The Office of National Statistics recently announced that The UK has returned to recession for the 3rd time in 8 years. The challenge in the UK manufacturing sector as a whole is further underlined by a dive in productivity when compared to other industrial nations with UK showing more than […]
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by Dr Susan Fridd, EPA BSc (Hons), PhD Associate Patent Attorney, Barker Brettell LLP Why file a patent? Patents can be a crucial asset for your business, whether it is large or small, just beginning or well established. If you have an invention, and want to stop others from using it, a patent […]
By Dr Charis Galanakis, Research & Innovation Director of Galanakis Laboratories The recovery of valuable compounds from food wastes is today one of the most emerging topics in the area of food science and sustainability. However, despite the omnipresence of related studies and patented methodologies, the market existing products derived […]
The Essentiality of Nucleotides. By Rachel Hoyle CEO, Nucleotide Nutrition Ltd A category of micro-nutrients until now considered only “conditionally essential” might be about to be recognised as being seminally important for good health. Based on its plethora of properties and activities, ranging from its role in DNA repair to […]
Seaweed, the Food of the Future – Today Seaweed is no longer only perceived by many just as the stuff you see at the seaside, but increasingly as an incredibly nutritious, tasty and natural sustainable food and ingredient. With over 10,000 species globally, seaweed is a diverse group that offers […]
ColdBake: The Next Generation for Nutrition and Medical Food By Dr Richard Horton, Carritech Research Ltd “Our food should be our medicine. Our medicine should be our food.” Hippocrates, 460-377BC, Greek Physician and ‘Father of medicine’. Is ColdBake set to fulfil this very modern but ancient need?Everyone who has a ‘smartphone’ or […]
Food Manufacturing 4.0 responds to a consumer right to choice. We are in the middle of a food revolution: Food Manufacturing 4.0; our knowledge of nutrition and dietary health is increasing at an alarming rate and what we knew about the impact of our food on our well being is […]
Trendspotting at the Food Tech Expo and Summit in Mexico City By Steve Osborn, Principal Consultant, Food and Beverage, The Aurora Ceres Partnership, Banamex Mexico City, Mexico, 14-Oct-2015 What are the hottest trends in food and beverage in Latin America? Steve Osborn, principal consultant, food and beverage, at The Aurora Ceres […]
Food Manufacturing 4.0. Achieving Ultra Yields in Chilled Food Imagine a chilled food production line that delivers ultra-yields (sub 1% losses), welcome to Food Manufacturing 4.0 The UK is recognised as the world leader in chilled food production with c£10Bn annual sales yet inherent process problems mean manufacturers typically […]
Food Manufacturing 4.0- Going paperless to Ensure Food Safety Over 1,650 metric tonnes of paper is used every year in UK food manufacturing. Paperwork is the core component of any Quality Management System from recipes, through specifications to on line quality control checks, quality assurance audits, hygiene audits, metal detector […]