All change at biscuit giant
As we reported earlier this week Australian biscuit giant Arnott has plans to restructure its Australian and New Zealand operations into three separate business units as it seeks further growth in the region.
Archives for August 6, 2002
Smurfit shareholders approve takeover bid
Irish packaging group Jefferson Smurfit is set for takeover by a US private equity group following shareholder approval of the bid earlier this week. The acquisition comes as the company announced a decline in pre-tx profits for the second quarter of...
SA packaging merger completed
Nampak merger with Malpak passes final hurdle with approval by Malpak shareholders.
PET the secret of success for TWQ
German soft drinks company Thuringer Waldquell (TWQ) is hoping that a new PET bottling line will help it increase sales of its popular Vita Cola brand.
Compounds for flavours, new research
Researchers in the UK claim to have devised a new method of selectively oxidising terpenes to produce compounds of particular interest to the perfumery, flavour and pharmaceutical industries. Scientists at Oxford have developed a method of oxidising...