Farmland Industries files for bankruptcy
Farmland Industries, the largest US farmer-owned cooperative, has filed for bankruptcy protection, unable to meet demands for immediate debt payments amid a slumping farm economy.
Archives for June 2, 2002
Alcoa introduces shrink films
Alocoa, the US packaging solutions provider, has introduced a new line of more heat-tolerant Reynolon PVC shrink films, aimed at the packaged foods market.
Record profits and further expansion for Panera
Panera Bread Company, the US-based bakery franchise, has reached an agreement with a group of investors to open 14 bakery-cafes in northwest Los Angeles county. Adler, Glazer and Wyss will operate under the franchise group name Mariposa Bread and are...
Praxair opens US support centre
Praxair, the US-based provider of gas related services to the food and beverage industry, has opened its North American Specialty Gas Customer Technical Support Center, based at the company's Pennsylvania facility.
Whitbread tests oven concept
Whitebread is to begin a pilot scheme in the UK to try out the TurboChef C3 oven, a fast cook application for the food service industry.