Archives for September 23, 2002

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Soy to beat breast cancer

One more piece of evidence hailing the health benefits of soy joined the already considerable volume this week when scientists suggested that consuming tofu and other soy-based foods can significantly lower levels of a class of oestrogens normally...

Tomato processor moves into lactic acid

Kagome, a Japanese producer of tomato-based processed foods, said on Friday that it will purchase a lactic beverage maker from Snow Brand Milk Products while studying a plan to invest in the struggling dairy product manufacturer, reports the Kyodo News.

EU ends testing on Chinese products

EU committee backs Commission proposals to reverse enforced testing of fish products from China. In March this year Member States blocked certain Chinese products over fears of banned antibiotic chloramphenicol.

CEDC adds another Polish unit

CEDC, the Florida-based company which is one of the leading distributors of alcoholic drinks in Poland, has added another distributor to its portfolio, plugging a gap where it had previously been under-represented.

Poor real boosts Bunge profits

Bunge, set to become the world's top soybean processor with the acquisition of French rival Cereol, said on Monday that it expected third-quarter earnings to rise at least 40 per cent over a year ago, fuelled by the currency slump in its key base of...

Colruyt in good health

Sales and profits at Belgian retail group Colruyt showed double digit growth in 2001/02, and the company is predicting more of the same for the current financial year.

All gone pear-shaped

The mysteries of peculiar shaped fruits and vegetables appear to have been revealed. Scientists in the US have found that disabling one gene in a tomato can make it pear-shaped. Squash, aubergines and pears, they claim, probably owe their shape to the...