Archives for February 18, 2004

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Hilton Foods invests in new processing factory

Hilton Foods has invested €9.4 million in a start-up program that will see a new plant built in Drogheda in Ireland. The plant is expected to create 175 job opportunities and meat produced in the factory will be supplied to Tesco UK.

O-I looking to acquire Glasspack

Owens-Illinois has confirmed that it has entered into exclusive negotiations to acquire BSN Glasspack, the second largest glass container manufacturer in Europe.

Colourful candies

APV Baker says it has expanded the boundaries of product possibilities available to the confectionery industry, through the development of multi-colour and multi-component capability for depositing systems.

French yeast leader expands production in US

French yeast giant Lesaffre is driving deeper into the US market, announcing a link up this week with crop processing titan Archer Daniels Midland to break ground on a new yeast plant in the US.