Ukraine bottler to expand
Gostomel Glass Factory, Ukraine's largest glass-bottle producer, is borrowing €13.3 million from the EBRD to build a new facility that will enable it to produce 600,000 beer bottles a day.
Archives for February 10, 2004
Big investment for Serbian ice cream
Croatian food company Agrokor has said that it is readying to invest €45 million into the production of ice cream at its Serbian subsidiary Frikom.
Consumers' Association: additives need clearer labelling
Health conscious consumers that wish to avoid additives in their diets are finding it difficult to recognise the ingredients and the health risks associated with them because of a confusing labelling system.
Chinese up sorbitol production
In a move to protect home markets Chinese corn processor Global Bio-chem will link up with Japan's Mitsui & Co to develop, manufacture and sell the bulk reduced calorie sweetener sorbitol in China under a new joint venture company.
Oats in the safety zone
Consumers in the UK can eat their porridge safe in the knowledge that their oat products are free from harmful toxins - mycotoxins - after an extensive survey in the UK found very low traces, if none at all, of the contaminant in a range of food products.