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The new owner of specialist cheese maker Cornish Country Larder (CCL) has pledged to invest in the business to meet growing demand for British soft cheeses. (Foodmanufacturing.co.uk) Milk Link, which snapped up CCL for an undisclosed sum this week, told FoodManufacture.co.uk that it would look to develop and expand the firm’s production capability and product range. CCL, which makes Bries and Camemberts plus the Gevrik (soft goat’s cheese)... read more →

Zetar is evaluating a number of small acquisitions in the UK in a bid to grow its snacks and confectionery empire. (Foodmanuafcturing.co.uk) The firm, which operates seven factories making chocolates, sweets, dried fruits, nuts and seeds in the UK and Ireland, was launched on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) in January 2005 with a mission to build a pan-European confectionery and snacks business. While it has been focusing on organic growth over... read more →

The firm behind a new breed of microscopic salt crystals that is helping manufacturers slash sodium and retain their clean-labels has branched out into the retail market with the development of a consumer product called Solti. (Foodmanufacturing.co.uk) The product should launch in Tesco, Asda and Waitrose “in the next month or so”, revealed Nottingham-based firm Eminate, which has patented the technology behind it. Eminate’s chief technical... read more →

Former RF Brookes innovation director Alex Simmons is working with Chaucer Foods on a range of novel healthy snacks from freeze-dried smoothie slices to freeze-dried yogurts, following the successful launch of a new range of fruit crisps under the new O! so natural brand in Asda. (Foodmanufacturing.co.uk) Simmons is now in talks with several other supermarkets and caterers interested in stocking his fruit crisps, which are manufactured under licence by... read more →

Administrators have closed the Leamington Desserts frozen desserts factory in Leamington Spa with the loss of more than 160 jobs after failing to sell it as a going concern. (Foodmanufacturing.co.uk) The business, formerly owned by PoleStar Foods, had been loss-making for some time and went into administration on November 30 after a cash injection from Privet Capital secured 255 jobs at PoleStar’s factory in Okehampton but failed to guarantee the... read more →

Lallemand Health Ingredients is promoting a new vegetarian form of vitamin D it says can make a considerable dent in global deficiencies in the ‘sun vitamin’ due its functional food flexibility. (Nutraingredients.com) Engevita D contains 100 IU/g, 100 per cent of the US Institute of Medicine recommended daily allowance of 2g, and is being promoted on its formulation ease across a range of applications to boost vitamin D levels and act as a flavour... read more →

The European Confederation of Food and Drink Industries (CIAA) has warned that the European food and drink industry’s competitiveness on the global market is“at risk”, but measures already in place, such as the European Technology Platform (ETP) on Food for Life, hold hope for a coordinated recovery. (Foodnavigator.com) The CIAA said that new and emerging economies such as China, India and Brazil, are seeing growth in exports of value-added... read more →

Food must be a higher priority for decision-makers around the world to ward off disaster in decades to come, concludes a major report from the UK; and new technologies like GM and cloning should not be ruled out but acceptability weighed against the costs of not using them. (Foodnavigator.com) The Foresight Food and Farming Futures report is the culmination of a major project involving 400 experts and stakeholders in 35 countries around the world. Led... read more →