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Supermarkets milking UK dairy consumers, claims regulator

EU may boost milk production say reports

Campari's spirit, Czech beer, and Heineken's rugby fumble

Walkers warns of skills shortage

Snacks division leads General Mills' business growth

 
   
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Danisco bolstered by costs discipline, price increases

Ireland and other EU members register productivity gains

Mars hits out at US chocolate redefinition proposal

Foot and mouth spreads in UK

 
 

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Supermarkets milking UK dairy consumers, claims regulator
The UK's major supermarkets and dairy processors allegedly cheated consumers out of £270m (€389m) by colluding to increase prices for dairy products, the competition regulator claimed... Read


EU may boost milk production say reports
As a dwindling milk supply continues to bite into the profits of European dairy processors, the European Commision hinted this week that it may consider raising quotas on production to relieve the industry's woes... Read


Campari's spirit, Czech beer, and Heineken's rugby fumble
In the latest news round-up, Campari remains in good spirits despite a decline in soft drinks sales, Czech beer is on the rise and brewer Heineken is still lost in translation over its Rugby World Cup sponsorship... Read


Walkers warns of skills shortage
The government must do more to boost workers' skills if the food and drink industry is to remain competitive, according to a general manager of Walkers Shortbread... Read


Snacks division leads General Mills' business growth
Strong sales and increased market share of some of its healthier snacks helped boost overall sales in the US during the first quarter ended 26 August, General Mills reported today... Read


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Danisco bolstered by costs discipline, price increases
Controlling costs with an iron hand and upping sales prices has helped Danisco's ingredients division towards Q1 growth, against an overall profit dip as a result of ongoing sugar reform... Read


Ireland and other EU members register productivity gains
While the US retains its top spot in a global ranking of labour productivity, Ireland, Finland, Sweden and the UK have continued to catch up to the economic giant... Read


Mars hits out at US chocolate redefinition proposal
US moves to redefine chocolate have come under further criticism by some of the leading players in the industry... Read


Foot and mouth spreads in UK
Foot-and-mouth disease has spread to two more farms in the UK, underlying fears that a EU-wide ban on the country's exports will be prolonged... Read

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Arnie and the clones

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Pepsi extends Unilever tea deal
Pepsi and Unilever are to extend their agreement over distribution and marketing of the Lipton ready-to-drink tea brand to target a growing global demand for the products... Read


Soft drinks makers claim reformulation commitment
As manufacturers continue to react to the consumer backlash from new findings linking artificial additive use to child hyperactivity, the beverage industry claims companies are moving to reformulate products... Read


Finsbury Food benefits from premium trends, but bakery suffers
Turnover increased for Finsbury Food by 50 per cent to £109.8m (€158m) for the year ended 30 June 2007, aided by the demand for premium foods, the company said today... Read


Arnie and the clones
Cloned foods have not yet made it to our grocery aisles, but in the advent of such a rollout consumers must have a defined right to decide if they want to swallow the technology or not... Read


Arla cuts cheese to ease supply burden
Arla Foods is to cut cheese production by 6,200 tonnes until the new year in a drive to better deal with a dwindling global supply of raw milk... Read

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