Archives for December 1, 2004

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Revised Baugur bid means break-up for BFG

Baugur, the Iceland-based retail group, has made a new proposal for Britain's Big Food Group (BFG), a move that would almost certainly mean the break up of the group but strengthen its main supermarket banner, Iceland, writes Chris Jones.

SSI integrates ERP software with sales intelligence

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solutions provider SSI has integrated Vecta's sales intelligence software with its TROPOS ERP solution to include supply chain, production and distribution management tools for food and beverage production.

Opinions split in CEE over EU sugar reform

Plans for EU sugar reform are unfair and would only benefit the biggest producers, according to 10 member states including Slovenia, Hungary and Latvia, as new discussions split opinions in eastern Europe, reports Chris Mercer.

Tetra Pak unveils environmental agenda for 2005

Tetra Pak's updated environmental policy, which will come into force 1 January, underlines both the strength of green consumer pressure and the direction in which the packaging industry is moving.

Cerealia taps into Russian convenience growth

A new bakery capable of producing up to 70 million bread loaves per year is set to be built in Moscow by Swedish firm Cerealia to serve the growing convenience food industry with cosmopolitan products - and by-pass customs duties, reports Chris Mercer.