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Creative barbecuing for the adventurous consumer
30th August 2007

It’s official - the UK is the largest barbecuing nation in Europe.  With the numbers up from 75 million barbecues in 2005 to 110 million in 2007, more Brits than ever before are choosing the barbie over more conventional meals.



Board Restructure see Witwood director go global

25th June 2007

Witwood Food Products says customers can expect ‘even greater support on the ground in overseas markets’ as it announces a board restructure that sees the appointment of a director tasked with global business development.





The Genuine Article
4th May 2007

Food manufacturers and processors looking for authenticity should certainly find something to inspire them in a new collection of coatings, says Witwood Food Products.





Investing in Tomorrow's Food Technologists
18th April 2007

A fresh look at coated food was on the menu this month for students at Birmingham College of Food, Tourism and Creative Studies. As part of an ongoing partnership with Witwood Food Products, second year students on the BSc Food and Consumer Management course were taught coating principles and techniques by Witwood in preparation for a new product development brief, which tasked them with creating a new coated product for premium retail.



Keeping things Sweet

Wednesday, 18th October 2006

Coatings specialist Witwood Food Products believes that the trend towards small bites and sharing provides a driver for ‘bite-sized’ coated desserts as an alternative to larger portioned dishes.






Witwood invests £½m into continued expansion in Asia

Tuesday, 8th August 2006

UK-based food coatings specialist Witwood Food Products has announced a £½m capital investment into new production facilities at its South East Asian subsidiary.

The new, purpose-built, 20,000 sq ft manufacturing plant in Pinthong complements Witwood’s existing 7,000 sq ft premises in Bangkok and 130,000 sq ft UK production facility - comprising a bakery, blending facility, allergen and crumb plant - located at the firm’s headquarters in Banbury.



Innovation is Key as UK Summers Sizzle Longer
Tuesday, 8th August 2006

The UK barbecue market will be worth an estimated £330 million in 2006 - a 13% increase on 2005 figures - and as the barbecue season extends beyond the traditional 16-weeks towards a predicted 25-week record, consumers are on the lookout for increasingly innovative new barbecue flavours and formats, says Witwood Food Products.




A NEW twist on a old favourite
Tuesday, 18th July 2006

As American as baseball and apple pie, fried chicken has been a staple of the US diet for more than a century.  More recently, it has gained a stronghold in the UK, with southern fried chicken becoming the most popular flavoured coated product in UK retail and foodservice.

Now, coatings specialist Witwood Food Products is introducing what it is calling the ‘next generation’ of southern fried chicken, which uses novel flavours and ingredients to deliver a range of full-flavoured and highly visual breaded and battered fried chicken concepts.


Small is Beautiful
Thursday, 27th April 2006
As UK eating moves away from the traditional three courses towards a culture of smaller plates and sharing, Witwood Food Products is anticipating a ‘small bites’ revolution.

The international food coatings specialist is introducing a series of small bites concepts that will enable manufacturers and processors to take this emerging trend to the retail and foodservice sectors.



Innovative Breadcrumbs are Witwoods speciality
Friday, 21st April 2006
As speciality breads become more and more accessible, coatings manufacturer Witwood Food Products has capitalised on this emerging trend with the development of a new range of speciality breadcrumb coatings.

The new concepts combine a novel range of grains, seeds and malted flakes in premium crumb coatings that incorporate the natural health benefits of grains and seeds to add value to fish, poultry, seafood and vegetables.


Tailor made innovation as standard from Witwoods
Friday, 17th March 2006

With innovation still very much the food industry buzzword; Witwood Food Products is taking its approach to innovation to the next level. 

The Banbury-based coatings specialist ran its first interactive customer innovation session more than two years ago.  Since then, the process has evolved to encompass wide-ranging activities and a format that is developed on a customer-by–customer basis to meet their individual requirements.



Witwoods gives Uk customers a taste of the USA
Friday, 3 February 2006

Food coatings specialist Witwood Food Products is preparing to introduce several new snack and appetiser concepts following a trip to the USA.

The 2006 National Restaurant Association show in Chicago provided some of the inspiration for the new concepts, which combine exciting visuals, flavour combinations, tastes and textures to provide innovative coated poultry, seafood and vegetable appetiser, snack and side dish concepts for the retail and food service sectors.

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Five Star Treatment   Witwoods gets the five-star treatment

Thursday, 1 September 2005

Food coatings manufacturer Witwood Food Products has joined the UK's health and safety elite. The Banbury based firm has received the British Safety Council's prestigious Five Star Health and Safety audit award.

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Witwoods invests in cleaner labelling
Wednesday, 31 August 2005

Building work has begun on a brand new allergen plant for food coatings manufacturer, Witwood Food Products. to see more information click here...

     
  New witwoods range will give any bbq extra sizzle
Thursday, 18 August 2005
Whilst this year's barbecue season may be in full swing, global food coatings manufacturer Witwood Food Products already has one eye on 2006.
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New witwoods identity reflects focus on innovation
Thursday, 11 May 2005

New witwoods identity reflects focus on innovation

Global coatings specialist Witwood Food Products has launched a new website - www.witwoods.com .

The site forms part of a corporate rebranding exercise, which began last year with research into customer perceptions of the company.
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Significant growth and record sales year for coatings specialist
Thursday, 31 March 2005
Global coatings manufacturer Witwood Food Products is celebrating a year of substantial growth and record sales.
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  New Key Account Manager Fits The Bill At Witwoods
Thursday, 26 July 2004
New key account manager fits the bill at witwoods
As its customer base continues to grow, coatings specialist Witwood Food Products has appointed Paul Weston as Key Account Manager
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