PDA taps into Chinese market
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (PDA) has completed its first food trade mission to China, meeting with buyers, importers and distributors to assess the possibility of future trade opportunities.
Archives for June 9, 2005
Chiquita issues earnings warning over bananas
A price-fixing investigation, an attempt to diversify its business, a 33 per cent cut in orders from Wal-Mart and changes in the European banana regime has led to Chiquita issuing an earnings warning, reports Ahmed ElAmin.
Software pinpoints location for RFID tags
Cape Systems Group announced yesterday it is entering the emerging radio frequency identification (RFID) market with the introduction of software designed to help companies place their tags in the best location on their product.
Packaging industry update
Innovene, a BP subsidiary, has signed a $2bn (€1.6bn) agreement with Delta International to build a plastics manufacturing plants in Saudi Arabia targeting the Asian markets, including the food and drink container sector.
Smell of fresh bread and fast food influences behaviour
Demonstrating again the power behind our sense of smell, researchers find the smell of fast food wrappers, fresh bread and pastry can lead a driver to road rage, writes Lindsey Partos.
Food takes majority slice of pocket money
Children in the UK spend more than a third of their pocket money on sweets, snacks, drinks and takeaways, find new statistics from the country's national number crunching body, reports Lindsey Partos.
US bakers and suppliers launch initiative to reduce costs
A new initiative to bring American bakers and suppliers closer together is designed to cut costs and improve profitability, reports Lorraine Heller.