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Cadbury scraps shareholder payout after profit drop

SABMiller to stick with Russian expansion plan

Premium push lifts Foster's half-year profits

UK politician makes 'moral' bottled water stance

Rising mood food segment led by chocolate, analysts said

 
   
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Reduced packaging egg set for Easter launch

TINE deal boosts Arlas whey protein concentrate supply

Coca-cola strengthens aluminium recycling initiative

FDF issues guidelines for packaging laminates

 
 

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Cadbury scraps shareholder payout after profit drop
Cadbury today said the demerger of its beverage arm will no longer result in any capital return to its shareholders, as the company reported profit losses for the tax year 2007... Read


SABMiller to stick with Russian expansion plan
SABMiller has reiterated its ambitions to expand into the burgeoning Russian beer market, though says it will not stray from its current strategy of driving organic growth in the market... Read


Premium push lifts Foster's half-year profits
Australia-based Foster's posted half-year sales growth of 3.2 per cent in organic terms to AUS$2.3bn (€1.4bn) as growing demand for its premium brands partially offset a slowdown in its US wine segment... Read


UK politician makes 'moral' bottled water stance
The UK environment minister has this week kicked off a war of words with the bottled water industry, claiming that it is acting in a "morally unacceptable" manner... Read


Rising mood food segment led by chocolate, analysts said
Chocolate has come out on top as the star of the emerging mood food category - but its future maybe under threat if companies fail to win health claims for their products... Read


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Reduced packaging egg set for Easter launch
Cadbury Schweppes is trialling an unboxed chocolate egg in the UK this Easter, after consumers called for the company to be more environmentally friendly and use less packaging... Read


TINE deal boosts Arlas whey protein concentrate supply
Arla Foods is expanding its capacity of whey protein concentrates through an agreement with Norwegian dairy firm TINE, under which it will sell WPC produced as a by-product of TINE's cheese production... Read


Coca-cola strengthens aluminium recycling initiative
Coca-Cola now plans to recycle 100 per cent of its aluminium cans sold in the US, the company announced last week... Read


FDF issues guidelines for packaging laminates
The UK Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has published guidelines on the use of isocyanate-based adhesive laminates... Read

Weekly comment

Making a meal out of saturated fat

The food industry across Europe needs to make a big effort to reduce saturated fat in food regardless of whether national agencies set targets - and it should not wait around for governments to do all the awareness-raising with its consumers. Read



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Dairy and water key to Danone profit growth
Group Danone posted a 7.2 per cent increase in sales during the full 2007 fiscal year amounting to €14.5bn, on the back of a strong performance in its dairy and bottled water businesses... Read


Coca-Cola profits from still and carbonated boost
Coca-Cola posted a 20 per cent improvement in operating revenues, amounting to $28.8bn during the full fiscal year as the company harnessed its international presence to drive growth in both its carbonated and... Read


Time to prepare for the less saturated fat storm, says ADM
The food industry has a window to research ways to reduce saturated fat in products before the UK's FSA starts its consumer awareness campaign at the end of this year, says an expert  who is anticipating a... Read


Valentine's attracts unusual chocolate choices
While chocolate has always been a favourite for the Valentine's Day holiday, functional and unusual chocolate ingredients will dominate sales across the US this year, according to the National Confectioners Association... Read


Dairy dental benefits played up in industry health drive
A UK-based nutrition group has this week kicked off a new scheme designed to promote the consumption of dairy products like cheeses and milk as a key element of good dental health... Read

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