the UK lower midmarket, has backed a £23.5m management buy-in (“MBI”) of the cake division of McCambridge Group Holdings Ltd (“McCambridge’s Cake Division” or the “Business”), one of the largest producers of private label cakes for the UK food industry.

The Business, which operates from four primary manufacturing locations in the UK, and a further facility in Poland, will be renamed post completion, and aims to act as a platform to grow into the pre-eminent supplier of private label and branded cakes to the UK retail and foodservice sectors. Existing customers include the UK’s major supermarket chains.

NBGIPE is backing Andrew Johnson as McCambridge’s Cake Division’s new Chief Executive. Andrew has extensive experience in successfully growing businesses supplying private label foodstuffs into supermarket multiples in the UK. In particular, Andrew was Chief Executive in a successful buy-in into Elisabeth the Chef in 2004, a private equitybacked supplier of chilled private label cakes to UK supermarkets, growing sales from £45m to £70m during his three-year tenure.

Richard Babington, Investor Director of NBGIPE who directly sourced and led the transaction, commented: “The buyout of

McCambridge’s Cake Division is consistent with the acquisition strategy underpinning NBGIPE’s four other previous MBIs into the UK food sector, namely the purchase of a cash-generative, asset-heavy business with scope to grow and at a competitive purchase multiple.”

Andrew Johnson commented: “This is a really exciting opportunity to seize the initiative and become the pre-eminent cake manufacturer in the UK food industry by providing industry-leading levels of innovation, quality and service. Consistent with my previous work growing other private label suppliers, my focus will be to stimulate the market by focusing on innovation and investing in new equipment to make us simply the best supplier of cakes, tarts and sweet pies in the UK. “I have been working with Richard Babington and the excellent team at NBGIPE looking at potential opportunities for a number of years. Their understanding of the dynamics of the UK food industry is second to none in the private equity sector and I am looking forward immensely to developing the business in partnership with them.”

Richard Babington, who along with Rupert Brown formed the acquisition team representing NBGIPE, will join the board of the Business along with Andrew.

Contact McCambridge Cake Division on tel 0844 800 2417 or visit www.mccambridgegroup.co.uk

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New home for Norgren Norgren, an international market leader in pneumatic motion and fluid control technologies, is to relocate its UK headquarters to a new state-of-the-art facility at Fradley Business Park, near Lichfield in Staffordshire.

The new 104,000 square ft Norgren Engineering Advantage Centre will house manufacturing, research, sales and administrative functions for the company, which designs and manufactures pneumatic and fluid control solutions for rail, commercial vehicle, life sciences, energy, food & beverage and industrial automation applications.

Colin Leyden, Norgren UK Managing

Director, commented: “While Norgren has enjoyed many successful years at Eastern Avenue, the time had come when we realised we needed a more modern facility to fully take advantage of the many commercial opportunities available to us. We were keen to find a facility local to Lichfield in order to retain the services of as many of our dedicated team as possible.

“The new Engineering Advantage Centre at Fradley meets both of these criteria and will provide a UK headquarters befitting the Norgren name while being the base for further profitable growth for many years to come.”

Contact Norgren on tel 01543 265000 or visit www.norgren.com/uk/foodandbeverage

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Marchant Schmidt expands cheese cutting In a move that marks a major expansion, Marchant Schmidt, a leading manufacturer of equipment for the food and dairy industries, has acquired the cheese cutting division of tna Australia. This division of tna was based in Poole, Dorset, and incorporated the former Arcall and Wright Pugson businesses, which have been producing innovative high-performance cheese cutting and shredding equipment for more than forty years.

The acquisition of tna’s cheese cutting division is a significant step in the ongoing expansion of Marchant Schmidt Inc. operations outside the USA, which has also included the recent setting up of Marchant Schmidt Europe. This division is now manufacturing a wide range of equipment and providing sales, service and customer support from its new purpose-designed facility in Bromsgrove.

The acquisition includes all assets and technology relating to tna’s cheese converting operations, as well as the associated spare parts business. Marchant Schmidt Europe is guaranteeing continuity of supply of equipment by manufacturing new machinery and stocking spares in the UK. “This is a very important acquisition for us,” said Andrew Davis, Director of Marchant Schmidt Europe, “as it supplements and expands our product portfolio range that we know is of great interest to many of our customers. In the future, we will also be introducing and investing in new and innovative cheese converting products to complement the current range. In these austere times, we know how important great customer service is, and these plans will magnify the service we can provide to our customers.”

The parent company of Marchant Schmidt Europe is Marchant Schmidt of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, USA, a thirdgeneration family-owned and operated company with over 50 years of experience in the food and dairy industry. Marchant Schmidt is a market leader in the cheese-converting sector, with products that include cheese shredding and grating equipment, fixed weight and random weight cheese portion cutters and many other natural cheese cutting and handling solutions.

Contact Marchant Schmidt Europe on tel 01527 888030 or visit www.marchantschmidt.com

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Yorkshire Farmhouse largest free range egg producer Yorkshire Farmhouse – which has been built upon a reputation for high standards of animal welfare thanks to its ‘hen-centric’ approach – has been officially named as the UK’s largest producer and packer of free-range only eggs according to figures released by the British Egg Industry Council (BEIC).

With 200,000 hens across its two Yorkshire farms, the company has seen the volume of free range eggs it handles increase by 250% in the past five years, with significant investment going into hen housing and a state-of-the-art crack detection system, which can monitor 130,000 eggs per hour.

The company has only ever produced free range eggs and continues to focus on producing the highest quality free range eggs by combining traditional animal husbandry with continued innovation.

Yorkshire Farmhouse Sales and Marketing Director, Adrian Potter, said: “We are delighted to be named the UK’s largest producer and packer of free range only eggs.

“The increase in sales goes to show that even in hard times, consumers are prepared to pay that little bit extra for eggs produced to higher welfare standards.

Our continued investment allows us to keep building on our high welfare standards, while keeping the end cost down for the consumer.”

The family run business, which has been producing free-range eggs for more than 30 years, started out with a small flock so that Mrs Potter could have eggs “the way they used to taste”. Yorkshire Farmhouse provides hens with the run of acres of outdoor space with plenty of tree cover to encourage foraging and other natural behaviour. At night the hens are housed in multi-level barn style sheds furnished with nesting boxes to provide the preferred environment for the hens to lay.

Contact Yorkshire Farmhouse Eggs on tel 01845 578376 or visit www.yorkshirefarmhouse.co.uk

New brand identity for BHJ UK Protein Foods Meat ingredients specialist BHJ UK Protein Foods has become known as BHJ Ingredients UK as from 1st January 2013.

The move sees the world’s leading protein manufacturer, BHJ Protein Foods and the European leader for soup stocks, Protell Foods unite under one corporate brand.

During the last decade, both companies have gradually moved towards a common sales and marketing platform, where both soup stock and functional protein solutions are sold globally under the Scanpro™ and D ™ brands.

With BHJ Ingredients as a unified brand, the aim is to achieve further synergies with sales and provide the same close and flexible customer service for the Scanpro™ and Drinde™ products in even more markets around the world.

“The two former company names represent a long history of growth and strong business relations towards partners and customers across the globe. We guarantee the same focus on high customer service levels and technical support under the new corporate BHJ Ingredients brand,” says Asger S.

Jacobsen, CEO and President, BHJ Ingredients worldwide.

Richard Parnell, UK sales and marketing director of BHJ Ingredients UK Ltd, said: “This is an exciting time for BHJ Ingredients to work together under one brand, and we are confident this will see us further consolidate our market position as a brand leader for functional protein ingredients.

“Having recently invested heavily in relaunching our new corporate website with an exclusive log-in area for customers, full product specification downloads and recipes, it has never been a better time for us to reinforce our new brand.”

For customers in the meat processing and savoury industries, BHJ Ingredients represents the concept of working with value-adding ingredients based on 100 percent natural animal raw materials, providing real benefits under a clean label.

These benefits materialise as qualitative improvements to the end product with features like enhanced texture, increased product yield, improved viscosity and pleasant mouth feel.

Contact BHJ Ingredients UK on tel 0121 521 4300 or visit www.bhj.co.uk

Bespoke service launched by Mr Crumb Hand made Irish food manufacturer ‘Mr Crumb’ is launching a new bespoke service in response to identifying a widening gap in the food ingredients and manufacturing industry.

Increased consolidation within the food industry is creating huge, highly automated behemoths with slow response times, while Mr Crumb, which employs 70 highly skilled staff at its 35,000 BRC “A” grade facility will offer manufacturers and retailers small batch hand made, quick turn around products in response to consumer demand. 10 percent of Mr. Crumb’s staff work in NPD on projects for various international retailers.

Mr Crumb which manufactures a range of ingredients including fresh breadcrumbs; stuffing; toppings; flavoured butters and sauces, that can be used in a wide range of meat, poultry, fish and non meat ready meals, as well as party food and hand held snacks, believes the service is unique in its sector.

Consumers are increasingly responding to media usage of certain ingredients. The company can assist retailers to capitalise on

this by delivering small batches of a range of bespoke own label or branded products with a quick turn around. All will use highest quality Irish sourced ingredients and can be supplied chilled or frozen.

Says Managing Director, Jason Coyle: “Recently we have produced a range of hand held frozen snacks for a German food chain, and an infused cranberry based stuffing for a major UK supermarket.”

“A retailer can approach us on a Friday with a concept and by the following week we can have our test kitchen developing it. From concept to shelf can be as short as 4 weeks. It is this flexibility and customer focus that is setting us apart”.

Mr Crumb which was set up in 1996, has a turnover of over €7m and produces over 2000 tonnes of products a year. It already exports to mainland Europe and was recently nominated for the prestigious Irish Exporter of the Year Award.

The company has Sales and NPD staff based full time in the UK and has a consolidation hub outside Birmingham.

Contact Mr Crumb on tel 0700 390 0568 or visit mrcrumb.co.uk

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Name change creates world leader LINPAC Allibert and Schoeller Arca Systems (SAS) have joined together under one name to become the world leader in plastic reusable transit packaging (RTP). The two companies were re-branded as Schoeller Allibert from January 2013, following the acquisition of Linpac Allibert by controlling SAS stakeholder One Equity Partners (OEP) during 2012.

Customers will now benefit from direct access to an even broader range of RTP from a single source. In addition to the widest range of reusable transit packaging solutions on the market, Schoeller Allibert will also be using its combined expertise to focus on its 360° full service offering to help customers through every stage of the packaging process – from initial logistics cost analysis, through to bespoke design and production, rental and pooling options and end of life recycling.

Erik De Bokx, CEO of Schoeller Allibert, comments: “Linpac Allibert and Schoeller Arca Systems have been operating as sister

companies since the acquisition by OEP in March 2012. As the two businesses complement each other so well, it made sense to rebrand them as one company, combining not only their strengths, expertise and innovative product ranges but also their names, to create a single world leading reusable transit packaging business. Our customers can now access a wider product portfolio and streamlined order processing facilities.

Schoeller Allibert is now the world’s largest manufacturer of reusable plastic packaging for materials handling. Headquartered in the Netherlands, it has more than 40 production and sales operations in nearly all European countries, the American continent and Asia.

The product range includes foldable large and small containers, bulk containers, plastic pallets, stackable and nesting crates as well as dollies and lids. The range includes the iconic Maxinest tray, Maxipac bulk unit and the Magnum Optimum. In addition, Schoeller Allibert also offers tailor made systems for specific customers and industries.

Contact Schoeller Allibert on tel 0845 850 2333 or visit www.schoellerallibert.com

New Interfood division packs a punch Interfood Technology has announced it is extending its capabilities in meat and food processing with the formation of a division specifically dedicated to Packing Solutions.

Interfood has long offered a wide range of processing equipment and ingredients, numbering many of the major names in UK and Irish food processing amongst its customers. As the business has developed so has the need to specialise in specific areas and in 2008 Interfood set up a series of divisions, all operating within the Interfood business but offering specific capabilities and dedicated teams of engineers and support personnel.

Originally operating four divisions, in the last four years Interfood has increased this to seven, with ‘Packing Solutions’ the latest addition.

Jim Sydenham, Joint Managing Director of Interfood, said: “We have added divisions over the years as part of a ‘total processing’ philosophy, allowing us to maintain a clear focus on specific processes and products. As there has been a natural evolution of the business, so we have added new manufacturers to our portfolio. Our customers are

increasingly looking for automated solutions to their end of line processes and this was not an area in which we were actively involved.

Now we have addressed this with the setting up of the new division, again following our tried and tested method of identifying quality manufacturers to represent and investing in our own internal structures, including the all important experienced personnel, to ensure we can offer the service that our customers have come to expect.”

The new division is headed up by Rob Allen, who has extensive experience in packaging machinery, having held senior positions with a number of manufacturers.

The equipment being offered is from Buhmann, a German based manufacturer dedicated specifically to end-of-line solutions, and Sparc Systems, with their precision weighing technology an integral part of automating this element of the processing line.

The range offered will include check-weighing, metal detection, weigh grading, multi-lane weighing, converging, automatic product stacking and automatic case packing and closing.

Contact Interfood Technology on tel 01844 217676 or visit www.interfoodtechnology.com

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DuPont’s successful action against counterfeiting DuPont Refrigerants (DuPont) recently completed a two-year effort to investigate counterfeit activity of DuPont refrigerant brands in Quzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China.

In 2009, a distributor alerted DuPont to potential counterfeiting of DuPont™ Suva® and DuPont™ Freon® brands.

The information they provided led them to suspect counterfeiting activity of Quzhouzhou Fuming Co, Ltd, in Quzhou City.

With assistance from a local law firm, DuPont requested that local authorities conduct a raid of the suspected counterfeit facility. A raid action in late September 2011 resulted in seizure of 1,500 empty refrigerant cylinders with DuPont™ Suva® and Freon® packaging, 1,000 counterfeit labels and 1,000 counterfeit DuPont™ Freon® R-22 cylinders.

After the raid, DuPont issued ceaseand-desist letters, however, the company did not respond to the request and continued to sell the counterfeit refrigerants. DuPont then filed a legal action against those responsible.

A court case was undertaken in China and a judicial settlement was reached in August 2012. The defendant was required to pay the equivalent of $39,400 to the Chinese government and to pay $32,000 in damages and court costs to DuPont. The company is under a permanent injunction to not sell DuPont refrigerants or engage in counterfeit activities involving DuPont trademarks going forward. As part of the sentence, the judge also required the company to post a formal public apology in two Chinese newspapers.

“We will continue to combat counterfeiting of DuPont refrigerants, using assistance from local law enforcement, government officials and customs organizations,” said Greg Rubin, global business manager, DuPont Refrigerants. “This effort is ongoing and this case was an excellent example of cross-regional work between DuPont and our distributors. This is a collaborative effort. We cannot combat counterfeiting alone.”

For information on DuPont Brand Assurance Anti-Counterfeiting Initiative: Contact DuPont on tel +1 302 774 1000 or visit www.refrigerants.dupont.com/genuine

Contact Cranfield University on tel 01234 758353 or visit www.mquic2013.com

sara LBS easier access and more information sara LBS, one of the UK’s leading suppliers of high-end loading bays and industrial doors, has launched a new website as part of its ongoing strategy to deliver outstanding customer service and improve communication. The website includes a number of new features for users to access, including free CAD files for download, product catalogues and a comprehensive list of spare parts.

Christopher Knollys, Managing Director of sara LBS, comments: “As the internet continues to evolve, we believe that it is important to use its enhanced functionality to move away from the traditional product catalogue style of website and develop a more interactive, online portal, where users can learn about the advantages our products hold over the competition.

“The new website not only informs users of our latest products and services, it also allows them to learn about our experience in specific industries and to initiate direct communication with our expert sales

engineers and maintenance and repair specialists. We see this as the first step in developing an online community where we can share resources and work in partnership with our customers.”

The easy-to-navigate website includes detailed information about each of sara’s current, high-quality products; including product literature and CAD files for popular products which can be downloaded free upon registration to the website. It also contains information about the range of maintenance contracts and emergency repair services which are on offer from its national network of technical centres. For existing customers there is a list of spare parts for some of the company’s most used products.

Communications between the user and sara LBS have been enhanced with the use of enquiry forms which allow users to contact relevant departments directly with enquiries about the latest products, preventative maintenance or to request an emergency call out.

Contact sara LBS on tel 01442 245577 or visit www.saralbs.co.uk

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worldwide for human consumption is lost or wasted. This conference will address how we can sustainably grow more high quality fruit and vegetables, and how fresh produce wastage can be reduced throughout the global food chain. It will also discuss how we can better maintain the quality and health-promoting properties of fresh produce to meet consumer demand and reduce diet-related diseases.

Cranfield University’s Professor Leon Terry, convenor of MQUIC 2013 said: “We are delighted to be hosting such a significant conference. It will bring together top academics, industrialists and students from around the world, helping to provide realworld solutions to the fresh produce supply chain.”

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Cranfield University, in partnership with the International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS), is to host the first international postharvest conference to take place in the United Kingdom for nearly 25 years.

This prestigious international event will be held from 2-5 September 2013 and will bring together scientists, policy makers and industrial experts from around the world to discuss the very latest issues and advancements in fresh produce quality and the global food supply chain management.

With the world’s population predicted to reach 9bn by 2050, food production needs to increase. However, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) estimate that roughly one third of food produced

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Norgren launches online tutorials Norgren, an international market leader in pneumatic motion and fluid control technologies, has launched a series of 12 information videos on a selection of its valves, actuators and fittings, accessible through its YouTube channel, youtube.com/user/NorgrenGroup.

The Technical Tips Series, presented by Product Manager, Ian Cole, introduces a selection of Norgren’s product ranges highlighted within the latest Norgren Express catalogue. Each clip runs for less than three minutes and gives a clear and concise introduction to the unique benefits and engineering advantage delivered by products in the Norgren range.

Topics covered include the new Norgren IVAC which integrates valves and magnetically operated switches for complete actuator control, and how this can offer energy savings of up to 50 percent for customers as well as reduced installation and maintenance. Another clip covers the Buschjost range of process valves from Germany, discussing how they can be tailored to meet the challenging demands of varied industry sectors.

“Under our headline ‘Performance Products, Expertise and Service’, the series of videos introduce our customers to Norgren’s products and the features and benefits that make them stand out,” explains Ian. “Aimed at engineers, we hope they will be beneficial to both new and existing contacts.”

Products currently covered by the Technical Tips Series also include: Pneufit C Fittings, ISO Compact Actuators and V60 Series Inline Valves.

For more information, visit the YouTube channel or:

Contact Norgren on tel 01543 265000 or visit www.norgren.com/uk/industrialautomation

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Atlantic vision data hosting from Iceland Food businesses can access highly efficient, cost-saving and resilient carbon-free web hosting and e-mail solutions, including secure offsite back-up, from a leading UK data centre company offering a truly green service.

Atlantic Vision, the Nottingham and Derbyshire-based specialist with over 15 years’ experience in commercial hosting, has launched Avecoh, an environmentally friendly platform that taps into the pristine environment of Iceland to help UK companies take advantage of some of the cleanest and cheapest electricity in the world for storing their critical data.

With its cool climate and abundance of water, Iceland is geographically rich in natural resources and can generate 100 percent renewable energy through geothermal electricity and hydroelectricity, making it an ideal location for energy intensive industries such as data centres.

In addition to the carbon-free advantage the Avecoh system in Iceland offers businesses for backing up data and web hosting, there are also cost and efficiency benefits. According to recent research the Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) of data centres is often 1.8 to 2.5, with cooling equipment the largest contributor to

power consumption.

The Avecoh data centre enjoys virtually free cooling all year round which minimises the PUE value by greatly reducing the amount of power normally needed by IT equipment to perform actions such as air conditioning.

Avecoh’s prices compare very favourably with standard hosting providers that do not offer a carbon-free hosting environment.

Atlantic Vision is also offering a free 2gb data back-up service and 10 percent discount off all its published price packages by using the voucher code TRADE21, valid until May 31st 2013.

Atlantic Vision passionately believes that data back-up is the most important computer service businesses can have. Its free secure data storage of up to 2gb is a great deal for backing up information stored on applications like Windows 7, Mac work stations or laptops and comes with no set-up costs or contract.

The company is confident that it provides the most cost-effective and secure hosting packages available. Prices start from as little as £3 per month for 5gb of storage, a small price to pay compared to losing data and suffering the resultant damaging consequences in terms of cost and reputation.

Contact Atlantic Vision on tel 0845 862 0703 or visit www.avecoh.co.uk

Workplace supplier breaks the mould Workplace equipment supplier Slingsby has launched a new edition of its catalogue and made a number of innovative changes to the latest edition which has now been used by the food industry for 120 years.

Slingsby has held or reduced prices on more than 40 percent of products and increased the number of items available with free next day delivery across all categories which include handling and lifting, storage and shelving, safety and security, signs and labels, environmental and waste, office, premises and access solutions.

Lee Wright, Marketing Director at Slingsby, says: “This year marks Slingsby’s 120th anniversary and ever since our first catalogue was produced in 1893 each edition has evolved in line with our extensive product range, which now includes more than 35,000 different products that appeal to all industries, businesses and organisations. Even though technology has advanced greatly, which means a large proportion of sales are now online, our catalogue remains a key marketing tool that is

hugely popular with customers so we continue to invest heavily in it.

“In recent years our catalogues have followed similar themes but we have made some significant changes to this latest edition.

These include reducing its size by approximately 15 percent while maintaining the number of products it showcases, which saves paper in line with our ongoing environmental commitments and makes it a more convenient size.

“We’ve also continued to develop our wide range of successful sales initiatives which means all our products include free delivery, a minimum 12 month warranty and a noquibble 14 day money back guarantee. In addition we offer instant credit to new customers with an established credit history and have no minimum order value which all helps to reinforce our position as the UK’s leading workplace equipment supplier.”

To order a copy of the new catalogue or for further information about Slingsby and its products:

Contact Slingsby on tel 01274 535030 or visit www.slingsby.com

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Dole-Earth honoured as best European website Dole Fresh Fruit Europe has been honoured at the European Excellence Award 2012 ceremony held in December at London's Roundhouse. Its Dole-Earth website and campaign won the Award for the best European website.

On its Dole-Earth website, the world's largest supplier of fresh and processed fruit and vegetables provides consumers with novel and creative access to information on how its bananas are produced. Dole-Earth was designed by Hamburg-based agency Haasenstein.

“We are very pleased by this European honour and are especially proud of winning an award for our Dole-Earth website and campaign for the second time within a month,” explains Xavier Roussel, Marketing and Communication Director of Dole Fresh Fruit Europe.

“Our company not only sets new standards in terms of the transparency of the supply chain but also shows the people who are behind the product.”

Dole-branded bananas exported to Europe bear a new sticker with a 5-digit Farm Code, which allows the fruit to be tracked back to the farm where it was produced via dole-earth.com. Visitors to the website can take a virtual sightseeing tour of a plantation and watch all the steps in producing premium fruit.

Various videos also show the banana supply chain, provide information on the Dole programme for social responsibility and portray Dole employees.

The European Excellence Award honours successful campaigns by communication experts in Europe. This year the jury evaluated more than 1,450 entries in 60 different categories. DoleEarth was able to win through in the final round against competitors such as BBC, Coca Cola, Danish Crown and EDP Energias. In November, too, DoleEarth was honoured with the Hamma award for the most creative marketing campaign in Hamburg in the category of large companies.

Contact Dole Fresh Fruit Europe Contact BHJ UK on tel 0121 521 4300 on tel +49 4032 9060 or visit www.bhj.co.uk or visit www.dole-earth.com

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New seafood industry standard published Business standards company BSI has published a new specification to assist the global seafood industry reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, improve energy efficiency and manage costs.

PAS 2050-2:2012, Assessment of life cycle greenhouse gas emissions, supplementary requirements for the application of PAS 2050:2011 to seafood and other aquatic food products, builds on BSI’s internationally recognized standard for product carbon footprinting PAS 2050:2011.

PAS 2050-2 provides a common approach for the global fisheries industry to assess GHG emissions associated with both wild caught and farmed fish products. The new specification enables organizations to review their activities at all stages of the seafood life-cycle - from broadstock rearing to fish capturing, farming and slaughtering, landing and auctioning, fish processing, transport and preservation.

Prepared at the request of, and with significant input from, representatives of the global seafood industry, PAS 2050-2 enables organizations from the sector to: Take a practical, pragmatic approach to the calculation of the carbon footprint of aquatic food products.

Understand and gain better control over the supply chain by identifying 'hotspots' and related cost/energy saving opportunities.

Devise long-term plans to reduce GHG emissions globally and locally and measure climate change improvements over time.

Improve relationships with stakeholders and achieve greater cooperation with peers, suppliers and customers.

“Because of the global nature of trade in seafood and other aquatic food products, it is essential that the requirements provided in the standard are applicable wherever an assessment of emissions from aquatic food products is to be made,” said Angus Garrett of Seafish (Sea Fish Industry Authority).

For further information or to download a copy of the standard for free: Contact BSI on tel 020 8996 9001 or visit www.bsigroup.com/PAS2050-2

EU Industrial Policy for food?

Measuring the industry’s competitiveness and trends in the economic performance of the EU food and drink industry, a new Report shows that Europe’s largest manufacturing sector both in terms of turnover (€956bn) and employment (generating 4.1m jobs) remains a non-cyclical, robust manufacturing sector and a real pillar of the EU economy. The industry has sustained levels of positive growth in the EU economy outperforming the vast majority of other EU manufacturing sectors since the peak of the downturn in 2008, both in terms of production and employment.

However, despite the industry showing positive signs in production volumes, R&D investment, export market shares and labour productivity, an assessment of the industry performance in terms of worldwide competitiveness shows it is lagging behind its main international competitors, both in mature and emerging markets.

The Report details a combination of factors which have resulted in this stagnating competitive position vis-à-vis global counterparts including, most notably the lack of an EU Industrial Policy for the food sector; the absence of a true Single Market for food and the need for a better functioning food supply chain.

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undertaken to date within the High Level Forum for a better functioning food supply chain, food and drink manufacturers have highlighted the mandate of the High Level Forum, to develop an EU Industrial Policy for food as key to supporting the future competitiveness of the sector. In the Report, manufacturers have called for the development and implementation of an EU Industrial Policy for Food to support the competitiveness of the industry both on the Single Market (internal competitiveness) and globally (external competitiveness). Food operators urge EU decision-makers to take necessary action with an EU Industrial Policy for food to provide: - Completion of a Single Market for food bringing greater legal certainty and consistency for operators across the EU market; including a better functioning food supply chain in terms of fairer B2B relations along the supply chain, better access to finance, and the elimination of existing bottlenecks to R&D; - Securing better market access opportunities for EU food and drink products, especially in emerging countries. *First appeared 6th Dec 2012: http://foodingredientsfirst.com/headlines/Foo d-Industry-Calls-For-an-EU-Industrial-PolicyFor-Food.html Contact FoodDrinkEurope on tel +32 2514 1111 or visit www.fooddrinkeurope.eu

Tate & Lyle dedicated Open Innovation portal Tate & Lyle PLC, a global provider of ingredients and solutions to the food and beverage industries, announces the launch of a new, dedicated Open Innovation web portal.

The new portal, which can be found at www.tateandlyle.openinnovation.com, is designed to encourage universities, start-ups and companies specialising in food science to submit proposals which are aligned with Tate & Lyle’s innovation priorities of sweeteners, texturants and health and wellness.

Tate & Lyle’s Open Innovation team, which forms part of the Innovation and Commercial Development group, leverages its global network to develop partnerships with entities specialising in food science with the aim of successfully and rapidly commercialising new speciality food ingredient products and technologies. A number of deals have already been announced since the Open Innovation team was formed in 2010[1] and some strong

partnerships developed.

John Stewart, Open Innovation Manager at Tate & Lyle said: “We value our partnerships enormously but also understand that approaching large corporations with a new innovation can be daunting. This is why Tate & Lyle has a small, dedicated team to help with the process. Our new website enables potential partners to submit ideas quickly and easily and for innovators to work with us to create long-term ‘win-win’ relationships.”

Karl Kramer, President of Innovation and Commercial Development at Tate & Lyle said: “With our Open Innovation team we can put all the expertise and commercial resources of Tate & Lyle behind the brilliant ideas of academics, inventors or business partners. With this new web portal we are making it even easier for potential partners to connect with our Open Innovation team, and we encourage them to approach us with their ideas

Contact Tate & Lyle Innovation & Commercial Development on tel 020 7257 2277 or visit www.tateandlyleopeninnovation.com

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Bürkert technical training schedule Bürkert Fluid Control Systems, a leading specialist manufacturer of control and measuring systems for fluids and gases, is continuing to offer free training courses to those involved in the process industry. The courses on Steam, Gas Handling, Sensors, Valves and Hygienic Processing are run regularly at the company’s new headquarters in Cirencester, UK. The courses provide theory based learning, backed up with practical applications, for a hands-on approach. Bürkert use examples and case study materials throughout the courses to highlight typical applications, all delivered by its industry experienced staff. The recent move to the new Cirencester headquarters has made travelling more convenient and easy to access by car and train, with free parking onsite.

