Coke reaches EU anti-trust settlement - at last
Coca-Cola has at last settled a five-year European Union antitrust case by promising to scrap controversial retail discounts and by agreeing to share more display space with rivals.
Archives for October 20, 2004
South Korea looks to become logistics capital of A-P region
South Korea's maritime affairs and fisheries minister argues that Korea has the infrastructure in place to become the key logistics hub in the A-P region, and therefore a prime target for investment.
Codex countries crystallise orange juice rules
An international task force meeting in Brazil last week under the aegis of Codex Alimentarius, the global food standards body, clears a decision after difficult discussions on defining the identity of reconstituted orange juice.
Art labels designed to shake up wine industry
A Californian wine producer is to package its products with labels designed by a contemporary artist as part of its strategy to change how the US wine industry operates.
Nestlé still threatening Perrier sale
Nestlé Waters, the world's largest bottled water company, is taking a tough stance on the future of the Perrier mineral water business - either productivity increases or we sell the company.
Lurpak enlists help of salt producer to boost flagging sales
Arla Foods, the Danish-Swedish dairy co-operative, has announced an unexpected trade alliance with a traditional Danish producer of sea salt, in a bid to bolster flagging sales of its Lurpak butter brand. Tom Armitage reports.
LVMH victorious in battle for Glenmorangie
Glenmorangie, one of Scotland's best-known single malt Scotch whisky producers, has ended its two-month search for a buyer. The new owner of the company will be Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH), the French luxury goods group, which beat off...
Sudan recalls continue in UK
A popular food oil used extensively in food formulations is the latest product-type to be pulled from the UK supermarket shelves as the country's food watchdog identifies the illegal carcinogen Sudan IV in a batch of palm oil brands.