Archives for April 24, 2003

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Still plenty of growth in UK water coolers

Growth rates may have slowed as the UK water cooler market begins to mature, but the entry of major players Danone and Nestlé in the last year should give a major boost to the sector, according to Zenith International.

Karlshamns sees growing competition

Swedish ingredients company Karlshamns reports that growing competition and decreasing margins characterised the market for chocolate fats designed to replace cocoa butter.

Ball quarterly sales reach $1 billion

Ball, the global beverage packaging provider, has increased its sales driven largely by last year's acquisition of Ball Packaging Europe.