End to takeover battle at Hercules
After a heated tug of war with the board, the man who last year took speciality chemicals company ISP private has abandoned efforts to gain control of US chemicals company Hercules.
Archives for September 18, 2003
Jeronimo Martins confirms recovery
Sales and profits at Jeronimo Martins continued to grow in the first half, despite the weak economic conditions in Portugal and Poland. The disposal of loss-making businesses appears to have paid off, but the company is not completely out of the woods...
Understanding ageing in food emulsions
The ageing of gel-like materials composed of tiny water-born oil droplets that weakly adhere to one another is the focus of new research at the UK-based Institute of Food Research. A way to avoid unsightly separation in salad dressings on the...
GM know-how low
Knowledge of genetically modified (GM) foods in the US remains low and their opinions about its safety are just as divided as they were two years ago.
FiE awards innovation
Our run up to the Food Ingredients Europe exhibition in Frankfurt continues with a look at the selection of ingredients nominated by the jury for the most innovative food ingredient award. Winners will be announced at the show.
Waitrose flourishes in the heat
The hot summer weather in the UK gave a major boost to sales at Waitrose, the upmarket supermarket chain owned by the John Lewis Partnership. A programme of store openings and refurbishments also helped the company's first half performance.
Men eating fewer trans-fats
As evidence mounts that trans fatty acids could be harmful to our health, consumer organisations have placed the issue high on their agenda, calling for industry to help tackle the problem. A new study suggests a decline in consumption among men.
New products challenge 'Coca-Colonisation'
The spread of cola brands from the US to the rest of the world could be copied by the spread of health drinks and iced tea and coffee westwards from Japan, claims a new Datamonitor report. But if cola growth is slowing, reports of its death have been...
Supermarkets fail to cut pesticide levels - FoE
Not for nothing does the acronym of Friends of the Earth spell 'foe' - the environmental organisation has been the most vociferous critic of UK supermarkets for years. Its latest broadside concerns pesticide levels in fruit and veg, which retailers,...