Archives for August 26, 2004

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Tesco, Sainsbury rejig milk supply arrangements

Tesco, Britain's number one food retailer, and J Sainsbury, the third largest supermarket operator, have streamlined their milk supply operations, reducing the number of suppliers from three to two. The moves echo a similar streamlining by Asda...

Novel peptides herald next generation foods

Dutch ingredients company DSM revealed yesterday that its muscle recovery ingredient PeptoPro will be marketed in a new range of products worldwide by Europe's biggest sports nutrition company Haleko.

Natural feels effects of CLA handover

Norwegian CLA company Natural has seen profits fall considerably in this year's second quarter after a major boost to revenue from new licensing agreements last year.

Lactalis cleared for Spanish takeover

Lactalis, the French dairy group, has been given the green light to acquire two Spanish producers, Grupo Prado Cervera and Central Lechera Vallisoletana, by the European Commission's competition authorities.

SABMiller announces China greenfield site

China Resources Breweries Limited, an associate of South African-based SABMiller and a subsidiary of China Resources Enterprise, is set to invest $82.2 million (€68m) in the construction of a new brewery in the city of Dongguan, in the south-east...