Bürkert aims to provide information on the real physics of batching, cleaning and sterilizing, water producing and distributing, filling, heating, cooling, separating, fermenting, distilling, or evaporating, where engineers can share experience in complete control loops for flow, conductivity, pH, temperature, pressure, and level.

The training courses are modular and are independent of each other so people can attend any or all of the courses. All courses are free to attend with lunch and refreshments available throughout the day.

Responding to customer demand and feedback, Bürkert has drawn up its training schedule for 2013. February saw a one-day Sensors Training Course which covered the basics of flow management; different measuring principles and how to select the most appropriate type for various applications. The agenda proved so popular that spaces were fully booked within 48 hours of release. March saw the first of the steam training sessions which are repeated in July and November, with valve training being delivered in May. A new course has been devised for September on Gas Handling, where Bürkert experts will share their experience in complete gas control loops. Gas control architecture will be considered as well as assessing what is happening in typical plants.

In October the Hygienic Processing course is back by popular demand with many delegates coming from the food & beverage and pharmaceutical industries. In each course, the trainers will show how to apply the basic principals in real factory and plant layouts.

Further Information: For free copies of Bürkert’s Training Brochure, and for information on Bürkert’s Training Courses please contact Helen Christopher, Bürkert UK Marketing Manager: helen.christopher@burkert.com.

Contact Burkert Fluid Control Systems on tel 01285 648720 or visit www.burkert.co.uk

Glass Focus Conference 2013 Forward thinking and innovative dimensions for glass and the glass supply chain Glass Focus 2013 will be held on 23 May 2013 at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Manchester Airport.

Themed "Forward thinking and innovative dimensions for glass and the glass supply chain" the conference will feature the Rt. Hon. Michael Fallon MP, Minister of State for Business and Enterprise, James Fothergill, Head of Education and Skills at CBI, and Dave Dalton, Chief Executive Officer of British Glass as well as expert speakers on key industry topics and issues.

This unique conference pulls together senior representatives across the glass supply chain, including raw material suppliers, manufacturers, processors, recyclers, designers, architects, food and drinks manufacturers, distillers, breweries, brand-owners and retailers. This new approach enables engagement across the entire supply-chain in

order to stimulate discussion over issues, developments and future challenges between all stakeholders.

Following on from the success of the first Glass Focus conference in 2012, this event will feature a range of breakout sessions focused on topics of relevance to each supply-chain and glass sector. Focused breakout sessions look to encourage discussion on the following themes: glass packaging; glass strength; the future of glass; melting and technology; architecture and building design; the glass academy, education, training and business; and responsible sourcing.

An innovation room will showcase the very latest in glass developments, capabilities and technologies for this fast-moving industry and British Glass are inviting all organisations across the supply-chain to submit proposals to exhibit their latest technology or developments at the event.

Contact British Glass on tel 0114 290 1850 or visit www.britglass.org.uk/Glass-Focus-2013

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Dairy alternatives move beyond soy While dairy alternative drinks accounted for a relatively limited share of 5 percent of the total dairy launches recorded by Innova Market Insights in the 12 months ended October 2012, the market has seen considerable recent development. This is being fuelled by its increasing popularity in the West, where it is moving out of the specialist heath food arena and into the mainstream. Soy milks traditionally dominate the sector and still featured in 78 percent of dairy alternative drinks launches, either as a main or secondary ingredient. But there has been rising interest in the use of other plant-based alternatives, including cereals, such as rice, oats and barley, and nuts, such as almonds, hazelnuts and walnuts. Rice was the second most popular ingredient after soy, but at a considerable distance, featuring in 17 percent of introductions. This is ahead of oats in 11 percent and almonds in 10 percent.

Almond milks, already highlighted as a sector to watch by Innova Market Insights back in early 2011, has continued to grow in popularity. Their share of global launches has reached its present level of 10% from just 3 percent in 2005. Following the flurry of activity in almond milks in the US in 2010 and 2011, a rise in interest was recorded in Europe, particularly the UK, in 2012.

Former soy specialist Alpro is extending into the nut milks market with almond and hazelnut milks early in the year, closely followed by Kallo developing its Dream range of milk alternatives with Almond Dream, and then the mid-year arrival of US almond company Blue Diamond’s Almond Breeze range.

Dairy alternative drinks have traditionally been marketed on a health platform and this has continued, with three-quarters of launches recorded by Innova Market Insights featuring a health claim of some kind. The most popular positionings relating to lactosefree formulations, the use of organic ingredients, a low cholesterol content and an additive- and preservative-free “clean-label” image. Over 35% of global introductions featured lactose-free labelling, rising to over 50% in North America and Europe.

Contact The Innova Database Contact BHJ UK on tel 0121 521 4300 on tel +31 26 319 2000 or visit www.bhj.co.uk or visit www.innovadatabase.com

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‘Breakfast at work’ New brochure from a growing trend Pro Carton

Consumer research partner reveals the latest data on the first meal of the day, urging food brands to offer convenience, portability and easily stored products for the workplace.

Nearly one in seven breakfasts are now eaten outside of home 69 percent of ‘out of home’ breakfasts are eaten at work, 15 percent when on the go Five times more women purchase breakfast biscuits than men Both the recent National Breakfast Week and new research has made it clear that Brits’ busy lifestyles are having a major impact on the way they eat breakfast. Food and drink research partner, MMR Research Worldwide (MMR) has revealed that one in seven now eats breakfast outside the home.

Specifically, MMR’s research, which targeted nearly 500 consumers via a Smartphone app, also found the vast majority of breakfasts enjoyed outside of the home are eaten in the workplace (69 percent).

Adam Curtis, associate director at MMR, explains the implications for manufacturers: “The ’Breakfast at work’ occasion is becoming hard to ignore, as more workers choose to eat the first meal of their day at their work station.

This has created an increased demand for breakfast options to be convenient, easily storable and portable. For many manufacturers, breakfast biscuits have provided the answer to these needs.

“We have already seen Weetabix following the likes of Kellogg’s (with Nutri-Grain) and Kraft (with Belvita) with the launch of Weetabix ‘On The Go’ Breakfast biscuits, and Kellogg’s is continuing to proliferate its range of snacking options with targeted products such as Special K Cracker Crisps and Biscuit Moments. With one in ten consumers already regularly purchasing breakfast biscuit options, this relatively new category is quickly catching up with more established cereal bar options.

“We see the breakfast at work occasion representing a real focus for manufacturers this year, but there is still vast scope to develop this market,” continues Curtis. We see potential for products to cater for both the breakfast and mid-morning snack windows; a biscuit or bar option which could be nibbled away at until lunchtime, for example.

“Alternatively, manufacturers could look to develop male consumers’ take up of breakfast products. Women currently consume five times more breakfast biscuit products than men. With biscuit campaigns focusing heavily on weight loss, for example, this is hardly surprising. A breakfast biscuit or cereal bar option which appealed to male occasions and interests could really cut through the market.”

Contact MMR Research Worldwide 01491 824999 or visit www.mmr-research.com

Pro Carton’s latest brochure explains cartonboard packaging’s approach to Sustainability, Resource Efficiency and Carbon Footprint. It demonstrates that cartons have a strong environmental story to tell and highlights the carbon benefits of choosing cartonboard packaging.

Underlining the industry’s strong record in the area of sustainability, the brochure explains how the environmental performance of the cartonboard and carton industry continues to improve. Pro Carton’s data shows that there are improvements in the major environmental impact categories and that the average carbon footprint of cartons has gone down by 5 percent in the last 3 years. Pro Carton’s carbon footprint is now 915kg CO2 eq/tonne of cartonboard produced and converted. Much of the improvement is due to more efficient use of electricity, increasing use of bio-energy and more focus on measurement and control of water use.

European forests that provide the original raw material for the cartonboard industry are sustainable and the brochure describes how forest management and chain of custody certification demonstrate this. Sustainably managed forests contribute significantly to the removal of carbon dioxide from the

atmosphere and mitigate the “greenhouse effect”. This process is measured in terms of biogenic carbon, but there is still no agreed method to include forest carbon in the carbon footprint of forest products such as cartons.

The increasing use of bio-energy in the industry’s production process has an impact on the emissions profile of the industry too, as carbon dioxide emissions from biomass are considered to be at least carbon neutral. The use of renewable resources for energy generation that are used responsibly and benefit climate change as a substitute for fossil fuels, such as coal and oil, is a clear asset for the industry and an excellent example of resource efficiency.

A Resource Efficient Europe is a central element of the EU’s 2020 Strategy and the brochure explains how the cartonboard packaging industry is responding to this challenge through its use of a renewable resource, responsible use of virgin and recovered materials, efficient use of energy and water, and its vital role as part of the supply chain, in preventing food waste.

Translations in French, German, Italian and Spanish are available on Pro Carton’s website.

For further information visit Pro Carton’s website and click on ‘Sustainability’ and “Resource Efficiency”.

Contact Pro Carton on tel 01371 856577 or visit www.procarton.com

More syrup less downtime Ion exchange columns are commonly used during the production of sugar syrups to remove ionic impurities. The fast detection of exchanger exhaustion and completed column regeneration increases production uptime, and is best achieved with in-line pH measurement systems. Now, Mettler Toledo has combined in-line systems with the substantial benefits of digital technology, and published a new whitepaper exploring how this advanced technology can lead to improved productivity in syrup purification.

and the unit must be regenerated. Ion exchange column exhaustion is indicated by the presence of ionic impurities at the column outlet and can be instantly identified by in-line pH measurement systems. pH measurement can also be used to indicate when column regeneration is complete. Such systems have been available for many years, but now, Mettler Toledo Intelligent Sensor Management (ISM) technology takes optimizing the use of ion exchangers to a new level.

The removal of ionic impurities during dextrose and fructose syrup production is commonly achieved by passing the syrup through ion exchange columns. At some point, an ion exchanger will reach its capacity to remove impurities (exhaustion)

This new white paper from Mettler Toledo’s experts explores how ISM’s Plug and Measure and predictive diagnostics features, as well as its automated sensor maintenance, can significantly improve ion exchange column operations.

Contact Mettler-Toledo on tel +41 44 729 6211 or visit www.mt.com/global/en/home/supportive_content/specials.Syrup-Starch.twoColEd.html

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Renshaw’s new brand identity & website Renshaw, the company responsible for producing over 70 percent of the UK’s marzipan, sugarpaste and soft icings, has revealed a new brand identity.

The overhaul of the Liverpool based manufacturer, part of The Real Good Food Company Plc, is a significant element of the business’ long term strategy to position the brand globally as an expert in baking and cake decorating products.

The new brandmark for the £46m business draws on the company’s credentials and will feature on all products and marketing materials as this major rebranding exercise unfolds in the course of early 2013.

Another key equity for the company, which has over 100 years’ heritage supplying the trade, is the privilege of being a Royal Warrant grantee. Awarded to the manufacturer in 1950 in the reign of King George VI for its almond

products, the warrant is granted to only a small number of UK food manufacturers.

Co-inciding with the launch of the new brandmark is the arrival of Renshaw’s first ecommerce platform, www.renshawbaking.com.

The website was launched in January, providing a direct channel to businesses as well as both expert and aspirational bakers and cake decorators worldwide.

Available at launch were Renshaw’s complete range of ready-to-roll icings and marzipans alongside Snip & Swirl, Simpymelt and Edible Icing Ribbon. Products are to be delivered within two to three days ensuring bakers have all that they need, when they need it. Further products are planned throughout 2013.

And renshawbaking.com is more than just a

trading site. Further confirming its position as a leading authority in the creative baking sector, Renshaw will satisfy the appetites of all bakers with an extensive recipe section, links to the brand’s hugely popular Twitter and Facebook platforms and, in time, an online baking scrapbook.

Future integration of the site with Pinterest is planned along with a dedicated mobile site.

Facebook and iPad apps are also in the pipeline.

Responsible for guiding and delivering the new identity in partnership with Renshaw is London based brand consultancy, Positive Momentum. The design and build of the website has been managed by Organic Development.

Contact Renshaw on tel 0151 706 8203 or visit www.renshawbaking.com

Payne aims to tackle consumer frustrations The difficulties in opening different types of packs are of far greater concern to most consumers than environmental criticisms such as perceived over-packaging.

This is one of the findings of a major quantitative research study1 carried out on behalf of packaging specialist Payne to identify and understand consumers’ concerns with packaging. Significantly, 85 percent of those who took part in the study said they had experienced some frustration with packs.

The research identifies the ten types of packaging most likely to cause frustration, and also examines attitudes among different age groups.

Payne says its Packaging Resolved approach will not only enable brand owners to satisfy the need for functionality but also deliver additional benefits that will help to strengthen a brand’s relationship with its consumers.

“Consumers are seeking functionality in their packs but brand owners need multifunctionality where elements of the pack are able to carry out more than one role,” explains Payne Managing Director, Martin

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Dallas. “For example, a tear tape or label for easy-opening can also provide a means of communication between a brand and its consumers; a re-sealable pack can combine user-convenience with product protection, portion control and the minimisation of food waste.

“Such additional benefits can help to reinforce positive perceptions about a product and support brand image and positioning.”

Payne believes that understanding consumer attitudes and priorities is fundamental in enabling packaging manufacturers to work successfully with brand owners in the development of effective pack solutions. The company is shortly to launch its own Packaging Resolved Facebook page, which will encourage consumers to provide feedback on their favourite and least favourite pack types.

“Packaging is the key medium by which to communicate the brand and our research shows that consumers respond positively to

packs that are fit for purpose,” concludes Dallas. “When packaging works, it makes people feel good about the product; conversely, a poor pack can have a deeply negative effect on their perception of the brand.

“Packaging solutions that focus on opening, closing, informing and protecting can resolve many of the typical consumer pack frustrations and at the same time deliver added value and enhance brand image, to the extent of becoming an integral part of the brand experience.”

1 The Payne research was carried out by JRA Research, who interviewed more than 500 people across the UK. The survey consisted of 523 online interviews conducted w/c 29 October 2012, each taking 5-10 minutes and covering a representative sample of the population, divided across five age groups. There was a 50:50 split of male and female respondents.

Contact Payne on tel 0115 975 9000 or visit www.payne-worldwide.com

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Campden BRI and IFST prestigious student awards Campden BRI, the UK’s leading food and drink research organisation, in conjunction with the Institute of Food Science & Technology (IFST), the leading qualifying body for food professionals in Europe, has scored a UK industry first with the launch of ‘Ecotrophelia Europe’ – a prestigious European-wide food innovation competition which promotes innovation, creativity and sustainability to students pursuing a career in the food sector.

Backed by the European Commission in charge of Industry and Entrepreneurship and global brands such as: The Coca-Cola Company and Nestlé, Ecotrophelia is a ‘Dragons’ Den-style’ competition which challenges students to develop brand-new, innovative, eco-friendly food products, to win a share of a prize pot of up to €15000 (fifteen thousand Euros).

The annual competition has been established since 2000 with 12 participating countries including France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Russia. 2013 will mark the first time ever that the UK has taken part in the initiative which not only attracts talented students from the food sector but also serves as an incubator for innovative ideas for the food

industry as a whole.

The UK heat of the competition is being organised jointly by Campden BRI and the IFST and is open to teams of students from UK universities.

Shortlisted students will be invited to pitch on 5 June 2013 to the ‘dragons’, a distinguished judging panel of top food industry specialists which will include representatives from PepsiCo, Sainsbury’s, Warburtons, Coca Cola, Genius and Defra, for a share of a prize fund worth over £3.5K. The winning student team will be announced the following day at Campden BRI’s annual, highprofile food industry event ‘Campden BRI Day’ on 6 June 2013. The successful students will then go forward as the UK entry to the European leg of the competition to compete with 20 other participating countries.

Bertrand Emond, Head of Membership and Training at Campden BRI, said: “The food and drink manufacturing sector is one of the largest industries in Europe, with more than €1 trillion turnover accounting for over 4.3 million jobs. We need a steady influx of creative, intelligent, gifted students who are committed to working in food science, research and new product innovation.

Contact Campden BRI on tel 01386 842104 or visit www.ecotrophelia.eu/?page_id=2208

China in the global seafood market By 2018, the global seafood industry has been forecast to hit a market value of US$429.8bn, with factors such as innovation in production, diet, health concerns, and improvements in transportation resulting in a significant upward swing in seafood consumption.

The world seafood industry plays a significant role in the economic and social wellbeing of nations, as well as in the feeding of a major part of the world's population.

The global seafood market is undergoing significant change as pressures converge from diminishing supply, increasing demand, environmental changes and regulations, and geopolitical events.

It is, therefore, important that organisations in the seafood sector, especially those in the core industries, are aware of the current situation of the sector globally, the changes taking place, and the likely future developments.

Demand is continuing to grow, in both the developed and developing countries. Since fish is a significant source of animal protein, demand is expected to continue, especially in those developing countries undergoing the largest population increases. It is estimated that the potential loss of fish protein sources from very severely diminished stocks would not be able to be replaced by equivalent terrestrial sources,

emphasising the importance of the fisheries sector on global population health.

Because of this demand/supply situation, the price of fish will increase, and there is already a trend towards the capture of lower-value species, as the higher value stocks become depleted.

Prices will, to some extent, regulate supply and demand, and it is likely that high prices will drive out some minor players in the industry.

Asia Pacific currently represents the largest region within the global seafood market. Asia is leading the production and exports of wild, capture and farmed fish making an important contribution to the food chain of the region along with the alleviation of poverty and generating employment. China in particular has gradually emerged as the single largest producer of aquaculture and capture fisheries products worldwide in the last two decades.

China's role in the global seafood market is set to change, as they move from being an exporter to a consumer of billions of dollars' worth of seafood.

China has the potential to become a US$20bn seafood import market within this decade, which would lead to a global price increase for most major premium seafood species as well as for the inputs needed to produce them, such as fishmeal and fish oil.

Contact Companies & Markets on tel 0203 086 8600 or visit www.companiesandmarkets.com

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NDREW STANLEY has been appointed Regional Sales Manager for Ireland and the East Midlands for Beko Technologies 01527 575778.

This is a new position created by growth in the Midlands area and the need to provide more support into the Irish Market.

Andrew has a BSc from Brunel University and after a short career in retail where he quickly became a store manager for Lidl, he joined Ultrafilter, now Donaldson, and remained with them for nine years achieving the status of top salesman in the UK on four occasions. With excolleagues he helped launch a new start-up compressed air business as strategic sales & marketing Director. Andrew then joined Compressed Air Solutions in Leicestershire and remained there for over two years. He took employment with Compressed Air Solutions in Leicestershire and remained there for two years.

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ERCURY PACKAGING 01623 759600 one of the UK’s leading flexible packaging specialists – has announced the promotion of Ray Franks to Managing Director with immediate effect, after a

seven year career with the company. He replaces Tony Stanger who becomes the Nottinghamshire-based company’s Chairman.

In his new role, Ray will be responsible for increasing focus on the organisational and operational development of the company’s rapidly growing UK and overseas business activities.

Ray will be supported by a senior management team comprising Alison Walker, Chris Stanger and Roland Caley.

Commenting on Ray’s appointment Tony Stanger says: “Having spent the past 13 years building the business, we are now positioned and ready to expand our ambitions. During his time as Sales Director, Ray has been instrumental in increasing sales and establishing Mercury as a highly credible source of flexographic print.

He concludes: “As well as a strong sales background, Ray has extensive operational experience and I have every confidence in his ability to boost production efficiencies and lead the business to further success.”

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ON ADAMS, Head of Processing Inspection at NSF International (Global Food Division) 01993 885600 won the ‘Best Auditor/Technologist’ category at the UK Society of Food Hygiene Technology (SOFHT) Awards held at the Savoy Hotel in London, last November. He was selected ahead of two other finalists to receive the ultimate accolade for his technical expertise, extensive experience of auditing national, international and bespoke standards and his ability to apply sound judgment in his auditing decisions in a personable and motivating way.

The award is a double triumph for both Jon and NSF International as it coincides with Jon’s recent promotion within the company to a global position as Associate Director of Global Audit Delivery and the winning of a second award by NSF’s Global Food Division in SOFHT’s ‘Best New Product or Service’ category for their Insight behavioural-based food safety assessment service. It also builds on NSF’s win last year of the SOFHT ‘Best Company’ Award (>100 employees).

In his new role, Jon will oversee all audit activities for the Global Processor/Distributor teams providing certified assessments against schemes such as BRC Global Food v6, IFS Food, BRC Storage and Distribution and many others. As a BRC assessor he has approval for 15 of the 17 BRC categories and is also an approved IFS assessor. Part of Jon’s role over recent years has been to account manage a number of international BRC clients to ensure consistency as well as to add value to their audit programmes. He is also involved in the training of new auditors throughout the world.

A key focus for Jon will be to utilise his extensive auditing experience to help calibrate and quality manage audit standards throughout the company’s global offer.

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Technologies from A&B Air Systems of Wrexham. He has already many years of experience starting out at Motherwell Bridge Air Systems as a storeman, became a service engineer and then moved to Redhouse Engineering as Service Manager.

Graham then joined A&B as Operations Manager at their Runcorn Operation and in 2004 moved into the Sales Department. He already has good experience of selling Beko Technologies products during his stay at A&B Air Systems.

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HE SOCIETY OF DAIRY TECHNOLOGY 0845 528 0418 announced three board level appointments at its AGM recently: Dr Ken Burgess becomes President, Sean Tuohy Senior Vice President and outgoing President Dr Liz Whitley takes the role of Executive Director.

Dr Ken Burgess, former Group Technical Director of Dairy Crest and technical director of Yoplait UK, outlined two clear priorities for the society: to help manufacturers improve productivity through working to best practice guidelines and to grow links with colleges to foster new skills within the dairy industry. Dr Burgess said: “We are committed to ensuring the UK and Republic of Ireland dairy industries remain competitive in the global marketplace by reducing manufacturing costs, maximising the value of every constituent of milk and advancing dairy education. We are working with industry through our programme of workshops, conferences and study tours to ensure that we contribute

to these vital areas of dairy science and technology.”

Dr Liz Whitley, FIFST and independent food industry consultant said: “After two years as president, which saw membership levels grow to around 500, I am delighted to have achieved the society’s main objective of advancing dairy education. We have worked with colleges across the UK and Republic of Ireland to launch a series of educational events at Harper Adams University College, Shropshire, and University College Cork, hosted workshops and study tours throughout the UK and furthered links with the Project Eden Food Science Dairy Technology course at Reaseheath College, Cheshire.”

Dr Whitley thanked Maurice Walton, outgoing executive director, for his leading role in developing the society. During his eight years in office, Maurice has transformed the society for the digital age, re-introduced a programme of highly successful symposia and returned membership numbers to growth.

He was a founding member of the project Eden steering group and was responsible for setting out the curriculum requirements of the Foundation Degree in Dairy Technology based on the knowledge and expertise he gained during a two-year study of dairy education systems in Europe.

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EEDLERS 01482 467500, the UK’s leading specialist supplier of janitorial and personal protection equipment (PPE) to the food manufacturing industry, has appointed Wendi Tarling as its new Business Development Manager for the South West of England

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and South Wales.

Wendi has an impressive history in a variety of sales roles and joins Needlers with over 20 years’ experience of working within the food industry. Wendi is also a qualified health and safety practitioner having achieved a national diploma in occupational health and safety from NEBOSH, providing her with a strong understanding of the requirements of the food industry and the challenges it faces.

She is now looking forward to meeting with a host of potential customers across the South West, and developing and growing Needlers’ client base in the area.

Wendi said: “I am very pleased to be taking on this new role in the South West and I am keen to help Needlers expand upon its existing customer base throughout the region and UK. What attracted me to this new role with Needlers was the fact that it is such a forward-thinking company with an incredibly focused and driven team behind it.

“Needlers are truly leading the market in terms of innovation and customer service and I am looking forward to being part of such a rapidly expanding and dynamic company which is constantly growing, despite the current economic climate.”

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LLEN CODING SYSTEMS 01438 347770 a leading manufacturer of high performance thermal transfer, laser, ink jet, print and apply and hot foil coding & marking systems for the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, DIY and industrial markets – has appointed Mike Dent as Sales Manager for the Midlands and North of England.

Mike brings over 25 years’ technical and sales experience to his new role, including four years at Domino Printing Sciences as UK Product Manager and Area Sales Manager respectively.

Immediately prior to joining Allen, he was employed at Dentec Systems. He also helped develop new business at Elanders - a Swedish Group with some £150m turnover.

Steve Ryan, UK & OEM Sales Manager at Allen Coding says: “Mike brings a proven track record in driving sales growth

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through existing customer base, new business generation and key account management. We have every confidence that he will replicate his past successes and help further strengthen the wellrespected Allen brand in his territories.”

Allen Coding is part of the ITW Coding & Marking Division that comprises Allen Spain, Norwood, Diagraph, Trident and Allen Germany.

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N ISHIDA EUROPE 0121 607 7700 apprentice has been named Runner Up in the ‘First Year Apprentice of the Year’ category of the EEF Midlands Region Future Manufacturing Awards.

Daniel Althorp, who joined Ishida Europe in July 2011, beat several hundred applicants from leading companies throughout the Midlands, including Rolls Royce and Jaguar Land Rover, to reach the final shortlist of just six apprentices. The Award recognises the apprentice who has done the most to seize the training and development opportunities presented to them during the first year of their engineering or manufacturing apprenticeship programme.

Daniel is part of a recently introduced co-ordinated Learning and Development programme within Ishida Europe which includes four-year apprenticeship and two-year graduate training schemes along with structured development programmes to enhance the skills and knowledge of existing personnel.

“Ishida has always recognised the importance of training to the success of our business but equally vital is the need to ensure that our approach continues to match the requirements of the fast-changing markets in which we operate,” explains Simon Cutler, Ishida Europe’s Learning and Development Manager.

“Our new programmes are tailored to the needs of both the individual and the business, helping to give our existing employees the right tools to achieve their career goals and deliver the highest levels of service to our customers, and providing an appropriate environment for the development of new talent, which is a vital part of succession planning as well as bringing fresh ideas and insights

to the business.”

Both the Ishida Apprentice and Graduate schemes have been designed to provide a thorough grounding in all aspects of the company’s operations and to enable individuals to select a particular career pathway or specialist discipline. Existing employees can choose from a number of different learning media with a number of new learning programmes currently being piloted. Several programmes are accredited to relevant bodies such as the Institute of Leadership & Management and the Chartered Management Institute.

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EYMOUR MANUFACTURI NG INTERNATIONAL (SMI) 01952 730630 the market leader in thermal insulation products has started 2013 with a significantly strengthened team as it looks to further business growth both at home in the UK, and overseas Robin Merrick has joined the team as International Marketing and Sales Consultant. He joins from Rollatherm International where he was responsible for business development both at home and overseas in a very similarly focused business, working closely with the retail grocery sector. Indeed, his career spans 20 years within the FMCG market place.

Speaking of his appointment, Robin comments: “Seymour Manufacturing International has developed and launched a number of innovative energy saving and loss prevention solutions for the 21st century food retail and production sectors, and I am delighted to have joined the team at such an exciting time in its growth.”

Stuart Mortiboys has joined as a Design Development Consultant and is responsible for creating drawings and 3D visuals for conceptual ideas and new products. He brings a wealth of experience to the role, having been a 3D visualiser for the last seven years, and a draughtsman for over 15 years. Prior to joining SMI, Stuart was based in Dubai creating 3D models and visuals for the construction industry.

On the opportunities open to him in his new role, Stuart comments: “I have worked with

3D models in a wide range of industries from architecture, to product design, and so I am looking forward to bringing my skills to the product development process at SMI.” Meanwhile, Sean Edwards is a very welcome returnee to SMI and has taken up the position of Manufacturing Development Technician. After five years away from the business during which he pursued other interests, Sean is now focusing on hands-on involvement in new product development.

In addition to these three appointments, SMI has also welcomed a new bookkeeper and a sales support executive to the team this year.

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UTTRIDGE 01775 765300, one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of bulk materials handling equipment, is continuing its programme of strengthening local support across the globe with the appointment of materials handling expert Alex Adair as the company’s representative for both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Closely following the recent opening of the Saudi office to serve the MENA region and the appointment of Roger Horner as representative for Scotland, this move reflects Guttridge’s ongoing drive to deliver excellent service and the highest levels of local expertise, wherever the company operates.

Paul Gott, Sales and Marketing Director for Guttridge, said, “We are delighted to be working with Alex. He is an established materials handling expert with a deep understanding of the needs of the Irish market. His appointment reflects our highly successful strategy of consolidating local support as the company grows. We look forward to a long and productive relationship that delivers the high levels of service prized by our customers.”

Guttridge provides a comprehensive range of materials handling equipment that includes spares for all brands of conveyor.

Alex Adair combines extensive experience across these and other sectors with specialist knowledge in the particular area of belting and belt conveying and therefore brings key skills to the Guttridge team.

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ULINA 01630 695000 a leader in food and drink logistics, has announced two senior appointments as part of its ongoing strategy to build a strong leadership to drive business development and growth.

