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How disaster planning saves the candy

By  Ahmed ElAmin

The responses by a food conveyor manufacturer and a chocolate maker to the recent hurricane that hit New Orleans provide examples of how a mix of disaster planning and staff initiative can save a company's bottom line and build a reputation for...

Processors slow in cutting greenhouse gas, researchers say

By  Ahmed ElAmin

The UK's food processing industry, which has been fingered for being slow to adopt new technologies and business practices, has teamed up with university researchers to cut carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.

Tate & Lyle profits driven by sweetener success

By  Anthony Fletcher

Increased demand for Tate & Lyle's calorie-free sweetener has helped the company to record a first-half profit increase of 59 per cent and successfully fend off spiralling raw material costs.