PROCESSINGNEWSINTERNATIONALFood&DrinkFood&Drinkwww.fdiforum.netAUGUST 2017£3.50 STERLINGDRINKTECFreshideasFreshideas01_Layout 1 24/07/2017 10:44 Page 1TUBE-IN-TUBE TECHNOLOGYExtra Cold & Consistent Beer at every PourNo Need for a Secondary Cooling UnitReduced Microbiological Growth in BeerlineTRUSTED BY THE BESTConnect with us at Drinktec Stand No. A1, 333Find out more at johnguest.com02_Layout 1 24/07/2017 10:54 Page 1ContentsAugust 2017This magazine is now fully recyclable. By recyclingmagazines, you can help reduce waste and add tothe 5.5 million tonnes of paper already recycledby the UK paper industry each year. Before yourecycle your magazine, please ensure you removeall plastic wrapping, free gifts and samples. FoodandDrinkInternational@fdiforumwww.fdiforum.netcompany/fdiforumNews 4• General news • On line - production news• On the shelf - new products and initiatives• AppointmentsImport and export 13Multimodal transport is becoming anincreasingly appealing option in light of therising fuel costs across the globe. But is itreally an efficient option considering itscomplexity?Materials handling16 Materials handling can be a cut throatindustry, but much efficiency is lost due to alack of understandingProcessing spotlight20The food processing industry is collectivelyprioritising speed, safety and yield, heraldinga sea change in the supply chain• R-Biopharm Rhône LtdPackaging 32The packaging sector remains strong, andrecent innovations have helped to tacklemany problems that companies faceVision, detection and inspection38Nobody is perfect but we demand such fromfood manufacturers. But in a world where asingle gram out of place or the slightestlapse can spell disaster, how domanufacturers cope?• Minebea IntecMicrobiology44A recent high-profile recall of supermarketchicken, due to the presence ofcampylobacter, underlines the need foreffective supply chain managementSandwiches and snacks48The rapid increase in healthy snack food andsandwiches launched to market indicates thechanging preferences among buyers and theadaptability of manufacturersGroup Editor: Steve Fisher (s.fisher@blmgroup.co.uk) Editor:Michael Fisher (m.fisher@blmgroup.co.uk) Editor’s PA: Angela Sharman (a.sharman@blmgroup.co.uk)Journalists: Stuart Pearcey (s.pearcey@blmgroup.co.uk)Dominic Cuthbert (d.cuthbert@blmgroup.co.uk)Sales Director: Teri Cooper (t.cooper@blmgroup.co.uk)Sales Manager: Sam Trott (s.trott@blmgroup.co.uk)Sales: Vicky Hunt (v.hunt@blmgroup.co.uk)Kimberley Read (k.read@blmgroup.co.uk)Tel: +44 (0) 1472 310302 Accounts & Subscriptions: John Downes (j.downes@blmgroup.co.uk)Design & Production: Gary Jorgensen, Mark Casson(studio@blmgroup.co.uk)Editorial:Tel: +44 (0) 1472 310305, Email:fdi@blmgroup.co.ukPart of the Business Link Magazine Group: Armstrong House, Armstrong Street,Grimsby, N E Lincs DN31 2QE EnglandAll rights reserved. No part of this publication may bereproduced, transmitted, photocopied, recorded orotherwise without express permission of the copyrightholder, for which application should be addressed first tothe publisher. While every reasonable care is taken, neitherthe publisher nor its participating agents accept liability forloss or damage to prints, colour transparencies, negatives orother material of whatever nature submitted to thispublication. The views expressed in this publication are notnecessarily the views of those held by the publisher.easyFairs PackagingInnovations52Packaging Innovations – co-located withLuxury Packaging London – returns toOlympia, London on 13-14 September 2017offering visitors a unique insight into the verylatest food and drink packaging solutions,challenges and trendsdrinktec541,600 exhibitors will take part in the world´sleading trade fair for the beverage and liquidfood industry when drinktec returns onSeptember 11-15 in MunichTCS&D58Taking place on 13-14 September, TCS&D 2017is the UK’s dedicated event for temperaturecontrolled storage and distributionSpeciality & Fine Food Fair60An Aladdin’s cave of the finest food and drinkfrom across the UK and around the globebeckons on September 3-5 when the doorsof Speciality & Fine Food Fair are opened atOlympia, LondonEvents62Your chance to keep abreast of forthcomingexhibitions and food fairs from around theworldClassified 65Food & Drink Diary 66MAIN: SHUTTERSTOCK/SARSMIS • TOP: VISITSCOTLAND• MIDDLE: SHUTTERSTOCK.COM/VLADIMIR NENEZIC • BOTTOM: DRINKTEC03_Layout 1 24/07/2017 10:56 Page 1Eurofins, serving the entire food chain withrobust testing If the food supply chain is a complex interlockingsystem, then the testing of said products forms thelock and key. Eurofins, which took over the formerExova facility in Grimsby last year, is critical tomaintaining food safety for consumers