The Bulletin
March/April 2015
IFE 2015 Special Edition
Frozen Tips
Seafood Scales
Who’s Who at
IFE?
BFFF New Boards Preface Special Report Industry News Diary Dates Health & Safety New Products New Member Profiles Technical & Legislative
CONTENTS
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PREFACE & BFFF NEWS
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FACTS & FIGURES
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NEWS
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NEW PRODUCTS
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SPECIAL REPORT
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BRIAN YOUNG
Chief Executive
Dear Members, Welcome to the March-April edition of the Bulletin! Spring is here – and it’s all go at the BFFF. We kicked off the month with our Annual Business Conference and Exhibition – now one of the most important business events in the frozen industry calendar. Many thanks to our fantastic speakers and to all of you who attended. In the next issue, we’ll bring you a full report so look out for your May-June issue. March also sees the return of IFE at ExCeL London from the 22nd to 25th. It’s the UK’s largest food and drink event and this year we’ll be on Stand N1960 in the North Hall so please come and visit – and bring a friend. Members can use the stand for networking and we’ll be running some member and new member introduction sessions. And the Ice Wall is back – right at the entrance to let everyone know how important frozen is to the food industry. Inside this issue, you’ll also find plenty of familiar faces as we publish details of the BFFF’s new boards – health & safety and technical & legislative – as well as the main board headed by yours truly.
FEATURES 35 HEALTH & SAFETY
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TECHNICAL & LEGISLATIVE 44 NEW MEMBER PROFILES 46
Skates on – it’s going to be a busy few months.
MEMBER UPDATE Brian Young
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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY 55
Chief Executive British Frozen Food Federation Registered office: Warwick House, Unit 7, Long Bennington Business Park, Main Road, Long Bennington, Newark NG23 5JR. A company limited by guarantee. Registered in England and Wales No: 7687541 T 01400 283090 W www.bfff.co.uk Chief Executive Brian Young Bulletin Editor Graeme Day Contributors Joanna Hancock, Su Dakin and Becky Dobb Advertising Manager Kate Miller T 01780 763841 M 07933 704270 E katemiller@bfff.co.uk
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