Ring rot found at UK potato packing plant
Ring rot, a disease capable of devastating potato crops, has been found at a UK packing plant.
Archives for August 5, 2004
Europe invests in plant foods
A three year EU project funded by Brussels will seek to improve understanding of the role phytoestrogens, found in a host of foods, can play in reducing the risk of colon, breast and prostate cancers.
SMC ups profits, eyes further regional growth
San Miguel Corporation, the largest food and beverage group in southeast Asia, has reported a steep increase in both its turnover and net profits for the first six months of the year. The figures come on the back of increasing activity outside the...
Thai government pushes rice exports
The Thai government says it is looking forward to strong growth in its burgeoning rice export industry during the course of the next three years, as the nation races to extend its lead in the market. However, market analysts believe that tough market...
Siegling drives innovation in modular belting sector
Equipment supplier Siegling knows that if it is to compete effectively in the burgeoning modular conveyor belt market, it must convince food manufacturers that its products are a cut above the rest. Anthony Fletcher reports.
China's beer market: still room for investment
Over the course of the last few months the China beer market has witnessed frenzied activity as international brewery companies race to increase their footprint in what is now the world's second largest market by volume. But with the immense size of...