Archives for January 20, 2004

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Barr sees solid performance

AG Barr, the Glasgow-based manufacturer of soft drinks, including the Irn-Bru, Tizer and Orangina brands, said that it is expecting to end fiscal 2003 on a high, helped by the hot summer weather.

Low-carb market figures confirmed

Despite recent publicity that suggested Atkin's was modifying its advice to recommend less meat, low-carb diets seem to be more popular than ever with one in three Americans watching their carbohydrate consumption.

Market boost for trehalose sweetener

Buying entry into the nascent European trehalose sweetener market last year from British Sugar, US company Cargill will welcome claims from scientists this week that the ingredient could ease Huntington's disease.

Slicing time off production

Dutch group Kiremko, a manufacturer and installer of machinery required for the processing of potatoes into French fries, chips and other speciality snack products has developed, in co-operation with ACEco, a new device that it claims will yield...