Numico moves out of India
Royal Numico has announced the sale of its Mumbai-based dairy and baby food activities Nutricia India to a consortium of four Indian companies, for an undisclosed sum.
Archives for October 13, 2003
Bunge plant operations grow
Bunge North America has announced that its subsidiary, Bunge Milling, has acquired ConAgra Foods' Atchison corn dry milling plant and related grain elevator in Kansas.
Aloe vera-enriched low-fat yoghurt
The herbal extract aloe vera is increasingly being added to foods, with the latest innovation from German dairy company Onken in the form of an aloe vera-enriched low-fat yoghurt.
Danone's rumours grow
There is increasing speculation regarding the future of French dairy-to-biscuits group Danone, good Q3 results expected next week, will simply fuel the speculation further.
Kerry gets saucy in the US
Ireland's Kerry group has continued its rapid expansion programme, a new purchases in the US will see the group add a speciality sauce maker and a fruit flavour producer to its fast-growing portfolio.
Into Africa
Softa Bottling Company Limited (SBCL) has launched Mecca Cola onto the Kenyan market.
Malt market analysed
Consulting agency Market Advice carried out an in-depth review of the Russian brewing industry this month, with an emphasis on the country's malt market. The findings reveal that imported malt is consistently seen as being superior to domestically...