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Blue light could cut food poisoning from raw chicken
A low-power blue light could be the key to significantly reducing food poisoning caused by raw chicken in the UK, scientists at the University of Reading have found. Campylobacter is the most common cause of bacterial food poisoning worldwide. In the UK alone there are hundreds of thousands of cases each year, costing an estimated […]
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Forty years on from humble beginnings, R-Biopharm Rhône celebrates an innovation journey which has made it an international player
Glasgow-based maker of diagnostic test kits has built a manufacturing success based on scientific excellence One of the most successful science-based companies in Scotland is about to celebrate 40 years of innovation, manufacture and export achievement after beginning its journey into the commercial world as a university spin-out. Glasgow-based R-Biopharm Rhône, which makes and distributes […]
Features & Interviews
Volatile markets, trusted expertise: Why PROVA is the brown flavour partner UK manufacturers need right now
Celebrating 80 years of brown flavour expertise and why that heritage matters more than ever when commodity markets cannot be relied upon Cocoa prices hit record highs in 2024, and coffee prices soon followed, surging to their highest level on record. At the same time, vanilla from Madagascar remains vulnerable to climate risk and seasonal […]
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ASHFORD INTERNATIONAL CROWNED LOGISTICS UK’S BEST TRUCK STOP OF THE YEAR
Following an abundance of nominations for truck stops nationwide, Ashford International Truckstop has been crowned the overall winner of business group Logistics UK’s national search for the Best Truck Stop of the Year 2026. Over 200 nominations were submitted, as HGV drivers around the UK had their say and highlighted the roadside facilities they thought […]
Product News
NINE: Liverpool and Wales Legend Ian Rush Launches Welsh Single Malt Whisky with Penderyn Distillery
892 appearances. 411 goals. One legendary number nine. Liverpool and Wales legend Ian Rush MBE, whose extraordinary senior career produced 411 goals in 892 appearances, has joined forces with Penderyn Distillery, the home of Welsh whisky, to launch NINE, a nine-year-old Welsh single malt whisky matured in Tawny port casks and personally selected by Rush himself. Named after […]