Steve Winwood is appointed to the new role of Chief Operating Officer of Culina Group with responsibility for the Chilled and Ambient divisions across all warehousing and transport functions. Steve previously held the role of Commercial Director and has been with Culina since 2008, having been a director of Baylis before the company was acquired

by Culina. In this new role Steve will report to Thomas van Mourik, Culina Group CEO. Dave Lowe is appointed to the role of Commercial Director.

Dave has been with Culina for five years, most recently as Group Commercial Manager. In this new role he will have responsibility for developing Culina’s customerfacing team to add value and enhance services.

“These appointments strengthen our executive team and create an integrated and strategic leadership across our operations to ensure we maintain our market leading service levels and continue to provide the benchmark for food and drink logistics across the UK and Ireland,” says Thomas van Mourik. “Steve and Dave have contributed greatly to our recent successes and their extensive experience in the industry will help drive Culina to the next level.”

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LUSH PUPPIE 0208 578 5785 saw 2012 sales increase by an explosive 26 percent year on year. To ensure that the business continues to see such strong growth they have announced changes to their UK office to drive greater clarity and focus for its European sales and marketing team.

Paul Johal will continue as Sales Director but will now have an even stronger sales team below him and a new marketing function. Mark Whitton will continue his role as Business controller under Paul, his expertise in the business will see him leading the national and regional account management

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and development strategy, ensuring a strong relationship with all existing key customers and work on a number of new business opportunities in the market place.

Mark Reid has been appointed to the role of Field Sales Manager reporting into Paul Johal. Mark has been supporting the Irish business in recent years and his wealth of experience, manmanagement and strong analytical skills will support the business to manage and deliver the daily agenda and key targets through our team of Business Development Managers.

Zoe Cooper will join the team as Head of European. Julian Reid joined the company in 2012 as European Operations Director, he has taken on and restructured all areas of the Slush Puppie UK head office team and has played a key role in the recent successes of the business. Julian’s recent changes will ensure that the supply chain can further enhance the value offered to Slush Puppie customers and maximise the return on the significant investment the company has made in infra structure and equipment in recent months

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IEKE DISPENSING 0116 233 1100 has appointed Nicolas Lemaigre-Voreaux as its European Sales Director to spearhead the company’s ambitious growth programme throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Nicolas has worked in both the food and retail sectors and spent 15 years with Calmar, rising to become Vice-President Sales and Marketing, Europe. He has extensive knowledge and experience of a wide range of end markets including personal care, fragrances, pharmaceuticals, food and home & garden. Nicolas is also a certified trainer and coach in management and sales skills, and ran his own business delivering courses to organisations and individuals.

As part of his role at Rieke, Nicolas is developing a new sales structure that will provide focused support tailored to the needs of individual customers, from large multinational organisations to smaller and medium-sized enterprises.

“We are delighted to welcome

Nicolas to Rieke Dispensing,” says Mark Box, Rieke’s European Managing Director. “His sales expertise, coupled with in-depth knowledge of the markets that we supply, will prove invaluable in helping our business to achieve its growth targets while delivering the highest levels of customer service.”

Comments Nicolas LemaigreVoreaux: “Rieke is clearly a business with purpose and ambition, as well as an excellent product range and a proud record in the development of innovative packaging solutions, and that is what attracted me to this position. I look forward to working with the team to take the business to even greater successes.”

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RECISION POLYMER ENGINEERING (PPE) 01254 295400 one of the world’s leading manufacturers of high performance moulded elastomer seals has appointed a new distribution manager for its EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) sales territories. This is a new role to enhance the support that PPE gives to existing dealers and distributors and to identify new partners in new geographies.

Stuart Campton joined PPE in January and his priorities in geographic expansion will be Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean. PPE develops, designs and produces elastomer ‘o’-rings and other components for demanding applications in a range of industries. The Company already has customers in many parts of EMEA and Stuart will build on this by understanding customers’ needs across the region and working with existing and new dealer partners to fulfil these needs.

Stuart is a sales professional with 23 years’ experience working with customers to help specify technical products and solutions across a diverse range of market segments. Stuart’s experience of managing supply chains, building relationships with partners and matching products with applications will be very valuable as he works to expand PPE’s reach. Stuart has previously worked for Freudenberg Sealing Technologies, Trelleborg Sealing Solutions, Wynn’s Precision UK

and RE Components in various sales and managerial roles.

Stuart said “PPE is a very dynamic and ambitious company and it was an extremely easy decision to choose to work with them. They have a real “can do” attitude and the support provided by the parent company, IDEX, was a real draw for me”

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S PART OF AN ON-GOING FOCUS ON GROWTH IN THE UK, The Irish Dairy Board (IDB) has made some key appointments in the UK at its Dairy Trading & Ingredients Division.

Michael Harte has been promoted to Managing Director of Meadow Cheese Co 01531 631300. Michael has worked as Commercial Director at Meadow Cheese for the past six years. He has held other key roles in the food industry from within commercial, purchasing and supply chain.

On his appointment Michael commented: “Through investment in equipment, development and people, Meadow Cheese has moved from being a processor of cheese to an expert ingredients manufacturer, operating a comprehensive processing division based on innovation and quality. I am looking forward to guiding the company in the future, forging close working relationships with customers to continue the growth that Meadow Cheese has experienced over the recent years” Eoin O’Callaghan recently joined Meadow Cheese as Commercial Director. Eoin joins from the IDB where he has been for the last eight years. Eoin brings a wealth of industry experience to the team, having held various key positions with the IDB from within Supply Chain, Technical, Technical Sales and Cheese Grading.

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Portable Valve Actuator from Netherlocks

Salvo™ Chock quicker and easier to use Industrial safety specialist Castell has redesigned Salvo™ Chock, its interlocking wheel chock, to improve its technical specifications and operational performance.

Castell’s design team has gone back to the drawing board to create a restraint for rigid vehicles that can satisfy the demanding conditions of the loading yard. The result is a chock that is lighter, stronger, significantly easier to use and, importantly, faster to manoeuvre.

Salvo™ is a system that restrains vehicles at loading docks while loading or unloading occurs. This is achieved through patented technology that interlocks either an exposed airline coupling, or a wheel chock, and the loading dock door. This means that while the loading door is open there is no way the vehicle can move; only when the loading door is closed can the restraining device be removed.

Paul Marks, Castell’s New Product Development Director, explained: “To enable Salvo™ Chock to really deliver the performance required, we had to spend extensive time researching from first principles what was needed. We believe that, by creating the new Salvo™ Chock, the design team has addressed the key needs of the market.”

Launched eight years ago to prevent driveaways in the logistics industry, the Salvo™ range has undergone significant product development in the last 12 months. New software, DockMonitor, has been designed to enhance the efficiency of the loading process by capturing operational data such as loading time, number of operations, idle time and available time. The addition of DockMonitor to the range means that Salvo™ now enables loading dock performance to be measured while still guaranteeing safety.

Contact Castell Safety International. on tel 020 8511 1865 or visit www.castell.com & www.salvosafe.com

The Netherlocks Power Wrench portable pneumatic valve actuator facilitates operation of manual valves for process industry employees while contributing to safe working conditions. It is capable of opening and closing any size, type or number of manually operated valves, making it a cost effective alternative to multiple actuators.

The Power Wrench connects to valves by a bolt-on universal drive plate, allowing a single Power Wrench to operate multiple valves: plates can be installed on all necessary valves, then the operator can simply and quickly attach and use the Power Wrench as and when needed. The drive plates do not interfere with normal manual operation.

Air-powered (4-7 bar), it is also safe for use in applications where explosive and/or flammable liquids or gases are present.

The integrated safety lever and variable throttle valve configuration enforces two-handed operation of the Power Wrench, making sure the operator has full control over the device at all times. The device weighs only 10.2kg and can effect up to 515Nm of torque, meaning even the toughest manual valves can now be turned quickly and easily without unnecessary strain on the operator.

An instructional video on the Netherlocks Power Wrench can be viewed at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pY LPu5yeR-I. Contact Netherlocks on tel +31 172 471339 or visit www.netherlocks.com

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Needlers partner with Vikan

Rechargeable drum pump motor The ability to transfer fluids safely and cleanly from drums and barrels even when an electrical or air supply to power a pump is not available, would, in certain applications be a distinct advantage. Thanks to the introduction of a new rechargeable drum pump motor this is now possible.

The S6 12V Lithium Ion Cordless Rechargeable Drum Pump Motor developed

by Finish Thompson fits all EF pump tubes, is versatile, economical, extremely portable and available from pumping specialists Michael Smith Engineers.

The cordless design makes it easy to transfer fluids virtually anywhere, with maximum fade-free performance, equivalent to a corded AC powered motor. The latest Lithium ion batteries have a much higher energy density compared to nickel cadmium (NiCd) or nickel metal hydride (NiMH) batteries so the pumps can operate effectively for up to 50min between charges. Also, Lithium ion batteries have no ‘memory’ effect that means they can be recharged at any state of their discharge.

The unit has a solid-state electronic control circuit that monitors all aspects of the motor

and battery pack to ensure reliable operation and long-life, while dual cooling fans help to improve the performance and life of the battery pack.

Multiple charging options include 115 or 230V AC and for mobile applications an automobile or commercial vehicle 12V port option will suffice. For permanent charging locations, a moulded wall hanger is available which stores the charger unit internally.

The rechargeable motor can be used with any of the Finish Thompson EF Series tube sets - polypropylene, pure polypropylene/PVDF and stainless steel while the 2-speed motor ensures smooth and precise dispensing. On the low speed setting, the pump/motor will run for approximately 50min between charges and the high speed setting, it will run for around 20min.

The S6 Rechargeable Drum Pump Motor will be an ideal option for transferring fluids from drums, barrels and carboys where a power supply is not available, is too distant from the point of pumping, or where fluids need transferring in remote, isolated locations.

Contact Michael Smith Engineers on tel 0800 316 7891 or visit www.michael-smith-engineers.co.uk

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Needlers, the UK’s leading specialist supplier of janitorial and personal protection equipment (PPE) to the food manufacturing industry, has teamed up with hygiene and cleaning solutions provider, Vikan, to provide a bespoke shadow board service to its customers.

The shadow boards provide an outline of where equipment should be placed after use, improving hygiene standards by keeping equipment off the floor, and reducing the risk of cross-contamination as items with different colour codes are stored correctly.

The boards are also useful for auditing purposes, allowing customers to easily identify missing equipment at a shift-change.

As part of the service, Needlers and Vikan work with customers from the survey and design stages to the final product, providing bespoke shadow boards which meet the specific requirements and environments of each business.

Alistair Needler, Managing Director at Needlers, said: “Shadow boards are a very effective way to maintain hygiene standards and reduce crosscontamination in food manufacturing environments. They also allow companies to easily keep track of cleaning tools during each shift and, as they are each designed with a specific customer in mind, we are able to meet all requirements. The service we are now providing has already been wellreceived by our Vikan customers, and we are confident that it will continue to be in high-demand.”

Needlers is one of the largest suppliers of janitorial and PPE equipment to the food manufacturing sector, with 2 Sisters, Greencore, Samworths, Cranswick and ABP amongst the company’s high-profile national accounts. Needlers prides itself on offering outstanding customer service, and makes daily deliveries across the UK using its own fleet of distribution vehicles.

Contact Needlers on tel 01482 467500 or visit needlers.biz

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S+S X-ray system for bulk materials Many industries use metal detection at various points in production and almost invariably at end-of-line. However, it makes good sense to remove any contamination as early as possible, ideally at goods-in before any value has been added. There are a number of techniques used to detect and remove metallic contamination in bulk materials but these methods will not detect nonmetallic contamination. The new S+S Raycon Bulk uses the latest x-ray scanning techniques to identify and remove most types of contamination as small as 0.6 mm, even when embedded in or of the same colour as the product. The system is effective for both fine and coarse grained, dry, free flowing material.

The new machine uses the latest longlife, low energy, monobloc X-ray source with fully integrated generator and power supply. The proprietary real-time, control and image processing software, running on an industrial PC for reliability and ease of use, provides millisecond timing for up to 20 mechanical flaps or 80 air blast nozzles on an inspection width of up to 580mm.

Operation and set up are controlled using an icon-based user interface on a 10in touch screen monitor with multiple language capability selectable through the user interface. To simplify product changeover, multiple sets of product data can be stored on nonvolatile memory for immediate recall.

The compact, lightweight modular design, constructed using fully welded, high-strength stainless steel with an easy to replace, flat polyurethane belt, has a protection rating of IP65, is easy to clean and complies with BRC, IFS and HACCP standards and retailer Codes of Practice.

The new Raycon Bulk is ideal for use in all applications where free-flowing bulk materials need to be inspected for contaminants, including metal, glass, ceramics and stone, with high reliability and minimum loss of good material.

The complete system, including vibration chute and separation system, is supplied ready for integration into existing conveying systems.

Contact S+S Inspection on tel 01489 553740 or visit www.sesotec.co.uk

Multi-purpose low profile filler A new Multi-Purpose Filler introduced by Flexicon, dispenses bulk solid materials into boxes, drums and bulk bags, by weight. The unit features a fill head that seals dust-tight against the inlet spout of bulk bags, or connects to transition adapters that seal against open boxes or drums.

The filler utilises the company's patented Twin-Centerpost™ frame said to maximize strength and improve accessibility to the fill head while simplifying construction and reducing cost. It is mounted on load cells tied into a PLC that controls upstream devices to fill containers at high rate, and then at dribblefeed rate to maximize the number of containers filled per hour, while still achieving required accuracies. An automated vibratory system raises and vibrates the container deck to de-aerate and densify material, stabilizing the container. The low-profile configuration of the filler also allows removal of filled containers using a pallet jack, eliminating the need for a fork truck.

Bulk-bag-filling-related features include manual fill head height adjustment to accommodate all popular bag sizes,

pneumatically-retractable bag hooks, an inflatable connector to seal the bag inlet spout and a feed chute outlet port for dust-free air displacement during filling.

Quick-action clamps connect the transition hood to the fill head for filling boxes from 915mm to 1220mm on a side and overall height of 990mm to 1117mm. For filling of drums from 114 to 208 litres, a pneumatically actuated, telescoping drum filling adapter swivels inward for rapid connection to the fill head using quick-action clamps, after which an inlet plate is sealed against the rim of the drum.

In all cases, filling cycles are initiated with a manual push button or by electrical contact closure, after which filling, de-aeration and any required disconnection of the equipment from the container inlet are automatic.

The filler is constructed of carbon steel with durable industrial finish, or stainless steel finished to industrial, food, dairy or pharmaceutical standards, and is offered with a mechanical or pneumatic conveyor delivery system integrated with the user's upstream process equipment or other material source.

Contact Flexicon (Europe) on tel 01227 374710 or visit www.flexicon.co.uk

Hand held Brix and saline refractometer Labcell is adding the Bellingham+Stanley OPTi digital hand held refractometer to its range of instrumentation for the food and drink industries. This high-quality, UK-manufactured instrument offers the unusual advantage of measuring both Brix and saline, so users only have to carry one instrument when both measurements are required.

The OPTi refractometer is very quick and simple to use, with a shallow prism dish and compact casing that is ergonomically designed for both right- and left-handed use. Readings are obtained in just two seconds, and the instrument has measurement ranges of 0-54°Bx and 0-28 NaCl, with a resolution of 0.1percent and an accuracy of +/-0.2 percent. Samples can be any temperature from +5-40°C and an indicator shows if the sample volume is too high or too low. Zero calibration is performed using water.

High-quality materials are used for the instrument’s construction, such as optical glass, 316-grade stainless steel, silicon rubber and Viton seals. Housings are ultrasonically welded for ruggedness and sealing, a rubberised switch pad provides both excellent sealing and good wear characteristics. Cleaning is simple thanks to the high-quality materials, smooth exterior design and the IP65 waterproof protection.

Furthermore, because the OPTi is designed and manufactured in the UK, Labcell is able assure customers of a very high standard of service should the instrument require any attention either during or outside the 12month warranty period.

The Bellingham+Stanley OPTi digital refractometer is available for rapid delivery from Labcell. A data sheet can be downloaded directly from the Labcell website.

Contact Labcell on tel 01420 568150 or visit www.labcell.com

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Bühler reduces frozen raspberry breakages Technology specialist Bühler has launched a new soft landing system for its optical sorting technology, to reduce product breakages for processors of delicate frozen raspberries.

The technology was recently unveiled at an event in Washington, USA to demonstrate Bühler’s specialist optical sorting technology for US raspberry processors.

The new soft landing system is designed to fit the Sortex E1D range of Bühler optical sorters, helping to minimise the breakage of whole raspberries and ensuring maximum gentle handling of the product during the sorting process.

Stephen Jacobs, Bühler’s Fruit and Vegetable Global Product Manager said: “A major problem for frozen raspberries processors is the fragility of the product once frozen”.

Depending on the variety, breakage levels for this product, when handled within the sorting process, can be up to 10 percent. We were keen to offer a solution to their problem that would allow processors to minimise the breakages and to maximise the high value commodity of the whole raspberry.

“The recent demonstration in Washington tested two full pallets of frozen raspberries.

Additional to the final handling of the fruit sliding through the new gentle handling

system, the machine was also set up to demonstrate the unique and powerful combination of the three technologies within the Sortex E1D that work in unison. The combination of technologies: Colour bichromatic cameras, enhanced InGaAs, and PROfile (shape) technology, efficiently detects and removes foreign material (FM) such as leaves, stems, mould, as well as over and undersized product from the main stream.

Stephen Jacobs added: “The new soft landing technology, coupled with the Sortex E1D’s existing technologies enabled the processor to achieve a clean acceptable product of whole raspberries free from ‘crumbles’. The trials of the new technology showed a reduction in breakage levels through the machine to less than 3 percent.

The Sortex E range was designed to bring the benefits of large sorters like the Sortex K to processors with restricted space, whilst still delivering high quality inspection for discoloured or misshaped product, subtle blemishes, FM and EVM. Like all Sortex machines, the Sortex E1D combines bichromatic cameras, InGaAs technology, PROfile (shape) technology, and fast, precise ejectors to ensure accurate elimination of contaminants.

Contact Bühler Sortex on tel 0207 055 6650 or visit www.buhlergroup.com

Russell Gated OutletTM complete control The new Russell Gated Outlet™ has been designed to ensure the screening of product is performed more efficiently, helping to enhance productivity.

In some instances particularly on high capacity check screening or grading applications, product can be discharged from the mesh before it has time to be fully screened. When materials are discharged prematurely through the oversize discharge outlet, this can result in the loss of good quality product. A way to overcome this has been to decrease the feed rate, however this reduces the throughput rate while also reducing overall efficiency. The Russell Gated Outlet™ eliminates the need to reduce the feed rate and ensures that your product is sieved effectively.

The Russell Gated Outlet™ operates via a pneumatically controlled gate, which is placed neatly inside the oversize discharge outlet to control the flow of material. The gate can be automatically opened and closed providing

complete control of product discharge. While the gated outlet is closed the product remains on the mesh to ensure it has been screened fully before opening the gate to discharge the product.

The outlet can be used on the entire range of Russell Finex sieves and separators, and can be easily retrofitted to any existing Russell Finex sieve. The gate is available in FDA approved natural rubber, neoprene or polyurethane to comply with the needs of a wide range of industries including food, pharmaceutical & chemicals.

The Key benefits of the Russell Gated Outlet™ are: • Increased productivity - oversize material is ejected automatically with no need for manual intervention.

• Improved screening efficiency - allows product to be sieved and only oversize material is ejected through the oversize discharge outlet • Increased profitability - loss of good product is reduced

Contact Russell Finex on tel 0208 818 2000 or visit www.russellfinex.com

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Bigger, better, cheaper Major investment in new microscopy facilities has enabled RSSL to introduce a new service for identifying routine foreign bodies. With proven expertise in foreign body identification and a turnaround time of five days, RSSL is confident that the new service will enhance its reputation for quality and service, and represent the best value in the food industry.

Foreign bodies are a well-known hazard for the food industry and a problem that can cause distress for customers – especially when the foreign body is not immediately recognisable.

RSSL's new service is designed to give manufacturers and retailers a quick route to identifying foreign bodies, so that they can deal promptly with consumer complaints, provide reassurance where needed, and quickly detect production issues that need to be addressed to prevent problems recurring.

Contact RSSL on tel 0118 918 4000 or visit www.rssl.com

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Bacterial test results within working day

Proof of delivery system delivers major gains NFT, the UK's leading chilled food and drink distributor, has deployed an innovative new system solution for proof of delivery (POD) which will provide greater visibility and transparency across the entire logistics supply chain. Developed and installed by e-docs UK, the solution efficiently handles over 100,000 PODs every week with a web-based, query management system that enables customers to rapidly identify and resolve any discrepancies on a timely basis.

The new system enables all supplier PODs and retailer goods receipt notes to be scanned and uploaded to the e-docs UK OneView servers where over 85% can be viewed by the next day. Every document is indexed using multiple criteria including supplier name, PO number, delivery date and delivery point, which speeds up the search and retrieval process. Customers now have direct access to all delivery documentation enabling them to rapidly locate and resolve discrepancies and keep on top of supermarket returns.

NFT’s new web-based, query management system enables customers to log and monitor queries and related responses, with every request being automatically allocated to an

advisor for action. The system also has a powerful reporting capability that allows NFT to effectively measure and manage the performance of the customer services team to ensure that targets for improving service levels and customer satisfaction are met.

According to Andrew De Vere, NFT’s Director of Warehouse Operations with responsibility for Customer Services: “The edocs UK system meets the needs of food and drink manufacturers for rapid and timely access to delivery documents and enables our customer services team to be more productive looking after customers rather than spending their time trying to track down paperwork,” e-docs UK worked closely in partnership with NFT’s customer services team throughout the deployment process to clean up existing data and streamline processes in readiness for the new system. The company is now enhancing the system to provide more reporting and traceability. Additional search filters will provide third party logistics suppliers, working on behalf of NFT, with the same level of access to all their delivery documentation.

Contact e-docs UK on tel 01992 801860 or visit www.e-docsuk.co.uk

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Hygiena International has further developed their highly successful ATP bioluminescence system to specifically measure bacterial contamination, giving results within a working day or shift.

The development involves their low cost but highly sensitive EnSURE hand-held luminometer, combined with their new versatile MicroSnap Total test. This system enumerates bacteria in raw, cooked and liquid foodstuffs as well as on solid surfaces such that results are available in seven hours or less.

The Hygiena MicroSnap Total bioluminogenic test system has a large dynamic range, being able to detect 10 - 10,000 bacteria without the need for serial dilutions, and every viable bacterium in the sample is measured. Accordingly the result is more precise and sample preparation is simpler, thus saving time and labour. MicroSnap requires simple, low cost equipment and being totally mobile, it can be successfully utilised in small remote locations.

MicroSnap Total can be used to test almost any sample and has been used to measure contamination in a wide variety of food types and on solid surfaces. Contamination levels of <10 cfu/g of ground beef were detected in seven hours whereas >10,000 cfu/g were identified within only four hours. Similar results were also obtained for a variety of ready-to-eat foods and good correlations were obtained with the plate count.

For the first time, ATP technology has been modified to be independent of ATP in the sample, such that many specific test applications can be developed, and all of which can be performed on the same, low cost, portable instrument (EnSURE).

This multiple test platform includes specific tests to measure bacterial contamination including specific indicator and pathogenic bacteria. The MicroSnap range includes tests for Total Counts, Coliforms and E.coli. Tests for Listeria species, L.monocytogenes, and Staph.aureus as well as its antibiotic resistant forms are also in development. The ZymoSnap range detects enzymes of industrial importance such as phosphatases for dairy and meat products, proteases, lipases and amylase giving results in minutes. SuperSnap is a highsensitivity surface hygiene test giving results within 15 seconds, that is used as part of an allergen management programme together with a high sensitivity protein test (AllerSnap).

Contact Hygiena International on tel 01923 818821 or visit www.hygiena.net

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Moisture Analyzers save time

Lab M’s Vibrio meets ISO standards in full

Mettler Toledo is pleased to announce the launch of its new high-speed Excellence HS153 Moisture Analyzer. These nextgeneration moisture analyzers are helping food manufacturers achieve highly precise moisture content analysis in less time than ever before through a combination of robust construction, easy operation and quick cleaning. Resulting productivity increases are helping manufacturers meet regulatory requirements and assure quality, faster for true bottom-line enhancement.

For food manufacturers, speed-to-market pressure is high - but the kind of quality assurance that not only guarantees palatability but also ensures consumer safety is critical. So batch by batch, manufacturers must test a variety of attributes including moisture content to prevent spoilage and ensure products perform as expected to ensure repeat sales and brand stability.

Mettler Toledo understands this critical combination and has ensured that the Excellence HS153 takes both precision and time savings into account.

Whether the instrument is being used in a lab or on the factory floor, the Excellence HS153 achieves highly reproducible results through advanced halogen technology combined with a high-performance MonoBloc weighing cell. The hanging pan distances the weighing cell from the heat source to reduce negative thermal effects. In addition, spills can no longer damage the weighing cell. The sample chamber is completely flat and sealed to facilitate cleaning in about 30sec for added timesavings.

To further promote speedy analysis and ease-of-use, a Mettler Toledo OneClick™ graphical user interface simplifies operation. Individual rights assignment means only the features required for a particular process, are seen by the current user. Pass/Fail results are indicated by a colour-coded display for instant analysis enhanced by real-time drying curves and integrated control charts.

The Excellence HS153 rounds out its easy-operation package with a USB flash drive that helps users quickly configure instruments for quick lab capital management and easy results-exporting.

With the introduction of its new Alkaline Saline Peptone Water (ISO), microbiology company Lab M now provides a complete media offering for the enrichment and detection of Vibrio spp. from food and water samples. Naturally present in warm coastal waters, Vibrio spp. can contaminate seafood, with the consumption of raw or undercooked shellfish, such as oysters, posing particular problems as potential sources of illness.

Intended for the selective enrichment of Vibrio spp., Lab M’s new Alkaline Saline Peptone Water (ISO) is defined in the international standard ISO 21872:2007 Microbiology of food and animal feeding

Contact Mettler Toledo on tel +41 44 944 3029 or visit www.mt.com/hxhs

stuffs: Horizontal method for the detection of potentially enteropathogenic Vibrio spp - Part 1: Detection of Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio cholerae and Part 2: Detection of species other than Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio cholerae.

The elevated pH and salt concentration in this easily prepared formulation ensure a favourable environment for enrichment, while peptone provides essential vitamins, minerals, amino acids and nitrogen needed for growth.

ASPW (ISO) may be used alongside Lab M’s TCBS Cholera Medium, which is designed to suppress the growth of Enterobacteriaciae and enable the selective isolation of Vibrio spp.

Contact Lab M on tel 0161 820 3833 or visit www.labm.com

Festo introduces costeffective motion control Festo, the leading international supplier of automation equipment, has launched a new compact electric cylinder (EPCO) and controller (CMMO), which form part of its optimised motion series positioning system.

This offers all the advantages of full servo motion, but at a fraction of the cost, enabling machine builders and end users to improve motion control and profit margins, as well as making significant cost savings on integration.

Traditionally, electrically operated actuators in many automation applications provide excellent positioning. However, as they are driven by servo motors, they are typically only commercially viable for the most arduous demands on accuracy and load.

CMMO is a new compact controller specially designed for the new range of actuators, and is based on Festo’s popular servo light controller, but with improved performance, reduced size, cost and power consumption. It includes features such as safe torque off, integrated inputs for referencing and Ethernet diagnostics, to help users save time and money.

Commissioning is easy as there is no need to buy or download specialist software. The CMMO controller carries its own web server, allowing users to parameterise it with any web browser on any type of computer. The system

can also connect to Festo’s cloud parameter server automatically to ensure it has the latest parameters for motor, axis and controller. As a result, the tuning is optimised for the application.

The EPCO cylinder combines the advantages of pneumatic drives with those of electric drives: it is as simple as a pneumatic cylinder, but with the precision and speed of an electric drive. The ball screw actuators come in three sizes (16, 25 and 40), a variety of pitches and stroke lengths, and can achieve speeds of up to 500mm/sec. The motor is integrated, which not only saves cost, but reduces the overall length of the assembly, allowing access to applications with small footprints.

The electric cylinder benefits from lifetime lubrication, an IP40 rating, and the piston rod is protected against rotating, meaning it is robust and reliable over a long service life. It includes cushioning to absorb energy and noise in the final positions, and with smooth surfaces it is easy to clean.

It can be mounted in various ways, to best suit user requirements, including ground, flange and trunnion mounting. It can also be assembled directly on to the machine frame or cabinet with flat back or spine mounting, or with DIN rail.

Contact Festo on tel 01252 775000 or visit www.festo.co.uk/oms

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Highly efficient antifreeze is non-toxic Hydratech, a UK leader in the manufacture of heat transfer fluids, has pioneered CoolFlow DTX, a high performance non-toxic secondary refrigerant for the protection of process cooling, refrigeration and air conditioning systems.

This high efficiency antifreeze ensures optimum flow, is biodegradable and has BS6580 corrosion control.

