Archives for November 21, 2001

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Consumers reach for comfort food

When Americans get queasy about the economy, they reach for comfort food like chocolate and ketchup and don comfort clothes like Levi's jeans, research from the University of Michigan showed on Monday.

Flavour companies to merge

US flavour group Technology Flavors and Fragrances, Inc. has entered into a letter of intent to merge with another flavour and fragrance company Belmay Holding Corp., the two companies announced on Wednesday.

Japanese food producers look to Thailand

Due to a lack of raw materials to supply food manufacturers at home, Japanese food producers are showing an interest in their Thai counterparts, claims a report this week in the Thai publication, Business Day.