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EU accession : A driving force of change

Lithuanian meat processor and wholesaler Vilniaus Mesa is to invest some 17 million litas (€4.9m) in a new plant to be located in Vilnius, according to a report in the Baltic Business Weekly. It would appear that the prospect if EU integration is...

Sweet packaging ideas

Scientists in the US have developed edible adhesives for food packaging. The concept, developed by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) chemist Sevim Erhan and colleagues at the agency's National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research in...

Slovak salt business grows

Slovakia's sole salt producer Solivary, which is based in Presov, in eastern Slovakia, has confirmed that it is to invest Slovak crowns 700 million (€17 mn) in a new salt plant in Zbudza, near Michalovce in eastern Slovakia.