CoolFlow DTX, based on ethylene glycol blended with patented DeToxTM additive, exploits the advantages of ethylene glycol over propylene glycol; a lower volume will give the same freeze protection, and it is easier to pump, especially at lower temperatures. In addition, CoolFlow DTX is less expensive per litre than other RAC process cooling fluids. It has been tested and classified as Non-Toxic -

‘Relatively Harmless’ - by an EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) certified laboratory.

In collaboration with Evans Cooling Systems, Hydratech has eliminated the dilemma that faces many when selecting a suitable heat transfer fluid. Users and specifiers no longer have to choose between the high performance but toxic properties of ethylene glycol or the safer but less efficient propylene glycol. Hydratech’s specialist DeTox™ additive renders ethylene glycol non-toxic and provides a quality, high performing and efficient heat transfer fluid which also contains corrosion, scale and biological inhibitors, thus promoting long operational life and high thermal efficiency.

Contact Hydratech on tel 01792 586800 or visit www.hydratech.co.uk

Azo™ surface disinfectant wipes next generation As a specialist supplier of cleaning and disinfectant agents, Cleanroomshop.com understand that for many organisations selecting the right surface decontamination product can be daunting, with lots of options in the market.

However, Synergy Health has developed a new range of disinfectants and detergents to expand on its 70 percent IPA Azowipe™ range that has 30 years of heritage, to offer a simpler, more sustainable solution.

The new range is priced very competitively and incorporates impregnated wipes, as well as ready to use solutions for surface disinfection.

These ‘ready-to-go’ products save valuable time in preparing solution, as there is no mixing and measuring required.

Two disinfectant biocides, Azoactive™ and Azomax™, are available in a variety of formats to suit many applications and are based on a highly effective formulation of quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs) and polymeric biguanide (PHMB). These fast acting biocides have 99.999 percent efficacy against pathogens and with long lasting residual efficacy, surfaces remain protected, long after the product dries out.

Whilst they have a similar make up, Azomax™ has the added benefit of cleaning and disinfecting in one go; meaning no

detergent pre-cleaning is required. This ‘onestep’ cleaning and disinfection saves time and money and still has residual efficacy, with antimicrobial properties present for 24 hours after the product dries out.

For hygienically clean surfaces with no residue left, Azowipes™ are impregnated with 70 percent isopropyl alcohol and blended with 0.2micron deionised water. The quick-drying formula has been fully validated and is clinically proven to be effective against a broad range of microorganisms, such as bacteria, non-enveloped viruses, fungi and yeast.

Suitable for use as cleanroom disinfectants, the wipes are also designed for professional use in clinical areas, laboratories and other areas where infection prevention and control is a prime requirement. The Azowipe™, Azoactive™ and Azomax™ ranges also contain CE marked versions that are suitable for use on non-invasive medical devices.

Strong and durable yet gentle on surfaces, Azodet™ detergent wipes are ideal for ‘damp dusting’ and everyday cleaning; removing organic soil, dust and grease from a variety of surfaces. The unique Azodet™ formula has been developed in conjunction with a quality wipe material to create an effective cleaning product.

Contact Connect 2 Cleanrooms on tel 01524 813022 or visit www.cleanroomshop.com – www.connect2cleanrooms.com

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Storemaker brings latest advancements To help farmers and growers combat extreme weather and challenging lifting conditions, the UK’s leading designer and manufacturer of handling and sorting equipment for the vegetable industry, has introduced a new generation mobile vegetable hopper cleaner.

Bringing new technologies to infield cleaning, the newly designed Tong Peal Storemaker offers a compact, efficient and gentle hopper cleaning system capable of effectively cleaning up to 80 tonnes of crop per hour.

Fully mobile and offering a fast and convenient crop handling solution, thesystem is perfect for cleaning crop going into store, or being directly loaded into a bulker lorry.

Featuring the latest technological advancements and cleaning innovation, including Tong Peal’s Blue Inverter Technology which offers the very best energy efficiency, the new Storemaker can be manufactured with a choice of cleaning units, including Tong Peal’s market leading separator, the EasyClean.

With standard models of the new Storemaker manufactured with a 4.3m long hopper, and in widths ranging from 1800 – 2400mm, the machine can be specified to suit a range of throughput and handling requirements, with the option of folding sides to make transport from one location to the next even easier.

Operations director at Tong Peal, Edward Tong, commented: “We know that 2012 has been a challenging time for farmers, and we have spoken to many customers looking for a reliable hopper cleaner, similar to our earlier Storemaker. For this reason, we are now offering a new generation machine that offers the same versatile, high capacity cleaning solution, with the latest technology for energy efficiency as well as our most advanced separator yet.

“The Storemaker is perfect for multi-site use, in the field, on the farm or in the packhouse.”

Contact Tong Peal on tel 01790 752771 or visit www.tongpeal.co.uk

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Flextraction fume extraction equipment Self supporting Hood Positioning Devices (HPD), including the Flextractor HPD, Extended HPD, Mini HPD and Flextender HPD from Flextraction, supplier and manufacturer of Local Exhaust Ventilation (LEV) products are available with ATEX compliant finishes or stainless steel. They are ideal for food ingredient tipping and drum filling in bakeries and all other food processing and production applications, where dust and fumes are emitted.

The HPD has been designed to address the deficiencies of conventional flexible extraction arms, in line with current HSE guidance, to ensure the correct design and positioning of LEV hoods.

HPD’s in Stainless Steel finishes, all incorporate new mounting brackets, hoods and hoses for the capture and extraction of industrial dusts and fumes including hazardous and corrosive fumes at the point of source. There are no mechanics inside the flexible arms for optimised flow properties and eliminating the risk of dust being collected in any crevices and also allowing the wash through of the equipment of paramount importance in food production.

Being ATEX compliant means that painted products are coated with an antistatic paint so that they can be used in hazardous area zones, which are based on the frequency and duration of where there can be an occurrence of an explosive atmosphere in which a mixture of air with dangerous substances in the form of gas, vapour, mist or combustible dust may occur in normal operations.

Features of these HPD’s include a rear casing that is fully enclosed giving an improved aesthetic appearance and protection against dirt ingress, a rear boom extension giving a 270° working radius and a new 360° rotating swivel hood enabling more accurate hood positioning, whilst quick release clips are used to attach a range of flexible hoses including ATEX certified hoses.

Flextractor HPD’s are suitable for standard wall or stanchion mounting, as well as upward and downward swivel, joist and ceiling mountings and are available in five standard lengths between 1,5m and 4m.

The Extended HPD provides the user with the additional option of a longer reach up to a maximum 8m. The wall or bench mounted mini HPD is available in standard diameters 75mm, 100mm, 125mm, 150mm and 200mm with either a 1m or 1.5m reach.

Contact Flextraction on tel 01644 410641 or visit www.flextraction.co.uk

ETI Mini RayTemp non-contact thermometer The Mini RayTemp infrared thermometer is a compact, lightweight and low cost non-contact infrared thermometer. Simply aim and pull the trigger to display the temperature of the item being measured.

This infrared thermometer measures temperature over the range of -50 to +330°C with an assured accuracy of ±2°C over the range of 0 to 330°C, outside of this range (-50 to 0°C) accuracy is ±4°C. The Mini RayTemp has a clear, easy to read, LCD display with low battery, backlight

indication and an auto-power off facility that turns the instrument off after 10 seconds, maximising battery life. This thermometer is ideal for numerous temperature measurement applications where contact with the item to be measured is an issue.

The thermometer also incorporates laser dot alignment as standard, to assist in pin-pointing the area of measurement. The unit incorporates a 12:1 optic ratio (target distance/diameter ratio) and a fixed emissivity of 0.95 making it suitable for a wide range of applications.

Contact ETI on tel 01903 202151 or visit www.thermometer.co.uk

Independent ProtoCOL 3 System validation study Synbiosis, a world-leading manufacturer of automated microbiological systems, is delighted to announce its ProtoCOL 3 rapid automated colony counter has been shown in an independent study to perform with the same level of accuracy as manual colony counting for enumerating 10 different types of microbial colonies on a range of agar plates.

The study, which was performed to GLPcompliant standards at Don Whitley Scientific Contract Microbiology Laboratory, compared the ProtoCOL 3 system with manual counting for enumeration of bacterial, yeast and fungal colonies on either Plate Count Agar, Columbia Blood Agar or Sabouraud Dextrose Agar plates. These plates were surface spread or spiral plated with one of the following organisms: Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Kocuria rhizophila, Enterococcus faecalis, Mannheimia haemolytica, Bacillus subtilis, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Candida albicans and Aspergillus brasiliensis. The resulting colonies were then enumerated both manually and using the ProtoCOL 3's powerful software to produce a count.

For each plate type (spiral and spread) the comparison between ProtoCOL 3 and manual counts were analysed statistically using a t-test.

The results (p = 0.105 for spiral plate data and

p = 0.143 for spread plate data) did not identify significant differences between manual and the automated counting methods, for either plate type, at the 95 percent confidence level.

Martin Smith at Synbiosis commented: “The microorganisms in this independent study produce colonies of differing colours, shapes and sizes and were also cultured on both translucent and opaque agars, which means some are a real challenge to count automatically. We are delighted with the results of this study because they show that there is no significant difference between the accuracy of manual and automated counting with the ProtoCOL 3 in what are realistic evaluation situations you would see in many microbiology laboratories.”

Martin continued: “Being able to accurately enumerate so many types of colonies on different agars is a task very few automated colony counters can perform well and this study validates the ProtoCOL 3's versatility for this application. Microbiologists looking to increase their throughput of plate counts can now install a ProtoCOL 3, confident that they will automatically count many different types of bacteria, fungi and yeast in a fraction of the time, while still guaranteeing the accuracy they demand from a manual count.”

Contact Synbiosis on tel 01223 727125or visit www.synbiosis.com/protocol-3/

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Aston Foods trail-blazing world premiere Now that its vacuum cooling process has become the standard for medium-sized producers worldwide, Swiss-based machine manufacturing company Aston Foods introduces the fully automatic Continua, to allow large-scale bakeries to benefit from the advantages of continuous vacuum cooling.

“Over the past couple of months, we have invested a great deal of energy and know-how, staff and financial resources in the development of our continuous vacuum cooling for largescale bakeries,” says Patrick Duss.

After the founder and CEO of Aston Foods made his technology a resounding success with medium-sized companies around the globe in a very short time, he focused on developing this market - the result of this intensive work is the Continua. The fully automatic system for the continuous process combines all the benefits of tried-and-tested vacuum cooling and enhances this technology with industry-specific features. Using optical identification, the baked goods are directly and automatically conveyed from the tunnel or shelf oven to the correct chamber. Bread baked in loaf pans is depanned and sliced after

a short time; hours of cooling are no longer required. The vacuum cooling unit is loaded on one side and unloaded simultaneously from the opposite side - the capacity of the system is fully utilized at all times to ensure maximum profitability.

Whether a fully automatic system or a batch system, the benefits of the tried-and-tested vacuum cooling process means the cooling process for baked goods can be reduced to about three minutes, which has a positive impact on the entire production process. In addition to reducing the time and staff required, vacuum cooling also requires significantly less energy than traditional methods. At the same time, the Continua takes up only a fraction of the space compared to cooling carousels and lines. Vacuum chambers furthermore eliminate the risk of food contamination. Overall, the baked goods gain volume while shelf life and taste are also improved. The innovative method has already gained acceptance in small and medium-sized bakeries around the world; and soon, customers of large-scale bakeries will also be able to enjoy the technology.

Contact Aston Foods on tel +41 58 666 0610 or visit www.astonfoods.com

PacTitan flat wire conveyor belting The newest flat wire conveyor belting design is ready to handle any type of fabrication process in the manufacturing industry. The Cambridge Engineered Solutions team has evolved standard PacTite metal conveyor belts by adding the ability to specify variable patterns of the belt pickets, resulting in PacTitan – a belt with more options and a longer lifecycle.

This capability is made possible through Cambridge’s improved belt construction, which results in a belt with reduced weight, which can be manufactured specifically to match particular applications. Custom options for PacTitan allow Cambridge to better match the variable constructions of the belt to product requirements and customer needs.

PacTitan conveyor belts provide a flatter, more precise picket form, which increases belt life by 30 percent or more. This picket form

also significantly reduces belt elongation and stretching under load. They feature variablewidth lateral belt openings, as well as defined, dedicated sprocket openings to prevent issues related to mistracking.

Dedicated sprocket openings are optimized to reduce localized distortion of the picket under heavy loads. The number of sprocket openings across the width of the belt can also be customized depending on the number of drive sprockets needed.

PacTitan can be used in any industry, for a wide range of applications. Manufactured from stainless steel or other alloys, PacTitan is applicable to pasteurization, building products manufacturing, canning lines, and numerous other industries. Regardless of its use, PacTitan offers superior wear life and reduced picket distortion under load.

Contact Cambridge Engineered Solutions on tel +1 410 901 2660 or visit www.cambridge-es.com

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USA Dawgs safety boot line USA Dawgs is excited to announce the introduction of one of the world's lightest safety boots with composite features in the industry, with its new Ultralite Safety Line.

By utilizing the latest technology in lightweight/comfort/stability and combining that with the Firestones’ legacy of sure grip technology in the Destination A/T tread design a master crafted safety boot line has been born.

By adhering to the strictest of safety standards while offering reinforcement and comfort, the Dawgs collection provides high-quality footwear for hard working professionals in all trades.

Features of the Ultralite Safety Line include a CSA approved Grade 1 construction toecap, which is distinctly designed to protect the worker without the weight of steel. A Kevlar flex puncture shield, built in electrical shock resistant protection along with an oil and slip resistant Firestone outsole.

The product line consists of the Ultralite 8in Comfort Pro, which comes in two different styles - one that is waterproof and the other is constructed with a heavy-duty YKK side zipper for quick on and off ability.

The Ultralite 6in Comfort Pro is the powerhouse of the group with its versatility. A major player in the collection is the Ultralite 3in Comfort Pro, that is an all leather shoe fit for any terrain. Its companion is the lighter weight nylon version, the Ultralite 3in Flex. Lastly, there is the Prolite 6in Pull On, the duty boot of the line which easily slips on and off, providing ultimate convenience comfort and style.

“The Ultralite Safety Boot collection is strategically made for industry professionals requiring the utmost safety and protection without sacrificing comfort. Utilizing the durability of the Firestone tread design along with the comfort and support of Dawgs technology, these work boots will prove to be a top choice in footwear in the industry”, said Steve Mann, CEO of Dawgs.

Contact USA Dawgs on tel +1 702 260 1060 or visit www.usadawgs.com

IEC This conference will take place at the Westin Palace Hotel, Madrid, Spain.

visit www.internationaleggt.com

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APRIL

// EXHIBITIONS / CONFERENCES

2013

AGRIFOOD This exhibition will take place in Verona, Italy

MAY

visit www.agrifood.com

9-12

DJAZAGRO This agricultural and food exhibition will take place at the Palais des Expositions de la SAFEX, Algiers, Algeria

visit www.djazagro.com

10-13

FOOD & HOTEL INDONESIA

30-2 4-9

This exhibition will return to the JIExpo Fairgrounds, Kemayoran, Jakarta, Indonesia

THE FOOD CLUB This food networking event, mainly on Food Allergens, will take place in South Harrow, Middlesex

visit www.foodclub.org.uk

14-17

ALIMENTARIA and HOREXPO These exhibitions which will also include Tecnoalimentaria, will return to Lisbon, Portugal

visit www.alimentariahoexpo.lisboa.com

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visit www.norwichresearchpark.com

24-26

MEDFEL This 5th Euro-Mediterranean fruit and vegetable international business trade fair will take place in Perpignan, France.

visit www.medfel.com

24-26

FOOD and HOTEL EXHIBITION This 7th international Food and Drinks, Hotel, Restaurant, Bakery and Foodservice Equipment, Supplies and Services exhibition will take place at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre at District 7, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

visit www.allworldexhibitions.com

IFFA This exhibition will include a new hall for packaging technology and there will also be an International Meat Vision Congress the day before the opening. All these events will take place at the Frankfurt Messe, Frankfurt, Germany.

visit www.iffa.com

7-9

SIAL CHINA This event will take place at the Asian Food Market Place in Shanghai, China.

visit www.sialchina.com

14-15

IFST spring conference The IFST spring conference will take place at the John Innes Centre, at the Norwich Research Park in Norwich.

These events will take place at the Direct Energy Centre, Toronto, Canada.

visit www.sialparis.com

visit www.pamerindo.com

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LABEL SUMMIT LATIN AMERICA This two-day conference which also includes a small exhibition will take place at the Hotel Transamerica in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

visit www.labelsummit.com/brazil

14-16

VITAFOODS This 41st exhibition on ingredients and raw materials for nutraceuticals will take place at the Palexpo, Geneva, Switzerland.

visit www.vitafoos.eucom/events

14-17

SEOUL FOOD This food exhibition, which will celebrate its 31st anniversary this year, will take place in Seoul, Korea.

visit www.seoulfood.or.kr

15-16

CAFFE CULTURE This event will take place at Olympia, London.

visit www.caffeculture.com

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SWEETS & SNACKS This exhibition will take place at the McCormick Place, Chicago, USA.

visit www.sweetsandsnacks.com

25-29

VERONA FIERE This bakery, pastry, confectionery, pasta and pizza exhibition will take place in Verona, Italy.

visit www.biztradeshow.bakery-confectionery industry-html

28-29

PROTEIN SUMMIT This 6th protein summit will take place in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

visit www.bridge2food.com

29-30

LABELEXPO This event will take place at the Westin Resort, Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia.

visit www.labelsummit.com JUNE

4-6

THE TOTAL PROCESSING AND PACKAGING EXHIBITION This three-day event that showcases the latest line solutions, materials developments and products innovations will take place at the NEC, Birmingham.

visit www.totalexhibition.com

12-13

This savoury snack and nut conference and trade show will take place at the Svenska Massen Exhibition Centre in Gothenburg, Sweden.

This fish week festival in its 14th year will take place in Pembrokeshire, by the seaside.

JULY

visit www.meatup.co.uk

13-16

IFT Conference This year conference will take place at the McCormick Place South, in Chicago, USA.

visit www.ift.org SEPTEMBER

2-5

INTERNATIONAL POSTHARVEST CONFERENCE This event will take place at the Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.

visit www.cranfield.ac.uk

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This exhibition will take place at the Olympia, London.

PETnology This 16th conference will take place in Munich, Germany in parallel with the two first days of DRINTEC.

visit www.petnology.com

16-21

iba This leading Bakery Machinery and Ingredients exhibition will take place at the Munich Trade Fair Grounds in Munich, Germany.

visit www.iba.de

18-19

TCS&D The return of the Temperature Controlled Storage and Distribution exhibition will take place at the Peterborough Arena.

visit www.TCS&Dshow.com

18-20

FRESH MONTGOMERY/IFE This food and drink event will take place for the first time at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa.

visit www.freshmontgomery.co.uk

18-20

MEATUP This meat exhibition, which takes place every two years, will be held at the NEC, Birmingham.

SPECIALITY & FINE FOOD FAIR

visit www.speciality&finefoodfair.co.uk

PEMBROKESHIRE FISH WEEK

visit www.pembrokeshirefishweek.co.uk

2-3

8-10

SNACKEX

visit www.snackex.com

22-30

SEPTEMBER CONTINUED

OILS + FATS This international trade fair for the technology and trade of oils and fats will take place at the Munchen Messe, Munich, Germany.

visit www.oils-and-fats.com

19-21

Eu'Vend + COFFEENA These events will take place in Cologne, Germany.

visit www.euvend.com and www.coffeena.biz

22-26

IEC This conference will take place at the Westin Hotel, Cape Town, South Africa.

visit www.internationalegg.com

26-27

Lunch!

This event will take place at the Business Design Centre, London.

visit www.lunchshow.co.uk

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Unique Falksalt range enters UK market International salt manufacturer Salinity has set up a UK office to oversee the launch of its Cyprus natural salt flake brand Falksalt.

Falksalt is harvested using a unique system which creates large pyramid shaped crystals. These crystals are flavoured during the formation so delivering a salt that carries flavour throughout each crystal.

The initial range includes: fruity Lemon and spicy Chipotle, both perfect for current consumer food trends, as well as a striking Black crystal flake which offers wide ranging visual culinary usage. All are available in 125g tubs.

Falksalt is already brand leader in Sweden and is available in 20 countries worldwide with over 400m portions consumed last year alone.

Says Salinity UK Managing Director, Luke Hodgson: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Falksalt has

already made impressive inroads into every market that it has launched in and we are confident it will be well received by consumers here. Salinity has over 80 years of salt harvesting expertise and we believe we have created in the Falksalt range a salt that is perfect for the 21st Century. Flavoured for gourmet cooks short of time, its strong flavour encourages sparse use which helps cut down on overall consumer salt consumption. We have recently achieved a listing in M&S World Food section and sales are already encouraging.â&#x20AC;?

Contact Salinity UK on tel 01992 447095 or visit www.salinity.com

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Metro Drinks expands Folkington’s Juice Range Sussex juice company Metro Drinks has added to its successful Folkington’s fruit juice range with the launch of two new varieties. The new additions are a Mango Juice which is pressed from Magdalena River variety mangoes grown in the Colombian Andes; and an English Elderflower Drink, made from wild Elderflowers handpicked from local Sussex bushes and then infused with Timperley Early rhubarb juice from Norfolk and Femminello lemon juice from Sicily.

The range, which is available principally in Farm shops, delis, cafés, hotels and bars, now comprises eight varieties each of which uses 100 percent pure, not from concentrate juice and contain no preservatives or additives. The full range is: Orange, English Apple, Tomato, English Pear, Cranberry, Mango, English

Elderflower and Pink Lemonade.

Metro Drinks’ founder and Managing Director, Paul Bendit says: “We have extended the Folkington’s range of juices to include both Mango and Elderflower as we believe that increasingly these are seen as mainstream choices by our consumers. We also place great emphasis on sourcing our fruit from the UK where possible and in our commitment to provenance we source our fruits from the same growers each year to ensure we adopt a sustainable approach and maintain the high quality of our products.”

The Folkington’s range is available in packs of 12x single serve 250ml glass bottles. It is available from both foodservice and onpremises wholesalers throughout the UK or direct from Metro Drinks.

Contact Metro Drinks on tel 01323 485602 or visit www.metrodrinks.co.uk

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Ferns listed Ferns, a producer of Indian pastes and pickles, has just received its first listing in a British supermarket in the company’s 75 year history.

The company launched their Hot Lime Pickle, along with a range of four authentic pastes into Waitrose. They have chosen to stock Ferns due to its authentic Asian flavour, and this new addition to the food aisles is sure to bring the spicy taste of traditional Indian cuisine to the UK. Ferns Hot Lime Pickle makes for a delicious accompaniment to all sorts of Indian dishes.

The pickle is made using cooked, fresh limes that retain the flavour and ensures a high quality, authentic taste – unique to Ferns.

Ferns pastes are the perfect way to spice up any traditional Asian dish. The four pastes launching in Waitrose are Singapore Noodle, Madras, Tikka Masala and Korma and the range is an easy way to create tasty Indian inspired meals.

Ferns Singapore Noodle Paste is fantastic stirred into noodles for an authentic oriental taste and is used by professional chefs

throughout the UK. To make a delicious curry, sauté chicken and onions for five minutes, before adding three tea spoons of Ferns Korma, Madras or Tikka Masala paste and frying for a further two minutes. The pastes are also suitable for vegetarians and vegans, so can be used to create meat-free dishes.

Ferns source many of their ingredients from a traditional, bustling spice market, located in Pune, a city South East of Mumbai. It is this, together with fresh vegetables and fruit handpicked from farms along the Western Ghats that creates the authentic recipes.

Ferns products are distributed in the UK by Opies, one of the UK’s oldest family-run food producers.

William Opie, Managing Director at Opies, comments: “We are delighted to be introducing Ferns’ wonderful range of products to Waitrose stores. It is a huge milestone for the Indian company and the pickles and pastes are sure to be a hit with Indian food connoisseurs.”

Contact Opies on tel 01795 476154 or visit www.b-opie.com

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Weetabix on the go Weetabix, the nation’s favourite breakfast cereal, is set to launch new Weetabix On The Go Breakfast Biscuits.

Designed to be a delicious breakfast solution, the biscuits boast the famous Weetabix wholegrain fuel credentials for those mornings when there is not time for a bowl of breakfast cereal. The product launched in singles and multipacks in January and will be rolled out across both major multiples and convenience outlets.

The crunchy breakfast biscuits, baked in the distinctive Weetabix lozenge shape, are available in three delicious flavours; Milk & Cereal, Apple with a hint of Cinnamon and Fruit & Fibre to appeal to a wide range of consumers who are looking for a tasty on-the-go breakfast solution.

Containing real wholegrain Weetabix, the breakfast biscuits are also high in fibre, a source of calcium and fortified with Niacin, Thiamin (B1), Riboflavin (B2), Folic Acid and Iron. A serving of four biscuits provides all the fibre, vitamins and minerals of two Weetabix Ben Cooper, Group Brand Manager at Weetabix said: “We know that on some days, for a variety of reasons, people just do not make time for a traditional breakfast, and many of them are not happy snacking or not eating through to lunchtime. We wanted to provide the solution of a delicious biscuit that delivers wholegrain Weetabix.”

Each Weetabix On The Go Breakfast Biscuit serving contains four biscuits in a handy protective tray. The biscuits are sold in 250g boxes containing five packs of four biscuits and the Milk & Cereal and Apple with a hint of Cinnamon flavours will also be available in 50g single packs of four biscuits.

Contact Weetabix on tel 01536 722181 or visit www.weetabix.co.uk

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Glendale cooked, smoked continental sausages To complement its fast-growing cooked meal components business, Glendale Foods of Manchester has secured an exclusive agreement to distribute specialist cooked and smoked continental sausages from the German Salami Company. This adds to Glendale’s in-house capacity for producing cooked and raw English sausages in any flavour and any size from chipolatas to jumbo 4’s, extending the ingredient options for foodservice customers and ready meal manufacturers. With continental varieties like salami, pepperoni, chorizo, kabanos, frankfurters and garlic sausage, supplied either fresh or frozen, this range extension is ideal for pizza toppings, pasta dishes, sandwiches, tortilla wraps and ready meals. The specific method of production means there are no artificial colours or flavours, as well as lower fat and salt content, in line with current nutritional guidelines, and all products can be made bespoke to the customer requirements.

Unlike the fermentation manufacturing process used for the majority of imported salamis and similar products, German Salami sausages are smoked and cooked on a fully automated line in a specific process that involves heating beyond 75°C, thereby reducing the bacteria count and ensuring food safety. This method also allows for a reduced fat content of just 16% and a lower salt level of 1.5 percent, compared to the regular 4.0percent.

The use of prime quality pork and beef blended with authentic herbs and spices, then filled into genuine German casings, makes for an extremely flavourful range of continental sausages, made to traditional recipes. There are also skinless versions for convenient use in many foodservice and ready meal applications.

Products can be supplied by Glendale sliced or diced, as well as in coins and logs, in modified atmosphere packaging, either fresh with a minimum shelf life of 28 days or individually quick frozen for extended freezer storage. Orders are delivered direct on pallets, in single or multiple varieties.

In addition to traditional flavours, there are special Irish whiskey, Parmesancrusted, peppered, apple and chilli salamis, for adding a distinctive note to pizzas and pasta dishes, salads and sandwiches.

Contact Glendale Foods on tel 0161 743 4100 or visit www.glendalefoods.com

Beanies, Little Jar, Big Flavour New British coffee company, Beanies the Flavour Co is launching a range of premium flavoured freeze dried instant coffees in response to the growing consumer taste for flavoured coffee.

The initial range includes the popular flavours Double Chocolate, Irish Coffee and Caramel and is packed in 50g glass jars which are perfect for the convenience sector looking to capitalise on space while achieving good margins. Beanies is a premium freeze dried coffee, which is flavoured using a process unique to Beanies which infuses the flavour throughout the

coffee, giving the drinker a delicious, deeply flavourful taste. In recent trials the company has already seen strong repeat purchase.

Beanies the Flavour Co is headed by John Evan, Managing Director and a former Chairman of One North East’s Food and Beverage Strategy group, who says: “We are excited with the enthusiastic response from trials of the range in the Convenience Sector. Our distribution partner Epicurium has recently achieved a listing with Nisa and Costcutter and we are now looking to extend this to all convenience stores.”

Contact Beanies the Flavour Co on tel 01325 328321 or visit www.beaniesflavourco.co.uk

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New Australian grocery brand A new Australian grocery brand, S’aussie, owned and run by West of Scotland based Australian Karen Collins, officially launched at the Speciality & Fine Food Show that took place from in January, at the SECC in Glasgow.

Launching to market with its ‘Spicy Smoked Outback Barbeque’ sauce and award-winning ‘Sizzling Sweet Chilli’ sauce, the brand plans to expand its range to include a variety of Australasian themed products – all inspired by using traditional, homemade, family recipes and the freshest of ingredients to bring a taste of the Australian outdoors lifestyle in to the homes of the UK. The great taste of the two sauces means that they can not only be used to accompany your favourite meals, but also as a cooking ingredient for stews and stir-fries, and as a marinade for beef, chicken, seafood and veggies. The brand also has a focus on ‘free from’ additives and preservatives and is suitable for vegetarians.

