This wine bottle will always fall flat and that may just be a great thing
Posted on 22 Oct 2018 by Maddy White
If you were tasked with re-inventing the classic wine bottle, glass and round in shape, what would you come up with?
Food and Beverage
UK food and drink: A state of constant shock
Posted on 27 Sep 2018 by Nick Peters
Ian Wright, chief executive of the Food and Drink Federation - which represents manufacturers of food and non-alcoholic drinks in the UK, sits down with Nick Peters to discuss the challenges facing the sector. There are plenty to go around. UK food and drink: Threats and opportunities
Posted on 26 Sep 2018 by Nick Peters
Food and drink is by far the biggest sector in UK manufacturing. From small local producers to global brands, the country has a brilliant track record as an innovator, exporter and world-beater in products from Scotch whisky to chocolate and cheese. The UK wine and spirit industry: Liquid gold
Posted on 24 Sep 2018 by Nick Peters
The UK wine and spirit industry is made up of whiskies (other than Scotch), gin and spirits distillers, brewers and winemakers, and they have an enviable reputation worldwide, doing much to add lustre to Brand UK. Open innovation: The food & drink companies unlocking ideas through collaboration
Posted on 21 Sep 2018 by The Manufacturer
A consortium of food and drink companies is successfully working together to harness the potential of ‘open innovation’. G&J Distillers: The Spirit of success
Posted on 17 Sep 2018 by Maddy White
Forty-seven million bottles of gin worth £1.2bn were served up last year in the UK. That’s enough, according to the Wine and Spirit Trade Association, to make 1.32 billion G&Ts. Gin has never been more popular and varied, and innovative manufacturer G&J Distillers is making the most of this trend. Maddy White reports. How two contrasting distilleries approach gin creation
Posted on 14 Sep 2018 by Maddy White
Fancy a G&T? Probably. Gin has certainly been having a moment for some time, as it continues to lead growth within the spirit market globally. Maddy White visited two contrasting distilleries across the UK to learn the secret behind the now favoured spirit.
Transparency & traceability is crucial to enhancing supply chains
Posted on 4 Sep 2018 by Jonny Williamson
Having complete supply chain transparency offers numerous benefits to manufacturers and consumers, particularly when it comes to fresh produce. How to produce smoked salmon
Posted on 31 Aug 2018 by Maddy White
Located opposite the Olympic Stadium in London’s east end is Britain’s oldest original salmon curer, H. Forman & Son. The Manufacturer went to Stratford to taste and learn how to best produce smoked salmon. UK food industry calls for more export support to continue success
Posted on 30 Aug 2018 by Maddy White
In the first half of 2018 food and drink exports hit a record £10.7bn, this figure up 5% for the same period last year. The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has called for more export support in order to continue this success.