Foiled again
Deliveries of aluminium foil recorded for the third quarter of 2003 have declined compared with the same period last year, according to the latest figures from the European Aluminium Foil Association (EAFA).
Archives for November 3, 2003
PFM buys up Italian packager
The PFM Group has announced the take over of SPS Packaging, the Italy-based packager specialising in the design and production of automatic wrapping systems for snacks, biscuits and confectionery.
More Unilever brands change hands
Even four years into its five-year Path to Growth programme, Unilever still has plenty of non-core brands to offload. The latest are Ambrosia and Brown & Poulson, two well-known ambient food brands in the UK market, which have been bought by Premier...
UK lowers soy protein content for health claim
The UK's Joint Health Claims Initiative has reduced the minimum amount of soy protein required in a product for the soy health claim, allowing a greater number of foods to display the cholesterol-lowering message.
Buhler goes Latin
Swiss-based technology firm Buhler has always been keen to move beyond its European base and into new global markets. This decades-long strategy has proved highly successful, as the recent completion of a state of the art mill in El Salavdor shows.
Bad news for biotech firm
Recently published sales figures from Sartorius indicate that 2003 has not been a great year for the German biotechnology group. Third-quarter earnings have been negatively affected by the impending insolvency of the group's minority stake in Diessel.