Manufactured in small batches here in the UK, S’aussie is already available through a select range of independent food stores, delis, butchers and online via www.saussie.co.uk and the brand hopes to catch the eye, and taste

buds, of the multiple retail buyers to secure a UK wide listing very soon.

Karen Collins, S’aussie owner and founder, said: “Great, fresh and tasty Australian food has been a way of life for my family since growing up in Australia as a child. With very experimental parents trying new and wonderful recipes all the time, people were always asking for more! So we decided to start something of our own, and have created a few of our favourites with many more coming soon that we feel typify the cheeky and lively Australian S’aussie ethos.”

Spicy Smoked Outback Barbeque, 310g, Use it as a marinade for beef, chicken, seafood, pork, veggies and perfect for ribs. Tomato Sauce (tomatoes – 132g per 100g sauce – spirit vinegar, sugar, salt, spice & herb extracts), Chilli Sauce (white vinegar, sugar, fresh red chillies – 12 percent, sultanas, garlic), Brown Sugar, Cider Vinegar, Garlic, Black Pepper, Liquid Smoke. Sizzling Sweet Chilli, 310g, awarded a Gold Great Taste Award in 2012, which is sweet but not too hot, just a warm chilli flavour. Good as a marinade or poured over cooked beef, chicken, pork and veggies or add it to a stew or stir-fry. Ingredients: White vinegar, sugar, fresh red chillies, sultanas, garlic.

Contact S’aussie on tel 01505 872305 or visit www.saussie.co.uk

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It’s all in the taste For the last few years the soya milk category has been dominated by one big player, but a new arrival in the UK marketplace hopes to change this with their exciting range of drinks.

Vive Soy is a Grupo Leche Pascual brand and has been Spain’s leading soya milk for over a decade. This January sees the launch of six flavours of the milk in Tesco stores and the brand, working through the new company Vive Soy UK, hopes to quickly roll out into further supermarkets and retail outlets.

Their main aim is to ensure that, whilst soya milk’s health benefits have traditionally been the main drive for purchase, Vive Soy’s taste will build a whole new consumer base for the drink and be the number one reason people try soya milk in 2013.

Vive Soy prides itself on the attention it pays to its customers and they are constantly

refining their drinks to meet the changing tastes of the public. They have done a great job in meeting these demands in Spain with the brand coming out on top in taste tests when compared to other soya milks. After tweaking the flavours slightly for the UK market, they appear to have achieved the same for customers here as a UK taste panel also thought it trumped the other brands.

Vive Soy launched in Tesco stores in January, with six exciting flavours: Chocolate, Vanilla, Cappuccino, Original, Unsweetened and Light.

Facts on Vive Soy: Cholesterol free; Low in calories: from only 88Kcal in a 200ml glass; High quality soya protein; Rich in antioxidants and isoflavones; Contains omegas 3 and 6 and vitamins A & D; source of fibre; GMO free.

Contact Vivesoy UK 08081 290239 or visit www.vivesoy.co.uk

Del Monte launches “brain juice” for kids Del Monte is launching a new range of fruit juice drinks aimed at children aged 7 to 13, with the slogans: “Fruit-fuel, it’s not rocket science!” and “Helps you think when you drink.” The leading juice brand’s Fruit Burst® range is packed with vitamins to help combat tiredness, so promoting learning and giving stamina to growing brains.

It is available in four tempting flavours to appeal to the target age group: cool cherry and luscious lime, sour apple and strawberry, sweet apple and blackcurrant and sherbet lemon, orange and lime. All four varieties contain vitamins B5, B6 and B12 plus folic acid.

The vibrant Del Monte® Fruit Burst packaging is unique in the children’s drinks category because it is emblazoned with fiendish puzzles designed to make kids really stop and think. There are fun family brainteasers, amazing optical illusions and highly stimulating questions inviting children to “solve the unsolvable.”

All cartons are brightly coloured to reflect their fruit content, such as deep pink and vivid green for cool cherry and luscious lime, and carry the Fruit Burst® logo: a light bulb sparking with Del Monte® fruit juice energy.

Fruit Burst® from Del Monte was launched in January 2013. It’s available in 6x200ml multi-pack and 1-litre cartons.

Del Monte® is also launching a new range of fruit based drinks targeted at adults in the UK. Del Monte® Occasions combines popular fruit with the flavour of classic drinks. The versatile juice range can be served neat with ice or blended with alcohol for easyto-mix special drinks.

As health conscious consumers look to cut down on the amount of alcohol they consume, Del Monte is capitalising on the growing opportunity for non-alcoholic alternatives with a range of versatile, premium fruit drinks that primarily target adults looking for sophisticated flavours.

Del Monte® Occasions is inspired by wellknown classics: Pineapple Mojito, Spicy Tomato, Fruit Cup and a new blend named Orchard Zest. The new range is ideal as a premium everyday fruit drink, and suitable for serving at any social occasion.

Del Monte® Occasions has appeared on ambient shelves in supermarkets with further additions to the range planned for later in the year, including a wider variety of seasonally inspired flavours.

Contact Del Monte (UK) on tel 01784 447400 or visit www.delmonteeurope.com

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More from Müller Delicious, thick and creamy tasting Müllerlight Greek Style yogurt has won a top consumer choice award less than a year after launch, scooping the Product of the Year for 2013 in the Healthy Yogurt Category.

Michael Inpong, Marketing Director at Müller Dairy UK commented: “The combination of indulgent flavours in a fat free treat makes Müllerlight Greek Style a favourite with the nation’s consumers and this award is testament to that.

“We recently launched the fifth flavour variety in the Müllerlight Greek Style range with Sublime Strawberry and have lots of exciting plans across our whole range to capitalise on the growth potential we have identified across the CYPD category.”

Product of the Year is the world’s largest consumer-voted award for product innovation and serves as a guide for consumers to the best products in their market and rewards manufacturers for quality and innovation.

In the UK, the Product of the Year seal is backed by the votes of more than 10,000 households, serving as a shortcut for shoppers in the supermarket.

Müllerlight Greek Style fat free yogurt is available in 5 tantalising flavours; Luscious Lemon, Coconut with a hint of Vanilla, Honeyed Peach, Morello Cherry, and now Sublime Strawberry.

Packaged in 4 x 120g pots, each pot contains 90 calories or less.

Müller Dairy is also announcing an extension to its successful Müller Corner range with the launch of a new Müller Kids Corner.

The new range consists of three varieties; Müller Kids Corner Football (Vanilla flavour yogurt with black and white chocolate coated cereal footballs), Müller Kids Corner Lots of Love (Strawberry flavour yogurt with pink and white chocolate coated cereal hearts), and Müller Kids Corner Choccy Raisins (Toffee flavour yogurt with chocolate coated raisins).

Müller Kids Corner are available in 4pot multi-packs and carry reassuring goodness messaging for consumers including: 20 percenr calcium RDA (in every pot), Great for Healthy bones; and No artificial colours, preservatives or sweeteners.

Contact Müller Dairy on tel 01630 692000 or visit www.mullerdairy.co.uk

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The Garlic Winners of Farm products Product of the for 2013 Year 2013 The Garlic Farm has expanded its offering of garlic greatness by adding four lines to its range for 2013. These latest products follow in a string of successful garlicky products from the farm such as butters, chutneys, condiments, sauces and salts.

Garlic is used by hundreds of thousands if not millions of people every day, in very basic dishes to complex meals, but the thought of adding it to jam or perhaps a Bloody Mary does not naturally spring to mind.

The Garlic Farm, based on the Isle of Wight, strives to create unusual delicious combinations that will be sure to get taste buds tingling with anticipation and these latest products are no exception.

Pork Scratchings with Garlic: This good old pub favourite is even more mouth watering now it comes with garlic! These high quality scratchings have been double roasted for an even more intense flavour and mouth-watering crunch.

Bloody Mary Spice Mix with Garlic: Continuing on the pub theme, this tasty powdered spice mix is combined with vodka and tomato juice to create a tangy cocktail. It can also be used just with tomato juice to create a Virgin Mary.

For something a little bit different, use the mix as a rub for meat.

Garlic Jams: Each jam is both sweet and savoury and both a relish and a condiment.

They have been combined with roasted garlic to create a taste sensation that is perfect with cold meat, sausages and cheese.

Also try stirring this jam through gravy for a sweet, thick and flavoursome finish.

These are available with Roasted Garlic and with Roasted Garlic and Red Chilli.

Olives with Garlic and Basil: These green olives have been marinated in lots of garlic and basil! They are fantastic when enjoyed in crisp fresh salads, in pasta or simply on their own shared with friends over drinks.

Tom Honeyman-Brown, Farm Manager at The Garlic Farm commented: “We're always looking for foodie delights we can give the garlic stamp. As you can imagine, we add garlic to everything we do here at the farm and this lends itselg well to product development and innovation.

We believe these latest products will be successful additions to our already popular range and that garlic lovers will enjoy them just as much as we do.”

Contact The Garlic Farm on tel 01983 867333 or visit www.thegarlicfarm.co.uk

Products offering convenience for busy Brits have topped the list for the 2013 Product of the Year survey. More than 10,000 consumers voted to determine the winners of the annual awards, advising fellow shoppers on the most innovative products on the shelves.

The results reveal that despite the downturn, consumers are still willing to pay more for clever product innovations, which offer multi-functions or added convenience for time saving.

McCain Ready Baked Jackets, winner of the food category, proved popular for providing a crispy-skinned jacket after cooking in the microwave for just five minutes.

As the economic downturn continues, brands are looking to product innovations that bring the ‘going out’ experience to consumers’ homes. New brand Rocktails won gold with its readymade frozen cocktails that can be enjoyed anytime, anywhere and the Philips Zoom NiteWhite scored highly, enabling consumers to enjoy the convenience of whitening their teeth while they sleep.

Twists on the nation’s favourite brands again won consumers’ votes. Weetabix Golden Syrup, which is packed with all the nutritional benefits of Weetabix fuel, won the cereal category for

delivering on taste with nearly half the sugar of the average sweetened cereal.

CEO of Product of the Year Management, Mike Nolan, said: “It has been encouraging to see so many brands continuing to invest in product innovation despite the tough economic climate. This year we have seen a trend for winning products which offer consumers added value, brands are looking to give consumers a professional experience in the home so they can save money from going out.”

The awards ceremony, presented

by Hugh Dennis was held at One Marylebone in London’s West End, and was attended by some of the biggest manufacturers in the business, including Reckitt Benckiser, Procter & Gamble, Mars, GlaxoSmithKline and Unilever.

TNS, once again conducted the research, offering an industry sector understanding and collating the survey from more than 10,000 people in the UK and Ireland.

Tom Walker, Director at TNS Research International, says: “This is the largest and most representative consumer vote on new products in the UK, with over 10,000 people voting. Only the most exciting products are chosen as winners, so congratulations to all those who achieved an award”.

Contact POTY on tel 0207 580 8197 or visit www.productoftheyear.co.uk

Calypso’s new school compliant cordial Calypso Soft Drinks has launched a new Cordial product as the dilutables market sees a revival, providing value-for-money soft drinks in the current climate.

The new Calypso Aquajuice Cordials have been specially designed for primary age children and are School Compliant. When diluted, the ready-to-drink juice contains 60 percent fruit juice, and 250ml delivers ‘one of your 5-a-day’. The cordial is available in Orange or Blackcurrant flavour.

The cordial and squash market has seen year

on year value growth of 3.7 percent in 2011* as consumers increasingly seek value for money, choice of flavours and controlled dilution for children. 82 percent of consumers* like having control over the strength of juice drinks and this is a unique attribute for the category.

Calypso has launched its Aquajuice cordial to tackle the demand for healthier drinks and adjust perceptions that cordials are less healthy compared to fruit juices. Each 500ml bottle of cordial makes two litres of ready to drink juice, or 20x100ml servings per bottle, 5p per serving.

Richard Cooke, Calypso Sales & Marketing Director said “Aquajuice Cordial is an ideal and healthy product for school caterers – its easy to mix, affordable and there is no waste.

Kids love the taste, portion sizes can be carefully managed and it is school approved.”

• Source – Zenith International/BSDA UK Soft Drinks Report 2012.

Contact Calypso Soft Drinks on tel 01978 668400 or visit www.calypso.co.uk

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DuPont Nutrition BENEO’s ISOMALT in chewing gum centres & Health taps into Tvarog DuPont Nutrition & Health aims to accelerate its growth within Eastern Europe with the launch of its range of mesophilic cultures for Tvarog.

Tvarog is a very popular curd based cheese that has a consistency directly in between cottage and fresh cheese.

Meeting the consumer preference for the traditional taste and texture of Tvarog, in both artisanal and industrial modern processing conditions, is a challenge for manufacturers. It comes down to precise process timing, and a culture that can deliver.

The Probat™ 800 range, from the DuPont™ Danisco® ingredient portfolio, forms part of the traditionally robust Probat™ series, and has been developed to add consistency to the process of making Tvarog whilst improving functionality and giving the cheese a mild lactic acid flavour.

When manufacturing Tvarog, early gas and flavour formation is crucial and can only be achieved with the right strain balance and specific acidification curve. The Probat™ 800 range has been extensively developed to create the perfect Tvarog first time, and every time.

Its optimised gas formation gives the required consistency to the cheese, and its faster fermentation time gives a creamy, rounded taste and a mild, lactic acid flavour.

“Through tapping into this unique Eastern European market, we will be able to attract a broader customer base by solving the challenges specifically facing manufacturers of Tvarog,” said Annie Mornet, Global Product Manager.

DuPont™ Danisco® is the brand for a range of products that help provide enhanced bio-protection, an improved nutritional profile, and better taste and texture with greater cost efficiency and lower environmental impact, meeting the needs of manufacturers of food and beverages, dietary supplements and pet food.

Contact DuPont UK on tel 01737 227720 or visit www.dupont.com

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Following intensive trials of Beneo’s Isomalt in chewing gum centres, the BeneoTechnology Center has shown that it can successfully replace the commonly used polyol mannitol, offering confectionery producers an attractive commercial alternative, while maintaining the gum’s shape, chewability and texture.

The Beneo-Technology Center’s trials focused on the replacement of up to 5 percent mannitol, the common dosage used in chewing gum centres, with Beneo’s Isomalt sugar replacer and monitored the results. Due to its similar sensorial profile and technological properties, Isomalt proved to be equivalent, if not superior, to mannitol in terms of the end product’s processability, product stability, as well as final taste and texture. The trials also showed that no changes in the production process are necessary when replacing mannitol with Isomalt.

When Isomalt is used instead of mannitol, results document that the starting firmness increases, providing a more stable chewing gum centre. With a more stable centre, the shape of the gum is maintained, avoiding

deformation during the coating process.

Additionally, by using Isomalt in the chewing gum centre, conditioning times are reduced leading to optimised processing. In the trials, Isomalt was also shown to promote the longterm firmness of gum centres to the same extent as mannitol, while ensuring that chewability and texture are maintained.

Beneo’s long-standing expertise with Isomalt in combination with the latest findings, offer manufacturers a commercially viable alternative. Beneo’s Isomalt is the only sugar replacer that is derived from sugar beet and thus has a similar sweetening profile to sugar. It is low hygroscopic and improves the shelf-life of chewing gum. In addition, its tooth-friendly and low-glycaemic characteristics have been positively evaluated

by EFSA. Rudy Wouters, Vice President at BeneoTechnology Center comments: “Beneo’s Isomalt sugar replacer offers an attractive commercial solution, while maintaining the chewing gum centre’s shape, chewability and texture. The feedback we are receiving from the existing and prospective clients shows that we are on the right track with these findings.”

Contact Beneo on tel +49 621 421102 or visit www.beneo.com

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Mariani Cranberry Concentrate Mariani Packing Company, the largest independent producer and packer of dried fruit in the world, is now in the cranberry concentrate business. Mariani’s sweetened dried cranberry processing facility, located in the state of Wisconsin (producing 192,000 tonnes of cranberries, which represents 60 percent of the total US crop), has been expanded recently and the company is looking to evaluate opportunities for their cranberry concentrate.

Cranberry concentrate is a bi-product of the Sweetened Dried Cranberries (SDCs) process of which Mariani produces approximately 900,000 litres a year. All Mariani cranberry products are traceable, ensuring grower lots are not mixed. Quality

testing includes total anthocynin concentration (T.A.C.E.), Brix, acid, moisture, size and rot; to ensure consistent blending in the processing plant.

The majority of Mariani’s concentrate is 50 Brix, although the product can be produced in a range of brix levels from 15 to 65.

Concentrate 50 Brix is prepared from depectinized, filtered juice delivered exclusively from matured, cleaned, frozen premium cranberries. The product contains no added sugar, artificial flavours, colours or preservatives.

Shipment of the concentrate from Wisconsin is primarily in 300-gallon spacecrafts or 50-gallon drums.

Contact Mariani on tel 0208 658 5251 or +1 707 452 2800 or visit www.mariani.com

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ADM brings ingredients to Gulfood 2013

Saltwell naturally formed low sodium salt Swedish salt processing company Salinity which exports a range of salt products worldwide, is launching Saltwell, a new naturally formed low sodium salt, mined from a vast mineral rich Jurassic sea deep below the Chilean desert.

Already being tested by one multinational food company, the salt which naturally has 35% less sodium in its make up, tastes exactly like ordinary salt.

Currently the low sodium salt available is created by diluting sodium grains with potassium grains which not only delivers a bitter aftertaste but also presents some separation issues. The Saltwell grain is naturally formed to contain the potassium within each grain so perfect for a range of food.

Initial usage research undertaken by Ipsos has highlighted a range of benefits including

enhanced taste of the food cooked.

Says Simon Wright Founder of OF+, specialists in developing sustainable foods, “Increasingly retailers and food manufacturers are looking for natural ingredients that will lower salt levels whilst retaining a clean ingredient list. This new salt that is naturally lower in sodium ticks all these boxes whilst tasting exactly as salt should taste – salty and without the bitterness associated with engineered salt substitutes. While I understand Saltwell is not yet available to consumers I can see a huge demand for it in the future.”

Salinity UK which last year opened a UK office to support the launch of Saltwell is interested in hearing from food companies interested in receiving samples of the salt.

Saltwell is available exclusively from Salinity UK.

Contact Salinity UK on tel 01992 447095 or visit www.salinity.com

ADM showcased its broad ingredients portfolio at Gulfood 2013, with products including soya proteins, lecithin and the latest additions to the deZaan™ range of high quality chocolate and cocoa solutions.

Launching in the region, the deZaan™ Gourmet line includes Belgian chocolates, a single-origins range and responsibly sourced cocoa, and is aimed at artisan bakers and chefs looking to achieve an expert finish. Varying in levels of cocoa solids and countries of origin, deZaan™ Gourmet is being introduced to the Middle East market following a successful launch in Asia earlier this year.

Drawing on the rich heritage and technical expertise of deZaan™, ADM Cocoa highlighted its vast range of premium ingredients for industrial customers. ADM Cocoa works alongside customers to meet growing consumer demand for high quality cocoa products.

ADM Cocoa has recently expanded its Singapore facility and products include premium cocoa powders, such as the intensely flavoured 350DP11, 354DP11 and 400DP11, and specialty single origin cocoa liquors such as the 888NL pure Papua New Guinea liquor and the pure origin Unicao Ghana liquor. Also on display were the deZaan™ high performance powders for bakery, beverages, cereals, confectionery, dairy and ice cream applications.

ADM Specialty Food Ingredients also highlighted the latest additions to its growing portfolio of Arcon® functional soya protein concentrates. Featuring a revolutionary hybrid application technology, Arcon® can boost the consumer appeal of a variety of meat products, including emulsified sausages, cured meats, hamburgers and kebab meat.

Contact ADM on tel + 41 2170 28400 or visit www.adm.com

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Stevia added to EU list Steviol glycosides (E960) have recently been added to the European Union (EU) list of permitted sweeteners. This means that, for the first time, there is available a non-caloric high potency sweetener derived from nature.

Steviol glycosides are extracted from the shrub Stevia rebaudiana that is native to Paraguay, where the leaves have a history of use as a sweetener for over a century. The most abundant of these sweet molecules in the wildtype plant is stevioside, but the less-plentiful rebaudiosideA (reb A) is widely held to be the better tasting. The taste preference for reb A has driven conventional plant breeding programmes to increasing the yield of this compound. Stevia is widely cultivated in South America, but much of the world's commercial supply currently originates in Asia.

Stevia has been the subject of biological and toxicological investigations for more than 50 years. The earliest of these studies were conducted with crude or poorly defined test materials and results created some confusion.

Today, there is a large number of studies on stevia in the scientific literature which confirm its safety. In 2008, JECFA established a permanent Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) for purified steviol glycosides of 4 mg/kg bodyweight/day (expressed as steviol) and

validated the safety of purified steviol glycosides for use as a food and beverage sweetener. In 2010, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) also concluded that steviol glycosides are safe. By 2011, European legislation was published with permitted addition rates, expressed as steviol equivalence, for defined categories of foodstuffs.

While flavoured drinks represent the largest market opportunity for any high-potency sweetener, the steviol glycosides are suited to much wider categories. Dairy products, sugarfree confectionery, snacks and desserts in general have all seen product launches. Steviabased table-top sweeteners are particularly successful and are presented in powder, tablet or liquid form.

The steviol glycosides exhibit tastes in addition to sweetness. These non-sweet side tastes include sensations commonly described as bitter and liquorice. These tastes are intrinsic to steviol glycosides and cannot be eliminated by further refining. The optimum amount to use is product and flavour dependent and normally established by trial and error. Optimum formulations mainly contain other sweeteners in combination with the steviol glycosides.

Contact IFST on tel 020 7603 6316 or visit www.ifst.org

Synergy authentic cheese flavour solutions Global manufacturer of flavours and valueadded ingredients, Synergy, is launching a range of Cheese Flavour Solutions that are suitable for a wide range of savoury bakery applications. Reacting to widespread consumer demand for authentic cheese profiles, Synergy’s range will enhance flavour delivery and aroma over natural cheese and can be incorporated into the dough to give real artisan appeal.

Integrating a rich dairy heritage from parent company Carbery with proprietary flavour technology, Synergy’s Cheese Flavour Solutions offer manufacturers a number of technical, processing and labelling advantages.

Declared simply as cheese or natural flavour, these natural ingredients deliver high levels of thermostability, ensuring authentic cheese profiles are maintained during heat treatment.

“Cheese-flavoured bread is a lucrative subsegment of a bakery market that is worth €4 billion in the UK alone and working with

cheese profiles opens up a world of opportunity for manufacturers,” comments Sarah Pearson, Category Marketing Executive, Synergy. “The savoury category team at Synergy carried out market research in the UK’s gastronomic hub, London, to draw insight into the key flavour profiles used in the bakery market and our findings showed that cheese is one of the top five ingredients.

Responding to growing demand for cheeseflavoured bread and baked goods, our costeffective Cheese Flavour Solutions help bakers create authentic cheese flavoured bakery products that look, taste and smell delicious.”

Inspired by market leading cheese profiles, Synergy’s Cheese Flavour Solutions are compatible with a range of popular bakery applications, including speciality breads, scones, bagels and muffins. Synergy also has a range of cheese flavours for other applications, such as ready meals, soups and sauces.

Contact Synergy on tel 01494 492222 or visit www.synergytaste.com

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Frutarom Savory Solutions improve shelf life Frutarom Savory Solutions is extending its portfolio of natural plant extracts with Origanox™ WS-T. The extract is available in powder form and improves the stability and shelf life of meat, fish, poultry and convenience foods. Thanks to its neutral colour and taste, the original sensory properties of the foods are maintained.

The source of Frutarom Savory Solutions’ new extract is the plant family Oleaceae. Origanox™ WS-T is extracted from the plant using only water, without the use of any chemical solvents. It is completely water soluble at any temperature and improves the end product’s quality and safety as well as rounding off the taste.

Using the new ingredient has many sensory advantages: On one hand, Origanox™ WS-T is virtually colourless and therefore does not influence the appearance of end products. Thus, manufacturers can even use the extract in light coloured products such as poultry, cooked ham and fish. On the other hand, it has a neutral taste. In a sensory consumer test, salami and cooked ham containing Origanox™ WS-T and comparable products to Origanox™ were evaluated. The respondents rated the sensory properties of the products with Frutarom’s new extract very positively, in particular the flavour of the sausage specialties.

Since the plant extract counteracts the undesirable “warmed-over flavour” that often occurs in pre-cooked products, it is especially suitable for convenience products – both chilled and frozen. Possible applications are numerous and versatile and include burgers, chicken wings, kebabs, spare ribs, meat pasta fillings and bacon as a pizza topping.

The new extract extends the existing Origanox™ product line, which comprises Origanox™ WS (oregano extract) and Origanox™ WS-LB (lemon balm extract), both of which have been used successfully by companies around the globe for many years.

Contact Frutarom on tel +49 7150 20900 or visit www.frutarom.com

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Tate & Lyle agreement with Nandi Proteins Tate & Lyle PLC (Tate & Lyle), a global provider of ingredients and solutions to the food, beverage and other industries, announces that it has signed an agreement with Nandi Proteins, a spin-out of Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, to develop an early-stage protein ingredient technology for use in the food texturants space.

The agreement grants Tate & Lyle an exclusive worldwide licence for the technology for food and beverage use while Nandi Proteins retains the rights to develop the technology for other applications such as pharmaceutical.

Tate & Lyle will be responsible for developing and in due course commercialising the technology including its manufacturing, applications development, sales and marketing.

Tate & Lyle’s partnership with Nandi Proteins was delivered through its Open Innovation team that is part of its Innovation and Commercial Development group. Tate & Lyle’s Open Innovation team leverages its global network to develop partnerships with universities, research institutes and startups specialising in food science with the aim of commercialising their technologies and bringing new products to market.

John Stewart, Open Innovation Manager at Tate & Lyle said: “We look forward to further developing Nandi’s food ingredient technology which has the potential to be an excellent addition to our texturants offering. This agreement represents another example of Tate & Lyle’s Open Innovation team successfully developing strong, mutually beneficial partnerships with early-stage companies.”

Mike Brennand, Executive Chairman of Nandi Proteins said: “Our agreement with Tate & Lyle is a powerful validation of Nandi’s approach of developing partnerships with major food industry players. Tate & Lyle’s technical resources and global customer reach combined with our technology make this a ‘winwin’ partnership and we look forward to a long and successful partnership in the years to come”.

Contact Tate & Lyle Innovation & Commercial Development on tel 020 7257 2277 or visit www.tateandlyleopeninnovation.com

Rousselot EmulsiGel™ Rousselot, the world's leading producer of gelatine and collagen peptides, has launched a new functional gelatine: Emulsigel™.

Developed by Rousselot’s European Application Laboratory, this innovative gelatine for which a patent has been filed acts both as an emulsifier and a stabilizer in an oilin-water emulsion.

Easy to dissolve and to use, EmulsiGel™ is the perfect gelatine for the dressings and sauces industry.

This new clean label emulsifier opens up new horizons for the industry, providing the right solution for consumer products with no E

numbers, where emulsion stabilization is key.

Rousselot successfully used Emulsigel™ to showcase an egg-free mayonnaise that had similar quality, taste and texture to a traditional mayonnaise. Emulsigel™ provides the emulsifying capacity and stability usually conferred by the eggs. Replacing eggs with gelatine also helps extend product shelf life. As a natural ingredient, gelatine benefits from a clean label. For this specific application, EmulsiGel™ is an effective solution to the problem of catering for people with egg allergies. It can also help tackle the egg shortage in Europe.

Contact Rousselot on tel +31 499 364100 or visit www.rousselot.com

Nachtmilchkristalle “night milk crystals" A Munich based start-up company has succeeded in making available natural, nonsynthetic melatonin for the first time.

Milchkristalle has developed what the company calls ‘Nachtmilchkristalle’, a term that loosely translates as ‘night milk crystals’.

Nachtmilchkristalle contains up to one hundred times more melatonin than regular milk, because the milk used is collected from cows exclusively at night and then cold processed.

"Since it is a food product, Nachtmilchkristalle can be bought without a doctor's prescription", says Tony Gnann, CEO of Milchkristalle in Munich.

‘Just like human beings, cows, sheep or goats produce the sleeping hormone melatonin at night’, Tony Gnann explains. To

raise the concentration of melatonin in milk, Milchkristalle patented a unique method of production, which includes among other things a special diet based on grass and herbs.

In the daytime the cows are given an extra dosage of light and are then milked at night.

‘Nachtmilchkristalle is rich in natural melatonin and is stirred into milk or yoghurt before going to bed’, Tony Gnann explains.

Studies have shown that melatonin regulates the circadian rhythm in the human body and can help to overcome sleep disorders. In principal, all human beings produce melatonin themselves within the pineal gland in the brain. After the age of 25 though, this production in the human body continually declines.

