New opportunities to bring more yogurt varieties to a growing market

Posted on 20th February 2015

An international survey reveals how yogurt preferences differ between countries and cultures and sheds light on the new opportunities for yogurt manufacturers being created by consumer demand for foods that fit lifestyles and health preferences. When it comes to understanding the yogurt market one thing is very clear – it is the food’s amazing versatility … Read More.

It’s going to be a Cold Cold Christmas…Dinner

Posted on 19th December 2014

Here we are, once again approaching the merry festivities of Christmas 2014, and what a year it has been. Official annual ice cream sales figures haven’t been released yet but from what we’ve heard from our clients in the UK and further afield, it’s been a profitable year, a successful year and a year that … Read More.

Secondhand Equipment, training and support; the tools are there for dairy farmers wishing to expand or diversify operations.

Posted on 29th October 2014

We’re all aware of the mounting pressure that volatile commodity prices are placing dairy farmers under here in the UK, as well as abroad. Challenging supermarkets on what they pay for milk is undoubtedly going to be a long and difficult road, but there are more and more options opening for those wanting to limit … Read More.

Machinery World Launch New Website to Improve the Customer Journey and Reflect Company Aspirations

Posted on 4th September 201418th July 2019

Machinery World, experts in sourcing and reselling second hand machinery of the highest quality, has launched a new website to improve the customer experience and reflect the modern, outward thinking of the company. In an internet lead world, a business’s website is, in the large majority of cases, the first port of call for potential … Read More.

How Should Ice Cream be Sold? By Weight or by Volume?

Posted on 15th August 2014

When reporting an ice cream related story, journalists can’t wait to regurgitate some sort of headline involving the ‘ice cream wars’, in reference to one of Scotland’s most notorious criminal cases that involved two rival families using ice cream vans to sell drugs and stolen goods in the Eighties. However, the trite headline may be … Read More.

School milk plans good news for dairy farmers in the short and long term

Posted on 27th June 2014

The Government’s decision to require schools to provide free milk for children will help shape future consumption trends, according to the NFU, and in turn will provide more stability to dairy farmers in the short, and long term. Education Secretary Michael Gove recently announced new food standards regulations for schools, intended to ensure the school … Read More.

Hot summer: Check, Ice cream: Check, Appropriate machinery?

Posted on 11th April 2014

Despite it only being mid-April long-range weather forecasters are already using some pretty heavy-duty words when describing what the UK can expect this summer. ‘Super summer’, ‘prolonged heat wave’, ‘hot sunshine’, ‘a summer to rival Ibiza’ are all terms that have been confidently touted by forecasters and newspapers alike in the past few weeks, and … Read More.

There’s ice cream on the CV

Posted on 3rd December 2013

We’ve always said that the ice cream industry attracts many individuals with an entrepreneurial spirit, some eccentric, some exceptional but all with the common belief that they can, in one way or another, evolve or reshape the industry for the better. However, it appears that this thirst to develop and change things isn’t always clenched … Read More.

Machinery World achieves ISO 9001:2008 accreditation

Posted on 24th September 2013

Machinery World is delighted to announce that it has been awarded with the ISO 9001:2008 certificate as a result of its quality management processes and ability to demonstrate its desire for continual internal improvement as a means of enhancing the customer experience. There are many different branches to the ISO 9000 family, but ISO 9001:2008 … Read More.