Archives for September 12, 2002

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Danisco 'sustains' performance

Danish ingredients company Danisco announced this week that it has achieved second place in Dow Jones' new global sustainability index for food manufacturers, the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index.

Dairy Crest, more than butter

Britain's biggest dairy products firm Dairy Crest group is poised to buy St Ivel spreads from Uniq for £50-60 million pounds (€79-95 million), to rival UK market leader Unilever, industry sources said on Thursday.

Goodman 'ups anchor'

A Perth businessman has purchased 148-year-old Anchor Foods from Australia's largest food company Goodman Fielder, reports IndustrySearch.com.

Oat ingredient hits the market

US manufacturer and marketer of health ingredients Nurture has launched an oat-based ingredient that they claim could enable manufacturers to make an Food and Drug Administration heart health claim on their foods, beverages and supplements.

Loyalty cards don't work, claims new study

Keeping customers loyal can be better achieved by offering them the lowest prices rather than gimmicks such as loyalty card schemes, according to Asda citing data from a new survey from NOP. Not what Sainsbury wanted to hear as it launches its new...