Contact Milchkristalle on tel +49 8938 66 877 or visit www.nacht-milchkristalle.de/en

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DSM completes acquisition Royal DSM has successfully completed the acquisition of Cargill’s cultures and enzymes business. As of now, both businesses are formally combined to create a global tier one dairy ingredients supplier.

The cultures and enzymes business of Cargill is a global leading manufacturer of cultures and enzymes for the dairy and meat industries with manufacturing operations in Wisconsin (USA) and France. It has a strong pipeline of new products built on three pillars of technology: culture texture toolbox, fast acidification for cheese yield improvements and culture flavour systems. The business generates net sales of about €45m per year with approximately 200 employees.

Combining both businesses is in line with DSM’s ambitious growth plans for its dairy business. The increasing diversity of dairy products now available requires versatile culture offerings enhancing taste and texture as well as health benefits and convenience.

With one of the broadest dairy ingredients portfolios including enzymes, PUFAs, vitamins, cultures, probiotics, bio actives, preservation systems and tests, the newly established business is able to service requirements from customers all around the world.

The new business provides a broad choice of fermentation-produced enzymes as well as

animal-derived enzymes. The extended range of cultures offers taste, performance and differentiation for traditional and ethnic dairy products around the world. The surface and ripening culture portfolio, for instance, enables specific taste and textures to be created for the different kinds of specialty cheeses that vary greatly from region to region.

In the USA and France, the new business has a well-positioned pipeline of innovations.

In particular, relating to the segments of yoghurt and fermented milk products that, on all continents, see strong growth driven by a broad consumer appeal for healthy and versatile milk-derived products.

The newly combined business will have a global manufacturing footprint with operations spread over three continents. In the USA, with key strengths in manufacturing of bulk starter and direct set cultures as well as lipases and coagulants; in France, where the focus is on surface and ripening cultures as well as lactic acid cultures and fermented enzymes, and in Australia where direct set cultures are produced. DSM can thereby service local needs for dairy producers in any part of the world. *First appeared 7th December: http://foodingredientsfirst.com/headlines/DS M-Completes-Acquisition-of-CargillsCultures-and-Enzymes-Business.html Contact DSM on tel +31 45 578 8111 or visit www.dsm.com

TIC Gums TicaPAN® Quick Crunch TIC Gums introduced their TicaPAN Quick Crunch to the European confection industry during ProSweets Cologne 2013.

As an alternative to the traditionally used gum arabic, TicaPAN Quick Crunch produces harder, more durable and crunchier shells for coated chewing gum, candy, nuts and other panned confections. TicaPAN Quick Crunch also offers significant cost savings when compared to gum arabic. Patent pending TicaPAN Quick Crunch is the latest addition to the TicaPAN family of coating systems.

Fewer shell layers without any loss of strength, result in significant cost savings because fewer panned layers are needed. By reducing the overall shell thickness and maintaining product quality with TicaPAN Quick Crunch, manufacturers can reduce the number of layers (shell thickness) by as much as 10 percent. This in turn reduces manufacturing time and the total amount of raw materials needed in the coating

formulation. While TicaPAN Quick Crunch comprises only 1-3 percent of the entire formulation, sugar and sugar alcohols constitute 60-75 percent of the engrossing syrup. Reducing these ingredient amounts yields significant savings. The larger the batch, the more money saved.

The TicaPAN Coating System was developed to provide a solution for the sometimes unstable gum arabic market. While very functional and useful, gum arabic is one of the most difficult gums to source in the world. It is often subject to volatile pricing due to political instability and unfavourable weather conditions.

The TicaPAN Coating System is an innovative solution for binding and strengthening the sugar and sugar alcohol shells in panned confections. This line also works well enrobing nuts, malt balls, chocolate candies and other products with oil containing centres.

Contact TIC Gums on tel +1 410 273 7300 or visit www.ticgums.com

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European Partnership for EUREBA Stevia Bayn Europe and the Barentz Group have signed an agreement for a longterm cooperation regarding the supply and distribution of Eureba – a line of high quality Stevia extract blends supplied by Bayn – after two years of fruitful cooperation. The agreement gives Bayn access to the elaborate European Barentz’ customer base and distribution channel. The demand for Stevia is growing and this cooperation secures Barentz’ supply of Stevia throughout the European market.

“Barentz is a very good partner for Bayn because of its food ingredients expertise combined with its wide network of customers within the food industry in Europe,” says Lennart Holmström, Chairman of Bayn. “We expect a significant growth of sales in 2013. With this collaboration we can both focus on our main areas of expertise: Barentz on the route to market and Bayn on technical support and product development.”

The two companies will also cooperate in R&D to develop Stevia application recipes for their customer base.

“We are happy that our cooperation with Bayn now is established on a longterm basis,” says Geert Ingelbert, Vice President of Barentz Food Solutions: “We see that the demand for Stevia is growing. Since our focus is on quality, service and innovation, we want to offer our customers the highest quality Stevia on the market. EUREBA is a quality product and Bayn’s scientific team also offers us additional applications support and is highly innovative in its own research for new Stevia applications. All of these benefits are very important to us in choosing Bayn as our Stevia supplier.”

Bayn has the capacity to meet the requirements of Barentz’ large customer base due to its cooperation with several Chinese Stevia manufacturers, selected after rigorous technical audit, adhering to Bayn’s stringent Quality Control Programs and monitored by Bayn’s Professional Supply Chain Management.

Contact Bayn Europe on tel +46 8 613 2888 Barentz Food Solutions on tel +31 23 567 3456 or visit www.bayn.se & www.barentz.com

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// CODING / PROCESS / EQUIPMENT

Stora Enso broadens MediaSet

‘Spoonkler™’ is spice and easy for cooks Consumers are now able easily to spoon or sprinkle their favourite Bart spices thanks to an ingenious new dual feature cap produced

by RPC Containers Halstead.

Part of the relaunched packaging for The Bart Ingredients Company’s market-leading spice range, the closure has been developed by Bart following consumer research which found that customers considered the awkward shape of most spice jars a hindrance to their particular cooking styles.

The resulting closure design, called the ‘Spoonkler™’ and an industry first, features a flip top cap that can be opened in two ways, either to reveal a collection of small holes through which the product can be sprinkled, or a full opening wide enough to fit a teaspoon.

Having developed the concept, Bart worked with RPC Design and RPC Halstead to produce a fully functional closure that could be commercially manufactured and was able to work reliably on high speed capping lines.

A particular challenge of the design is the

opposing side hinges, which enable the closure to be opened in either spoon or sprinkle mode, and RPC Halstead has invested in special manufacturing equipment to enable this to be achieved.

The closure is injection moulded in black polypropylene and features a gloss surface finish to maximise on-shelf appeal.

The new spices packaging is the work of a Bart development team which included representatives from across the business who had input into every element of the pack.

“Our development team was made up of enthusiastic cooks both from within Bart and our agencies, so in conjunction with our consumer research it meant that we were in a great position to make sure that the Spoonkler™ would work for every consumer,” explains Camilla Bond, Head of Marketing at Bart.

“The Spoonkler™ is versatile and userfriendly to suit all cooking techniques, and we are delighted with RPC’s contribution in helping us bring this unique concept successfully to market.”

Contact RPC Containers Halstead on tel 01787 473224 or visit www.rpc-halstead.co.uk

Due to the increasing demand for fibre based packaging based on renewable materials, Stora Enso Speciality Papers broadens its MediaSet basis weight offering. MediaSet is now available in basis weights of 80, 90 and 100gsm.

Specially developed for high-speedconverting, the paper is optimised for the production of packaging wrappers for eg confectionery as well as for labelling of cans and jars. Brand owners, printers, packers and fillers take advantage of a number of important properties of this sized, one side coated paper.

The high-white, glossy surface of MediaSet, in conjunction with an outstanding offset printability, supports a high quality and freshness emphasized product presentation at the Point of Sale (POS). The high bulk, excellent runnability and very good glue adhesion allow high and highest speed in printing, converting, packaging and labelling lines. This makes MediaSet also an economical choice for packaging production and labelling.

MediaSet, especially suitable for the production of food packaging, is produced at Stora Enso Uetersen mill, Germany, from sustainably produced virgin fibres. On request, MediaSet is also available with FSC and PEFC certification. Free of charge samples can be requested by e-mail to specialitypapers@storaenso.com.

Contact Stora Enso on tel +49 4122 719685 or visit www.storaenso.com/specialitypapers

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Ishida showcases speed, accuracy and quality

The Alce Nero chocolate bars are wrapped in compostable metallised NatureFlex™ from Innovia Films.

Chocolate wrapped in compostable packaging An Italian consortium, of organic producers and farmers, has chosen compostable NatureFlex™ from Innovia Films to wrap its range of Fair Trade chocolate.

Alce Nero, part of Alce Nero Mielizia SpA, and its members share a common ethos for regionality, innovation and the environment.

The choice to farm organically has characterised the organisation since its inception in 1978. Today the company represents farmers, beekeepers and Fair Trade producers, all members of the company. Real organic food from around the world and not just from Italy, is promoted by Alce Nero.

“We decided to move from standard plastic to a biodegradable and compostable alternative to wrap our chocolate bars.

Metallised NatureFlex™ from Innovia Films was a perfect fit for us due not only to its environmental attributes but also its excellent barrier properties to keep our organic Fair Trade chocolate in premium condition,” explained Nicoletta Maffini, Marketing Manager, Alce Nero.

The consortium’s chocolate bars are made with cocoa from plants grown in Costa Rica, in the heart of Central America, by the partner COOP Sin Fronteras, a network of small Fair Trade producers. The cocoa pods are harvested, the beans are roasted and the exceptional skill of a long established Swiss

maison chocolatier, Chocolate Stella of Chocolate Bernrain Group, subsequently transforms them into delicious products.

NatureFlex™ films are certified to meet the American ASTM D6400, European EN13432 and Australian AS4736 standards for compostable packaging. The wood-pulp is sourced from managed plantations. The renewable biobased content of NatureFlex™ films is typically 95% by weight of material according to ASTM D6866.

Offering advantages for packing and converting, NatureFlex™ films have inherent deadfold and anti-static properties, high gloss and resistance to grease and oil, good barrier to gases, aromas and mineral oils and a wide heat-seal range.

NatureFlex™ was an obvious solution for use in this application as the film begins life as a natural product – wood – and breaks down at the end of its lifecycle in a home compost bin (or industrial compost environment) within a matter of weeks. It is also confirmed as suitable for emerging 'waste to energy' techniques such as anaerobic digestion.

“Our metallised NatureFlex™ film is used to good effect here by Alce Nero as it fits in with their brand image, protects the product and is compostable,” said Giorgio Berton, TS&D Specialist at Innovia Films.

Contact Innovia Films on tel 016973 42281 or visit www.innoviafilms.com

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At ProSweets 2012 Ishida Europe demonstrated some of its latest developments in weighing and quality control solutions for the confectionery market. Highlights included a compact linear multihead weigher for the high-speed weighing of high-value small target weight applications such as coated products and Ishida’s advanced X-ray technology.

The CCW-R-112PL linear multihead weigher can handle small target weights as little as 3g per pack. Its design features feeder troughs arranged in a straight line with short drop distances, particularly appropriate for handling fragile products such as sugar coated confectionery or chocolate coated mini biscuits.

In addition, the linear arrangement of the product transfer allows very precise product flow control. This makes the weigher ideal for applications where weigh counting is required to achieve a specific number of pieces in the pack.

Top speed for the 12-head model is 100wpm per side alternatively discharging into a packaging machine (so effectively 200wpm).

Part of the advanced Ishida R series of multihead weighers, the CCW-R-112PL features the advanced Ishida technology – including Pulse Width Modulation (PWM), a high speed 5-stage digital filter, and a new combination calculation algorithm using Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) Technology – that delivers high speeds, excellent accuracy and efficiency levels close to 100 percent.

Ishida’s advanced IX-GA X-ray technology enables confectionery manufacturers to carry out stringent quality control checks on finished packs.

Models in the IX-GA range can reliably detect even tiny amounts of foreign bodies down to 0.3mm in size, such as steel, aluminium, tin, glass, stones, hard rubber, plastic, some bones and shell, while Ishida’s unique Genetic Algorithm (GA) technology enables any operator to ‘train’ the X-ray system for greater sensitivity to specific contaminants. It can also spot missing, undersized and mis-shaped items or damaged products and the software allows product masking and weight estimations.

Contact Ishida Europe on tel 0121 607 7700 or visit www.ishidaeurope.com

#foodpack // PACKAGING

Combination for PET passata bottles The suitability of PET for sauces and condiments has been underlined by the introduction of one of Italy’s leading Passata brands from Conserve Italia, Cirio, in a barrier PET bottle from APPE. The new bottle provides an ambient shelf life of 18 months – comparable with Cirio’s current glass bottles – but is also able to offer the combination of excellent clarity and light weight. This enables the product to be effectively displayed for maximum on-shelf impact while offering ease of handling and pouring for the consumer. The high resistance to shattering is also a valuable safety benefit in the kitchen environment.

In addition, the lighter weight of PET offers a further advantage for retail markets as it means the bottle can be offered in a multi-pack format.

The APPE bottle incorporates the company’s pioneering Bind-Ox™ technology to give the Passata its extended shelf life. Bind-Ox™ is an active barrier that traps oxygen and binds it into the bottle wall, thus preventing it from reaching the product. The bottle echoes the design of the existing glass format to ensure brand consistency and recognition on shelf. The bottle will be aseptically filled at Conserve Italia.

In addition to Yoga and Derby brands, the new PET bottle extends the working partnership between APPE and Conserve Italia to the famous tomato Cirio brand.

“PET’s combination of light weight and on-shelf appeal makes it the ideal material for a huge variety of food products, where an attractive appearance and maximum convenience are critical factors in generating a quality image and favourable consumer perceptions,” comments Michel Goovaerts of APPE. “We are confident this introduction will show strong consumer support for the new pack format.”

Contact APPE on tel 01978 317378 or visit www.appepackaging.comx

Unique closure enhances drink’s health properties The innovative, patented Gizmo closure and delivery system, which is manufactured by RPC Bramlage-Wiko, has been selected for a new range of natural drinks launched in the USA. Tea of a Kind, available in Peach Ginger Black Tea, Citrus Mint Green Tea, and Pomegranate Acai White Tea is a 100 percent natural drink, which contains just 20 calories per 16-ounce bottle and is loaded with antioxidants. The drinks use only the finest ingredients from the world’s best sources and a key requirement of delivering a superior tea experience with every drink was to preserve the natural essence of the teas until the consumer chooses to drink them.

The Gizmo closure provides a pressurised bottle cap where all the ingredients are contained and only released when the cap is opened. This means the ingredients are mixed at the point of consumption to provide a much fresher drink than any pre-mixed variety as well as an eye-catching colour change that enhances the opening experience.

For Tea of a Kind, the Gizmo closure chamber provides protection for the natural flavours, real brewed tea and powerful antioxidants without the use of chemical preservatives. In addition, the chamber defends the ingredients against UV light, oxidation and other damaging conditions that can degrade the nutrients and which most bottled beverages confront in the warehouse, on the delivery truck and on the store shelf.

As the cap is twisted, the ingredients burst

into the bottle and self-mix, creating at the same time a colour change that provides visual confirmation that the drink is fresh and ready to consume.

The Gizmo system comprises a miniature pressurised injection moulded chamber which operates in combination with various Gizmo closure designs. The chamber is tailored to hold the precise required volume of colours, flavours, vitamins, minerals, herbs or concentrates. Product integrity for every ingredient is assured.

The components for the Gizmo system are injection moulded by RPC Bramlage-Wiko, demonstrating the company’s proven ability to transform intricate packaging concepts into highly functional final products.

Tea of Kind marks the first application of the Gizmo technology by Gizmo Beverages, run by the duo of Founder & CEO, Don Park, and Co-Founder & President, Walter Apodaca.

Apodaca compares Gizmo to the revolutionary impact the aluminium can had on the beverage industry. “I am a part of something that transcends technology and our generation,” he explains. “We feel proud to have brought great tasting, healthy, all natural, preservative-free options to the market” Tea of a Kind won the Best Ready-to-Drink Tea or Coffee title at the 2012 InterBev Awards, in Las Vegas in October. It was also a finalist in the Best Bottling Innovation, Best Packaging Innovation and Best Social Media Campaign categories.

Contact RPC Bramlage on tel +49 4442 881200 or visit www.rpc-bramlage.de

Sanchon’s Gastroline serves up in RPC German manufacturer Petersilchen is delivering its Sanchon Gastroline range of organic sauces and purées for restaurants and bulk consumers using RPC’s innovative and consumer-friendly large plastic containers.

The Thermic Ultra and Finesse multilayer containers, which combine oxygen barrier and PP layers, ensure the aroma and taste of the products are preserved.

The range includes well known items from the Sanchon range as well as new products

such as tomato and curry sauces, which were developed specifically for the needs of the catering sector.

Extertal-based Petersilchen GmbH develops and produces authentic taste combinations using natural, genuine flavours. As well as producing its own brand, Sanchon, it makes products for customers in the organic catering sector. Sanchon is seen as a specialist trade brand, which is not found in the conventional food retail sector.

Contact RPC Containers on tel 01536 263488 or visit www.rpc-corby.co.uk

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Smart vision systems for packaging inspection

Kliklok forms alliance with Smurfit Kappa In a move to strengthen their position as a world leader in the design & manufacture of cartoning machinery, Kliklok International is pleased to announce their new strategic alliance with Smurfit Kappa Machine Systems (SKMS), suppliers of end of line corrugated packaging equipment.

Both companies being based in Bristol makes it ideal to work together to achieve mutually beneficial objectives, by sharing resources, information and capabilities.

Combining their knowledge and experience in this competitive market, Kliklok and SKMS will now be able to offer customers a wider range of innovative packaging

solutions, including end load, top load and wraparound cartoning machinery, as well as case erectors, case packers, and robotic case loaders.

With this expanded selection of equipment and joint expertise, the combined forces of Kliklok and SKMS now have the capability to supply complete automated and integrated packaging lines.

Kliklok Sales Director Graham Holbrook says: “Our new alliance with Smurfit Kappa Machine Systems represents an exciting prospect for both companies, we are very much looking forward to working closely together on new projects”

Contact Kliklok International on tel 01275 836131 or visit www.kliklok-int.com

Easypack Packmate Online 2013 is already shaping up to be an extremely busy year for Easypack, with the launch of a brand new product - the Packmate Online the roll out of a new model Shredder as well as further updates to their current range.

The Packmate Online system from Easypack combines the very best of 20 years of product development, with the market requirement for a compact, online, paper cushioning system. The mobile frame mounting makes it effortless to incorporate it into almost any existing conveyor system.

One of the exclusive features of this brand

new system is the multiple user mode 'MUM,' which enables the operator(s) to switch between speeds to ensure that it is always working at the optimum pace for one or more operators.

It is has had a make over, but it is not just the colour that’s different. The new design has moved away from the use of internal ‘combs,’ - the accepted low cost industry standard - in favour of a combination of steel ‘teeth’ and hardened steel cutting wheels that are exceptionally more reliable and hard wearing.

Contact Easypack on tel 0845 838 0168 or visit www.easypack.net

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Smart vision systems and compact vision systems, for applications such as product and packaging inspection; code and label reading and verification, and 3D measurement of product volume to optimise packing and reduce packaging waste, were shown by Stemmer Imaging at Pro2Pac. Smart cameras feature on-board image processing so do not need a PC in order to operate. The Gocator 3D camera from LMI Technologies offers a host of 3D measurement capabilities such as product volume, surface flatness and groove measurements and can be used in direct packaging applications or in the manufacture of packaging materials.

Product volume measurements allow the contents of cartons and containers to be optimised to avoid wasting valuable space. Groove measurement can be used wherever grooves are essential to a product’s performance such as plastic container lids. Surface flatness measurement is ideal for web applications such as paper or plastic film production.

The BOA range of smart cameras includes the BOA, BOA Pro and BOA IDR models and offers a multitude of product and packaging inspection capabilities for product quality and packaging integrity as well as 1D and 2D code reading and verification capabilities. The BOA Pro has the powerful Sherlock software on board, previously only available on PC-based systems. Sherlock provides a comprehensive range of measurement and analysis tools complemented by advanced pattern recognition tools for object alignment and robot guidance.

GEVA-300 is a new, low cost compact vision system from Teledyne DALSA, which provides an industrial vision platform to which up to six GigE Vision cameras can be added for multi-camera inspection applications. Vision solutions can also be setup using the Sherlock application software or the entry level iNspect software which requires little or no prior vision experience.

Contact Stemmer Imaging on tel 01252 780000 or visit www.stemmer-imaging.co.uk

#foodpack // PACKAGING

Nicholl demonstrates sustainable solutions A number of new products, demonstrating their sustainability credentials, were unveiled by food packaging specialist Nicholl Food Packaging at the easyFairs Ecopack exhibition at the NEC in February.

Nicholl launched a variety of aluminium trays with enhanced convenience and a new ‘eco-friendly’ range from the company’s extended product portfolio, which now includes fibre pulp trays, paperboard trays enhanced with plastic coating and rim, dual-ovenable board trays, ovenable greaseproof paper bakery trays, film lidding, and film for thermoforming.

The new foil trays are liddable smoothwall variants which feature integrated handles for added consumer convenience when placing trays into and removing them from the oven. Nicholl also promoted aluminium trays’ very positive overall environmental profile as a permanent material that is both 100 percent% and infinitely recyclable.

Full details of the ‘eco-friendly’ range were revealed at the show. The hybrid board and plastic tray features board sourced from renewable wood and offers a more sustainable alternative to plastics for a wide variety of products including fresh ready to cook meals and cooked meats.

Sustainability and convenience were the key themes of the Nicholl Food Packaging stand at Pro2Pac 2013 where the company showcased a variety of latest tray developments, including an ‘eco-friendly’ hybrid format and further additions to its market leading aluminium tray ranges.

Nicholl showed a number of recentlylaunched smoothwall and wrinklewall varieties, including liddable smoothwall variants with integrated handles for added convenience in placing trays into and removing them from the oven.

Contact Nicholl Food Packaging on tel 01453 460400 or visit www.nfpfoil.com

All electric model extends Brillopak range Brillopak is further extending its range of inline over conveyor pallet dispensers for the food industry with the introduction of a new all-electric model.

The Brillopak 2010E requires no air supply and is capable of stacking and destacking pallets at up to 120 pallets per hour. Key to its fast speed is its automatic adjustment feature that enables the machine to adapt to different sizes of pallet without the need for any manual adjustment.

The robust design of the pallet dispenser incorporates high quality components including SEW Eurodrive and Norgen, ensuring the machine is capable of reliable 24/7 operation. Like all Brillopak equipment, it features compact dimensions to enable it to fit into virtually any factory space combined with the flexibility to cope with

short and long runs and the ability to integrate seamlessly with all equipment on the line.

Simple controls and easy-to-understand error messaging mean the 2010E can be operated by unskilled staff, while Brillopak’s unique Mem-plus system helps to ensure near instant restarts after any downtime.

The pallet dispenser can handle most pallet types from 1200x1200mm to 800x800mm and can also deal with 2-way and 4-way pallets.

“The 2010E has been developed to take into account the needs of customers in a wide variety of end markets,” comments Brillopak director David Jahn.

“As with our all our equipment, a major focus is on increasing output and reducing costs to maximise the machine’s effectiveness and deliver a fast return on investment.”

Contact Brillopak on tel 01622 872907 or visit www.brillopak.co.uk

Breakthrough in lidding technology KM Packaging Services has achieved a major breakthrough in packaging for ambient ready meals containing uncooked meat, vegetables and sauces. The company’s latest film technology can provide these products with impressive shelf-life of up to 12 months.

Usually presented in a C’PET tray, these ambient ready meals require lidding films that are ovenable and able to withstand rigorous retort processes, which must be performed to keep the contents of the ready meal fresh and safe from any bacteria.

After exhaustive product trials, which took into account environmental and processing elements as well as the behaviour of various contents of sample pre-prepared meals themselves, KM Packaging exclusively developed two new film material specifications perfect for a wide range of ambient ready meals.

Far exceeding the performance of films currently used by some food manufacturers, KM Packaging’s latest ovenable lidding films have proven to be even more reliable, whilst delivering superior peelability, exceptional high barrier properties and incomparable film clarity.

Now available under KM Packaging’s Superguard X range, which carries a selection of strong, high barrier films suitable for a wide

range of applications, the new films can guarantee ultimate product integrity of uncooked produce stored at ambient temperatures for nearly a year.

KM Packaging’s managing director, Charles Smithson, said: “Our latest lidding film technology has stemmed from a number of requests from food manufacturers. They have recently come under increasing pressure to source more resilient and reliable packaging materials following a significant increase in demand for sophisticated, ambient ready meals from organisations such as airlines, the military and ships.

“Typically ambient pre-prepared meals only last up to eight weeks, which can often lead to significant product waste. KM Packaging recognised the need for a superior high performance lidding film and with our vast experience in the food manufacturing industry we were able to easily identify the key performance criteria of the material required to do the job.”

One of the most important aspects that has led to the success of KM Packaging’s latest lidding films is the company’s ability to identify the key film functionalities that would be affected by different processing techniques, storage atmospheres and logistic conditions that the product would be placed in.

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Contact KM Packaging Services on tel 01832 274944 or visit www.kmpack.co.uk

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KM Packaging puts Multi-camera system for foil seal lid on triple tray A leading global food provider has enlisted the help of KM Packaging Services to develop a packaging solution for a new pre-prepared meal concept, which comprises raw meat and vegetables in a three compartment A’PET tray.

Designed to fit in with today’s busy and health conscious consumer lifestyles, this new approach to pre-prepared meals is a direct ‘cook in pan’ option using fresh ingredients.

With over four varieties in the new range, the compartments of the trays have a protein, vegetable and a carbohydrate, which all require different packaging atmospheres.

The challenge was to develop a lidding solution to support all sections of the dish.

The protein element required an oxygen barrier and the compartment gas flushing to help extend product self-life. The sections of the tray containing vegetables and carbohydrate needed the lidding film to have laser perforated holes bespoke to each compartment, thereby allowing the necessary levels of respiration for each product.

KM Packaging has designed and engineered a radical, high clarity film lidding solution suitable for all three components, which has been developed from a unique blend of

polymers able to withstand demanding processing conditions, whilst retaining optimum seal integrity.

With over two decades of experience in developing bespoke lidding solutions, KM Packaging efficiently identified the correct perforation formats, precisely register the perforations and accurately ensure enough tolerance on the surrounding film area.

Dedicated product trial runs were carried out at the food manufacturer’s site to ensure that KM Packaging’s carefully structured lidding film reels would work in sync with the sealing equipment and the selected A’PET tray.

Renowned for providing high quality, reliable lidding film, this complex lidding film composition from the leading flexible packaging specialists, delivers incomparable product safety through superior seals.

To be displayed on retailer shelves with just a watch strap sleeve, another vital feature of the lidding film was keeping the film clear through its superior anti-fog characteristics.

Highly visible to consumers, the film represents the quality of the product and therefore had to show strength and superior clarity for maximum shelf appeal.

Contact KM Packaging Services on tel 01832 274944 or visit www.kmpack.co.uk

Versatile Sick GR18S Photo Sensor Sick has launched the new SICK GR18S photoelectric sensor to provide a universal solution to cost-effective presence and positioning detection performance from the most constrained access locations.

With the shortest cylindrical housings currently available, the rugged and versatile GR18S family of products are designed for easy mounting. The GR18S is therefore ideal for logistics automation in a variety of industries, for example for storage, conveyor, doors and gate applications in materials handling, logistics and packaging.

Right-angle and straight cylindrical onepiece metal and plastic housings ensure the GR18S sensor has the versatility for retrofitting as original equipment replacement and, with its IP67 rating, it will withstand tough conditions.

“The GR18S uses Sick’s advanced and powerful PinPoint LED technology to deliver

robust performance even in the tightest of spaces,” explains Phil Dyas, Industrial Sensors Specialist at Sick UK. “The PinPoint development eliminates the inherent limitations of conventional LEDs to produce accurate spots for proximity, retro-reflective or through-beam sensing in a very competitively priced unit.

“The GR18S is available with five different M18-size housing styles offering very versatile mounting options. The bright signal indicator LED and the high security fastening save maintenance and commissioning time by showing the unit is functioning and preventing accidental loosening.

“Sick is also able to offer a customised GR18S cylindrical sensor to meet specific needs factory and logistic automation applications and our engineering team can deliver tailored sensors s within a short lead time.”

Contact Sick (UK) on tel 01727 831121 or visit www.codecalc.weebly.com

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integrity Vision systems integrator, Olmec-UK, has developed a novel multi-camera, multi-illumination high speed inspection system to check the integrity of the foil seal on the plastic lids that are used to seal a wide range of glass and plastic containers in the food, healthcare and pharmaceutical industries.

These foil seals provide an air-tight seal to protect against contamination, humidity, tampering and leakages in order to maintain product freshness and increase shelf life. This type of lid and seal are used on a wide range of products from milk bottles to sauces such as ketchup, powdered drinks and tablet containers.

