Oils and fats market hardens
Hardening competition in the vegetable oil industry saw margins cropped for Swedish oils and fats company Karlshamns in the first half of 2003.
Archives for August 19, 2003
US drinkers see the light
US beer drinkers are turning away from standard and premium domestic beers and towards light beer and imported brands, according to a new report from Canadean. Low calorie light beer is now the biggest segment of the market, with many light variants...
High-intensity low-fat production
UK-based firm Berkshire Foods has installed a Bredel 313S/D manual control pump on its low-fat snack production and packing line.
Lots of bottle
Strong volume growth helped by bottled water acquisitions and double-digit increases in EBITDA and net profits helped by tough cost control marked the first half at Coca-Cola HBC.
Growth for Grundfos
Grundfos has reported that for the first six months of 2003 it achieved a pre-tax profit of DK374 million (€50.3m) - an increase of DK162 million compared with the same period last year.