Krones, the German-based manufacturer of bottling plant equipment,
this year reported first-quarterly turnover up by 16.6 per cent to
€344.8 million and incoming orders up by 2.7 per cent to €346.5
million. Profits in the year's...
DSM Food Specialties is highlighting a new range of SavorKey yeast
extract-based flavours offering a boiled beef and boiled chicken
taste at this week's IFIA exhibition in Tokyo, Japan.
Beringer Blass Wine Estates, the Californian wine producer which is
a division of Australian Fosters Group, is in the early planning
and permitting phase for construction of a new winery.
Medical products maker Baxter International is set to unveil a line
of vitamin-laced bottled waters in its first foray into the
consumer food and beverage market.
Canadian brewer Molson has announced plans to invest $34.8 million
(€24.6 million) in upgrades at its Toronto brewery as the first
installment in a $100 million plan to increase the facility's
production and efficiency.
Ardagh, the Irish glass packaging group which is closing its
Ringsend plant, saw pre-tax profits plummet to €2.4 million last
year compared with €8.9 million in 2000.
Gatorade, the sports drink brand owned by PepsiCo, has confirmed
that it will not renew its sponsorship of the US-based NASCAR car
racing event, and that it will focus instead on stock car racing
drivers and races.
Foster's Group, the Australian beer, wine and leisure company, has
said that its Carlton & United Breweries subsidiary has
purchased a 65 per cent stake in BCB Beverages Australia for A$7.2
million (€4.3m), including debt.
The US-based Ball Corporation has reported that its first quarter
profits for the group's packaging segment are up nearly $4 million
(€4.4 million), while sales had only risen marginally.Earnings in
the segment were $55.8 million...
US industrial packaging company Greif Bros. said this week a new
range of water bottles, manufactured in the United Kingdom, should
help spring water producers to more effectively transport filled
containers and offer better protection...
Arbor Mist, a leading wine with fruit brand in the US, announced
this week the introduction of new, unbreakable plastic 375 ml (12.6
oz.) single-serving bottles in four flavours.
