Kraft acquires biscuit producer
US food and beverage company Kraft Foods Inc. announced this week that it has acquired Australian biscuit producer, Lanes Food Group. Several Nabisco brands have been licensed to Lanes in Australia since 1991.
Archives for January 16, 2002
Byrne announces three pillar approach to food safety
Member enlargement is the biggest political priority for the European Commission and a desire to ensure that EU food safety standards are safeguarded and that the health of present and future citizens is protected remains a top priority.
Toxic eggs on the breakfast table, claims UK group
Up to three-quarters of a million eggs eaten every day contain residues of a toxic drug that is widely used by intensive poultry farmers, according to a new report published this week by the Soil Association.
Britain free of foot-and-mouth
Britain said on Monday it had eradicated a prolonged foot-and-mouth outbreak and would declare its last 'at risk' region free of the livestock disease at midnight, ending a devastating chapter for UK farmers.
FMC BioPolymer buys Norwegian alginates
US polymer producer FMC BioPolymer announced this week that it has acquired Norway-based Pronova Biomedical AS, a supplier of ultra-pure alginates and chitosans to the pharmaceutical and medical materials markets, from a subsidiary of Norsk Hydro ASA.
Thai food company invests in Belgium
Thailand's Charoen Pokphand Foods said on Wednesday it would invest a total of 265 million baht (€6.86 m) to create three new subsidiaries in China and Belgium in the first quarter of 2002.