New EU food chain advisory group created
The EC plans to establish a food safety advisory group that will bring together the food industry, retailers, farmers and consumers.
Archives for August 30, 2004
Race on to bag Knjaz Milos
The sale of shares in Serbian mineral water bottler Knjaz Milos has attracted considerable attention from a succession of foreign companies, with France's Group Danone, Cayman Islands registered FPP Balkan, Hungarian-based Jaminca - part of the...
Gum health, new target for vitamin D?
Getting enough vitamin D, either through the diet or from sunlight, could be important for oral health, according to a new study.
Healthy results for Kerry
Ongoing demand for healthy products helped Irish food and ingredients firm Kerry to a strong first half performance. And with recent acquisitions pushing it into other high growth sectors, there is little to stop the group from making further advances...
Baltika performance impacted by costs
Baltika continues its strong performance in the Russian beer market after announcing a double digit increase in its sales volumes for the first six months of the year. But increased expenditure on advertising and packaging impacted profits.
Omega-3 demand brings profits for Clover
Growing demand for omega-3 fatty acids significantly boosted profits at Australian health ingredients firm Clover Corporation last year but lower-than-expected sales in Europe and restricted supply of ARA oil for its fortified infant formula stopped...
Unilever rolls out greener tomato production
Anglo-Dutch group Unilever is rolling out its drip irrigation tomato production system to other countries in order to save water, cut costs and boost yields.