Archives for June 16, 2002

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European beverage packaging industry set for shake up

All systems are go in the European beverage packaging segment currently. Over the past few months a series of consolidations and divestments has redefined the industry, as the largest players fight for a bigger share of the market, or else try to...

Greece wins cheese battle

To the delight of Greek dairy farmers, and after several years in court, the European Commission has adopted a proposal for a Council regulation on the registration of the Greek "Feta" cheese as a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO).

Caution versus creativity

Long-established brand icons such as Toblerone chocolate and Polo mints would be considered unacceptably innovative by marketers looking to launch them today and would be "either strangled at birth or sent back to the drawing board", according to a...

CLA-enriched milk to hit the shelves

Canadian researchers are working to develop milk that contains higher levels of a "good fat" that they say could fight cancer and heart disease. Recent studies suggest that CLA - conjugated linoleic acid - could have major health benefits.

The time is right for food science, IFT Expo starts

In the shadow of Disneyland fun park the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) opened the doors to the Annual Meeting and Expo and looked set to welcome an anticipated crowd of 20,000 this weekend in Anaheim, California.

Nestlé scoops Dreyer's

Swiss food group Nestlé this week announced that it has entered into an agreement to combine Nestlé's US ice cream business with US ice cream giant Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream.