Archives for August 18, 2002

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Stoli stand-off continues

SPI, the company which owns the popular Stolichnaya and Moskovskaya vodka brands, is to take legal action in the European courts to prevent the Russian government from hindering distribution of the vodka throughout the Union, a move prompted by the...

Naturade 2Q down on last year

California-based Naturade, the marketer of soy protein products, posted a decrease of 24 per cent in net sales for the second quarter, and an operating loss of $0.7 million (€0.7m).

Enzymes sweeten up

Enzyme company Novozymes has announced the development of a new enzyme for syrup production. According to the company Liquezyme X allows manufacturers to improve syrup production with fewer chemicals at lower cost.

Heineken brings marketing in-house

Dutch brewer Heineken will take responsibility for the marketing and distribution of its own brands in the UK after its licensing agreement with Whitbread lapses in 2003.

Keep your spirits up - drink Cognac

Red wine in particular has benefited from scientific evidence that it is good for the heart, but little has been said about wine-based drinks such as Cognac. But one company, Pierre Boullmer Estates, is focusing on the health benefits of the spirit in...

Coke, Nestlé tackle milk market

Choglit - no, not the name the European Commission wants producers of non cocoa-butter chocolate to adopt but the name of a new drinks brand produced jointly by Coca-Cola and Nestle and launched in the US earlier this month.

DSM expands lactoferrin production

Dutch life science company DSM, together with Agennix, a US developer of recombinant human lactoferrin, has opened a new manufacturing facility on DSM's fermentation site in Capua, Italy.