Behind the UK-US Trade Deal: Can Food Quality Keep Up?

As the UK and US edge closer to a new trade agreement, manufacturers in sectors like steel and automotive may…
Quality

Digital Transformation and the Death of the Paper Chase

Will You be a Leader or a Spectator? I read a very interesting article recently from Jeff Winter, a well-known…
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Quality, Yield

Statistical Process Control: What It Is and How It Drives Quality & Optimal Control in Food and Drink Manufacturing

“If you can’t describe what you are doing as a process, you don’t know what you’re doing.” — W. Edwards…
Compliance, Quality

Product Recalls: The Curse of the Manufacturer

Product recalls in the UK food and drink industry remain a significant challenge, with the latest RQA (Research Quality Association)…

Governments Outlaw Packaging Waste

EPR (Extended Productor Responsibility) Is Yet Another Tax on Food & Drink Manufacturers

Navigating EPR Fees in Manufacturing: Tackling Packaging and Labelling Waste & Transforming to a Paperless Factory The Strongest Argument Yet…
£14bn Growth for Food and Drink Manufacturers

How System Integration Can Unlock £14bn Growth for Food and Drink Manufacturers

A report released by Newton and Food and Drink Federation indicated that there’s a £14bn growth opportunity for UK food…
Good Food Managing Materials and Contamination Risks in Manufacturing
Quality

The Hidden Risks Behind Our Food: Managing Materials and Contamination Risks in Manufacturing

According to the World Health Organization, an estimated 600 million people—nearly 1 in 10 globally—fall ill each year from eating…
quality control manufacturing
Quality

Quality Matters: Preventing Food Contamination and Product Recalls

From Compliance to Performance In Celebration of World Quality Week From 11th to 15th November, businesses and organisations worldwide will…
Compliance

Food Fraud? Mislabelling? The Food Sector Faces ‘Absolute Chaos’

Many people will remember the ‘Horsegate’ scandal, where horse meat entered the supply chain as beef, leading to the withdrawal…
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