and puttingmanufacturers’ minds at ease.At this major 1,363 m2technical facility, thecompany utilises an applied use of science inauthenticating food products; testing for allergens,contaminants and pathogens. The testing team is divided into two arms, the first beingmicrobiology and chemistry. Here, controlled amounts of food products are rendered down intoa uniform slurry. Among the myriad tests undertaken, the proteins of products are thenanalysed with some 3,000 samples processed a day, with up to ten tests per sample. The second arm of the business, meanwhile, tests the microbial content of water. Contaminants never sleep and so the Grimsby technical centre, as with all Eurofins facilities, isin operation 365 days a year. news4 Food & Drink Internationalwww.fdiforum.netInterfood awarded atUK Meat IndustryAwardsInterfood Technology has made it a hat-trickof wins with the announcement that thecompany is the ‘Best Equipment/MachinerySupplier’ for 2017 following the presentation ofthe Meat Management Industry Awards in June.This is the third time since the prestigiousawards were first presented that Interfood haswon, with the 2017 black-tie ceremony takingplace at the Hilton Birmingham MetropoleHotel where some 400 guests celebrated thebest in the UK meat industry. Receiving the award from stand-upcomedian and performer Miles Jupp, AndreClareboets and Richard Nethercot, representingthe Leadership Team at Interfood, said: “It isvery pleasing to receive recognition from anindustry of which we are very proud to be apart and we would like to heartily congratulateall the 2017 Award winners. “It is ‘striving to be the best that you can be’,that ensures that we continue to move forwardas an industry and respond to the challengesthat we all face.”St Austell scoops major manufacturing prizefor the South WestSt Austell Brewery has been named as theUK’s best manufacturer at the Insider MediaMade in the UK Awards 2017 after a historicyear for the Cornish business. Major investment and the landmarkacquisition of Bath Ales helped drive growthacross 2016 for the Brewery, bringing with itrecognition from all industry quartersincluding Best Regional Brewer and Businessof the Year accolades.Nominated for and winning two awards atthe regional Insider Made in the South West awards last year meant the Brewery wasautomatically nominated for the national finals in the two winning categories; sustainablemanufacturer and the main award, manufacturer of the year (over £25 million).Brewery CEO James Staughton said: “The fact that the Insider Media awards celebrateexcellence across the business sector as a whole make this an even more important accoladefor us and we are proud to be helping to put the South West firmly back on the UKmanufacturing map.”Smart camera innovations toovercome product orientationchallengesAdvanced techniques usingsmart camera technology arecreating innovative ways ofinspecting glass and plasticcontainers of every shape and size.One major development is theability to inspect critical labellinginformation on round, un-orientated items in the productionline. METTLER TOLEDO’s whitepaper, ‘Round ConsumerPackaging - Vision InspectionTechnology Options’, examinestwo techniques available forperforming 360° inspections of such items using multi-camera systems. This enables manufacturers to inspect products for a full range ofquality checks, including label legibility and presence, as well asmaintaining accurate fill levels and ensuring capping and seal integrity. By understanding the techniques discussed, manufacturers canovercome the challenge of product orientation and safeguard theintegrity of final package quality for greater brand protection. Highly efficient wine prefiltrationfrom Amazon FiltersSupaPore FPW Microfiltration cartridgesfrom Amazon Filters have been widelyproven as highly efficient membrane pre-filters by leading wine producers andbottlers.Wine making is a combination of moderntechnology and traditional craft. The controlor removal of contaminants such asbacteria, crystals, particles, treatmentresidue and yeast is critical to ensure thetaste and shelf-life of the wine.Manufactured from highest qualityfilter materials, contained within a robustpolypropylene assembly, SupaPore FPWfilters are designed to meet the high andexacting standards seen in modernwineries.The optimised multi-layered pleated depth media in SupaPore FPWfilters offers high flow rates, excellent dirt holding capacity and superiorretention levels making them an ideal clarifier for wine, in particular forpre-filtration. Reduction in contamination concentrations in wines arecalculated using log reduction values (LVR). Different grades ofSupaPore FPW filters with validated LVR are available to ensure theuser of optimum protection for both their process and the final product.04-12_Layout 1 24/07/2017 10:59 Page 1Tuesday 21st - Thursday 23rd November 2017 ExCeL, LondonCutting-edge innovation is what we serve best.To meet the true leaders of food innovation and discover the latest trends impacting your industry, visit Food Matters Live. Register for free entrywww.foodmatterslive.com Join the conversation: @foodmatterslive www.foodmatterslive.com/linkedin www.foodmatterslive.com/facebook MANY VOICES, MAKING FOOD MATTER. 