Bunge plant operations grow
Bunge North America has announced that its subsidiary, Bunge Milling, has acquired ConAgra Foods' Atchison corn dry milling plant and related grain elevator in Kansas.
Archives for October 13, 2003
Ionics restructures
Ionics has announced a total restructuring of its global business operations following an initial announcement made at the beginning of last month.
Danone attracting speculation
There is increasing speculation regarding the future of French dairy-to-biscuits group Danone, with the firm being touted as both a takeover target and a likely bidder in recent days.
Vendor monitoring
A major technology breakthrough that allows the remote monitoring of retail vending machines in realtime has been made possible using the Alarm Telelog from UK-based Jekyll Electronic Technology.
Processors want more!
A recent study performed jointly by Invensys and Fieldbus, provides strong evidence that process industry automation users are frustrated with the low success levels provided by current plant production management strategies.
Bar none
Ingredient specialist Cargill-Cerestar is launching new cereal bar systems at the upcoming Food Ingredients Europe in response to increasing demand from food manufacturers and consumers.
Buhler micromilling
Buhler has developed a roller mill for grains, bean, seeds and cocoa which allows such commodities to be ground into an ultrafine consistency - crucial for effective processing.
Malt market analysed
Consulting agency Market Advice carried out an in-depth review of the Russian brewing industry this month, with an emphasis on the country's malt market. The findings reveal that imported malt is consistently seen as being superior to domestically...