Positive ID Labelling Systems receives grant for new project

The Food and Drink iNet has awarded a £10,000 GBP grant to Positive ID Labelling Systems, a Derbyshire labeling company, to help the firm create a new labeling system for sandwich producers.

Positive ID Labelling Systems is developing a system to allow small food retailers to easily add typical nutritional data and allergy information to labels on each product. The company already sells a range of sandwich label printers and software enabling companies to personalize and print their own labels. It now plans to offer a new system giving small independent shops the ability to include the nutritional information of their products on labels.

Run by trade organization The Food and Drink Forum, the Food and Drink iNet encourages and supports innovation in the East Midlands food and drink sector. It has awarded the project £10,000 towards its £30,500 cost.

‘This is an excellent example of an established company using innovation to develop and grow, while at the same time filling what it sees is a gap in the market in the food and drink sector and benefiting a good number of smaller manufacturers,’ said Food and Drink iNet director Richard Worrall. ‘The Food and Drink iNet is pleased to support this innovation at Positive ID Labelling Systems.’

Managing director at Positive Labelling Systems John Mayers commented: ‘The objective is to devise a computer-based reference that integrates with a spreadsheet to allow small businesses to accurately label nutritional and allergy data on their food and sandwich labels. This system will ensure correct ingredient, nutritional and allergy information is incorporated on food labeling. It will serve to protect consumers by providing accurate labels and protect firms from the potentially damaging consequences of mislabeling.

‘We are very grateful for the support from the Food and Drink iNet, who have given us a grant towards our project.’

Pictured: (L-R) Food and Drink iNet advisor Lisa Simpson and managing director of Positive ID Labelling Systems John Mayers