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Snow Brand talks to its banks

13-May-2002 - Japanese dairy product maker Snow Brand Milk Products, which has been at the centre of a number of scandals in recent months, said it is...

Death of Danone founder Antoine Riboud

06-May-2002 - Antoine Riboud, the founder and former chief executive of world food giant Danone, died on Sunday, said the company. Riboud built up the former glass...

AB Enzymes buys enzyme business

02-May-2002 - German enzyme company AB Enzymes, a subsidiary of ABITEC Group, the food ingredient and specialty chemicals group, announced this week that it has acquired Gamma...

Rank Group gains stake in New Zealand DairyFoods

25-Apr-2002 - New Zealand dairy company Fonterra has agreed to accept an improved offer from Rank Group for its stake in New Zealand Dairy Foods (NZDF), reports...

Sales up for Danone 1Q

24-Apr-2002 - French food company Groupe DANONE reported consolidated sales of €3,583 million for the first quarter of 2002, compared to €3,423 million in the first three...

Snow Brand Foods sells factory

19-Apr-2002 - Japanese Industrial gas producer Air Water Inc. has agreed to buy a Hokkaido-based ham and sausage factory, currently part of the Snow Brand Foods Co....

Future cloudy for dairy takeover

10-Apr-2002 - An attempt by a food ingredients billionaire to take over New Zealand's second biggest dairy company could head into difficulties if a farmers' collective wins...

Future cloudy for dairy takeover

10-Apr-2002 - An attempt by a food ingredients billionaire to take over New Zealand's second biggest dairy company could head into difficulties if a farmers' collective wins...

Ingredients entrepreneur bids for NZ dairy

05-Apr-2002 - A New Zealand entrepreneur, the main shareholder in Australian food ingredients firm Burns Philp, announced a takeover bid on Friday for dairy products company New...

Ingredients entrepreneur bids for NZ dairy

05-Apr-2002 - A New Zealand entrepreneur, the main shareholder in Australian food ingredients firm Burns Philp, announced a takeover bid on Friday for dairy products company New...

Chinese dairy giant issues shares

03-Apr-2002 - China's largest dairy product maker, Shanghai Bright Dairy & Food, a unit of Shanghai Industrial Holdings, plans to issue more than 100 million Chinese domestic...

Commission clears Italian cheese sale

03-Apr-2002 - The European Commission this week granted British investment firm BC Partners clearance to acquire the Italian undertaking Galbani, a wholly owned subsidiary of the French...

Future for scandal-smeared Snow Brand

14-Mar-2002 - The next episode in the saga of Snow Brand Milk Products, the Japanese company hit by food safety scandals, unfurled yesterday when the company announced...

Degussa BioActives moves closer to e-commerce activities

21-Feb-2002 - German food ingredients supplier Degussa BioActives is one step closer to the reality of e-commerce operations. The company announced this week that it has launched...

The science of the scoop: new research in ice cream making

18-Feb-2002 - Ice-modifying proteins extracted from winter wheat may help ice cream stay smooth and creamy during long periods in the freezer, suggests new research by food...

Unilever: success for ProActiv functional food brand

15-Feb-2002 - Anglo-Dutch food company Unilever this week reported faster growth in the leading brands, strong expansion of operating margin and strong progress for the fourth quarter...

Battered Snow Brand sees shares soar

12-Feb-2002 - Shares in Japan's scandal-racked Snow Brand Milk Products soared in Tuesday trade after a weekend report that the company might form an alliance with three...

National Foods bids for Fonterra stake in dairy company

11-Feb-2002 - The Australian Commerce Commission has received an application from one of Australia's largest food companies, National Foods, to acquire up to 100 per cent of...

Rumours fuel share hike for Snow Brand

07-Feb-2002 - Shares in Japan's Snow Brand Milk Products rebounded on Thursday, boosted by a newspaper report that trading house Itochu was willing to support the scandal-tainted...

Russian dairy company set to milk offering

02-Jan-2002 - Russia's leading dairy products and fruit juices company is set to launch an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange in the next...

Dairy company chases dairy producer

26-Nov-2001 - Australian dairy company National Foods Ltd said on Monday it would make a A$77 million (45 million euros) cash offer for Australian dairy producer King...

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