UK firm Bunzl claims that the impact of the Atkins diet has been so
significant that even packaging groups such as itself have seen
their profits affected.
Another $100 million has been thrown into the beleaguered US bakery
wholesaler, Interstate Bakery Corporation (IBC) in what appears to
be a final desperate move to keep the group afloat, writes
Sibonelo Radebe.
UK-based Turkington Industries is expanding its presence in the US
after agreeing to buy the Golsboro, North Carolina plant that
currently belongs to UK bakery equipment provider APV baker, part
of the Invensys Group.
The UK's fourth biggest supermarket may introduce special labelling
for its low-carb products, reported market research firm
Datamonitor this week, which could spark a wave of diet-related
marketing.