News and articles
Snacks dominate Kellogg quarter growth
Date: 2007-05-17 00:00:00
Cereal giant Kellogg this week said it had stronger than expected first quarter results as net sales rose nine per cent to $3bn. The company attributed the rise to...
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Tna offers snack makers user-friendly bagging line
Date: 2007-05-17 00:00:00
Packaging and processing giant tna is set to unveil a fully integrated packaging line – allowing snack makers to concurrently monitor several aspects of the production process – at the...
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Alimentaria México – a business centre for the Latin American market
Date: 2007-05-17 00:00:00
Alimentaria México, the country's most important food and beverage show, is gearing up for its seventh edition 5 – 7 June, 2007 at Centro Banamex in the Mexican capital. Alimentaria...
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Mild Euro winter helps Heineken volumes rise
Date: 2007-05-17 00:00:00
The brewer has reported a strong start to the year, with volumes rising around the world. Heineken said that, in the first four months of 2007, total volumes were up...
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Action to make the poultry sector transparency
Date: 2007-05-17 00:00:00
A new program is laboured by the Hungarian Poultry Association and the Tax Office to detect tax abuser in poultry sector. The method is easy, the supervisor will control the...
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Daily 500 gr would be ideal
Date: 2007-05-17 00:00:00
The Hungarian Vegetable and Fruit Organisation (FreidVeb) start a marketing program to expansion of the vegi-fruit consuption in Hungary. The goal is the enrise the daily 400 g/person vegi-fruit consuption...
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To be green – a new competition between Coca-Cola and Pepsi
Date: 2007-05-16 00:00:00
Coca-Cola and PepsiCo been the fiercest of competitors for decades but the fact that their rivalry now extends to 'outgreening' one another could be good news for the environment. PepsiCo...
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Coca-Cola pays refund because of the benzene
Date: 2007-05-16 00:00:00
The Coca-Cola Company has settled a legal spat in the US concerning the presence of benzene in some of its drinks. The company confirmed that it will reformulate the...
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New taste, natural flavours at Tango
Date: 2007-05-16 00:00:00
Britvic is to remove all artificial flavours and colours from its Tango range in the UK. The soft drinks company announced that the brand will contain "only natural flavours and...
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Bloom Energy – a drink for women
Date: 2007-05-16 00:00:00
Del Monte Foods is branching into the energy_drink sector in the US.The food company said that it has lined up Bloom Energy, a drink aimed at women in the country,...
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Nanotechnology is unstoppable
Date: 2007-05-16 00:00:00
As worldwide sales of nanotechnology-related products approached the $1bn mark last year, the food packaging industry could be worth as much as $30bn, according to a new study. The study...
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Cott launches Spider-Man soft drinks across US
Date: 2007-05-15 00:00:00
Cott Corporation has launched Spider-Man 3 soft drinks in the US with Wal-Mart. The Canada-based soft drinks company has teamed up with Columbia Pictures' Spider-Man 3 to launch the flavours Green...
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Britvic acquires C&C Irish soft drinks operations
Date: 2007-05-15 00:00:00
Britvic has snapped up the soft drinks and distribution business of C&C Group in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The UK-based soft drinks company confirmed that it has...
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Carlsberg has sealed the purchase of its first brewery in India
Date: 2007-05-15 00:00:00
The Danish brewer bought a ten-year-old facility in the state of Himachal Pradesh, north of the capital New Delhi.The brewery, bought from "local investors", has an annual capacity of 150,000...
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Hungary agricultural PPI tones down
Date: 2007-05-15 00:00:00
Hungary's agricultural producer prices rose by 8.9% year on year in March, falling from a growth of 11.6% in February, the Central Statistics Office (KSH) has reported. The KSH detected...
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The Minister of Agroculture enquirers
Date: 2007-05-15 00:00:00
An independent laboratory showed, that 70% of the honey sold in the supermarket is false. The minister József Gráf bid an audit because of honey sold in shops. The Application...
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Magners cider eyeing Europe expansion
Date: 2007-05-15 00:00:00
C&C Group, the Irish owner of Magners cider, said it was looking to expand the brand in mainland Europe after breakthrough success in the UK last year.C&C said it was...
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Group Meinl will build Russia biggest Mall
Date: 2007-05-14 00:00:00
The mall costs EUR300 millio, the shopping area will be 250,000 m2, as the Shopping City Süd near to Wiena.The shopping center buildes Meinl European Land, daugther of Meinl Bank,...
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World Fair Trade Day – on Saturday
Date: 2007-05-14 00:00:00
This is almost a 60 years old tradition in the USA, is celebrated in Europa until 40 years, but in Hungary only since 2002. Fair Trade organisations (backed by consumers)...
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Swedes keen on buying V&S stock
Date: 2007-05-14 00:00:00
A survey in Sweden has found that the majority of people would be interested in buying shares in V&S Group. The survey, run by the business website E24 in Sweden...
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CCHBC finishes bottling in Bucharest
Date: 2007-05-14 00:00:00
Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottle Company has confirmed the closure of the bottling operations at one of its plants in Romania. The Greece-based Coke bottler told that it is transferring production from...
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Sara Lee income nearly triples
Date: 2007-05-14 00:00:00
The company also raised its full-year forecast.Third-quarter income was $116 million, compared with $42 million, for last year's quarter. Sales were $3 billion vs. last year's $2.75 billion. Last...
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Whisky made in Japan – no more joke
Date: 2007-05-11 00:00:00
It may not be as well known as Scotch or bourbon but Japanese whisky is winning plaudits for quality and gaining ground internationally. Two out of four category winners on...
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