Archives for October 19, 2003

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WBD expands Ukrainian operation

It would appear that Eastern Europe's appetite for yoghurts and milk-based desserts is growing. Russian dairy giant Wimm-Bill-Dann (WBD) has just installed a new €7 million production line at its Kharkov dairy plant in Kharkov, Ukraine in order to...

Spanish wine prices out of step with EU

With EU wine harvests likely to be much lower this year than in recent times as a result of the summer heat wave, most producing countries have increased the basic price for wine to compensate for lower volumes. But not Spain - leaving producers there...

Coke benefits from thirsty Europe

Europeans seeking refreshment from one of the hottest summers on record have enabled Coca-Cola to celebrate what would have otherwise been a disappointing set of third quarter results.