Crown Holdings, the US-based global packaging provider, has
announced a drop in its quarterly earnings to the end of September
following a change in its accounting terms, but the company's
year-to-date results continue to show...
Ecolab, the global cleaning and pest elimination provider, has
announced record first quarter sales reflected largely by the
growth of its global foodservice markets.
US plastic packaging company Graham Packaging has reported a
welcome increase in net income for 2002, despite a drop in sales
over the period, a result of low resin prices and restructuring in
Europe.
Global packaging company Sonoco has announced increased sales for
its fourth and final quarter, which has helped to boost its overall
profits. The company now says it is poised for further global
expansion, particularly in consumer...
Higher volume food and beverage flavour product sales to existing
customers contributed to a net increase for the third quarter for
flavours company Technology Flavors & Fragrances.
Two years after first going independent, and now debt-free, US
packaging specialist Pactiv is about to expand its business with a
series of strategic acquisitions.
Graham Packaging Holdings, the US-based plastic packaging provider,
has said its worldwide unit sales increased 4 per cent in the
second quarter of 2002 and 7 per cent in the first six months of
2002, compared to the same periods...
Brazilian pork and poultry processor Sadia has seen an 11 per cent
rise in its gross profits for the first quarter of the year, rising
from R$219.6 million (€219.6m) in 2001 to R$243.7 million.
US-based consumer goods giant P&G delivered double-digit volume
and core earnings per share growth for the January-March quarter,
ended 31 March, exceeding analysts' estimates. However, earnings in
the food and beverage segment,...
Chesapeake, the Virginia-based supplier of speciality paperboard
and plastic packaging, slipped into the red in the first quarter of
2002 with net losses of $0.3 million (€0.34m) compared to profits
of $0.3 million a year earlier.