800 exhibitors 400 speakers 100 conference and seminar sessionsNEW FOR 2017: Food futures seminars Future of food retail seminars Food Matters Live Awards Match - a curated matchmaking programme including a Meet the Buyer programme 04-12_Layout 1 24/07/2017 10:59 Page 2Healthy chocolatedrives sales at BarryCallebautHealthy chocolate has led to a salesvolume rise of 2.8% at Swiss chocolate andcocoa manufacturer Barry Callebaut.For the fiscal year 2016/17, themanufacturer witnessed a 4.7% rise inchocolate. Moreover, in Q3, there was a 5.5%acceleration of volume growth driven by gourmet & specialities, outsourcing and emergingmarkets.This growth occurred against a 0.6% downturn in the global chocolate confectionary marketover the last nine months.Despite this, the Group bounced back with a 2.3% rise during the last three months of theperiod where it phased-out some of its less profitable contracts.During this same period, the Group opened a chocolate academy Italy and Mexico City aswell as investing in four existing Asian academies.It also brought a number of new products to market, including Callebaut ChocoGelato – a chocolate geleatria-style chocolate product.This all came amidst continued efforts to drive sustainability in the sector, and endeavouring to make sustainable chocolate the norm by 2025.news6 Food & Drink Internationalwww.fdiforum.netNestlé to reducesugar in breakfastcereals by 10%Nestlé Breakfast Cereals has pledged toreduce a further 10% in the average sugarcontent across its cereal range by the end of2018.The move will see around 225 million fewerteaspoons of sugar in the nation’s diet as partof an ongoing effort to reduce average sugaracross its product portfolio.These changes will be achieved through acombination of reformulation and by growingthe share of lower sugar variants.Since 2010, Nestlé Breakfast Cereals in the UKhas already reduced its average sugar contentby 15% across the portfolio.The new commitment to improve thenutrition profile of its cereals builds on morethan a decade of reformulations in reducingsugar and salt while increasing levels of wholegrain.Nestlé Breakfast Cereals sold in the UK in2016 contained an additional 3,600 tonnes ofwhole grain compared with 2003 levels.Edible films for perfect pies, pastries, pizza& permeabilityEdible films keep separate parts of aproduct away from each other. They alsoprotect against contamination, maintainaromas and can even create modifiedatmosphere areas within a product. Howeverthere is a problem – vapour permeability. Thisis where Versaperm comes in.The issue is that a film that can keep theliquid parts of a product apart may well bevirtually useless at keeping the vapours fromthe parts away from each other. Edible cellulose films are a good example of this – they preventliquid flow but are virtually useless when it comes to water vapour. Versaperm’s latest vapour permeability meter range can show you just how well your films,coatings and application methods perform for you. They can measure it with respect to gassesincluding water vapour, oxygen, nitrogen, argon and CO2 – along with every other gas or gascombination. Not just for the films materials themselves, but also for the completed bakedproducts as well. Latest figures show changing face of UK fish salesNew data has chronicled the changing face of UK fish sales, as consumer tastes shift andevolve. Though confectionary leads the charge for Easter food, sales of fresh food during the 2017Easter period were at their highest in three years.During the fortnight between 8 – 22 April, some 6,000 tonnes of fish were sold – a figure upalmost 3.2 % since 2015.This is according to the latest mark data findings from Seafish, the UK industry authority onseafood.More people were eating fish during this period compared to the pervious fortnight, with anincrease of 0.7 % (92.4 tonnes) in the volume of fish sold in the UK.This is the biggest growth in three-years for the comparable fortnights.Good value options such as warm water prawns, basa, haddock, cod, crabstick, plaice, troutand whitebait have all proved popular over Easter, increasing their volume sales from both the previous fortnight and