World vanilla crops hit by cyclone
The key ingredient in the most popular ice cream in the world faces a rise in price, already at a 10 year high, as the worst cyclone in two decades hits Madagascar, the leading producer of vanilla.
Archives for March 17, 2004
Process software upgraded
Ross Systems has upgraded its iRenaissance ERP software to improve record keeping and traceability for food and beverage processors. The company claims that the system will enable manufacturers to meet new industry regulations and the increasingly...
Pork industry still concerned
A supply glut of pork coupled with prices rises has led the European Commission to end temporary export subsidies. But some pig producers in the UK are concerned that lower food prices pledged by major supermarkets will drag the industry back into...