Archives for April 14, 2004

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EU backing for Czech processors

The European Commission has announced a rural development programme to the value of €250 million for the Czech Republic. The funding is expected to provide a significant boost to the country's processed agricultural products sector.

New resins challenge established order

Competition between lower-priced resins and higher-performance variants is set to intensify, according to a soon-to-be-released report. The development of upgraded commodity thermoplastics is challenging established higher-performance resins in a...

UK sugar regime expensive business for food manufacturers

Sugar giant British Sugar helped boost six month results for its parent, food and ingredients firm Associated British Foods, which this week reported double-digit growth in profits. But international agency Oxfam has criticised the EU sugar regime...

Importance of RFID reasserted

The key findings of a new study reveal that Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) is high on the agenda for European retailers, food manufacturers and logistic service providers. This contrasts with a resent survey of food manufacturers, which...