Archives for June 7, 2004

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Breakfast cereals take-off

This week's product launches from Mintel's GNPD database cover a raft of new offerings for the breakfast cereals sectors, which is currently experiencing strong growth throughout eastern Europe, in stark contrast to the pattern the market is following...

Tate & Lyle weathers rough 2004

Long term investments in added-value products contributed to British starch group Tate & Lyle's end of year results with strong US performance offsetting squeezed margins due to surging raw material prices. A lift in demand for its zero-calorie...

Lock doughweighers for greater baking efficiency

UK industrial baker Warburtons has installed Lock CK1500 doughweighers at its Glasgow and Wakefield production plants with the aim of increasing productivity and reducing costs by eliminating product inconsistencies and minimising dough wastage.

Russia lifts EU meat ban, with conditions

Following its week-long ban on all EU meat imports, the Russian government has agreed that it will be lifted, at the same time as setting a new deadline in its demands for a more harmonious EU food safety certification.