A Helping Hand: Consultancy in the Food Industry
Consultancy services can trim the fat from many areas of a food producer's business. Chris Lo talks to food technologist Brian Smith about the role of consultants on food processing...
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Consultancy services can trim the fat from many areas of a food producer's business. Chris Lo talks to food technologist Brian Smith about the role of consultants on food processing...
Food processing companies are making new leaps in the field of fortified foods. Malnutrition is responsible for 7% of global disease incidence and fortitifcation of foods may hold the cure....
Keeping food cold and fresh over long distances is a tricky task. Rising to this challenge, specialists are finding better and greener ways to control temperatures on the road. Chris...
Consumer concerns are mounting over the health issues surrounding bisphenol A (BOA) in food packaging. Chris Lo examines the differing opinions regulators and the industry hold on the matter.
International trade in food continues to grow, presenting unique challenges. Changing consumer desires and the demands of public health have propelled sterilisation into the limelight as an exciting new alternative...
The wine sector is gradually changing shape and weight to fit more slimline budgets and eliminate waste. Alex Hawkes examines a new push towards lightweighting in wine.
Food and animals of cloned origin could be secretly spread across supermarket shelves and farms within two years. This is according to the UK food watchdog, the Food Standards Agency...
The natural food market is increasing in size as consumers become more interested in their daily intake. However, as Dr Gareth Evans discovers, there is little clarity on what "natural"...
A mass egg recall broke headlines in the US in August 2010. Sarah Blackman determines what technologies could be used to prevent more egg producers from landing in hot water.
The food waste produced by large catering operations usually ends up in landfills or clogging sewage systems. Chris Lo asks if a new eco-friendly waste disposal option called the GohBio...