Ambitious Ardagh lines up borrowing to fund two more takeovers
Ardagh said it is looking to borrow more than US$400m to finance two new acquisitions and pay for a third announced earlier this month.
Archives for January 19, 2012
Cut-throat, cut-price European competition sees SABMiller beer sales stall
SABMiller said today that ‘intense competition’ within European lager led to a fall in beer volume sales during the last quarter, but the brewer told BeverageDaily.com that it didn’t think there was a fundamental problem with the category in this market...
Australasia follows US lead on carbendazim in orange juice
Food safety authorities in Australia and New Zealand have taken steps to ban the sale of orange juice containing carbendazim – mirroring measures taken in the US.
Research unravels mechanisms of beneficial components in red wine
Both the alcoholic and non-alcoholic compounds in red wine have separate and potentially beneficial or protective effects that could reduce the risk of heart disease, say researchers.
Cargill welcomes EU barley beta-glucan-cholesterol claim as innovation driver
Agrofood giant Cargill is alerting the world to look out for more food labels bearing its Barliv-branded barley beta-glucan in 2012 after winning a positive cholesterol-lowering opinion from the European Union science agency last month.
World's hottest vodka uses hotter chillis than those used in 'law enforcement' pepper sprays
Online whisky and spirits retailer and bottler Master of Malt has announced it will launch what it claims is the world's hottest ever chilli vodka, which is infused with Naga Jolokia chillis and weighs in at an eye-watering 100,000 Scovilles on the heat...