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Coca-Cola arm keen on green plant plan

Rising costs threaten Kellogg margins

Kraft profits down on input costs

Dairy Crest defies costs in profit drive

Lallemand launches functional cranberry chews

 
   
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Tetra Pak calls for further emissions solutions

Lipid Nutrition's PinnoThin will help chocoholics feel full

News Briefs: Britvic, German ale and gourmet beer

Hot liquids release harmful chemicals in polycarbonate bottles

 
 

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Coca-Cola arm keen on green plant plan
The Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company (CCH) has announced plans to cut its annual carbon dioxide emissions by about 20 per cent by the end of next year, with a new production strategy... Read


Rising costs threaten Kellogg margins
A double digit rise in advertising spend, as well as high energy and commodity costs, has led to declining margins for Kellogg's during the financial year, the cereal company reported yesterday... Read


Kraft profits down on input costs
Global food giant Kraft yesterday posted fourth quarter profit losses of six per cent, despite higher volume sales of chocolate, biscuit and beverage brands... Read


Dairy Crest defies costs in profit drive
UK-based Dairy Crest says that is full year financial expectations remain unchanged following its third fiscal quarter despite increased milk costs and a ₤9.4m (€12.6m) fine for alleged anti-competitive... Read


Lallemand launches functional cranberry chews
Lallemand Health Ingredients (LHI) yesterday announced the launch of chewy sweets containing PACran cranberry powder, as it moves to find a foothold in the functional confectionery market... Read


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Tetra Pak calls for further emissions solutions
Packagers and governments alone cannot successfully drive reductions in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions with a concerted joint approach the best way to succeed, packaging firm Tetra Pak has said today... Read


Lipid Nutrition's PinnoThin will help chocoholics feel full
Holland's Lipid Nutrition will for the first time see its satiety ingredient PinnoThin added to chocolate bars in the UK market... Read


News Briefs: Britvic, German ale and gourmet beer
This week, Britvic posts European revenue growth, German beer demand dips and Carlsberg aims its latest beer brand at Denmark's big spenders... Read


Hot liquids release harmful chemicals in polycarbonate bottles
Pouring hot water on polycarbonate plastic bottles appears to trigger leaching of the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) that could be harmful to consumers, according to a new study... Read

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Probiotics, friend or foe?

The headlines are sensationalist: twenty-four people have died in a probiotic trial. Therefore, probiotics may be fatal. Throw those yoghurt shots away! Read



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Mainland Europe oblivious to UK cheddar boom
British cheese tastes have continued to mature during 2007, particularly for their beloved cheddar, but continental Europeans remain generally unaware of the product, an industry expert has said... Read


Diageo expands with premium US wine buy
Diageo is to expand its presence within the high growth US market for premium wines with the acquisition of national producer Rosenblum Cellars for $105m (€71m)... Read


UK food and drink makers to cut water use
A group of leading UK food and drink manufacturers is pledging to reduce water use under a new programme designed to improve their environmental credentials and cut costs... Read


EU spirit makers question Thai import charges
The European Spirits Organisation (CEPS) yesterday welcomed moves by the EU to open talks with the World Trade Organisation (WTO) over its concerns regarding Thailand's custom charges... Read


Cadbury to protect Ghanaian chocolate production
Cadbury today launched a fund to aid its cocoa suppliers in Ghana, after research suggested that average production in the region is now 40 per cent lower than the potential yield... Read

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