Nestlé lawsuit claims lies and deceit
Nestlé is being sued in Puerto Rico by a local ice cream firm it had agreed to buy, accused of deceit, fraud and breach of a competition authority ruling, reports Chris Mercer.
Archives for June 22, 2005
Confectioners welcome sugar reform, but sweetener players to feel impact
Sweeping changes to Europe's subsidised sugar regime announced yesterday will see sugar prices cut by 39 per cent paid to companies that include sugar and sweetener suppliers Danisco and Tate and Lyle, but will bring price relief for food and drink...
OECD projects price increases for agricultural products
Stiffer competition between countries exporting wheat, oilseeds, sugar and livestock will intensify over the next ten years, bringing down prices, according to forecasts by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the UN.