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28-Feb-2003
Parmalat denies financial concerns
Parmalat, the Italian dairy group, has issued a statement in response to growing rumours in the press that the company was in financial trouble. "The...
Organic push from Arla
Scandinavian milk-based ingredient supplier Arla Foods announced recently that it is to tackle the organic market with a new publicity campaign. The campaign - branded...
27-Feb-2003
Dairy giant goes from strength to strength
The bigger they are, the harder they fall. Well, not exactly, at least not in the case of the world's biggest food company, Nestlé. The...
26-Feb-2003
All round improvement at Kerry
Irish food ingredient and dairy company Kerry continues to move forward with the group reporting on Tuesday a 22 per cent leap in 2002 profits...
'Significant success' for Domnick Hunter
Domnick Hunter, the UK-based firm which provides filtration, separation and purification products for the brewing, beverage and dairy industries, among others, has reported 2002 results...
25-Feb-2003
Strong year-end for probiotic group
Swedish probiotics company BioGaia, which has made significant developments in its health and nutrition unit this year, reported net sales for 2002 reached SK43.1 million...
Drop packing made easy
California-based SWF Companies has launched a new drop case packer designed to help make the packaging of dairy and beverage products easier and quicker. The...
21-Feb-2003
Arla gets the Danish blues
Swedish dairy company Arla has been criticised by the Advertising Standards Agency in the UK over an advert for its Rosenborg blue cheese following a...
Gene identified to regulate milk content and yield
MTT Agrifood Research Finland and the University of Liège, Belgium, have worked together successfully in locating a gene that regulates the total yield and protein...
20-Feb-2003
Campina increases German presence
Dutch dairy group Campina has announced the acquisition of Molkerei H. Strothmann, a German company specialising in desserts, yoghurts and dairy drinks, in a move...
Ebro still number one
Ebro Puleva has consolidated its position as the leading food company in Spain with 2002 sales of €2.2 billion. Ebro is active in three key...
19-Feb-2003
FlexLink supplies turnkey automation for dairy company
FlexLink has received orders from Dutch company - Melk Controle Station for a turnkey automation installations due to be delivered at the beginning of next...
Foss improves milk quality assurance
In order to make the analysis of milk samples easier, Foss has improved the quality assurance abilities for its existing milk testing equipment. Known as...
18-Feb-2003
Danone denies Numico interest
Shares in Dutch baby food and vitamins group Numico rose sharply last week following rumours of a possible bid from French dairy, biscuits and bottled...
Glanbia moves into Latin America
Glanbia, the Irish dairy products and ingredients manufacturer, is to move into the Latin American market following an agreement with Uruguayan dairy co-op Conaprole. The...
17-Feb-2003
Danone interested in Numico?
Shares in Dutch baby food and vitamins group Numico rose sharply last week following rumours of a possible bid from French dairy, biscuits and bottled...
Shrink-wrap bundling system gets up to speed
Cermex has announced that its CCO diagonal flight bar technology has been adapted to help dairy industry specialists to collate mini-brick bundles at speeds of...
15-Feb-2003
Food Ingredients boost DSM sales under difficult market conditions
Dutch life science company DSM saw net profit for the fourth quarter of 2001 rise to €1,031 million from €119 million in the fourth quarter...
14-Feb-2003
Danone sales fall, but growth continues
Both sales and operating profits at French dairy products, bottled water and biscuit group Danone fell in 2002, largely due to the effect of currency...
Mother's soya diet could harm unborn child
Eating soya during pregnancy could harm the sexual development of unborn infants, say researchers in a report this week. In a study on rats, researchers...
13-Feb-2003
Cheesy ice cream
The food and drink industry is both highly innovative and extremely diverse, as recent product launches highlighted by Mintel's Global New Products Database (GNPD) show....
Can the British 'milk round' be saved?
Following successful field trials, Dairy Crest and First Milk have startedjoint milk collections across wide areas of England and Wales in a bid to save...
12-Feb-2003
A solution for leaking dairy packaging
In the US, Alcoa Closure Systems International has launched a screw-on/screw-off dairy closure, which is said to provide extra safe sealing ability for liquid dairy...
11-Feb-2003
UK industry set for tighter labelling regulation?
The UK Food and Drink Federation has defended its members' position in response to the recent launch of the National Consumer Council's campaign for clearer...
10-Feb-2003
Can dairy proteins help control weight gain?
The dangers of high-protein, low carbohydrate diets for weight loss have been highlighted by the media in recent months but new research seeks to explain...
'Added value' foods gaining in popularity
New product introductions on the back of key nutritional claims continue to decline significantly, while others have remained steady, according to market analysts Mintel. The...
07-Feb-2003
Food industry M&A activity hits low
Merger and acquisition activity in the global food industry plunged in 2002, hitting the third lowest mark in the past 20 years, according to the...
06-Feb-2003
Novozyme results 'best ever'
Following the declaration last week that it is to invest in the food enzyme side to its business, Danish enzyme company Novozymes yesterday reported 'the...
05-Feb-2003
Emmi takes action to protect Emmenthaler image
Swiss dairy group Emmi is confident that it can continue to increase sales of Emmenthaler cheese, but only by taking action to improve the image...
Migros cuts dairy product prices
Migros, the Swiss co-operative retailer, is to cut the prices of a number of dairy products, the company has announced. Migros said it was cutting...
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