Archives for January 11, 2016

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South Africa ends trade row with the US

By Oscar Rousseau

South Africa has ended its trade dispute with the US, allowing most imports of beef, pork and poultry access to the market, after what the US described as “intense” negotiations

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Disruptive change drives real growth

By Rick Pendrous

Creative insights are the real drivers of business growth in food and drink and yet, all too often, companies stick with the safe option, adopting a tick-box approach to innovation, according to leading consultants in the field.

Food Crime Unit must move faster - incoming FSA chair

By Joseph James Whitworth

The incoming UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) chair has said she is ‘surprised’ the Food Crime Unit (FCU) is not moving faster and it reflects the need to inject a bit more agility and pace into the agency.

Sausage clipper boosts packaging speed by a fifth

By Oscar Rousseau

Processing and packaging machine supplier Tipper Tie has celebrated the appointment of Rainer Schmid as managing director of European operations arm by publishing a case study on its famous sausage clipper – the SV4800.