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DuPont and EarthShell form strategic alliance

22-Apr-2002 - EarthShell Corp of California, US and DuPont of Detroit, US have announced a strategic alliance to accelerate commercialisation of environmentally friendly packaging. Initially, the companies...

China's share of world aquaculture production hits 70 per cent

22-Apr-2002 - FAO, the food and agriculture organisation for the UN, credits China's vast aquaculture sector with making an important contribution towards alleviating poverty and improving food...

New agency for food processing standards

22-Apr-2002 - Thai food producers and the Thai government are to work together to boost food exports over the next five years, with a target of one...

Dutch destruction of contaminated meat and seafood angers China

22-Apr-2002 - China has warned Dutch authorities that it will not put up with the destruction of its exported meat and seafood, found to contain trace residues...

New agency for food processing standards

22-Apr-2002 - Thai food producers and the Thai government are to work together to boost food exports over the next five years, with a target of one...

Distribution centre opens in Thailand

19-Apr-2002 - Thailand's first distribution centre focusing on small and medium-sized enterprises, amongst which many will be food and beverage companies, is scheduled to open in June....

Tyson Foods bids for bacon processing facility

18-Apr-2002 - US-based Tyson Foods Inc. has signed a letter of intent to purchase a bacon processing facility in Omaha, Nebraska, from Millard Refrigerated Services. Tyson is...

Processors forsee profit plunge

18-Apr-2002 - Farmer-owned co-operative Gold Kist, the second largest US poultry processor, said on Wednesday that the resumption of chicken meat exports to Russia would be slow...

ecFood forms procurement alliance with ROFDA

18-Apr-2002 - US food and beverage sourcing company ecFood has announced a comprehensive procurement service alliance with US organisation Retailer Owned Food Distributors & Associates (ROFDA). Over...

Bonduelle share enters new dimension

18-Apr-2002 - French fresh and processed vegetables group Bonduelle has announced a 34 Per cent increase in the value of its shares on the stock exchange since...

First meeting of Organic Food and Farming Action Plan

17-Apr-2002 - The British government's Organic Farming Minister Elliot Morley held the first meeting of the Organic Food and Farming Action Plan stakeholders' forum this week. The...

Ivex acquisition broadens Alcoa's food presence

16-Apr-2002 - Alcoa, the US packaging group which makes the Reynolds and Baco food wrap brands, is to buy the Chicago-based Ivex Packaging Corporation for around $790...

Food packaging plant closes due to 'tough market conditions'

16-Apr-2002 - US company Chesapeake announced this week that it is planning to close a paperboard packaging plant in Congleton, England, because of "tough market conditions" for...

Food, beverage to drive automation growth

16-Apr-2002 - The worldwide market for automation products and services for process industries, worth more than $44 billion in 2001, is expected to grow at the compounded...

Rexam sells flexible packaging business

16-Apr-2002 - Rexam, the world's leading producer of beverage cans, has sold two flexible packaging plants in the UK to Australian group Amcor for A$30 million (€17.9...

Too much PET in the US

16-Apr-2002 - The US market for polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is likely to remain sluggish throughout 2002 as a result of overcapacity, reports CMAI report. Growth is still...

Japanese brewery buys spirits

15-Apr-2002 - Asahi Breweries' president Koichi Ikeda told a news conference it would pay between three billion and four billion yen (€25-34 million) for the businesses.

Commission clears Scottish & Newcastle Finnish purchase

08-Apr-2002 - Scottish & Newcastle is active in brewing beer and wholesaling of beer and other beverages in the UK, Ireland, France and Belgium. It also has...

AACC expands methodology to include pulses/legumes

05-Apr-2002 - The American Association of Cereal Chemists, a group that evolved out of the need to create standardised methodology for the cereal grains industry, is to...

South African Breweries discusses Miller with Phillip Morris

04-Apr-2002 - South African Breweries continued to discuss buying US brewer Miller Brewing from Philip Morris on Wednesday, and analysts said the time may finally be right...

Quebec dairy company enters US cheese market

04-Apr-2002 - Canadian company Agropur Cooperative Agro-Alimentaire announced plans to acquire the Deutsch Kase Haus cheese plant, giving the dairy co-operative its first foothold in the US...

Danone in talks with Coca-Cola to distribute Evian

04-Apr-2002 - French food company Groupe Danone is in talks with Coca-Cola and Cadbury Schweppes that could lead to a deal for one of them to distribute...

Food summit welcomes EU commissioners

02-Apr-2002 - Two European Commissioners, representatives from farmers, retailers and consumers together with CEO's from large European food companies will participate in the upcoming Sommet Alimentaire Europeen...

Central Soya ups investment in Canadian edible oils

02-Apr-2002 - Soy protein concentrate and lecithin manufacturer Central Soya, the North American operating unit of Cereol, has signed a letter of agreement to acquire full ownership...