News & Analysis for the Beverage Industry
Number one cultures supplier Chr. Hansen is up for sale as its major stakeholder decides to pull away from the ingredients slice of the company to focus on the pharmaceutical unit. The move will make the company's still growing cultures division in...
The Russian Union of Grapes and Wine Producers is launching an annual exhibition and conference to address the challenges of inadequate raw material supplies that have decimated the Russian wine industry in recent years, writes Angela Drujinina.
Investment in a new modified atmosphere packaging line will help Russian meat processor Atiashevsky to offer products of a higher quality and a longer shelf life to its major customers - the latest move by a company which has already decided that a...
This week's Ingredients Russia show in Moscow will highlight the importance of healthy food, a sector which has seen spectacular growth in western Europe over the last few years. But structural problems continue to dominate the Russian market, where...
At IPA 2004, in Paris, Tetra Pak is displaying a range of products it believes will help processors exceed regulatory obligations and offer cutting edge production techniques. Anthony Fletcher reports.
Japan's Kirin Brewery has taken a 25 per cent stake in Chinese beer manufacturer Dalian Daxue Brewery. The move is part of Kirin's aims to expand its reach in the rapidly growing beer market there.
Viet Nam has increased its exports of coffee on the back of competitive pricing and high production volumes.
The rise of snacks as grazing food has seen the Czech Republic, recently identified by the European Commission as having the longest working hours in Europe, emerge as one of the region's most dynamic savoury snacks markets, writes Chris Mercer .