Fish industry shuns processor licensing scheme
European Union plans to break illegal blackfish landings by licensing fish traders and processors have received a cool reception from Scottish fishing interests, according to a report by Fis.com.
Archives for August 13, 2002
Pepsi announces Pepsi-Gemex deal
The Pepsi Bottling Group, has said it has reached a deal on the value of shares of Pepsi-Gemex, Mexico's major bottler of PepsiCo products.
Nippon quizzed
The Agriculture Ministry will question Nippon Meat Packers president Hiroji Okoso today about a subsidiary's suspected defrauding of a state-run beef buyback programme.
Beck opens new facility
After nearly two years of construction work, Beck & Co's new filtration cellar in Bremen, Germany, has been officially put into operation. The facility raises the company's production capacity by around 16 per cent.