Weekly comment
Waiting for the super-nutrition revolution
Henry Ford's famous aphorism that if he had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses, provides food makers with a lesson they must learn.
Archives for August 21, 2005
Latest figures reveal wholegrain surge
US sales of wholegrain cookies have skyrocketed 1,364 per cent in the past year, marking them as the nation's fastest growing wholegrain bakery product, according to market researcher AC Nielsen.
Investment firm sees opportunity in plastic closures
PAI Partners' purchase of Crown Holdings' international plastic closures business, most of which is based in Europe, could help food processors here if the investment firm is able to make the unitmore competitive.
Degussa ingredients sale in 'final negotiations'
German chemical group Degussa is in the final stages of talks to shed its food ingredients unit, says chief financial officer Heinz-Joachim Wagner.