Coca-Cola moves to settle EC anti-trust allegations
Coca-Cola has moved to settle long-standing anti-trust allegations brought against the company by the European Commission.
Archives for July 15, 2004
Food and drink firms asked to go further on kids advertising
Food and drink manufacturers are coming under increasing pressure to review their policies on advertising to children amid fears that increasing levels of promotional activity are contributing to an obesity epidemic. One organisation last week called...
Cargill-MGPI alliance for resistant starch market
As food makers continue to roll out new low carb food products to meet the rise in demand from consumers, starch supplier MGP Ingredients has agreed to link up with agri-giant Cargill to push a new resistant starch product aimed at this new market.
Crown Holdings produces 25 billionth SuperEnd
Crown Holdings' shipment of the 25 billionth SuperEnd beverage end in North America underlines the current key concerns of beverage packagers and manufacturers - cost effectiveness, waste reduction and processing efficiency.
Alcoa opens second China plant
US-based Alcoa has completed construction of a new plant in Hangzhou, China, for its Closure Systems International (CSI) business, feeding growing demand for closures in both the domestic and Japanese markets.
Market share for cassava sourced starch set to rise
Faced with rising costs for starch ingredients sourced from stock-squeezed wheat and corn the global food industry is on the look out for better value alternatives. A recent report on the modified starch market suggests that the tropical starch...
Low-carb losing its sparkle?
Could the popularity of the much-vaunted - and much-criticised - low-carb diet fad already be on the wane? Manufacturers have invested heavily in new low-carb products to tap into the trend, and stand to lose a lot if, as one survey suggests, dieters...