Alcan expands into Asia
Alcan has confirmed further details of the acquisition of shares in the Flexible Packaging Division of Hydro Aluminium Deutschland, which allow the company to expand into the European packaging market.
Archives for May 11, 2003
Can noodles compete in Europe's snack food market?
Noodles are one of the fastest-growing products in the packaged food market, but European sales are dominated by the UK. A new report from market analysts Euromonitor reflects on whether other markets in Europe will benefit from the so-called 'Pot...
US meat companies still slow on irradiation uptake
The US Government's food safety leader, Elsa Murano, has said that despite irradiation being an effective way to maintain the safety of meats, companies are still slow on the uptake because the system often remains prohibitively expensive to implement.