The foil is inspected to make sure that there are no blisters, dents or creases in it and that it has not lifted from the rim before the lid is sent to the induction heated container sealing station. This inspection is a critical part of the quality control process.

The lids are produced with the foil sealed into the lid ready for subsequent sealing to the container. Damage to the foil can occur during transit. The challenges faced in designing a high-speed vision solution included the highly reflective nature of the foil material, the variety of possible defects and their random orientation as well as the depth of the foil inside the lid.

In order to capture all of the defects, the foil needs to be illuminated from different directions and imaged by three cameras positioned at different angles to the foil. The lighting runs in a sequence of three illumination combinations for each of the three cameras, thus producing nine individual images for each lid inspected. Full frame images are captured using Genie HM 1400 cameras from Teledyne Dalsa, allowing the nine images to be captured for analysis in just 48 milliseconds for high volume inspection.

The new system can be readily integrated into a production line environment, with an air knife mechanism or similar used to fire rejected lids from the line. The system features Olmec’s new modular userinterface for Windows®, which is designed for use by production engineers rather than vision experts. This new interface, which provides multi-level security, allows easy review of images from failed components and can also be set up for remote diagnostics, if required.

Contact Olmec UK on tel 01652 631960 or visit www.olmec-uk.com

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Crown launches seated end tins in Europe Crown Speciality Packaging Europe is now producing seated end tins in Europe, offering premium brands in the region reduced lead times and enhanced supply chain reliability for their packaging. Production of the tin in Europe also provides quick and easy access to local Crown expertise, experience and customer service. The format, which gives packaging a crisp, clean premium look, is ideal for biscuits, confectionery and other luxury and limited-edition products. Crown showcased its seated end packaging for the first time at the ProSweets exhibition in Cologne, Germany, in January.

Crown’s unique and distinctive technology for the seated end tin was designed in house, with custom tooling and machines developed for the manufacturing process. Seated end means the tin’s bottom curl is inverted so that when the packaging is placed on a flat surface, the curl is hidden from view. Crown’s own solution provides a stronger and more robust tin with pure lines. In many cases, consumers choose to reuse the package, meaning that key brand messaging continues to be conveyed long after the initial product has been used up. Crown’s seated end technology can initially be applied to tins of 100 x 100mm format with a variety of heights according to the customer’s needs. Crown Speciality Packaging Europe will be launching additional sizes and shapes in the near future. Crown’s expert in-house design team can support customers in developing packaging designs with the ideal finish and highest quality printing and colour control to highlight brand messaging and further enhance the product’s impact on the store shelf.

“Crown has developed this innovative new seated end technology in Europe to offer brand owners a greater choice of distinctive and novel metal packaging formats, helping them differentiate their products at the key point of sale and express their brand’s identity.” said Veronique Curulla, European Marketing Manager, Crown Speciality Packaging Europe.

Contact Crown on tel +33 149 184028 or visit www.crowncork.com

Consumers feel the squeeze for convenience RPC Containers Corby has developed a custom-designed squeezable 300ml bottle for a range of accompaniments from General Mills’ famous market-leading Old El Paso brand.

The multi-layer polypropylene bottle is delivering an ambient shelf life of 18 months for Old El Paso Chunky Salsa, Chunky Guacamole and Soured Cream Topping.

The distinctive ‘waisted’ bottle shape creates an attractive appearance on shelf and provides easy handling and squeezing for the consumer, as well as accurate portion control. The top down design also ensures that product is always easy to access and the valved cap features different orifices to suit the density of

each product.

The bottle offers a wide decoration area for the distinctive self-adhesive labels, with colourful graphics and the familiar Old El Paso logo on a yellow background which complements the colours of the caps to maximise on-shelf presence.

The multi-layer polypropylene structure incorporates a layer of EVOH to provide an effective barrier against oxygen ingress and deliver the required extended shelf life for the products.

In addition, the bottles are light-weight and shatterproof, valuable safety benefits in kitchen and foodservice environments.

Contact RPC Containers Corby tel 01536 263488 or visit www.rpc-corby.co.uk

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Smurfit Kappa Bag-in-Box Syncro 35 European leader Smurfit Kappa continues to offer complete Bag-in-Box® solutions with the launch of a new handle applicator machine.

The installation of the high-quality Vitop® handles is now even easier than before with the Syncro 35.

This new machine works at ground breaking speed and is easy to use - it is fed by a roll of 3,200 handles that ensures autonomy of two to four hours, depending on the pace of the packing lines. The roll is changed quickly and without stopping the machine. Flexible and adaptable to numerous box formats (3 L and 5 L with the option to put through several large formats), it also enables the position of the handle on the box to be aligned easily

between -45° and 45°.

The machine's structure, entirely of steel and aluminium, enables excellent resistance that the operator is able to adjust. Moreover, its sophisticated control panel enables all the necessary programming to be carried out and the machine's operating cycle to be monitored. It is fitted with a security system that stops the cycle and compressed air in the event that the machine is opened, or in the event of an emergency stop, ensuring user safety.

The handle applicator Syncro 35 offers significant working comfort and productivity gains, and enables producers to improve the appearance and ergonomics of their Bag-in-Box®.

Contact Smurfit Kappa Bag-in-Box on tel +33 149 574200 or visit www.smurfitkappa.com

BalloonOne catch weight innovation Supply chain IT company BalloonOne is reducing sales margin shrinkage for fresh food distributors by making it easier to keep an accurate track of products that are sold by unit.

Using a catch-weight feature of its Accellos warehouse management system (WMS), fresh goods are received quickly by simply scanning in barcodes of individual units to capture encoded information with the overall weight of the consignment. BalloonOne says that this is the best way to improve accuracy and maximise margins and profitability. he system provides a clear and accurate picture of the goods received as well as the stock levels in the warehouse and the number of units sold. As units are despatched, the individual weights are subtracted from the overall weight, which also compensates for weight loss due to evaporation.

The efficiency gains are significant as the barcode label is scanned once only, with the product codes, quantities, weights, expiry date, and batch numbers interpreted automatically by the system. This also provides a robust traceability solution so that any and all items can be identified quickly back to their source without the need to search through paper

records.

“Fresh food distribution generally is a high throughput operation. A lot of product comes in and goes out of a warehouse in a short space of time and so accuracy is paramount.

Companies need to know what they have received and what they have despatched once sold. Sales are based on weight and so margins are often difficult to work out until all units have been sold,” says Craig Powell, Managing Director, BalloonOne. “With Accellos food distributors can see precise numbers of units across all product lines, whether they are in stock or have been sold. This also eliminates situations where a company may have stock remaining on the system but nothing is actually left in the warehouse,” he adds.

BalloonOne’s WMS interfaces easily with existing enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems and order management systems - such as SAP Business One and NetSuite, sharing the same database and eliminating the need for data duplication. The WMS has been developed for maximum flexibility to meet these different, individual requirements and is, therefore, very adaptable and scalable.

Contact Balloon One on tel 0844 884 3033 or visit www.balloonone.com

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Goplasticpallets. com launches new container Goplasticpallets.com has announced the addition of a new lightweight modular container to its range – a cost effective alternative to existing sleeve packs – which is easy to assemble, secure and offers customers the potential to reduce their carbon footprint.

Goplasticpallets.com, the UK’s leading independent supplier of plastic pallets and containers, now stocks the Modular Pak: a lightweight sleeve pack with three components – a nestable pallet base with secure catches, a plastic sleeve and a lid. When flat packed, the container takes up minimal space and the lid fits perfectly over the pallet, protecting the sleeve from dirt and water and promoting long-term reuse.

Its low tare weight is up to 15kg less than comparable containers, making high volume distribution of goods such as lightweight packaging, for food, pharmaceuticals and automotive parts, more economically and environmentally efficient. The space saving of its flatpack design when empty, means collection and redeployment is also made easier than with comparable boxes.

Jim Hardisty, Managing Director of Goplasticpallets.com, said: “In order for manufacturers and distributors to minimise the weight of their loads on every journey, therefore reducing their carbon footprint, they need to be given alternatives which do not compromise their goods in any way. The Modular Pak offers improved environmentally friendly distribution with ease of handling and secure features.”

Available in 1200mm x 1000mm, the Modular Pak has four simple slide catches to secure the plastic sealed sleeve to the pallet and two deep dropdown doors which have Velcro attached to keep them closed, but when open, provide easy access to goods. Special ‘grab’ handles in the lid allow it to be easily and quickly lifted off. It’s also possible to stand one Modular Pak on top of another – ideal for where storage space is limited. They have a low operation cost and are impact resistant, capable of carrying a 500kg dynamic load or 1000kg static load.

Contact Goplasticpallets.com on tel 01323 744057 or visit www.goplasticpallets.com

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Tesco avocados Skanem Superpeel label Innovation Award get even fresher Tesco customers are entering a new world of ready-to-eat (RTE) avocado freshness, following the announcement that innovative ‘It’sFresh!’ ethylene management technology has now been rolled out in Tesco Express stores across the UK. The announcement follows a yearlong trial in conjunction with international fruit supplier and distributor, Worldwide Fruit Ltd (WFL).

The trial has produced excellent results, showing significant quality benefits, with the technology expected to allow ‘display until’ dates to be extended by two extra days as a result.

Tesco is the first UK retailer to roll out ‘It’sFresh!’ in avocados, reprising its first-to-market advantage achieved with Finest tomatoes, announced in May 2012. Typically convenience stores produce waste at higher levels than the main estates and WFL believe that by deploying the ‘It’sFresh!’ technology tactically in these packs, Tesco will make substantial reductions in waste levels.

This is not just beneficial to the environment, with less resources being wasted during production but also to consumers, who will have more time to enjoy the fruit in optimum condition.

WFL has worked with ‘It’sFresh!’ on a number of other fresh fruit roll-outs, as the technology becomes increasingly recognised as the market-leading solution to long-lasting freshness and waste reduction in fresh produce.

Tony Harding, Technical Director for WFL says: “It’s very clear the ‘It’sFresh!’ technology does delay the decline in product quality. From our shelflife testing and static storage trials, we have seen significant improvements in maintaining the fruit’s condition within the RTE specification. We have been using ‘It’sFresh!’ within our own supply chain throughout this year to help keep the fruit in good condition during storage.”

Simon Lee, Director of ‘It’sFresh!’ concludes: “Following the successful roll-out of our technology in Finest tomatoes, it is very satisfying to extend it to avocados with such a prominent retailer as Tesco.”

Contact It’sFresh! on tel 01675 431001 or visit www.itsfresh.com

Skanem was recently awarded the ‘2012 Oriflame Supplier Award for Best Innovation Initiative’ for the Superpeel single ply solution. Skanem was awarded the prize at a supplier conference with Oriflame in Stockholm November 2012.

The Skanem ‘Superpeel’ label solution was initially developed for Oriflame and is an innovative concept with front and reverse printing on the adhesive side. Only one layer is required with the option of having more information on the product. Oriflame sees this as a major innovation, which allows them to provide a cost effective single variant solution whilst ensuring sufficient regulatory information on products.

Technical Support Manager, Alan Hazlewood, further explains the uniqueness of the product: “Printing on the adhesive and surface and treating it to improve the peelability means the Superpeel is really a functional label. It is not just providing information but it is also part of the pack.

Part of its uniqueness is also the extensive validation testing the product has been through prior to releasing ‘Superpeel’ to the market.

Multinational Key Account Manager, Brian Olesen says: “This was based upon our hard work for the single ply, ‘Superpeel’ solution.

A special thanks to all involved.” Maciej Skwara in Skanem Poznan says the following of the development process: “We have managed to develop quite a robust process.

This would however not work without the understanding and involvement from production and quality staff. We have gone through an intensive trial and testing programme. With a functional label like this, there is no other good way forward than a detailed plan followed up by a trial and testing programme.”

According to Tony Igoe, Component Sourcing Manager at Oriflame, Skanem was a receptive strategic partner to work with in the development process of the label: ‘The Skanem team has been flexible in finding solutions and willing to try out new ideas and provide samples. At the start of the project we were unsure if it was possible to produce this type of label, but once the team started to think in more detail about production possibilities, the development process was really smooth to arrive at an approved label.’

Contact Skanem on tel +47 51 859780 or visit www.skanem.com

Linear blowmoulder from SIPA Start Blow from SIPA is a new line of stretchblow moulding machines designed specifically to enable companies in emerging markets to make their first steps into the PET bottle market.

SIPA, headquartered in Vittorio Veneto, is one of the world’s leading supplier of technologies for production and filling of PET bottles and containers. It will build the machines in China, where it already has manufacturing operations for high-end processing equipment and for moulds.

The new equipment is available in two versions, with two and four cavities respectively, capable of producing bottles at output speeds from 2,000 up to 6,000 bottles per hour. Both models are fully electric, with servo drives governing principal movements, including stretch rods. Every machine axis movement is under closed-loop control.

Within a compact layout, the new machines incorporate numerous technologies, such as low-energy infrared heating, a high-efficiency neck air cooling system, and quick and precise stretch and blow, that are borrowed from SIPA’s existing SFL and SFR high-output linear and rotary stretch-blow moulding machines. The Start Blow conforms to SIPA’s high technical standards, even though it will

be an entry-level machine.

Customers will be able to start up production of PET bottles in a matter of hours after the machine arrives in their plant. It will be easy to set up and run, thanks to such features as a user-friendly interface and a compact, simple and reliable preform loading system - low on maintenance, and priced competitively. Delivery times will be very short, in most cases no more than around 45 days.

“The market for bottled water continues to grow at around 8 % every year,” says Enrico Gribaudo, General Manager at SIPA, “but the growth is shifting to emerging markets. With Start Blow, we are meeting the needs of new entrants into the market, and we are offering a solution that fits with local requirements.

When companies start up, they need to learn to walk before they run, and learning with Start Blow is very easy.”

As companies using Start Blow grow and gain experience, Gribaudo says: “We will be there to help them with more sophisticated equipment from our various ranges. We can supply the moulds as well as the machines, and we can also provide product development assistance when requested.”

Contact SIPA on tel +39 0438 911511 or visit www.sipa.it

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Healthy spread – sophisticated packaging Kerrygold ‘Extra’ – the ‘gold of the green island’ – looks sleek in K3® tubs made by Greiner Packaging International.

Kerrygold ‘Extra’ is a dairy spread made from Irish meadow-grazed-milk butter and high-quality rapeseed oil. The innovative product has received awards such as ‘Hit 2012’, ‘Product of the Year 2011’, and ‘Top Brand 2012’. The keys to Kerrygold extra’s success are its excellent spreadability and easy handling due to its packaging in a 250g tub.

Being a low fat butter (65 percent) it is particularly suited for people to whom a lowcholesterol, low-calorie diet is important.

Kerrygold ‘Extra’ is offered in flavours such as ‘with sea salt’ and ‘unsalted’ in 250g and 150g packages made by Greiner Packaging International. The packaging specialists have applied their technological diversity to the design of these sophisticated-looking

containers that are thermoformed from PP and wrapped with a cardboard sleeve.

Recycled paper is used for the sleeve, which gives the tub greater stability and protects the contents from exposure to light. For decoration, technological methods such as printing and labelling are used. A thin sheet of special paper is inserted between the spread and lid, which additionally protects the product.

The textured cardboard sleeve and the rounded shape of the tub provide for convenient and safe handling while spreading.

An additional feature is a small flap on the lid to provide ease of opening and closing. The product volumes were determined to correspond with current customer behaviour.

The 250g version is ideally suited for families, whereas the smaller 150g variant satisfies the needs of single households.

Contact Greiner Packaging on tel +43 7583 72510 or visit www.greiner-gpi.com

Sidel’s Dailydose™ silver at Pentawards The capabilities of Sidel in creative bottle design have been recognized at the most important international competition dedicated exclusively to packaging design. As the only industrial manufacturing supplier to take part, Sidel won Silver at the Pentawards 2012. Sidel’s winning concept, DailyDoseTM, is both creative and in line with the latest market trends.

DailyDoseTM follows the move towards healthier living by offering a new way of consuming single-serve fruit on a regular basis. The innovative solution is a multipack made up of six assorted bottles reminiscent of fruit slices: A flexible concept offering one design for different products. It is ideal for on-the-go consumption as the small bottles fit into the smallest of bags. Each dose is the equivalent of a quarter serving of fruit thereby emphasizing the importance of regular fruit intake - packaged attractively and ready to drink for consumers. Although common in other sectors, the concept of a daily ‘dose’ is new to the fruit drinks market.

The bottles can be either sleeved or labelled as a standard bottle, based on a sustainable and cost-saving package concept. As well as

safe and convenient for the end-consumer, it keeps the full integrity of the package.

Indeed, due to the fact that one single label is used to build a pack of six bottles, in addition to the environmental benefits of using less wrapping, savings of up to 60 percent in labelling raw materials can be made. Moreover, the whole label is pre-cut and each bottle can be removed easily without impacting on the stability of the whole pack. Finally, as the bottle remains labelled after being removed from the pack, this ensures the end-consumer will have all the information about the drink when it comes to product, flavour, vitamins, shelf life, etc.

The competition awarded prizes for two areas: Graphic design and concept. Sidel’s DailyDoseTM was put forward for its concept in the Beverages category. Leading design agencies also submitted designs in four other categories; Food, Body, Other Markets and Luxury. The international jury composed of world-class design and marketing experts headed by Gérard Caron, had 1200 entries to judge from 46 countries - mainly France, Japan, the USA and the UK. Contact Sidel on tel +33 232 859513 or visit www.sidel.com

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Airback Plus for stretch blow moulding With the newly developed Airback Plus KHS Corpoplast has taken another significant step towards creating even more sustainability and cost reduction in the manufacture of PET bottles. With the help of the new system, up to 40 percent of the compressed air used in the stretch blow moulding process can now be directly ‘recycled’ in the blowing wheel instead of the previous 10 percent.

Airback Plus is used in conjunction with the Airback I process, already familiar to and established on the market. With Airback I, the quantity of compressed air which is present in a newly produced bottle and which is required for blow molding the next bottle is fed into a ring line located at the centre of the blowing wheel. From here it passes directly to the preform, enabling savings in compressed air of around 10% to be made.

The pre-blowing phase (PI phase), is followed by the blowmoulding of the bottles at high pressure (PII phase). In the Airback Plus process more compressed air that can still be used is extracted from the manufactured bottle. This is supplied to the pre-blown container at a higher pressure (interim pressure stage), achieving an additional saving in compressed air of up to 30 percent.

Another advantage of using Airback Plus is that less energy and a lower volume of high-pressure air are required for the stretch blow moulding process than was previously the case. The compressor can therefore be smaller, resulting in reduced investment costs and ongoing cost savings through fewer spare parts and reduced maintenance costs and effort being required.

The Airback Plus is not only an option when it comes to investing in new KHS Corpoplast stretch blow moulding equipment. The system can also be retrofitted into existing InnoPET Blomax Series IV and InnoPET Blomax Series III stretch blowmoulders.

The chief aspect of Airback Plus, however, is that the premium bottle quality provided by KHS Corpoplast stretch blow moulding machines is ensured in every respect. What’s more, InnoPET Blomax Series IV stretch blow moulders have an output of up to 2,250 bottles per hour and cavity.

Contact KHS on tel +49 231 5690 or visit www.khs.com

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// PROCESSING / PACKAGING / PLANT / EQUIPMENT / SUPPLIES

BAKERY OVENS

428905 E-mail:sales@wirebelt.co.uk Web:www.wirebelt.co.uk

Tom Chandley Ltd, Windmill Lane Industrial Estate, Denton,

CONVEYORS and CONVEYOR SYSTEMS

Manchester M34 3RE. Tel: 0161 336 5444. Fax:0181 337 3726

Conveyor Systems, George Holme Way, Hearthcote Road,

E-mail:info@chandleyovens.co.uk Web:www.chandleyovens.co.uk

Swadlincote, Derbyshire DE11 9DF. Tel:01283 552255.

BAKING SHEET WASHING and DRYING MACHINES

Fax:001283 552266 E-mail:sales@conveyorsystemsltd.co.uk

Oliver Douglas Ltd, Amberley Works, Chelsea Close, Leeds,

Web:conveyorsystemsltd.co.uk

West Yorkshire LS12 4HP. Tel: 0113 279 7373. Fax: 0113 279

Gough Engineering Ltd, Alderflat Drive, Newstead Industrial

1014 E-mail:admin@oliverdouglas.co.uk

Estate, Stoke on Trent, Staffs ST4 8GE. Tel:01782 654770.

Web:www.oliverdouglas.co.uk

Fax:01782 654771 E-mail:spharding@goughengineering.com

BAR CODE LABELLING SYSTEMS

Web:www.goughengineering.com

Weyfringe Barcode and Labelling Systems, Longbeck Road,

Newsmith Stainless Ltd, Fountain Works, Child Lane,

Marske, Redcar, Cleveland TS11 6HQ. Tel:01642 490121.

Roberttown, Liversedge, West Yorkshire WF15 7PH. Tel:01924

Fax:01642 490385 E-mail:sales@weyfringe.co.uk

405988. Fax:01924 403304 E-mail:sales@newsmith.co.uk

Web:www.weyfringe.co.uk

Web:www.newsmith.co.uk

BISCUIT MAKING MACHINERY

Wire Belt Co. Ltd, Castle Road, Eurolink Industrial Centre,

Jayton Systems Ltd t/a Robinson’s, 20 Parker House, Mansfield

Sittingbourne, Kent ME10 3RF Tel:01795 421771. Fax:01795

Road, Derby DE21 4SZ. Tel:01332 679898. Fax:01332 342828

428905 E-mail:sales@wirebelt.co.uk Web:www.wirebelt.co.uk

E-mail:Tony@wsrobinson.com Web:www.biscuitmachines.co.uk

CONVEYORS and ELEVATORS (Stainless Steel and Mild

CANNING PLANT and MACHINERY

Steel)

F. Jahn & Co. Ltd, 17 Teddington Business Park, Station Road,

Cox and Plant Products Ltd, Monument & Tabor Works, Balds

Teddington, Middx TW1 1BQ. Tel:020 8977 8822. Fax:020 8977

Lane, Lye, Stourbridge, West Midlands DY9 8SE. Tel:01384

1818 E-mail:sales@f-jahn.co.uk Web:www.f-jahn.co.uk

895121. Fax:01384 893611. E-mail:andy@cox-plant.com

CHEESE CUTTING MACHINERY

Web:coxandplant.com

Dunelm Supplies Ltd, Netherset Lane, Madeley, near Crewe,

Dunelm Supplies Ltd, Netherset Lane, Madeley near Crewe,

Cheshire CW3 9PF. Tel:01782 750884. Fax:01782 751305

Cheshire CW3 9PF. Tel:01782 750884. Fax:01782 751305

E-mail:sales@dunelmsupplies.co.uk Web:www.dunelmsupplies.co.uk

Email:sales@dunelmsupplies.co.uk Web:www.dunelmsupplies.co.uk

CHOCOLATE MACHINERY

Gough (Engineering) Ltd, Alderflat Drive, Newstead Industrial

Jayton Systems Ltd t/a Robinsons, 20 Parker House, Mansfield

Estate, Stoke on Trent, Staffs ST4 8GE Tel:01782 654770.

Road, Derby DE21 4SZ. Tel:01332 679898. Fax:01332 342828

Fax:01782 654771 E-mail:spharding@goughengineering.com

E-mail:Tony@wsrobinson.com Web:www.biscuitmachines.co.uk

Web:www.goughengineering.com

CONFECTIONERY MACHINERY

COOKERS-STEAM

Jayton Systems Ltd t/a Robinsons, 20 Parker House, Mansfield

Holmach Ltd, The Dingle, Pilsgate, Stamford, Lincs PE9 3HW.

Road, Derby DE21 4SZ. Tel:01332 679898. Fax:01332 342828

Tel:01780 749097. Fax:01780 749098 E-

E-mail:Tony@wsrobinson.com Web:www.biscuitsmachines.co.uk

mail:sales@holmach.co.uk Web:www.holmach.co.uk

CONVEYOR BELTING

DRAINAGE (Stainless Steel Channels and Gullies)

Interbelt Ltd, Glensyl Way, Burton-on-Trent, Staffs DE14 1LX.

Dunelm Supplies Ltd, Netherset Lane, Madeley, near Crewe,

Tel:01283 562598. Fax:01283 515316 E-

Cheshire CW3 9PF. Tel:01782 750884. Fax:01782 751305.

mail:interbeltltd@aol.com

E-mail:sales@dunelmsupplies.co.uk.

CONVEYOR BELTS (Wire)

Web:www.dunelmsupplies.co.uk

Wire Belt Co. Ltd, Castle Road, Eurolink Industrial Centre,

EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEMS

Sittingbourne, Kent ME10 3RF. Tel:01795 421771. Fax:01795

Puriflo, Division of Robin Hawkins Engineering Ltd, 44 Holton

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Road, Holton Health, Poole, Dorset BH16 6LT. Tel:01202 625656.

Fax:01202 621002. E-mail:sales@rhe-puriflo.co.uk Web:www.puriflo.co.uk EMULSIFIERS Rigal Bennett Group, Gravel Hill Lane, Whitley, near Goole, East Yorkshire DN14 0JJ. Tel:01977 661095. Fax:01977 662165 E-mail:sales@rigal-bennett.com Web:www.rigal-bennett.com

HYGIENIC WALL CLADDING Be-Plas Hygienic Walls and Ceilings Ltd, Unit 2, Junction 8 Business Park, Ellesmere Port, Wirral CH65 3AS. Tel:0151 334 5133. Fax:0151 355 7970. E-mail: sales@beplas.com Web:www.beplas.com

FILLING MACHINES Holmach Ltd, The Dingle, Pilsgate, Stamford, Lincs PE9 3HW. Tel:01780 749097. Fax:01780 749098. Email:sales@holmach.co.uk Web.:www.holmach.co.uk

KDH Projects Ltd, KDH House, Millfield Road, Donnington, Spalding, Lincs. PE11 4UR. Tel:01775 822888. Fax:01775 822892 E-mail:sales@kdhprojects.co.uk Web:www.kdhprojects.co.uk

F. Jahn & Co. Ltd, 17 Teddington Business Park, Station Road, Teddington, Middx TW1 1BQ. Tel:0208 977 8977. Fax:0208 977 1818. E-mail:sales@f-jahn.co.uk Web:www.f-jahn.co.uk

LABELLING MACHINERY Atwell Self Adhesive Labellers, Unit 18, Bolney Grange Business Park, Stairbridge Lane, Hickstead, West Sussex RH17 5PB. Tel:01444 239970. Fax:01444 246609. Email:sales@atwell-labellers.co.uk Website:www.atwelllabellers.co.uk

FLOOR and WALL FINISHES for the FOOD INDUSTRY KDH Projects Ltd, KDH House, Millfield Road, Donnington, Spalding, Lincs PE11 4UR. Tel:01775 822888. Fax:01775 822892.

E-mail:sales@kdhprojects.co.uk Kemtile Ltd, Unit C3, Taylor Business Park, Warrington Road, Warrington, Cheshire WA3 6HT. Tel:01925 763045. Fax:01925 763381. E-mail:all@kemtile.co.uk Web:www.kemtile.co.uk Lasercroft Ltd, 9 Hedon Road, Hull HU9 1LL. Tel:01482 229119.Fax:01482 223077. E-mail:info@lasercroft.com Website:www.lasercroft.com FLOORING SURFACES for FACTORIES KDH Projects Ltd, KDH House, Millfield Road, Donnington, Spalding, Lincs PE11 4UR. Tel:01775 822888. Fax:01775 822892.

E-mail:sales@kdhprojects.co.uk Website:www.kdhprojects.co.uk Kemtile Ltd, Unit C3, Taylor Business Park, Warrington Road, Warrington, Cheshire WA3 6Bl. Tel:01925 763045. Fax:01925 763381. E-mail:all@kemtile.co.uk Web:www.kemtile.co.uk Veitchi (England) Ltd, Grange Works, Mill Lane, Rugeley, Staffs WS15 2JW. Tel:01889 586621. Fax:01889 579923.

E-mail:rugeley@veitchi.com Web:www.veitchi.com FLUID DRYERS European SprayDry Technologies LLP, Regal House, South Road, Harlow, Essex CM20 2BL. Tel:01279 780268.

E-mail:sales@eurospraytech.eu Web:www.eurospraytech.eu FREEZING EQUIPMENT JBT FoodTech, East Mains Industrial Estate, Broxburn, West Lothian EH52 5NP. Tel:01506 857112. Fax:01506 852232.

E-mail:sales@jbtc.com Web:www:double-d.co.uk HEAT EXCHANGERS (Scraped Surface) Holmach Ltd, The Dingle, Pilsgate, Stamford, Lincs PE9 3HW. Tel:01780 749097. Fax:01780 749098. Email:sales@holmach.co.uk Web:www.holmach.co.uk HOMOGENISERS Rigal Bennett Group, Gravel Hill Lane, Whitley, near Goole, East Yorkshire DN14 0JJ. Tel:01977 661095. Fax:01977 662165. Email:sales@rigal-bennett.com Web:www.rigal-bennett.com HOSES & COUPLINGS Guyson International Ltd, Hose and Couplings Division, Southview Business Park, Guiseley, Leeds LS20 9PR. Tel:01943

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870044. Fax:01943 870 066. E-mail:leeds@guyson.co.uk Web:www.guyson.co.uk

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Weyfringe Barcode and Labelling Systems, Longbeck Road, Marske, Redcar, Cleveland TS11 6HQ. Tel:01642 490121.

