SABMiller expands in Romania
SABMiller, one of the world's largest brewery groups, has increased its presence in the Romanian market after announcing the acquisition of a controlling stake in leading local brewer Aurora.
Archives for May 9, 2004
Ukraine nudges in on Russian caramel market
The all-important market for caramels in Russia continues to be encroached upon by cheaper imports from Ukraine helped by good sugar supplies, according to findings from a recent market report.
Glanbia gets in on weight management trend
Glanbia Nutritional Products is hoping to build on growing consumer awareness of the link between dairy foods and weight loss, with a new ingredient specifically designed to add the beneficial components of milk products to other foods.
Furan: FDA probes potential carcinogen in foods
The US food watchdog had made steps to find out more about the potential carcinogen furan after a new technology detected very low levels of furan in a wider range of foods larger than previously thought.
Lithuanian firm looks to western Europe to fill job vacancies
Lithuanian grain producer Malsena says that its move towards multi-functional food manufacturing has meant challenges finding skilled staff to operate its new pasta line. In its quest the company says that it will have to turn towards western Europe...
Flour industry targets the nutrition trail
An industry drive to push the nutritional benefits of flour could lead to increased sales for the £3 billion UK bread market. Farmer's in the UK last week met with the National Association of British and Irish Millers (NABIM) to discuss new...
Ingredia expands MPC production in Australia, and US defends home market
Specific functional and nutritional benefits have boosted sales in recent years for the fast growing, EU-subsidised milk protein concentrate market. With export markets continuing to grow French ingredients group Ingredia has linked up with Australian...