Rumours that Purac to build lactate production in Thailand
Leading Dutch lactic acid supplier is believed to be in discussions to expand its presence in the East with plans to build an acid plant in Thailand that uses sugar as a raw material.
Archives for August 22, 2005
Heinz stumbles in Europe with frozen food, seafood
Heinz is the latest company reporting continuing sales weakness in western Europe, with the US multinational's first quarter results in the region damaged by falling demand for its frozen and seafood products.
UK to increase targets for recycling packaging waste
The UK's food processors will come under greater pressure to ship their products in environmentally-friendly materials after government announced a plan to increase minimum recycling targets for glass and plastics packaging.