Information technology (IT) spending in the food, beverage, and
consumer products industry is increasing, driven in large part by
e-business and new opportunities...
Andreas Schlapfer, head of Nestle Russia, is to leave to head
Nestle France. When he arrived in 1995 Nestle carried just two
products in Russia, in contrast...
Del Monte Foods, the U.S. fruit and vegetable processor, announced
plans to close its Woodland, California tomato processing facility
in January 2001....
Dairy industry researchers and applications experts are hosting a
live, interactive discussion designed specifically for food
technologists, about the...
U.K. Express Dairies announced on Friday that it is to combine its
Northern Ireland liquid milk business with Golden Vale to form a
joint venture. Express...
Amid a sharp decline in interim profits, Tate & Lyle, the
British sugar, starch and sweetener producer announced yesterday
that it is to sell its U.S....
French food giant Danone, producer of brands such as Evian and
Kronenbourg, has bought a 5 per cent stake in Shanghai Bright Dairy
& Food, a food unit...
The Romanian government's decision to delay two ordinances that
would introduce a state monopoly over alcohol distribution as well
as grant tax breaks...
Interbrew, the Belgian brewer, yesterday announced an initial
public offering that could value it at up to E16bn ($13.8bn), the
Financial Times reported....
The beef crisis continued in France yesterday with a calling from
Luc Guyau, president of the FNSEA farmer's union, for the
government to ensure that...
U.S. company, Soma Products Co. is set to market "Soma Herbal"-a
non-alcoholic herbal beer. The beverage incorporates Kava Kava,
Scullcap (an herb in...
Molson, Canada's largest brewery, is to buy the Bavaria beer brand
and 5 bottling plants from Brazil's Companhia de Bebidas das
Americas (Ambev) for as...
Sara Lee Corporation, the U.S food producer, has withdrawn from the
bidding to acquire Bernard Matthews plc, the U.K. turkey producer,
less than two weeks...
Tate & Lyle, the starches and sugars group, is likely to
announce write-offs of about £75m in connection with the planned
sale of Western Sugar when it...
