Weekly Comment
Time for Japan to act on agriculture
Strong rhetoric at last weekend's Apec summit on the abolition of agricultural subsidies could not drown out the scraping sound of Japanese heels.
Archives for November 21, 2005
Cadbury Schweppes sells European soft drinks arm
Cadbury Schweppes has announced it plans to sell its European beverages arm for £1.2bn to a private equity consortium led by Lion Capital and Blackstone.
Wild targets natural colours market with kiwi green
Wild has developed a revolutionary new technique to capture a natural brilliant green kiwi colour for the food and drink industry.
Decaffeinated coffee may raise heart disease risk
Drinking decaffeinated coffee may increase consumers' harmful LDL cholesterol more than normal coffee, and thin people are at a greater risk, suggests new US study.
Boel urges acceptance of EU sugar reform
EU commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel has urged the agricultural council to adopt bold sugar reform ahead of tomorrow's crucial meeting.