Today on FoodAndDrinkEurope.com   France suspects industry of fiddling food prices Tate & Lyle makes massive fairtrade sugar switch Dutch spirit producers face shrinking market, experts say Bakery turnaround boosts ABF profits Arla counts the kroner after exceptional year for milk

Related Industry News   Brewers cautious over EU traceability plan Soybean hulls to cut fat uptake from doughnuts Ulrick & Short develops new natural starch from waxy corn New polystyrene milk bottles reduce costs, waste, claims BASF

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	Access Full Stories France suspects industry of fiddling food prices French prime minister Francois Fillon has pledged to weed out food companies that are using current high commodity prices as an excuse to boost their own margins, even if they don't actually affect their products... Read Tate & Lyle makes massive fairtrade sugar switch Tate & Lyle is to convert its entire retail sugar range to fairtrade in the largest fair-trade switch ever made by a UK company... Read Dutch spirit producers face shrinking market, experts say The market for Dutch spirits continues to shrink - and demand for the world famous jenever gin will halve over the next 12 years, a report has said... Read Bakery turnaround boosts ABF profits Associated British Foods (ABF) yesterday forecast that profits from the grocery division, which includes bakery products, will be much higher than the £20m loss posted last year... Read Arla counts the kroner after exceptional year for milk Arla Foods has reported a sustained level of profit despite a turbulent year in the milk markets after treading a fine line between paying its members more for their milk and pricing their products competitively... Read
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