Sweetener safety review
The European Parliament has cleared amendments to the sweetener directive, but only after setting up a trail of conditions - including a closer monitoring of new sweeteners.
Archives for November 5, 2003
Greek wines go for Olympic gold
Greek wine producers are gearing up for an Olympic performance next year when the eyes of the world turn to Athens for the summer Games. But while this should help raise awareness of wines, sales are still likely to be hampered by the high cost.
Hooch is axed, but alcopops live on
Hooch, the brand credited with the creation of the alcopop market in the UK which is now worth more than £1bn, has been dropped by Coors Brewers in favour of stablemate Reef. But despite the disappearance of one of the main brands, data from Mintel...
Safety sweetened
The European Parliament has cleared amendments to the sweetener directive, but only after setting up a trail of conditions including a closer monitoring of new sweeteners.
Kerrygold boosts production capacity
Irish dairy firm Kerrygold has installed Ilapak's Delta 3000 HSR inverted, electronic flow-wrapper system and the Vegatronic 2000 fill and seal (VFFS) series. This is hoped to boost production capacity.
Solid peformance from sugar leader
British Sugar's parent company, cash-rich Associated British Foods (ABF), delivered a strong set of results for the year with the food and agriculture division pulling in the highest operating profit for the full year for the group. But uncertainties...