Rexam profits up
Despite a slight drop in sales packaging giant Rexam has announced H1 pretax profits have risen significantly following the adoption of a new system for its retirement benefits.
Archives for August 27, 2003
Liquid ice extends fish shelf life
A research team from the Institute of Food Technology at the University of Santiago de Compostela in Spain is working on a project to evaluate a new liquid freezing technique in the Gran Sol fleet.
Glanbia on solid foundations
Good underlying performances from Glanbia's prepared food and dairy ingredients businesses partially made up for the firm's exit from the prepared meat market.
Sugar reform leaves sour taste
Imminent reforms to the EU sugar regime could slice millions off the sugar profits for Associated British Foods (ABF), the owner of British Sugar, and Danisco.
Packaging savvy
The Institute of Packaging, the provider of packaging training and education, and PIABC-the UK's Packaging Industry Awarding Body Company-are to locate their stands side by side at the PPMA Show in an effort to promote their packaging industry...
US beverage packaging demand set for slight increase
According to a five-yearly report from the Freedonia Group, US demand for beverage containers, by far the biggest market in the world, is projected to increase 1.7 percent per year to 224 billion units in 2007, giving the sector an estimated value of...
Cargill to promote UK flour facility
As US agribusiness Cargill reaches further into Europe, the upcoming Food Ingredients Europe 2003 exhibition in Frankfurt, Germany bears witness to the company's growing presence.