Easter 2016 (19 Mar-2 April).If you think you’ve seen this before, you’re wrongAsk us for a sample on 01274 68 55 66 or email marketing@nationalflexible.net© shutterstock/gaIS© shutterstock/Gulsina© shutterstock/Roman Pyshchyk04-12_Layout 1 24/07/2017 10:59 Page 304-12_Layout 1 24/07/2017 10:59 Page 4Join us for the special 10th anniversaryshowBook your free trade ticket for lunch!this September www.lunchshow.co.uk quoting priority code LUN40lunch!really is the key event for our industry. The 10th anniversary at ExCeL London will be particularly exciting.”CAROLINE CROMAR, GROUP DIRECTOR OF FOOD, PRET A MANGERBritain’s drinks on the menu atDefra roundtableThe future of theUK’s food anddrinks sector wasdiscussed at lengthat a recent Defraroundtable led bySecretary of StateMichael Gove.The event, whichgathered industryleaders and Defraministers, saw Wineand Spirit TradeAssociation ChiefExcretive Miles Beale discuss the drinks industry global position andits current rate of growth.The roundtable was the first in a series of meetings to bringtogether the people at the cutting edge of the UK’s food and drinksector and the influencers. Mr Beale said: “As a follow up to the meeting I have also written aletter to Mr Gove spelling out what Government needs to do toprotect the UK’s status as the number one global hub for wineimports and the world’s biggest exporter of spirits.“The UK drinks industry is incredibly important to the economy andwe need to ensure government is listening to industry to ensure wemaintain free flows of trade now Brexit negotiations are underway.”8 Food & Drink Internationalwww.fdiforum.netnewsWaitrose reinvents the sandwichwrapperWaitrose is launching a new easier-to-recycle triangular sandwich wrapper in whatis believed to be a first for UKsupermarkets.It follows the retailer’s commitmentthat all its own-label packaging willbe widely recyclable, reusable orhome compostable by 2020.This latest innovation isbeing achieved by makingthe cardboard sandwichpackaging easier toseparate from theplastic film whichisn’t itself recyclable.While thecardboard elementof sandwichpackaging caneasily be recycled, Waitrose discovered that the difficulty separating thecardboard from the see-through film part of the pack had made this achallenge for customers and processors in practice.But now the simple step of making the film easily removable from thecardboard – via a peelable tab – means there is no reason why thecardboard can’t be recycled.The new packaging will be introduced from August.© shutterstock/Lucie Lang© shutterstock/Refat04-12_Layout 1 24/07/2017 10:59 Page 5Collaboration fund tosupercharge Scotland’s foodinnovationAs part of arecently launchedbusinessaccelerator, a new£650,000CollaborativeInnovation Fundis opening tosupport food anddrink innovationin Scotland.The newservice – co-funded byScottishEnterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise – is now open toapplications.It supports food and drink businesses working collaboratively oninnovative projects to support the growth of the sector and waslaunched last week by Rural Economy Secretary Fergus Ewing.Make Innovation Happen was launched by the Scotland Food &Drink Innovation Working Group in May as the first step towardsAmbition 2030, which prioritises innovation as critical to continuedsuccess in the sector.This new Collaborative Innovation Fund recognises the importance ofbringing together different specialists to unlock new thinking.The fund runs over a three-year period and collaborations may formindependently or be part of an existing group.Food & Drink International 9www.fdiforum.netYorkshire Packaging gears upfor PPMA2017 Yorkshire PackagingSystems, winners of thePPMA Group CustomerService Award and thePPMA OutstandingAchievement Award, willbe attending the showonce again this September. The event will coincidewith the company’s 40thbirthday celebrations,testament to theirlongevity, industryreliability and unrivalledcustomer service. On display at Stand A54will be the company’s own designed, manufactured, easy-to-use,compact and cost-effective palletising solution. Yorkshire Packaging Systems Palletising systems are designed to behighly durable, have a small footprint and provide a full return on costsusually within 12 to 24 months.YPS will also unveil their new totally re-designed high speed SVA60x35 fully automatic side feed sleeve sealer and TR65/100 shrinktunnel designed to run with high quality polythene shrink film suppliedby YPS. Details of their entire product range will also be available including arange of high speed side sealers from Hugo Beck and a complete filmoffering with the Bollore polyolefin shrink film range. 04-12_Layout 1 24/07/2017 10:59 Page 6Next >