Fax:01642 490385. E-mail:sales@weyfringe.co.uk Web:www.weyfringe.co.uk LABEL OVERPRINTING and APPLICATING SYSTEMS Atwell Self Adhesive Labellers, Unit 18, Bolney Grange Business Park, Stairbridge Lane, Hickstead, West Sussex RH17 5PB. Tel:01444 239970. Fax:01444 246609. Email:sales@atwell-labellers.co.uk Web:www.atwell-labellers.co.uk Weyfringe Barcode and Labelling Systems, Longbeck Road, Marske, Redcar, Cleveland TS11 6HQ. Tel:01642 490121.

Fax:01642 490385. E-mail:sales@weyfringe.co.uk Web:www.weyfringe.co.uk MAGNETIC SEPARATORS F. Jahn & Co. Ltd, 17 Teddington Business Park, Station Road, Teddington, Middx TW1 1BQ. Tel:0208 977 8822. Fax:0108 977 1818. E-mail:sales@f-jahn.co.uk Web:www.f-jahn.co.uk John R. Boone Ltd, 18 Silk Street, Congleton, Cheshire CW12 4DH. Tel:01260 272894. Fax:01260 281128. Email:sales@jrboone.com Web.:www.jrboone.com METAL DETECTION Lock Inspection Systems Ltd, Lock House, Neville Street, Oldham, Lancs OL9 6LF. Tel:0161 6240333. Fax:0161 6245181.

E-mail:sales@lockinspection.co.uk Web.:www.lockinspection.com MIXERS (Dry and Wet Processes) Farleygreene Ltd, Unit 8, Alpha Centre, Aldershot, Hants GU12 4RG. Tel:01252 322233, Fax:01252 325111 E-mail:sales@farleygreene.com Web.:www.farleygreene.com MIXING MACHINES John R. Boone Ltd, 18 Silk Street, Congleton, Cheshire CW12 4DH. Tel:01260 272894. Fax:01260 281128. Email:sales@jrboone.com Web.:www.jrboone.com PANS-JACKETED and TILTING Rigal Bennett Group, Gravel Hill Lane, Whitley, near Goole, East Yorkshire DN14 0JJ. Tel:01977 661095. Fax:01977 662165 Email:sales@rigal-bennett.com Web.:www.rigal-bennet.com PASTA MAKING EQUIPMENT Pasta Technology Ltd, 14 Waunfawr Road, Crosskeys, Gwent

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NP11 7PG. Tel & Fax:01495 273311. Mobile:07973 831331.

mail:sales@holmach.co.uk Web.:www.holmach.co.uk

E-mail:pastatec.@aol.com Web:www.pastatechnology.co.uk

RIGID PLASTIC PACKAGING Sharpak Aylesham, Aylesham Industrial Estate, Aylesham, Kent CT3 3EF. Tel:01304 840581. Fax:01304 842207.

E-mail:sales@sharpakaylesham.com Web.:www.sharpak.com

PASTEURISERS and COOLERS (In-Container) Holmach Ltd, The Dingle, Pilsgate, Stamford, Lincs PE9 3HW. Tel:01780 749097. Fax:01780 749098. Email:sales@holmach.co.uk Web.:www.holmach.co.uk POTATO PEELING MACHINES –ABRASIVE RE-LINING Porcher Abrasive Coatings Ltd, Nursery Road, Riverside Industrial Estate, Boston, Lincs PE21 7TN. Tel:01205 356666.

E-mail:info@porcher.co.uk Web.:www.porcher.co.uk POUCH FILLER/SEALERS F. Jahn & Co. Ltd, 17 Teddington Business Park, Station Road, Teddington, Middx TW1 1BQ. Tel:0208 977 8822. Fax:0208 977 1818. E-mail:sales@f-jahn.co.uk Web.:www.f-jahn.co.uk PROCESS VESSELS Holmach Ltd, The Dingle, Pilsgate, Stamford, Lincs PE9 3HW. Tel:01780 749097. Fax:0208 9771818. Email:sales@holmach.co.uk Website:www.holmach.co.uk PROJECT CONSTRUCTION SPECIALISTS TO THE FOOD INDUSTRY KDH Projects Ltd, KDH House, Millfield Road, Donnington, Spalding, Lincs PE11 4UR. Tel:01775 822888. Fax:01775 822892.

E-mail:saleskdhprojects.co.uk Web.:www.kdhprojects.co.uk PUMPS and PUMP MAINTAINANCE AxFlow Ltd, Orton Park, Northfield Avenue, London W13 9SJ. Tel:0208 832 1831. Fax:0208 280 0796 Email:info@axflow.co.uk Web.:www.axflow.co.uk PUMPS-HYGIENIC FOOD (Maso Sine and Peristaltic Pumps) Watson Marlow Pumps, contact Geoff Sanders, Mobile:07799 665533 Office fax/phone:01255 863932. Email:geoffsanders@watson-marlow.co.uk Web.:www.watsonmarlow.co.uk PUMPS-HYGIENIC FOOD Grundfos Pumps Ltd, Grovebury Road, Leighton Buzzard, Beds LU7 4TL. Tel:01525 850000. Fax:01525 853981 E-mail:uk.grundfos.com Web:www.grundfos.com READY MEALS LINES Sealpac UK Ltd, Unit 5, Wokingham Commercial Centre, Molly Millar’s Lane, Wokingham RG41 2RF. Tel:0118 977 3400.

Fax:0118989 3995. E-mail:sales@sealpac-uk..com Web.:www.sealpac.uk.com REFRIGERATION and VENTILATION FOR THE FOOD INDUSTRY KDH Projects Ltd, KDH House, Millfield Road, Donnington, Spalding, Lincs PE11 4UR. Tel:01775 822888. Fax:01775 822892 E-mail:sales@kdhprojects.co.uk Web.:www.kdhprojects.co.uk RETORTS F. Jahn &Co. Ltd, 17 Teddington Business Park, Station Road, Teddington, Middx TW1 1BQ. Tel:0208 977 8822. Fax:0208 977 1818. E-mail:sales@f-jahn.co.uk Web.:www.f-jahn.co.uk Holmach Ltd, The Dingle, Pilsgate, Stamford, Lincs PE9 3HW. Tel:01780 749097. Fax:01780 749098 E-

Sharpak Bridgwater, Colley Lane Estate, Bridgwater TA6 5YS. Tel:01278 435000. Fax:01278 423019 Email:sharpakbridgwater.com Web:www.sharpak.com Sharpak Yate, Highway, Yate, Bristol BS37 7AA. Tel:01454 874100. Fax:01454 874304. E-mail:sharpakyate.com Web.:www.sharpak.com SIEVES (ROTARY and VIBRATORY) Farleygreene Ltd, Unit 8, Alpha Centre, Alfa Road, Aldershot, Hants GU12 4RG. Tel:01252 322233. Fax:01252 325111.

E-mail:sales@farleygreene.com Web.:www.farleygreene.com Gough Engineering Ltd, Alderflat Drive, Newstead Industrial Estate, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs ST4 8GE. Tel:01782 654770.

Fax:001782 654771. E-mail:spharding@goughengineering.com Web.:www.goughengineering.com SORTING MACHINES-COLOUR and SHAPE Buhler Sortex Ltd, 20 Atlantis Avenue, London E16 2BF. Tel:0207 055 7777. Fax:0207 055 7700. Email:firstname.surname@buhlersortex.com Web.:www.buhlersortex.com Radix Systems Ltd, 1 Moorside Place, Moorside Road, Winnall, Winchester, Hants SO23 7FX. Tel:01962 892530. Fax:01962 813354. E-mail:info@radixsystems.co.uk Web.:www.radixsystems.co.uk Satake ESM, Horsfield Way, Bredbury Industrial Estate, Stockport, Cheshire SK6 2FN. Tel:0161 406 3888. Fax:0161 406 3889.

E-mail:ve@satake.co.uk Web.:www.satake.co.uk SPICE STERILISING EQUIPMENT Holmach Ltd, The Dingle, Pilsgate, Stamford, Lincs PE9 3HW. Tel:01780 749097. Fax:01780 749098.

E-mail:sales@holmach.co.uk Web.www.holmach.co.uk SPIRAL COOLERS/FREEZERS, CONVEYING SYSTEMS Starfrost UK Ltd, Newcombe Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR32 1XA. Tel:01502 562206. Fax:01502 584104. Email:sales@starfrost.co.uk Web.:www.starfrost.co.uk SPRAY DRYING PLANT European SprayDry Technologies LLP, Regal House, South Road, Harlow, Essex CM20 2BL. Tel.:01279 780250. Fax:01279 780268.

E-mail:sales@eurospraytech.eu. Web.www.eurospraytech.eu STERILISERS Holmach Ltd, The Dingle, Pilsgate, Stamford, Lincs. PE9 3HW. Tel:01780 749097. Fax:01780 749098. Email:sales@holmach.co.uk Web.:www.holmach.co.uk F. Jahn & Co. Ltd, 17 Teddington Business Park, Station Road, Teddington, Middx TW1 1BQ. Tel.:208 977 8822. Fax:0208 977 1818. E-mail:sales@f-jahn.co.uk Web.:www.f-jahn.co.uk TANK LININGS and COATINGS Kemtile Ltd, Unit C3, Taylor Business Park, Warrington Road, Warrington, Cheshire WA3 6BLTel:01925 763045. Fax:01925

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763381. E-mail:all@kemtile.co.uk Web.:www.kemtile.co.uk THERMOFORM FILL and SEAL MACHINERY Sealpac UK Ltd, Unit 5, Wokingham Commercial Centre, Molly Millars Lane, Wokingham, Berks RG41 2RF. Tel:0118 977 3400.

Fax:0118 989 3995. E-mail:sales@sealpac.uk.com Web.:www.sealpac-uk.com TRAY and UTENSIL WASHING MACHINES Industrial Washing Machines Ltd, Facet Road, King Norton, Birmingham B38 9PT. Tel.:0121 459 9511. Fax:0121 459 9001.

E-mail:sales@indwash.co.uk Web.:www.indwash.co.uk Newsmith Stainless Ltd, Fountain Works, Child Lane, Roberttown, Liversedge, West Yorkshire WF15 7PH. Tel.:01924 405988. Fax:01924 403304. E-mail:sales@newsmith.co.uk Web.:www.newsmith.co.uk Oliver Douglas Ltd, Amberley Works, Chelsea Close, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS12 4HP. Tel.:0113 279 7373. Fax:0113 279 1014.

E-mail:admin@oliverdouglas.com Web:www.oliver-douglas.co.uk TRAY SEALING MACHINES Sealpac UK Ltd, Unit 5, Wokingham Commercial Centre. Molly Millar’s Lane, Wokingham RG41 2RF. Tel:0118 977 3400.

Fax:0118 989 3995. E-mail:sales@sealpac-uk.com Web.:www.sealpac-uk.com

TRAY WASHERS Newsmith Stainless Ltd, Fountain Works, Child Lane, Roberttown, Liversedge, West Yorkshire WF15 7PH. Tel:01924 405988. Fax:01924 403304. E-mail:sales@newsmith.co.uk Website:www.newsmith.co.uk Oliver Douglas Ltd, Amberley Works, Chelsea Close, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS12 4HP. Tel.:0113 279 7373. Fax:0113 279 1014.

E-mail:admin@oliverdouglas.com Web.:www.oliver-douglas.co.uk VIBRATORY FEEDERS Cox and Plant Products Ltd, Monument and Tabor Works, Balds Lane, Lye, Stourbridge, West Midlands DY9 8SE. Tel.:01384 895121 Fax:01384 893 611. E-mail:andy@cox-plant.com Web.:www.coxandplant.com WALL and CEILING FINISHES Be-Plas Hygienic Walls and Ceilings Ltd, Unit 2, Junction 8 Business Park, Ellesmere Port, Wirral CH65 3AS. Tel:0151 334 5133. Fax:0151 355 7970. E-mail:sales@be-plas.com Web:www.beplas.com Kemtile Ltd, Unit C3, Taylor Business Park, Warrington Road, Warrington, Cheshire WA3 6HT. Tel:01925 763045. Fax:01925 763381. E-mail:all@kemtile.co.uk Web:www.kemtile.co.uk

Raw Materials, Ingredients and Additives ANCHOVY (Fillets, Pastes, Flavourings, Canned Jarred, Tube) La Monegasque UK Ltd, The Priory, High Street, Ware, Herts SG12 9AL. Tel:01920 469107. Fax:01920 486646 Email:enquiries@the cannedfish.co.uk Web.:www.lamonegasque.com

Herts SG1 2DF. Tel:01438 742242. Fax:01438 742311.

E-mail:info@kanegrade.com Web.:www.kanegrade.com

Meridian Sea, 10 Thornby Road, Estover, Plymouth PL6 7PP. Tel.08702 400172, E-mail:info@meridian-sea.com Web.www.meridian-sea.com

PE20 3DJ. Tel:01775 822389. Fax:01775 822443.

ARROWROOT The Essbro Co. Ltd, PO Box 10, 1 South Street, Rochford, Essex SS4 1EZ. Tel:01702 530329. Fax:01702 530331.

E-mail:Michael@essbro.com Web.:www.essbro.com

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CHILLIES (Red and Green Fresh Chopped and Fresh Puréed) JDM Food Group Ltd, Monument Road, Bicker, Boston, Lincs E-mail:info@jdmfoodgroup.co.uk Web.:www.jdmfoodgroup.co.uk CLEAN LABEL BAKERY INGREDIENTS British Bakels Ltd, Granville Way, Bicester, Oxon OX26 4JT. Tel.:01869 247098. Fax:01869 242979. Email:bakels@bakels.com Web.:www.britishbakels.co.uk

BAKERY INGREDIENTS British Bakels Ltd, Granville Way, Bicester. Oxon OX26 4JT. Tel:01869 247098. Fax:01869 242979. E-mail: bakels@bakels.com Web.:www.britishbakels.co.uk

COCONUT-Desiccated Cream-Liquid and Powder)

BLUEBERRY, CRANBERRY & POMEGRANATE (AIR DRIED) Kanegrade Ltd, Ingredients House, Caxton Way, Stevenage, Herts SG1 2DF. Tel:01438 742242. Fax:01438 742311.

E-mail:info@kanegrade.com Web.:www.kanegrade.com

COCONUT PRODUCTS (Powder and Cream)

F.R. Benson & Partners Ltd, 117a New Road, Croxley Green, Rickmansworth, Herts WD3 3EN. Tel:01923 293160. Fax:01923 293168. E-mail:Richard@frbenson.co.uk Web:www.frbenson.co.uk Kanegrade Ltd, Ingredients House, Caxton Way, Stevenage, Herts SG1 2DF. Tel:01438 742242. Fax:01438 742311.

E-mail:info@kanegrade.com Web.:www.kanegrade.com

BUTTER PORTIONS (IQF Fillings) and BULK GARLIC

COLOURS (Natural)

SPREADS

Kalsec Europe Ltd, 7 Merlin Park, Fred Dannatt Road,

Markus Products Ltd, Murray Way, Wincanton Business Park,

Mildenhall, Suffolk IP28 7TD. Tel.:01938 715011. Fax:01638

Wincanton, Somerset BA9 9RX. Tel.:01963 435270.

715031. E-mail:csimons@kalsec.com Web.:www.kalsec.com

Fax:01963 435271. E-mail: info@markusproducts.co.uk

CONFECTIONERY GLAZING and RELEASE AGENTS

Web.:www.markusproducts.co.uk

British Bakels Ltd, Granville Way. Bicester. Oxon OX26 4JT.

CHEESE POWDERS-SPRAY DRIED (100% Cheddar…)

Tel:01869 247098. Fax:01869 242979. Email:bakels@bakels.com

Kanegrade Ltd, Ingredients House, Caxton Way, Stevenage,

Web:www.britishbakels.co.uk

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Capol UK Ltd, Oaktree Court, Mill Lane, Ness, Cheshire CH64

Herts. SG13 7YH. Tel:01992 825555. Fax:01992 825566.

8TP. Tel:0151 342 8900. E-mail:sales@capol.co.uk

E-mail:enquiries@sblack.com Web:www.sblack.com

Web:www.capol.co.uk

HYDROCOLLOIDS

DRIED FRUITS (Sweetened and Unsweetened (also

J R FOOD CONSULTANCY

Fairtrade and Organic)

Tel:07771 716323. E-mail:jan.food@yahoo.com

F.R. Benson & Partners Ltd, 117a New Road, Croxley Green,

QF/CHILLED MEATS

Rickmansworth, Herts WD3 3EN. Tel:01923 293160. Fax:01923

Food Network Ltd, Keepers Cottage, Chrishall Grange, Royston,

293168. E-mail:Richard@frbenson.co.uk Web:www.frbenson.co.uk

Herts. SG8 7NT. Tel:01763 837000. Fax:0208 464 1551.

EGG POWDERS –Whole, Yolk, Albumen (Also Organic)

E-mail::sales@food-network.com Web:www.food-network.com

F.R. Benson & Partners Ltd, 117a New Road, Croxley Green,

MAPLE SYRUP (Various Grades)

Rickmansworth, Herts WD3 3EN. Tel:01923 293160. Fax:01923

F.R. Benson & Partners Ltd, 117a New Road, Croxley Green,

293168. E-mail:Richard@frbenson.co.uk Web:www.fr.benson.co.uk

Rickmansworth WD3 3EN. Tel:01923 293160. Fax:01923

FLAVOURS (Liquid and Powder) Kanegrade Ltd, Ingredients House, Caxton Way, Stevenage, Herts SG1 2DF. Tel:01438 742242. Fax:01438 742311.

E-mail:info@kanegrade.com Web:www.kanegrade.com

293168.

E-mail:Richard@frbenson.co.uk Web:www.fr.benson.co.uk MUSHROOMS (Concentrate, Powder and Dehydrated) F.R. Benson & Partners Ltd, 117a New Road, Croxley Green, Rickmansworth WD3 3EN. Tel:01923 293160. Fax:01923

FOOD ACIDS

293168.

Rigest Trading Ltd, Hipocampus House, Hulme Lane, Lower

E-mail:Richard@frbenson.co.uk Web.:www.fr.benson.co.uk

Peover, Knutsford, Cheshire WA16 9QQ. Tel:07595 793224.

NATURAL COLOURS

E-mail:d.white@rigest.com Web:www.rigest.com

Kalsec Europe Ltd, 7 Merlin Park, Fred Dannatt Road,

FRUITS and VEGETABLES (Frozen)

Mildenhall, Suffolk IP28 7RD. Tel:01638. 715011. Fax:01638

F.R. Benson & Partners Ltd, 117a New Road, Croxley Green,

715031.

Rickmansworth WD3 3EN. Tel:01923 293160. Fax:01923

E-mail:csimons@kalsec.com Web:www.kalsec.com

293168.

Kanegrade Ltd, Ingredients House, Caxton Way, Stevenage,

E-mail:Richard@frbenson.co.uk Web:www.fr.benson.co.uk

Herts SG1 2DF. Tel:01438 742242. Fax:01438 742311.

FRUIT and VEGETABLES (Powders and Flakes and Extracts) F. R. Benson & Partners Ltd, 117a New Road, Croxley Green, Rickmansworth WD3 3EN. Tel:01923 293160. Fax:01923 293168.

E-mail:Richard@frbenson.co.uk Web:www.fr.benson.co.uk FRUIT JUICE CONCENTRATES (including Tropical) Kanegrade Ltd, Ingredients House, Caxton Way, Stevenage, Herts SG1 2DF. Tel:01438 742242. Fax:01438 742311.

E-mail:info@kanegrade.com Web:www.kanegrade.com FRUIT JUICE CONCENTRATES and FRUIT PUREES Cobell Ltd, Alphinbrook House, Alphinbrook Road, Exeter EX2 8RG. Tel:01392 430280. Fax:01392 430060. Email:nick@cobell.co.uk Web:www.cobell.co.uk

E-mail:info@kanegrade.com Web:www.kanegrade.com NUT PASTES and Nut PRODUCTS Kanegrade Ltd, Ingredients House, Caxton Way, Stevenage, Herts SG1 2DF. Tel:01438 742242. Fax:01438 742311.

E-mail:info@kanegrade.com Web:www.kanegrade.com ORGANIC BAKERY INGREDIENTS British Bakels Ltd, Granville Way, Bicester, Oxon OX26 4JT. Tel:01869 247098. Fax:01869242979.

E-mail:bakels@bakels.com Web:www.britishbakels.co.uk ORGANIC INGREDIENTS F.R. Benson & Partners Ltd, 117a New Road, Croxley Green, Rickmansworth WD3 3EN. Tel:01923 293160. Fax:01923 293168. E-mail:Richard@frbenson.co.uk Web:www.fr.benson.co.uk

GARLIC and GINGER (Fresh Peeled, Pureed, Chopped and

ORGANIC VGETABLES (Roasted or Pureed)

Roasted)

JDM Food Group Ltd, Monument Road, Bicker, Boston, Lincs

Beacon Foods Ltd, Units 3 and 4, Brecon Enterprise Park,

PE20 5DJ. Tel:01775 822389. Fax:01775 822443.

Warren Road, Brecon, Powys LD3 8BT. Tel:01874 622577.

E-mail:info@jdmfoodgroup.co.uk Web:www.jdmfoodgroup.co.uk

Fax:01874 622123. E-mail:sales@beaconfoods.co.uk

PASTA (Durum Wheat Semolina, Egg, Spinach, Tomato,

Web:www.beaconfoods.co.uk

Cooked/Chilled)

JDM Food Group Ltd, Monument Road, Bicker, Boston, Lincs

Food Network Ltd, Keepers Cottage, Chrishall Grange, Royston,

PE20 5DJ. Tel:01775 822389. Fax:01775 822443.

Herts. SG8 7NT. Tel:01763 837000. Fax:01763 838280.

E-mail:info@jdmfoodgroup.co.uk Web:www.jdmfoodgroup.co.uk HERBS and CHILLIES (Frozen, Ambient) S. Black Ltd, Foxholes Business Park, John Tate Road, Hertford,

E-mail:sales@food-network.com Web:www.food-network.com PET FOOD INGREDIENTS Tech-Pet Ltd, 11 Hammond Way, Market Harborough, Leics LE16

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7JW. Tel:01858 434545. Fax:001858 432828.

E-mail:mail@tech-pet.co.uk PRESERVATIVES Rigest Trading Ltd, Hippocampus House, Hulme Lane, Lower Peover, Knutsford, Cheshire WA16 9QQ. Tel:07595 793224.

E-mail:d.white@rigest.com Web:www.rigest.com

Beans, Blackeye Beans, Black Turtle Beans, Adzuki Beans,

THAI INGREDIENTS JDM Food Group Ltd, Monument Road, Bicker, Boston, Lincs PE20 3DJ. Tel:01775 822389. Fax:01775822443.

E-mail:info@jdmfoodgroup.co.uk Web:www.jdmfoodgroup.co.uk

Pinto Beans)

TOMATOES (Canned and Aseptic)

PULSES-CANNED (Red/White Kidney Beans, Chickpeas, Bortolli Beans, Butter Beans, Flageolet Beans, Haricot

Food Network Ltd, Keepers Cottage, Chrishall Grange, Royston, Herts SG8 7NT. Tel:01763 837000. Fax:0208 464 1551.

E-mail::sales@food-network.com Web:www.food-network.com ROAST VEGETABLES and FRUIT Beacon Foods Ltd, Units 3 & 4, Brecon Enterprise Park, Warren Road, Brecon, Powys LD3 3BT. Tel:01874 622577. Fax:01874 622123. E-mail:sales@beaconfoods.co.uk Web.:www.beaconfoods.co.uk JDM Food Group Ltd, Monument Road, Bicker, Boston, Lincs PE20 3DJ. Tel:01775 822389. Fax:0775 822443. Email:info@jdmfoodgroup.co.uk Web:www.jdmfoodgroup.co.uk SAVOURY FLAVOURS and SNACK FLAVOURS Savoury Flavours Ltd, Units 2B/C, Riverside Avenue West, Lawford, Manningtree, Essex CO11 1UN. Tel;01206 399540.

Fax:01206 393345. E-mail:sales@savouryfoods.co.uk Web:www.savouryflavours..co.uk SEAFOOD POWDERS (all varieties) Kanegrade Ltd, Ingredients House, Caxton Way, Stevenage, Herts SG1 2DF. Tel:01438 742242. Fax:01438 742311.

E-mail:info@kanegrade.com Web:www.kanegrade.com SEAWEED (Fresh and Dried) Meridian Sea Ltd, 10 Thornbury Road, Estover, Plymouth PL6 7PP. Tel:08702 400172, E-mail:info@meridian-sea.com Web.:www.meridian-sea.com SEASONINGS Unbar Rothon Ltd, Radford Crescent, Billericay, Essex CM12 0DR. Tel:01277 632211. Fax:01277 830151.

E-mail:seasonings@unbarrothon.com Web.:www.unbarrothon.co.uk SPECIALITY SUGAR and SPICE Speciality Farm Foods Ltd, Cleave Farm, East Down, Barnstaple, North Devon EX31 4NX. Tel:0845 812 0129.

Fax:01271 882843.

E-mail:alan@specialityfarmfoods.com Web.:www.specialityfoods.org.uk SPICE OLEORESINS and EXTRACTS Kanegrade Ltd, Ingredients House, Caxton Way, Stevenage, Herts SG1 2DF. Tel:01438 742242. Fax:01438 742311.

E-mail:info@kanegrade.com Web.:www.kanegrade.com Kalsec Ltd, 7 Merlin Park, Fred Dannatt Road, Mildenhall, Suffolk IP28 7RD. Tel:01638 715011. Fax:01638 715031 E-mail:csimons@kalsec.com Web:www.kalsec.com SWEETENERS Rigest Trading Ltd, Hippocampus House, Hulme Lane, Lower

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Peover, Knutsford, Cheshire WA16 9QQ. Tel:07595 793224 E-mail:d.white@rigest.com Web:www.rigest.com TAMARINDS The Essbro Co. Ltd, PO Box 10, 1 South Street, Rochford, Essex S64 1EZ. Tel:01702 530329. Fax:01702 530331.

E-mail: michael@essbro.com Web:www.essbro.com

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Food Network Ltd, Keepers Cottage, Chrishall Grange, Royston, Herts SG8 7NT. Tel:01763 837000. Fax:01783 838280.

E-mail:sales@food-network.com Website:www.food-network.com TUNA (Pouch and Canned) Food Network Ltd, Keepers Cottage, Chrishall Grange, Royston, Herts SG8 7NT. Tel:01763 837000. Fax:01783 838280.

E-mail: sales@food-network.com Website: www.food-network.com VEGETABLE and FRUIT JUICE CONCENTRATES F.R. Benson and Partners Ltd, 117a New Road, Crowley Green, Ricksmanworth WD3 3EN. Tel:01923 293160. Fax:01923 293168.

E-mail:Richard@frbenson.co.uk Web:www.frbenson.co.uk.

VEGETABLE INGREDIENTS-SPECIALITY (Dried/Preserved) L’Aquila Importers and Distributors, 860 Coronation Road, London NW10 7PS. Tel:0208 965 0666.. Fax:0208 965 0999.

E-mail:info@laquila.co.uk Web:www.laquila.co.uk VEGETABLES (Freeze Dried, Air Dried, Spray Dried, Flakes) Kanegrade Ltd, Ingredients House, Caxton Way, Stevenage, Herts SG1 2DF. Tel:01438 742242. Fax:01438 742311.

E-mail:info@kanegrade.com Web.:www.kanegrade.com WILD and EXOTIC CULTIVATED MUSHROOMS L’Aquila, Importers & Distributors, 860 Coronation Road, London NW10 7PS. Tel:0208 965 0666. Fax:0208 965 0999 E-mail:info@laquila.co.uk Web:www.laquila.co.uk YEAST INACTIVE (Debittered Powder) Kanegrade Ltd, Ingredients House, Caxton Way, Stevenage, Herts SG1 2DF. Tel:01438 743242. Fax: 01438 742311.

E-mail:info@kanegrade.com Web:www.kanegrade.com YOGHURT and SOUR CREAM POWDERS (Spray Dried) Kanegrade Ltd, Ingredients House, Caxton Way, Stevenage, Herts SG1 2DF. Tel:01438 743242. Fax:01438 742311.

E-mail:info@kanegrade.com Web:www.kanegrade.com ZEST (Orange, Lemon and Lime) Kanegrade Ltd, Ingredients House, Caxton Way, Stevenage, Herts SG1 2DF. Tel:01438 742242. Fax:01438 742311.

E-mail:info@kanegrade.com Web:www.kanegrade.com