Archives for July 8, 2003

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'Satisfactory' Q1 for Big Food Group

A slow but steady recovery at Iceland and innovative new customer schemes at Booker will help the Big Food Group improve over time, but for the first quarter of the year, the company managed little more than a 'satisfactory' performance.

Pizza parties in space

NASA-awarded food science students will present the ultimate in space comfort foods - the 'Pizza Popper'- at the upcoming IFT Annual Meeting in Chicago this weekend.

Even keel for Barry Callebaut

A strong rise in sales volumes in Western Europe helped Barry Callebaut to post steady profit rise for first nine months. Company on course to meet its target of EBIT SF200 million in 2002/03.

Atria begins Baltic expansion

Finnish group Atria is to become the first western company in the Lithuanian meat products market with the acquisition of a stake in local producer Saltuva.

New tech locks in flavour shelf life

New flavour encapsulation technology could provide product developers with a new tool to prolong shelf life, claims flavours company International Flavors & Fragrances.